Cabride on the Nebraska Zephyr

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During the Labor Day weekend of 2013, the Illinois Railway Museum brought out their Nebraska Zephyr as part of the museum's 60th Anniversary Celebration. Throughout Saturday, the ever so-popular streamliner ran numerous short trips on the museum's mainline. We were given the opportunity to ride in the "best seats" of the entire train.
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@TrainmasterCurt 5 жыл бұрын

Now seeing this Zephyr running at 90mph on a mainline would be somethin else!

@williamcap2236 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful !! these were the most beautiful locomotives ever built !

@tobyradabaugh5033 3 жыл бұрын

Truly brings a smile to my face did this for my birthday thanks to some friends

@CodyBarnette 9 жыл бұрын

Wow...you're so lucky to have been able to ride in the cab of this beautiful machine! Thank you for sharing it with us, new subscriber here.

@MidwestZephyrMedia 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the feedback and have a good day.

@consanna 6 жыл бұрын

I had a cab ride on the California Zephyr from Galesburg to Burlington Iowa in the 60’s. My Grandfather was the VP of Motive Power. It was uneventful racing along at 80 mph. Just west of Monmouth a grain truck was stalled on the tracks about a mile ahead. The engineer began sounding the horn a increased the throtte and the train smoothly moved to 90 mph. The truck cleared the crossing as we roared on to Burlington. Slowiing and crossing the bridge over the Mississippi and gracefully coming to stop. My Grandfather had just one question for the engineer, Why did you accelerate with the truck on the crossing, his answer if we were going to hit him I wanted throw him clear.

@alcopower5710 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting story thanks for sharing 👍

@ItsWaltherz Жыл бұрын

Quite a story. Wish I was you!

@AlcoLoco251 Жыл бұрын

I love that the locomotive still has its 5 gallon water jug.

@Jhihmoac 8 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, the Zephyrs were the "Cadillacs" of passenger trains...Everything was first class!

@MidwestZephyrMedia 8 жыл бұрын

Cadillac... We like the sound of that! Thank you very much the feedback and have a good day.

@TrainmasterCurt 5 жыл бұрын

Crazcompart More like the Rolls-Royce!

@mikeilkenhons8896 Жыл бұрын

I am a 4th generation Q family member…a lot of my relatives worked for the Q… I was born in Burlington. The E5s were the most elegant of the Zephyrs. I rode the Nebraska many times going to Lincoln to visit my Nebraska relatives. Always a grea5 ride.

@bertxblitzkrieg 8 жыл бұрын

I work at a shop where we mostly see just MACs, ACes, and a few EVOs... occasionally we'll get a 60, 40, or some geeps. So seeing this, especially the first scene with the BN unit pulling CNW cars after panning over from seeing a variety of stuff off to the right... it makes me think of a 1:1 scale model railroad - its so neat how you can mix and match such a variety of stuff at a museum just like on a model railroad, but still have it all be completely real. I volunteered at the MTM in St. Paul while going to college, and this makes me really want to get back to that area (some of our guys there help out at the IRM quite a bit too - would be awesome to join them on their pilgrimages down there). Thanks for posting this video, its awesome!

@MidwestZephyrMedia 8 жыл бұрын

+bertxblitzkrieg I'm happy you've enjoyed the video. The Illinois Railway Museum is truly a unique gem that is high recommended for a future a visit. Thank you very much for the feedback and have a good day.

@getmemybleach742 8 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, the good old E5s, dependable, quick, and sleek. A true icon in railroading.

@MidwestZephyrMedia 8 жыл бұрын

True that! Thank you very much the feedback and have a good day.

@drd6416 7 жыл бұрын

These and the UK deltics are the most impressive units made I think.

@Romans--bo7br 5 жыл бұрын

Those Deltics were Wayyy over complicated engines, compared to the EMD/EMC prime movers. The early EMC/Winton 201s and EMD 567 (U & V deck) prime movers had a few issues but were a heck of a lot easier to start cold, than those Deltics were.

@gingerbread6614 4 жыл бұрын

Wow you bet those are the best seats. Thank you for showing us the cab, it is so fascinating.

@burlingtonbill1 6 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow, they are running the BN "Executive Set" diesels ! (at least one of the A-units!)

@popularhornet6245 4 жыл бұрын

This video was released on my 8th birthday!!

@chooch1995 6 жыл бұрын

Running along on the former mainline of the Elgin & Belvidere Electric Railway!

@angelotodisco1040 9 жыл бұрын

This is a good train with old and reliable technic, without computer shit.

@ThePostal67 9 жыл бұрын

Angelo Todisco The correct spelling is "computer stuff" Try to remember that

@Spontainousteve 7 жыл бұрын

Angelo Todisco No. it's a good train but it's not nearly as safe, reliable and efficient as a modern locomotive.

@zaphr89 7 жыл бұрын

+PingasTheFourth That's not how you measure reliability. Reliability is how *often* something goes wrong, not the sum of all possible failures.

@chooch1995 6 жыл бұрын

The old 'tech' is much more easily diagnosed as well.............

@flight2k5 6 жыл бұрын

Why are people so afraid of computers?

@okmrocksU 5 жыл бұрын

We rode this back in September of 2018, in the very back of the observation car. There was a lot of rocking of the train, especially going in reverse, but I don't recall as much rocking going forward as I see in this video. I imagine these old tracks aren't very straight anymore on the horizontal plane. It was interesting to watch the conductor operate the brake and horn from a panel at the back window of the car.

@ddh2o759 6 жыл бұрын

Just saw this beauty in the barn at IRM - I'd love to see it in motion.

@turbochargedtransit7241 7 жыл бұрын

I looooove the CB&Q E5's because of that S2M and A200! Love the video!

@MidwestZephyrMedia 7 жыл бұрын

No doubt a Cadillac! Thank you for the feedback and have a good day.

@AhmearClayIombo-dj6di 5 ай бұрын

Awesome Cab Ride

@KutWrite 6 жыл бұрын

Gee, an old B&O color position signal at 4:20!

@bnsfbandit9807 5 жыл бұрын

I miss them so much!

@pablosuarez4592 9 жыл бұрын

Magnificent.

@wb6she 8 жыл бұрын

Nice cabride...these are the most beautiful locomotives built, in my opinion..

@MidwestZephyrMedia 8 жыл бұрын

+Bill Mathies Just goes to show that they don't make them like that anymore. Thank you very much for the feedback and have a good day.

@christophercoleman1895 8 жыл бұрын

+Midwest Zephyr Media how old is this train ?

@wb6she 8 жыл бұрын

+christopher coleman I would say late 40's....

@christophercoleman1895 8 жыл бұрын

Bill Mathies holy crap runs pretty good

@agentorange153 7 жыл бұрын

Not late 40s -- the E5s were built in 1940-41!

@johnjp5883 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video, but would of liked if the engineer was explaining the various controls and operations of.

@christopherseay4238 10 жыл бұрын

The bell sounds very familiar! Was so close to it I could touch it at the streamliner event. Very cool video though! Once in a life time chance!

@MidwestZephyrMedia 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the feedback and have a good day.

@alcopower5710 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video. Please ignore the occasional negative comment. Thank you so much for sharing 👍

@ACLTony 6 жыл бұрын

Good going! That had to be enjoyable. My only "peeve" was that I was hoping that the engineer would blow the classic A-200 "Honker Horn" (the left string) instead of the A-125 horn. On some Nebraska Zephyr videos, you hear the engineer blowing the A-200.

@blueridgepatriot1356 5 жыл бұрын

After the green light signal and the train starts to move, check out the first switch It approaches. It hasn't been thrown in the right direction of the train!

@Romans--bo7br 5 жыл бұрын

Blueridge Patriot.... it's simply known as a "spring switch" - Normally, trains running in the facing point direction will follow the route set by the spring switch. This is typically the straight-through route. In normal operations, trains moving in the facing point direction will follow the route set by the spring switch. It is still possible to hand-throw a spring switch to the reverse position to allow a train to enter the alternate route, but the problem with that is the switch will then have to be lined back to its normal route. That means someone has to remain at the switch until the train has passed through it. Spring switches are generally ("working" railroads - Not in the context of Museums, usually) used in non-signaled territory, and in ABS territory where hand-throw switches can be used at the other end of a siding. They are also sometimes used at the end of double track to route trains onto the proper track with normal movements. Also, many times "Cost" is the reason spring switches are used. A typical "end of siding" can cost in the order of $300,000 to set up with power, the switch machine, signals, and the necessary communication links. Spring switches are a cheap alternative. In normal operations, trains moving in the facing point direction will follow the route set by the spring switch. It is still possible to hand-throw a spring switch to the reverse position to allow a train to enter the alternate route, but the problem with that is the switch will then have to be lined back to its normal route. That means someone has to remain at the switch until the train has passed through it. Hope this helped to answer your (indirectly) question/statement.

@Ferrocarril_Chicago 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Possible chance I could get a cabride on the Zephyr on Memorial Day weekend if I stay after regular hours.

@MidwestZephyrMedia 9 жыл бұрын

Metra MP36 414 Thank you very much for your feedback as it's most appreciated. As for your question regarding a cabride aboard the Nebraska Zephyr, your best chance would be in the late afternoon during the last couple of runs for the day. When we filmed this ride back in August 2013, this was the very last trip for that day. Our Founder/CEO even got another cabride during last year's Diesel Days, once again being the last trip of the day. We have a good friend who got a cabride in the CNW 6847 a few years back during one of its last runs of the day. With these past experiences, you would have the better chance of asking for a cabride when things start winding down in the late afternoon as well as when all the trains are making their final trips. Just a word of caution that it might not be a 100% guarantee so just be prepared for that. I wish you the best of luck and have a good day.

@ZJKFilms 9 жыл бұрын

How'd you get that ride? I heard that the museum was selling cab ride tickets at $30 apiece.

@icyhugs 4 жыл бұрын

Is this the train that was shown in superheroes comics/cartoons of the Pre-Crisis Silver Age? I can totally see Superman saving people who got stuck on the rail or use himself as part of a broken bridge and let the train run over him.

@HOTRAILProductions 10 жыл бұрын

very cool!

@Willysmb44 8 жыл бұрын

Good job. Nice video, angles, editing and pacing! I had a lot of fun watching this.

@MidwestZephyrMedia 8 жыл бұрын

+Willysmb44 Thank you for the feedback and have a good day.

@DanteHicks79 3 жыл бұрын

We never did get to see that caboose train...

@LeonAllanDavis 6 жыл бұрын

Not really a "cab" ride. More like a "sit up front and stare out the windshield" ride. It would have been nice to see what the interior of the cab looks like.

@MrJMS814 5 жыл бұрын

I dont understand... The video was shot from the cab. You saw the interior and the view out the window at great quality and yet you still complain.

@MrJMS814 5 жыл бұрын

This is a cab ride not a comprehensive tour of every single pert of the interior...

@eottoe2001 8 жыл бұрын

Like the old controls.

@EuropeanTrainDriver 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@MidwestZephyrMedia 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback and have a good day.

@LSM_Lover 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@Railfan225 3 жыл бұрын

I had to sub because of this

@Esperite 7 жыл бұрын

While a great opportunity to have a cab ride in this classic diesel, there were frustrating long periods of simply looking at the engineers hands......

@desertbob6835 8 жыл бұрын

If I remember right, those E5s still used the original 567, almost impossible to get upper end parts for. Are the modified as As by now? I know the AC conversion wouldn't work on them (water passages weren't the same) and I don't believe there's any way to rebuild the 567s unless you just swap it with a B or C these days.

@iemv8900 3 жыл бұрын

Dang I like these mueseum trains uh oh. Here comes another phase upon me also why are there two horns?

@Guillotines_For_Globalists 4 жыл бұрын

Two horn pulls or is one redundant in the event that one of the cables break?

@agentorange153 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm planning to put together a music video -- this will fit right in!

@MidwestZephyrMedia 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. To add on, while we will give you permission to use our footage for your music video (As long as you give Midwest Zephyr Media credit for the footage), it's highly recommended to ask first next time. You might want to do the same for other channels with footage you want to use as there may be some who might not approve. Thank you and have a good day.

@agentorange153 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! BTW, I haven't actually started any work on the video, so you could say I asked first.

@tabese 4 жыл бұрын

when zephyrs ruled the rails

@MrJMS814 5 жыл бұрын

I swear railfans are the most ungrateful people in the world. Look at some of these comments.

@tnhl77 5 жыл бұрын

why don't locomotives look like this anymore why do they have such large boxy fronts now?

@VirtualRailfanProductions 8 жыл бұрын

What type of horn is on 9911? I have landrvr's California Zephyr Set for Trainz 2012 and it has the incorrect horn and bell for the EMD E5. I just want to fix that and make it a bit more realistic.

@bnsfbandit9807 5 жыл бұрын

@PingasTheFourth says the one who plays train simulator....... Rip

@koa14kn27 6 жыл бұрын

What type of bell does the Nebraska zephyr use

@oldcroneysgarage9739 5 жыл бұрын

Is that the same thing as a emd f7

@RailTime1786 9 жыл бұрын

were they always with a single locomotive, or two unit train?

@agentorange153 7 жыл бұрын

They usually had an A unit (with an engineer's cab, like this one) and a B unit (without a cab, remote-controlled from the A unit).

@trevorthefilthyrat3742 5 жыл бұрын

This F unit has two primary movers, 2000 hp each.

@someshwarroy52 5 жыл бұрын

Too much drama inside the cab

@mariebcfhs9491 4 жыл бұрын

is that an E6?

@CourtneyEdmonds 5 жыл бұрын

How fast can it run on really good track in optimal conditions?

@Petemonster62 5 жыл бұрын

Look for the You Tube video " IRM 9911A overtakes a stack train "! They were doing 80 MPH.

@turbochargedtransit7241 7 жыл бұрын

What kind of bell does 9911A have?

@hakeemsd70m 6 жыл бұрын

Northeast Rail Productions Sounds like the loco has a steel bell, but I'm not entirely sure. Not sure of the maker...

@kleetus92 7 жыл бұрын

What was the upside down jug for on the fireman's side?

@mistofoles 7 жыл бұрын

A water dispenser for the driver?

@mistofoles 7 жыл бұрын

Well, if we're gonna split hairs, I mean the person who sits/stands in the cab and actually controls the train.,.

@modelrailpreservation 7 жыл бұрын

Well, British trains have drivers. So do European trains, I believe. I suspect with Thomas the Tank Engine's influence, more and more people, the young people today, will grow up knowing the engineer as a driver too. I've learned over the years to just accept it. No sense in splitting hairs.

@Romans--bo7br 5 жыл бұрын

@@modelrailpreservation..... todays "young people" WOULD call them "drivers" because they just don't know any better nor have the brains to blow their own nose, either.... so you can't expect too much, can you. Having said that... it's not all their fault, they're the finished product of the federal governments "dumbing down" of America (Officially known as Goals 2000) through the governments "public indoctrination schools" that has been steadily and increasingly in place since 1972.... setting the country up for the final "take down".... hang on, it IS going to get really ugly!

@modelrailpreservation 5 жыл бұрын

@@Romans--bo7br I whole heartedly agree with you there. I see it all the time. Still, I think the term "Driver" is seen more in the US because of Thomas the Tank Engine. A second British Invasion, if you will. I think there is a nursery rhyme or kids song, or whatever its called that calls the locomotives "Puffer Billies" and mentions "See the engine driver pull the lever" which we sang in school when I was a kid. I've learned over the years, us railfans who know better just can't fight these influences.

@clayhendricks929 6 жыл бұрын

Was their aTexas Zephyr????

@chooch1995 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Clay, there was. The Colorado & Southern and the Fort Worth & Denver Railroads were both subsidiaries of the C.B.&Q. & ran their Texas Zephyr between Denver & Fort Worth. 1940 til' 1967.