I've spent 41 years as a throttle jerker with ATSF, I enjoyed the view again.

WOW THIS IS COOL!! You are so lucky! The horn, bell, and sounds of the engines go really well even though it was dark out. 5 million stars!!!!!

Sweet video! About a year ago, I was able to get a ride in a GP40-2 for about a mile. Very exciting, and the crew was very friendly and generous to let me.

The sound is AMAZING!!!

I always strive to protect the engineer since it is a privilege to see what they see and they are taking the risk on their job and none have to let anybody up, yet they still do because they are kind enough to.

Thank you, this has been added to our playlists...

Thanks for the reply. I was looking at some old photos from the early seventies and found a old Poloroid Sx70 picture i took in 1972 of my then girlfriend on the stairs of a Mo-Pac engine at the ( long gone roundhouse and turntable )on Hall Street across from the Pic and Pull salvage yard. I might get the oppurtunity to do that one day, but right now i have my observation locations for slow trains and fast ones.Manchester between Macklind and Hampton is a good spot for not having to go far.

Thanks. Glad to bring back memories.

@jayfine01 The loco we started and ran was an EMD MP15AC. The unit I did the shave and a haircut in was a GE C40-8.

CSX 7619 is a GE C40-8. LUCKY YOU! Although I have also gotten a cab ride on an old unit so I know I awesome it fells. lol, nice vid.

This is cool stuff! Keep up the good work!

Sweet video. 5*'s and a favorite.

It must be awesome working on these locos. I work on buses so the next step for me is light rail, but these would be so AWESOME to work on, In my opinion you have a great job which has many interesting facts, just the fact that you are going many places alone is a great perk, I have never worked in cold weather as I am in SoCal, but I understand that you guys are out in all types of weather and always on call. Thank you for sharing it is appreciated.

Thanks! Those where just old track warrants from a previous run.

@yellownp22541 Thanks for the awesome comment! Although I don't work for the RR at the moment, I will be applying in the next few years. Just like you I admire this job and want nothing more than to be a part of it.

Awesome vid your very lucky!

Wow, you're lucky!!! Great Video!!!

more more more i love those in cab videos

Very nice video. You are lucky. You got to ride in the cab of a GE C40-8. I love them. Good ol' standard cabs without the new engines that purr all the time. A true GE chugs and these new GEVOs just are not fitting the bill. Awesome video.

Thanks! Awesome story.

@lailasalas They aren't gensets, but they are specifically for yard service.

great video

Great video 5*****

That's cool. Thanks.

Great video! 5/5 Your lucky you got to go and see all the controls and internal part of the locomotive. Ryan

I'm hoping to have another one coming soon...

hey great video enjoyed

LOL. But you certainly don't! I wish I could get a tour of a train cab, it would be sooo fun!

@jpaufsc I wish you the best in your future endevours, I also hope that someday we may both obtain our dream job. have a great weekend and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Awsome 5/5!

I like your comment thank you fore being a respectful rail fan not trying to engineers in trouble

Epic!

Cool!

Cool story!

Great vid. I love trains all kinds. Also good move on your part for not disclosing too much. very security minded of you! too bad our media doesn't have that mindset

i uesed to operate one similar to that hauling lime stone at a rosk quarry. it was only a 10 mile rond trip but still fun

@lailasalas Thanks I'm glad you like it.

@yellownp22541 Thanks so much! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Yes, but the dispatcher has a list of road numbers versus train numbers, crew members, as well as corresponding times, etc.

You don't have to blow out the cylinders with every start up. Only after long term storage.

Perfect K5LA Shave And a haircut

That is coool!

HAHAHA!!! Nice shave and a haircut!!! 5/5* * Fav!!!

Nice!

Thanks!

Cool guys

Now that would have been a nice video.

Well it's hard to give you a definite answer. It's very hard now days to get up into the cab with all the rules and regulations. The way I have gotten my opportunities to get in the cab all came from employees that I've known. I'd say your best option is to get to know some of the railroaders around there. There is never a guarantee due to the fact that getting caught letting civilians into the cab is an instant termination. You can also try contacting the railroad, but the chances are very slim

@tplow95 It actually is a messed up RS5T...

WOW. It is very difficult to appreciate the idling motor. And also makes me feel I am the engineer at the throttle.

I got to shut down 2 locomotives when I got in the cab of a northbound freight

I know for a fact this is at Niagara Falls NY yard. I know this yard like the back of my hand. Im always here. At the end of the video you was at the east end of the yard probably going to the Niagara junction to pick up cars at oxy, dupont or olin

@jpaufsc I did not blow the horn until for grade crossings. Thanks, what does the "layshaft" do? A manual throttle?

Perdiddle means one light only showing. Like if a car would have only one light instead of two, someone may yell "Perdiddle". It's sort of like slug bug.

Nice

This was my life for 37 years!

@tartopfan Awesome!

This was idling yard power. This was not on an assigned train or job. No crew called for it either. It doesn't matter anyway since I had authorization from the yardmaster.

OhMAgah the engineer did a horn salute

yep, over a year now

Which one?

that's a dinosaur with the non-digital gauges

I have always wanted to experience a ride in the cab. I love trains all my life and i am in my 60s. How could i get a chance to do that in Saint Louis mo

cool I wish I can ride that :)

@jpaufsc But that's not all I also got to hop in a CSX B36-7 & it is still surviving in the US as a Genset Switcher for NREX I believe that's right & a Conrail C40-8W

Lucky you.!

It certainly would be

It was CSX MP15AC #1186. Here is a picture with the RS5T (link in the description)

0:42 Best part of the video!

yep. So are you a RR employee?

@cheswic It all depends on the person...

what kind of loco?

You didn't have to watch it, but thanks for watching anyway.

I understand MP15 units are also called GENSET and are mainly used for yard work and some local switching. Is not it?

haha Thanks.

Did the loco have a perdiddle????

@ljc521 Cool thanks.

yeah it's too bad it doesn't happen more often.

@nsrailfann4life91 Thanks. I agree with you all the way.

Certainly is.

Awesome. Conductor or engineer? I'm eventually going to hire on with the RR>

hell I would have filmed us hitting a ranger at 43 mph if I could

saw that shave and haircut

1:27 Horn sounds like a messed up Leslie RS3L.

what was the engineer doing at 0:45?

was it ge or emd

That is merely the locomotive road number. That alone can't identify location, time, and crew.

Where was this?

I'm not at will to disclose the location of filming.

@tartopfan Cool.

I don't understand?

@re49991 cool.

What do have to do to get a ride? Looks like fun!

@CSX2665 because if too much info is given out, then the crew can get fired.

@jpaufsc You were disturbing the peace - needlessly. At least when I did, it was for a purpose - grade crossings. Thanks fo the explanation. Neverev a cold engine. Keep RPMs as low as possible without stalling the cold engine. Same applies to automobilengines.

CSX MP15AC

I went from watching car safety to this...How...

Wheres the Steering Wheel?

Not sure what you mean by "cover up"

@buttmanroad hahaha /the steering wheel s the tracks...