It's funny you should mention trains. With all of this COVID stuff
going on, I
have begun doing a bit of trainspotting via Virtual Railfan on
YouTube. I notice that a few of the cameras mention having a
Broadcastify feed that covers
the nearby railyards.

Virtual Railfan has reduced the number of free cameras, as it were.
I used to look at the one from La Plata, Missouri.

That being said, I would be interested to hear about any train/raido
info you might have that you would like to share.

My late uncle was the youngest engineer ever hired on by the Penn Central Railroad...and the only other ham radio operator in my family (he passed
away in 1993). I had always been a railfan when the family lived in the
Miami area, but my late father's job transferred the family to central
Arkansas 43 years ago. A few years after I got into ham radio, I got
involved with a trains and railroad net in Milwaukee on the VoIP mode
of Echolink. In early 2017, it shut down, but I revived it on D-Star
later that year.

Daryl

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On Sunday May 31, 2020, Daryl Stout said to Sbaitso...

Virtual Railfan has reduced the number of free cameras, as it were. I used to look at the one from La Plata, Missouri.

If you go to their YouTube page La Plata is still available. I always end up going to their YouTube page. It doesn't always list all the live cams on the front page, sometimes you have to look at the playlists tab and check the feeds
there if you don't see it on the channel page.

My late uncle was the youngest engineer ever hired on by the Penn Central Railroad...and the only other ham radio operator in my family
(he passed away in 1993). I had always been a railfan when the family lived in the Miami area, but my late father's job transferred the
family to central Arkansas 43 years ago. A few years after I got into
ham radio, I got involved with a trains and railroad net in Milwaukee
on the VoIP mode of Echolink. In early 2017, it shut down, but I
revived it on D-Star later that year.

Is there a lot of activity in the railroad net?

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If you go to their YouTube page La Plata is still available. I always
end up going to their YouTube page. It doesn't always list all the
live cams on the front page, sometimes you have to look at the
playlists tab and check the feeds
there if you don't see it on the channel page.

They must have changed the link. I was watching it last winter when
a winter storm and snow hit the area.

Is there a lot of activity in the railroad net?

Oh, yes. One night, we had over 40 checkins. Now, some were what I
term a "Flag Stop" (short time) checkin, but most stay for the net.
We discuss anything and everything about trains and railroading...
whether it's passenger, freight, steam, diesel, stations/depots,
excursions, fallen flags, signals, shows, rolling stock, light rail,
etc. We also have a railroad trivia question during the net.

After a ham radio operator checks in for the first time, if they
email me, they can get a special commemorative certificate.

The net is in honor of its predecessor, that ran on the ham radio
mode of Echolink in the Milwaukee area for over 8 years, and is in
loving memory of my late uncle, who gave me my love of ham radio
and trains.

If you go to www.qrz.com and search for WX4QZ -- while you won't
see the name, email, or mailing address, you will see my "ham radio
bio"...and after being in the hobby for nearly 30 years, it's rather
lengthy. A picture is there of yours truly in his Train Conductors
Outfit.

Daryl, WX4QZ, Conductor, Trains And Railroads Net

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