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03/31/2026

Amtrak train 516 rolls slowly into the station at Bellingham, WA as it meets a southbound BNSF freight train with an interesting set of locomotives leading the way.

03/30/2026

The Hooterville Cannonball? The train from Back to the Future 3? All of the above! Sierra Railway Number 3 is a 4-6-0 type built by the Roger’s Locomotive Works in 1891. The locomotive is famous for appearing in over 100 Hollywood films and TV shows over the years. Here, the 3 is seen on a special photography charter put on by Dynamo Productions.

03/28/2026

Have you ever seen a steam locomotive made out of wood? Well, now you have - sort of. This is the Emma Sweeney, a prop built for the 1950 film A Ticket to Tomahawk. In this brief video, I discuss this history of the prop and why it was built.

03/24/2026

A set of Ferromex locomotives are in the lead of the Tucson to Nogales, AZ freight train. This train, despite being a Union Pacific train technically, regularly operates with Ferromex units.

03/23/2026

When multi-chime train horns were first developed, the were designed to play a musical chord that was pleasing to the ear and less intrusive. In the early 2010s, Canada rolled out new safety regulations for passenger train horns, requiring certain locomotives and cab cars to be fitted with horns playing a discordant tone as a way of better getting the attention of pedestrians and motorists. In response, the K5CA was developed by Nathan. Today, they are mostly heard on passenger trains in Canada but can also be heard on some US equipment manufactured by Canadian companies, such as this Bombardier/Alstom cab control coach operating for the Coaster commuter train service in San Diego.

03/21/2026

After the regular trains are done running for the day, we get a brief cab ride as the crew at the Southern California Railway Museum works Southern Pacific Alco S4 number 1474 to put away the cars and return to the shop. The museum offers cab rides on their regular excursions both through the website and at the museum gift shop.

03/20/2026

Northern Pacific 924 is an 0-6-0 type switcher steam locomotive, built in 1899 by the Rogers Locomotive Works. After retirement in 1969 from industrial use, the locomotive made its way to the Northwest Railway Museum. 924 was restored to operation in 2020.

03/18/2026

In September of 2020, Coaster F59PHI number 3001 brings train 665 into Carlsbad Poinsettia Station. The 3001 was retired in June of 2023 after replacement Charger locomotives entered service. 3001 is currently in storage awaiting disposition.

03/14/2026

In this before and after comparison, we have a look eastbound down Main Street in downtown Seattle between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. The first view is from June of 2003 out the front window of the Waterfront Trolley, just two years before it closed. In the second view from October of 2025, a short section of track can still be seen from the trolley 20 years after it shut down.

03/12/2026

In January of 2026, U.S. Sugar Steam Locomotive 148 powers a special photography excursion as part of the Sugar Express. The railroad periodically hosts these events, where participants are allowed to deboard the train at certain locations and then capture the 148 in photos or on video as it passes the line of photographers. The 2026 event featured the locomotive re-lettered as it would have been while pulling sugar cane trains in the 1950s and 60s.

03/11/2026

The first F40PH diesel locomotive was completed 50 years ago this month, in March of 1976. F40s continue to operate all over North America in various forms. Back in January of 2015, I caught F40 1002 on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - MBTA. Just a few months later, all of the original MBTA F40PH locomotives were retired.

03/09/2026

In November of 2018, the city of El Paso, Texas began operating a vintage streetcar line through their Sun Metro transit system. Six vintage PCC trolley cars, built in 1937, were fully restored and now operate regularly on the 4.5 mile long figure eight El Paso Streetcar loop through downtown. The cars previously operated for the San Diego Electric Railway.

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What is CoastarFan2105?

Welcome to CoasterFan2105 on Facebook! I produce online videos of trains on YouTube. My passion is making quality videos that can be enjoyed by fans of all ages. While the focus of my videos is generally on full sized trains and railroads, I like to branch out sometime and cover other topics including toy trains and other modes of transportation such as trucks and buses. Take a look below for additional info an links to all my pages. Thanks for stopping by!

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This page and other online pages for CoasterFan2105 were created by Mike Armstrong. For any questions, comments, or concerns, please message me via YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, or Rail Pictures. Work is underway to get a dedicated website and email address for purposes of contact. How it started: As a kid, I always had an interest in trains. I loved watching professionally produced videos of trains and railroads, but was disappointed by the lack of videos on trains from my local area. At some point, I got the idea that it would be fun to make my own video on the commuter train, the Coaster. I got my first video camera in 2002 and the rest is history. For a while, I was content with filming trains and making home videos that I shared with my family and friends. In 2007, I discovered the then relatively new site YouTube. I was hooked. I opened my first YouTube account, CoasterMike2105, on December 27th, 2007. It stayed open for about 8 months, after which I closed it so I could focus more on my personal life. Regretting this decision, I decided to replace it with a different account in late 2008. CoasterFan2105, or CF2105 for short, was created on September 20th, 2008. Since that time, the page has expanded immensely, now with thousands of followers and an international audience.

CF2105 and TSG Multimedia: In 2009, I was approached on YouTube by TSG Multimedia, inquiring if I had any video clips of trains in northern California that I would be willing to contribute to a DVD. I informed them that while I didn't have video of what they were looking for, I would be happy to work on a professionally produced documentary on the Coaster train with them. Everything was finalized and in April 2011, Coaster: San Diego to Oceanside was released on DVD. Since that time, I have worked on several other projects with TSG Multimedia. Be sure to check out their website: www.tsgmultimedia.com I hope to bring you some of the best railroad video entertainment available online. Thank you for stopping by! Video/photo usage: All content on this page was created by Mike Armstrong and I hold all rights to material seen here. If you would like to use material found here or on one of my other pages, please message me first. I often release material for free, especially to non for profit groups.