CoasterFan2105

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November 5, 2026 2.7x the video's usual pace Old Metrolink Cab Cars: 601 - 637 The video ran that day at 42,975 views a day, 2.7 times its usual pace (15,699).

Video surging 6.6x the video's usual pace

Metrolink's old cab cars stir preservation hopes on CoasterFan2105

Mike Armstrong's archive footage is drawing a much larger daily audience, while viewers ask whether examples could find a museum home.

Channel: CoasterFan2105 · Story of November 3, 2026

This week on the channel +5.3M views this week

CoasterFan2105 revisits Metrolink's cab cars, one number at a time

Mike Armstrong traces how Southern California's older double-deck cars lost their driving role but largely stayed on the rails.

Channel: CoasterFan2105 · Story of November 2, 2026

This week on the channel +4.9M views this week

Amtrak Cascades' new AIRO trains roll out, and Mike Armstrong was there for all of it

His Friday video runs from the public debut on September 27 to the last runs of the old trains and the first full day of service.

Channel: CoasterFan2105 · Story of October 3, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Fast Diesel Trains 2!

Video published

October 9, 2026

Video views so far

1,537,246

Video views, pace per day

27,397

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

4.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
PREVIEW: Steam Trains Galore 14! - November 27, 2026	November 6, 2026	10:20	36,084	4,798	15,517	414	115
Old Metrolink Cab Cars: 601 - 637	October 30, 2026	19:08	275,244	4,801	15,262	640	132
BNSF USA 250 Locomotives in the Pacific Northwest	October 23, 2026	16:00	262,991	4,314	12,422	505	79
Texas Trinity Railway Express Commuter Trains	October 16, 2026	14:43	175,305	4,061	16,731	611	162
Fast Diesel Trains 2!	October 9, 2026	15:12	1,537,246	27,397	-	1,133	226
NEW Amtrak Cascades Trains	October 2, 2026	19:41	101,367	1,439	-	874	201
Amtrak AIRO Trains Now in Service #train #amtrak #pnw #new	October 1, 2026	0:32 short	61,212	1,098	-	751	96
Durango and Silverton Steam Trains 2026	September 25, 2026	12:17	202,985	4,496	-	405	73
Amtrak AIRO Test Train 9/22/2026 #train #amtrak #pnw #test	September 22, 2026	0:27 short	66,114	851	-	438	29
Texas Passenger Trains and Trolleys	September 18, 2026	10:29	290,683	6,705	-	648	168
Amtrak and BNSF Bellingham Trains 2026	September 11, 2026	11:08	137,718	1,174	-	429	100
NEW Amtrak Acela Express Avelia Liberty Fast Trains	September 4, 2026	9:50	635,511	13,733	-	776	175
Trains in 2006	August 28, 2026	32:49	182,961	1,706	-	850	129
Chicago METRA Trains 2026	August 21, 2026	12:56	654,880	3,379	-	590	123
Big Boy 4014 Steam Train: US 250 Tour Part 2 - Ohio and Ind…	August 14, 2026	19:17	660,007	1,299	-	607	149

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

1.8 in the category: 23.1

comments per 1,000 views

0.4 in the category: 1.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

15,085 views

short vs long

2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 63,663
average views per long video: 396,383

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
California Trains! 1 Hour, 150+ Trains!	May 6, 2016	1:00:22	136,011,234
Thomas and Friends Toy Trains!	January 22, 2016	6:39	117,976,929
Music City Star Nashville, TN Commuter Train	April 22, 2016	6:07	85,760,567
Fast Diesel Trains!	October 10, 2014	15:11	84,122,540
Amtrak Acela Express - America's Fastest Train	July 24, 2015	5:03	79,142,011

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Steam Train Returns to Operation! #oldtrains #travel #pnw #…	October 23, 2023	0:35	951,870
Coaster Locomotive 2105 Moving to SoCal Railway Museum!	November 22, 2022	0:16	745,164
Fast Amtrak Train in Puyallup, Washington #train #railway #…	March 5, 2024	0:24	724,642
Old SD9 Locomotive Moved to a Museum!	February 2, 2023	0:24	645,962
Big Boy 4014 Steam Train Working Hard!	July 30, 2022	0:21	613,891

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 5, 2026Video surgingOld Metrolink Cab Cars: 601 - 637 The video ran that day at 42,975 views a day, 2.7 times its usual pace (15,699).
2. November 4, 2026Video surgingOld Metrolink Cab Cars: 601 - 637 The video ran that day at 50,826 views a day, 4.3 times its usual pace (11,796).
3. November 3, 2026Video surgingOld Metrolink Cab Cars: 601 - 637 The video ran that day at 50,083 views a day, 6.6 times its usual pace (7,542).Read the story
4. November 2, 2026Video surgingNEW Amtrak Acela Express Avelia Liberty Fast Trai… The video ran that day at 34,275 views a day, 3 times its usual pace (11,557).
5. October 30, 2026Video surgingBNSF USA 250 Locomotives in the Pacific Northwest The video ran that day at 42,753 views a day, 2.7 times its usual pace (15,914).
6. October 28, 2026Video surgingBNSF USA 250 Locomotives in the Pacific Northwest The video ran that day at 46,220 views a day, 4.4 times its usual pace (10,623).
7. October 27, 2026Video surgingBNSF USA 250 Locomotives in the Pacific Northwest The video ran that day at 39,794 views a day, 5.4 times its usual pace (7,381).
8. October 24, 2026Video surgingTexas Trinity Railway Express Commuter Trains The video ran that day at 43,515 views a day, 5 times its usual pace (8,788).
9. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,867,748 views a day, 2.6 times a normal day (705,391).
10. October 22, 2026MilestoneFast Diesel Trains 2! The video passed 1,000,000 views.
11. October 15, 2026Video surgingFast Diesel Trains 2! The video ran that day at 214,712 views a day, 4.2 times its usual pace (51,092).
12. October 14, 2026Video surgingFast Diesel Trains 2! The video ran that day at 198,167 views a day, 5.7 times its usual pace (34,750).