Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
IMPORTANT CHANNEL UPDATE
So for those who weren't familiar, last night around 6:58pm, my Discord account was hacked by someone sending me a link to a "game" that steals information. For anyone worrying, I got my account recovered this morning, put in 2FA, new passwords and recieved backup codes (thanks Discord mod team, your actually helpful for once).
While i have updated everything on Discord, I'm still checking through my PC to see if any cracks slipped in, but im glad to say im back online. However, due to the events that occurred, I'll be taking an indefinite hiatus from content-making and most of my activity on Discord will be minimal.
The moral of this story is NEVER OPEN LINKS SENT TO YOU BY DISCORD, even from those you trust. You'll regret that.
I'll likely return around February/March, so in the meantime, I'll see you all when i get back, and hopefully i can fully recover from this.
Best regards,
Halton (C.U.P)
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So this has been spreading around various Train communities, but I feel to bring note of this.
As you all know, the person behind bringing Thomas and his Friends onto our Television screens, Britt Allcroft sadly passed away on December 27th, 2024, and we've gotten word about her passing recently. Its generally upsetting to here she sadly passed on.
All I can say is Thank you to Britt Allcroft for not only my childhood, but hundreds, thousands, if not millions of our childhoods with bringing Thomas into the world. Without her, many people wouldn't get there longtime passion of trains that many people in the railfan community have today. Without Britt creating Thomas, i more then likely wouldn't have gotten into my love of Trains that still carries on in my lifetime.
May she rest in peace, Britt Allcroft.
(1943-2024)
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C.U.P. 2025 CHANNEL UPDATE!! (read if you want to learn what to expect, unless you have a phobia of walls of text)
Happy New Year y'all. I do apologize if this update is a day late, as i've been busy with family yesterday. So 2024 has long since finished. To be honest, while it did see some good videos and a slight update to video quality, i do feel like this year had been a little underwhelming due to my constant breaks and hiatuses from the channel. The truth is, i was trying to distance myself away from YouTube (February-April hiatus) and my PC (July-September) to focus more so on my personal life and get a bit of a breather after the frequent uploads from 2023.
As for what to expect from 2025, i will no longer be promising videos, since i know i promised some video concepts saying they'll be coming soon, only for them to never come. I apologize for not following through on some videos i proposed and never went through with, and from this point on, i'll only post when a new video is nearing completion.
As for any changes, i unfortunately will be discontinuing the famed "LIONEL Catalog" series of videos. In all honesty, i've grown burned out while editing some of these, and the one from 2024 (volume 2) i couldn't finished since i lacked motivation to continue editing. Not to mention, planning these may be a problem in the future since the people that participate in these videos either have busy lives or have left the group. I also feel that these Catalog look-throughs feel more obligated to do rather then hop on a VC and look-through them for fun, since nowadays, i've come to expect the same stuff from Lionel (even with new impressive models) since its gonna be the same fantasy slop with no exceptions, which has lead to my decision to stop making the LIONEL Catalog videos. While i understand this is another cut from the channel people might not be a fan of, i hope you all understand why i'm making this decision, and I encourage you guys to do your own reviews of the Lionel Catalog (ik Pensyfan19 has done these for years).
As for anything new, im in the process of updating my banner, channel icon, and a new channel trailer hopefully in time for February. For new videos, I do want to try and bring back my "Ramble" series a bit more to cover personal opinions and talking-points to get people engaged in the comments. One series im wanting to try is one covering my 12 years of experience with Railfanning trains, which im hoping you guys are interested in since some stories and catches may be surprising to hear.
While i don't expect a whole lot from 2025, im hoping to keep giving you guys more amateur train discussion videos with maybe some other stuff in-between, from occasional Rolling Line videos, Trainz showcases, and maybe some Thomas stuff (y'know, since 80th anniversary and shit). Nonetheless, i think i typed enough, i'll see you all in the first video (Bite SIZED ODDITIES is back tomorrow on Jan 3rd)
- Halton
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I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year (even though at typing, were mins from 2025).
I do apologize if not much content was released on this channel this year, since i was mostly focused on college, personal life and family matters. I will likely do an updaye video in the New Year on what to expect for 2025...
Nonetheless, even if this year wasnt much, i want to thank you all for the continued support!!
- Halton
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Good morning everyone, im typing this nearly at 3am woopie.
So im finishing up on the final installment of the Dowagiac Railfanning Trilogy (a 3-part Rolling Line Railfanning series), which just needs some final adjustments and stuff, and im hoping to get released for New Years Eve. For now, take this video by "West of Hudson Studios" which covers Alaska's unusual streamlined diesels, in which i star in.
See you December 31st.
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Hey y'all. Christmas is roughly 2 days away boys. At the time of you seeing this post, i'm out of town for a night. However, i should be back in time for Christmas Eve. I do have an unexpected video planned for 12/25, and this preview alone should draw some conclusions.
See y'all on Christmas
- Halton
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So i've been busy this week with assignments, and been wondering what would you guys want the next video to be?
Final decision will be made Nov 16th at 9:00pm ET
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Hope everyone is doing well. New video planned for the 31st, followed by a vlog on the 3rd. I got a handful of scripts in the works, and hopefully able to get a couple of videos out for November, so stay tuned...
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New video tomorrow, albeit short and days late after the hype.
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Welp, I didn't think this day would come...
We finally hit 10,000 Subscribers after 2 years of making a collection of mid-quality videos of machines on steel wheels. I couldn't thank you enough for getting me this far with this much of an audience. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of my subscribers!!!
I might have some stuff planned for the 10K celebration, which will likely continue into the Fall season, but at a random pace since I have a busy few weeks with filming stuff for college, and being home for thanksgiving this Weekend. However, I have a video planned following news of the Mohawk's restoration (just got to edit and get pictures), and keeping fingers crossed to get the video out next week, so hopefully, stay tuned.
Again, thank you all for getting me up to this point, which is something I wasn't expecting to reach at all on YouTube
Best Regards,
Halton
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Hello fellow person, my nickname is "Halton" (im not revealing my name)
On this channel, you'll find railroad-related content that dives into obscure, interesting, quirky, or downright interesting looking locomotives (and some rolling stock) that run across North America and beyond. From hidden gems on modern railroads to obscure or forgotten classes of Steam Locomotives, you'll learn about them on this Channel. Also the channel is home to Rolling Line content like railfanning, music videos, and the world-famous skits. Hope you stick around for the journey, as we got plenty to offer onboard!!
SOME VIDEOS HAVE HUMOR THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNG VIEWERS.