That YouTube is so !!@#$%^&!!! addictive, and distracting, too. While looking at some of the British footage noted in another post, I came across some clips from an apparent BNSF employee who goes by the the name, The Event Recorder.

Like Edward Hopper and other artists of the “ash can school,” this fellow sees things worthy of observation that others miss. This is the real key to artistry in any field, at least in my opinion (although I wouldn't have needed the undercranked camera):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhE7-Hl8 ... ature=plcp

There’s one in every train:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&featu ... T2DXO_xcU8

I like the bluesy soundtrack with this one, which could be an advertisement for rail passenger service:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LPlJ4Pk ... el&list=UL

Railfanning can be like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW6xc6o6 ... ature=plcp

Have fun.

Have fun, even if some of it is a touch train-nerdy. . .

These are truely some great videos. There have been other videos that he has removed over the years that were truely masterpieces.