Im AM happy he didnt get in trouble for trespassing tho, because that would be the worst part. 🙂

Perfect time to have had a sling shot.

TheNYRailfanner 6275 that's actually pretty cool to hear

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The switch is referred to as a 'turnout' if you use industry lingo when referencing a switch at least here in the US and the turnout in question in this video is a older manually thrown turnout verses newer more modern turnouts which are used for mainline operations. Seeing how the turnout in question in this video was leading to the ladder track in the small staging yard in the background it would be inhibiting to say the least to have to radio dispatch every time a movement requires a turnout to be thrown in a yard operation as such when a manual turnout can be easily thrown and the operation can continue onward. Automated turnouts are usually kept to mainlines and busy rail thoroughfares not often used in industrial or yard operations.

I rode Auto-Train in 2017.........A/C didn't work right on the trip down and the trip back.

Lamont DuPlessis Sanford FL auto train station

@@zachfila ☺✌Ty so much!!

lailasalas which should have been done in miami. I know Florence, SC is the Auto Train's service stop, unsure if the Meteor fuels there too, i guess it couldn't wait.

@@jaysmith1408 I was on the Meteor in June of 2017 and it was lunch when my family boarded in Orlando so we went to the diner, but the A/C was out in the Dining car so we stopped at the Auto Train facility for about 20 to 30 minutes to see if they could fix it. They couldn't and we ended up having to use the second half of the Cafe car for Diner and Breakfast, so it's not completely unheard of for them to stop there. Another possibility is Amtrak was relocating that B-32 to Sanford to assemble the Auto Racks and work the yard.

Sanford does even motor and wheelset changes. Hialeah facility is passenger car repair only since the major building became TriRail's. Fuel and Oil are added in Hialeah as is water if needed. If you look on any of the new Viewliner Baggage cars, you'll see the Hialeah name on it. Hialeah is part of the general Miami area.

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It depends a lot on how the region wants them to run. In the SE region, they run them up front. What you may see is a dorm car (for crew) up front & the remaining sleepers on the rear.

AutoTrain passenger consist runs NB and does not get broken up in Lorton, VA. SB when it gets to Sanford, the consist gets split as the terminal is not as long. Sanford also serves as the repair point for Auto Train. So if the sleepers are on the headend going North, they will be next to the car carriers going South. The only thing that normally gets turned at Lorton are the locos. And on other trains, it is like Edward says. As the ride is better on the headend, sleepers near the loco is the better place as far as I am concerned but it can depend on where the cars came from before. Just like normally there are only low cars on the Cardinal. But on occasion, the Cardinal will run Superliners.

Dash 8's aren't approved for main line use. Used for dire emergencies on the main and stay in the yard.

Yeah I could nt really understand the video. Why change engines Was there a problem with one ..Sort of confusing

"BACK ON JULY 26 / 1981- I HAD TO TAKE A PASSENGER TRAIN FROM TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA TO CHICAGO ILLINOIS"! { "I'LL TELL YOU IT WAS ABSOLUTLEY HOT AS HELL IN THE DEEP SOUTH"! } [ "THANK GOD THERE WAS EXCELLENT AIR CONDITIONING: "EVEN THOUGH IT WAS'NT AN AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN"! "EVEN AT 6:45 A.M. IT WAS 75° AND STEAMY AND STICKY"! ]

Sanford airport

Actually only one unit is pulling the whole train consist. The other unit provides the head-end power(heating & air conditioning, lighting) to the train. The 3rd unit is deadheading (going along for the ride.

@@daniellucas6573 They also tend to break down a lot.

The windows provide adequate forward visibility despite there small size and the cab interiors are significantly bigger then they look. The cabs are designed to meet FRA spec crash requirement specifications so having larger windows would consequently only lead to the crews being more vulnerable in the event of a collision or derailment. Bigger single piece windows have proven prone to cracking as well. This was proven clear back in the late 60's and into the early 70's hence why it's pretty much a industry standard to have more but smaller windows which not only avoid cracking issues but also allow for a more reinforced cab structure for better crew protection.

As it states in the description P42DC #49 had it's air conditioning fail. So while in the process of setting off P32-8WH # 516 it made logical sense to swap the two P42DC's around so that #46 was in the lead and the crew could consequently have a lead unit with functioning air conditioning.

@@Henry5623 Ok. Sorry, I didn't even think about reading the description.

The lead engine's air conditioning wasn't working, and the B32-8W was deadheading for Sandford for servicing. The second P42 took over for the trip north.

@@daniellucas6573 sounds good plus good thing other locomotives is working

Yes. Sanford, Florida just North of Orlando.

The hometown of Baseball Hall of Famer Tim "Rock" Raines!

There was a ton of people on board, one of them was me.

And the train was how late after this thing?

A locomotive engineer, a assistant locomotive engineer (which both are required under FRA law on long distance Amtrak trains) are operating the power. The trains conductor was on the ground with the assistance of other train staff to help hurry the process along. It's standard operating protocol. Amtrak's financial issues have nothing to do with crew sizes but it's a lovely thought if Amtrak's financial issues were THAT simple of an issue to fix...

Thank Goodness For Unions! 100% Always!

Agent/Officer Thomas A. Porter D.P.O. Uh huh,yeah right,one dude stands by the switch waiting for another dude to align it while 2 other dudes ride around in golf carts.

Brata Sakti apik yo

well your not, so there

Two points here. The first point being this train was purposely ferrying along P32-8WH #516 specifically with the intentions of setting the unit off at Sanford. The movement was planned into Amtrak's schedule and fully accounted for. Hence why it was easier to ferry the unit along in a revenue train and subsequently set it off at Sanford then it would be to have to have another crew move the unit to Sanford independently. Point number two being read the f*cking description before commenting! It's - literally - two sentences both of which address why the two P42DC's were consequently swapped during the planned drop off of #516. It fully obviously states the the air conditioning in the lead P42DC #49 had failed and while the crew was dropping off #516 it made logical sense to swap the two P42DC's order around so that #46 with the working AC unit would be in the lead so the crew could have a unit with functioning air conditioning. Having worked for UP for getting scary close to 17 years now freight carriers (both class 1's and shortline's) do similar power flips all the time. If a trains schedule is so tight that the time can't be set aside for a power flip rest assure hell will freeze over before dispatch will authorize the movements I can assure you of that.

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