Western Railroad Discussion > Evening Northbound Freight out of San Diego

Caught this freight heading north around 7:15 pm tonight! 

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Looks like Old Town Station.

-John

Very nice video. Thanks. It's interesting that videos get so little love here in general on TO. There's a bias that's real here and it can't be technical in 2026.

ChrisCampi Wrote:
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> Very nice video. Thanks. It's interesting that
> videos get so little love here in general on TO.
> There's a bias that's real here and it can't be
> technical in 2026.

Second that, enjoyed the video, too. It's nice to see the northbound depart in bright dusk.

I've gotten feedback from TO members (those who enjoy my videos) - why do mine play smoother than others? I post mine 480p (DVD quality) which might be considered "overdone" for smoothness, but this video is 1080p (HD) and 30 fps (frames per second) and plays just fine. The PC I played it on is 16+ years old.

I still think some members are afraid of "choppiness" from videos posted too high of a quality (4K HD, 60+ fps, for example). 

I've done some "experiments" and watched the view counts on my threads. Even after factoring in my snarkiness, I've concluded that video only posts get less views. Yes, the bias is real.

cchan006 Wrote:
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> ChrisCampi Wrote:
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> -----
> > Very nice video. Thanks. It's interesting that
> > videos get so little love here in general on
> TO.
> > There's a bias that's real here and it can't be
> > technical in 2026.
>
> Second that, enjoyed the video, too. It's nice to
> see the northbound depart in bright dusk.
>
> I've gotten feedback from TO members (those who
> enjoy my videos) - why do mine play smoother than
> others? I post mine 480p (DVD quality) which might
> be considered "overdone" for smoothness, but this
> video is 1080p (HD) and 30 fps (frames per second)
> and plays just fine. The PC I played it on is 16+
> years old.
>
> I still think some members are afraid of
> "choppiness" from videos posted too high of a
> quality (4K HD, 60+ fps, for example). 
>
> I've done some "experiments" and watched the view
> counts on my threads. Even after factoring in my
> snarkiness, I've concluded that video only posts
> get less views. Yes, the bias is real.

Thanks for the feed back. I post at 720p, 30fps, because TO would see my video files as almost double their actual size ( according to Apple) and extend the 410meg limit when using 1080p.

i tend to lean toward low attention span or can't be bothered to spend time watching a video as to why the counts are so much lower with videos, but really, what do I know?

Sorry SPsniper, don't mean to hijack your thread. It's just that your videos are always so good and the view count just doesn't add up. You and the content you provide are appreciated.

Thanks for posting .Makes me miss my old job Bill Webb