Added: Jan 6, 2008
From: duramax6600
Duration: 5:27
Here is my first attempt to shoot video of a train in the rain. Here is Amtrak "San Joaquin" Train 713 pausing at Modesto, California at 2:55 pm. It was pouring rain when I got there and it made for a what I think was a cool shot. The train was led by Amtrak-California (CDTX) #2011, which is an F59PHI, has a kick-ass K5LA on it. Please enjoy, rate it and leave comments!
Channel: Autos
Tags: 1091.4 713 amtrak-california bnsf joaquin modesto mp rain san stockton storm sub. train
Rating: 5.00 (2 ratings) Views: 991' favoriteCount='1 Comments: 11
duramax6600 Says:
Jan 6, 2008 - I'm glad you noticed that because they were "perky"
Amtrak98 Says:
Jan 6, 2008 - Niiccceee idk why but i luv seeing trains in the rain
duramax6600 Says:
Jan 6, 2008 - So do I, but we don't get much rain out here most of the year. Also, this train left like five minutes before the weather went down hill.
Amtrak98 Says:
Jan 7, 2008 - Well here in florida it rains most of the time and i always see amtrak,tri-rail,csx,and fec trains when i go outside,and as soon as as i get another camera i will be out there railfanning.
duramax6600 Says:
Jan 7, 2008 - Yeah, this part of the major storm that made national news because storms like this are rare in California.
singwith Says:
Jan 13, 2008 - Nice, but i don't think i railfan when hit rain. :D
duramax6600 Says:
Jan 16, 2008 - Yeah, but looked cool.
amtrakboy627 Says:
Feb 24, 2008 - was this taken on a saturday?
duramax6600 Says:
Feb 24, 2008 - Yeah, it was. I think it was the Saturday following the January 4-5, 2008 storm. This was filmed beofre we got cuaght in a microburst
amtrakboy627 Says:
Feb 25, 2008 - do you know if there was a lady engineer driving it?
duramax6600 Says:
Feb 28, 2008 - I couldn't tell because the rain was coming down so hard. But, the conductor that steeped off the train was pretty hot.
amtrakboy627 Says:
Feb 28, 2008 - oh. i think i saw this train a different time. Wait was it rainning at 1:20 do you know?
duramax6600 Says:
Mar 7, 2008 - It was raining and got worse afterwards. I was blindsided by winds I estimate to range up to 60 mph because the rain was coming down horizontally. I was under an overhang and got soaked. I went to my friend's truck and tried to dry off and called it quits when I was soaked to the bone. It was fun being in that though.
SF3751 Says:
Mar 10, 2008 - Nice try you got here. I would think you should try it again. Whenever I get water on my lens it always blurs the train up, so the shot is usally lost.
duramax6600 Says:
Mar 17, 2008 - Check out my rain shot I got of BNSF 4449 at Cressey. I used my hat to shield the rain from getting on my camera. The shot turned out awesome.
SF3751 Says:
Mar 17, 2008 - I'll check it out.
yomi1896 Says:
Aug 5, 2008 - that was a really quick stop. Next time i take Amtrak, im buying a roomette car. Never coach again!
hemirango Says:
Aug 25, 2008 - is it just me or is there something so relaxing about being on the train while its raining
BNSFBJ Says:
Jan 6, 2008 - Man u have sure got alot more balls than I do cause I wouldn't have been caught dead in that downpore today but thats just me...THANX FOR TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM!!!!Gr8 Video Also that was a pretty hot Conductor chick who walked by the camera at the start of the video there with a nice "rack" too;-D! *Ur Buddy BNSFBJ*