Is this the most excited trainspotter in the world? Hilarious video shows 'railfan' going loco over some 'special heritage equipment'

By Lee Moran

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Hilarious footage showing 'the world's most excited trainspotter' going loco over some 'special heritage equipment' is gathering pace online.

The short video, filmed by the as yet unnamed railfan, hears him gasping in delight as a Heritage 1953 EA train rolls through a New York station.

He starts by saying: 'OK, I've been waiting for this moment for months and it's finally here. I'm finally going to get a Heritage unit on camera. Yeah! Alright!

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Deceptive: The video may look boring, but is brought to life by the railfan's lust for heritage equipment

Deceptive: The video may look boring, but is brought to life by the railfan's lusting commentary for heritage equipment

Ecstatic: The short video, filmed by the as yet unnamed railfan, hears him gasping in delight as a Heritage 1953 EA train rolls through a New York station

Ecstatic: The short video, filmed by the as yet unnamed railfan, hears him gasping in delight as a Heritage 1953 EA train rolls through a New York station

'Look at that, a 1953 EA, woohoo! Oh yeah, listen to that bell! Yeah, listen to that bell, take a look at that.'

But it's when the train driver beeps the horn that the overexcitable 'foamer' really starts to show his emotions.

He says: 'Oh my god, woohoo, listen to that horn, oh my god, oh she's beautiful, she is beautiful, oh oh oh, oh no it's a PL2 too!'

Sensing his passion, the driver then continues to tease him with a series of horn blasts, each one prompting the cameraman to talk in even more excited terms.

Funny: He really goes into overdrive when the train driver teases him with a series of horn blasts

Funny: He really goes into overdrive when the train driver teases him with a series of horn blasts

True: Some have said the clip could be a hoax, but similar videos appearing to be the same overexcited railfan have also been posted online

True: Some have said the clip could be a hoax, but similar videos appearing to be the same overexcited railfan have also been posted online

He says: 'Oh the NSC52, oh my god, we're gonna watch this. This is special, this is special. That horn gives me the chills.

'And the chills have absolutely nothing to do with how cold it is here. But that doesn't stop a foamer, especially when it comes to heritage equipment.

'That is fantastic. Oh my gosh, look at that. I can't believe I got this. Oh yeah.'

- Excited train guy

'Look at that, blue and grey, IO Pacific, number 518, oh oh, listen to that horn. That is fantastic. Oh my gosh, look at that. I can't believe I got this. Oh yeah.'

The video, uploaded on June 16, has since gone viral, with commenters posting their delight at his innocent expressions.

One wrote: 'It's a double trainbow!', while another said: 'This guy sounds like Dave Coulier.'

Some have speculated that the video, filmed in North Creek, an Adirondack town north of Saratoga Springs, may be a hoax.

But he has also posted three other clips to his YouTube account, and in each he shows the same passion for seeing a rare locomotive.

He wrote of the most popular clip, which has to this point been seen by more than 300,000 people: 'This video is dedicated to all the foamers around here who weren't so lucky.' 

And his other videos are...


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