Out of all the train engine designs I like this one the best. It has a sort of mean look to it when seeing it head-on. With the two sloping windows as eyes and the light in the middle being its nose, one has to consider it might have a sort of hunger for anything that gets in it's way. Gotta love it 😀

😢 I am crying because this reminded me of when I was in elementary school in 1971, 11 years old. The engineer, of Milwaukee Road, was about to drop off some railcars in a siding. So the engineer was gracious enough to allow my friend and I to ride in his cab of a Milwaukee Road F-unit, in Wisconsin. I was so excited, that I told my mom about it, and she was so happy for me. Well, mom has passed this year(Jan 24th, at 81). I love you mom. //sigh// Such memories. 😢 Tony 59-year-old Black Air Force VET 🇺🇸 And railroad lover 🚂//Toot Toot//

My old man Make-A-Wish is to drive a train. I've driven trucks and flown planes for years, but a train... Always a dream of mine.

Great video. As a life long railroad enthusiast it was wonderful to see another train lover behind the throttle of such a beautiful machine with a look of pure joy in his eyes. Very entertaining and heartwarming video. Great job all around Don! I'm jealous, I've never even been in the cab of an F unit.

I had the very same experience..Here in S.Pasadena, Ca. I became friends with a real UP engineer named Frank...He was one of 5 first call engineers in the L.A, area..Well guess what. Yep, we went down to the yard at 4th st & Mission Rd. where his tandem GenSets were parked..(Sun. no RR traffic). We climbed in, he started them, and he sat me down in the throne.. I [we] watched the air go to 90 Lbs. I released the brakes and moved the throttle up. There I was rolling 1:1 scale diesels! Frank had me go to different notches, 1,3,4,5,4,2,1. No I never got to feel run 8. But what a thrill; a life time dream finally came true ! We only went about 3/4 mi and back, and I did get to feel a couple switch frogs under us, but of course couldn't go out onto the main. This was about 2 years back. He and his wife must have moved as I haven't seen them in our mutual coffee hang for over a year now... And no, it wouldn't happen again as, alas, he was retiring in a few weeks (dang !).. I'm wearing an authentic UP jacket today that was given to Frank as a gift at the UP party that he told me later he didn't really care for. It's not a baggy thing. It's snug like a racing jacket, black-silver-white and the UP insignia..Coooool, real cool, huh !... M

Very cool video folks..👍🏼😎 I can actually say I've been at the controls of a N&W Coal train in Sandusky Ohio. Back when I was a kid. My parents owned a Tavern, next to the tracks. It was conveniently called the Rail lounge. Back in the late 70s early 80s we served great burgers, fresh cut fries🍟 onion rings hot deep fried hot dogs And a lot of other items. Different companies in the area would take their lunch break at our tavern. Ford, New Departure And of course the railroad guys. I was only 8 yrs old. But after they ate lunch. They asked mom if I could go back to take a ride down to the coal docks. I didn't get to go all the way but I still got to learn about the controls and how the series or the code to the horn blows. As well as the air mechanism for the bell to ring. It will always be a great memory, I mean how many kids can say they operated a train. I use to know the # of the engine. But after all those yrs I've forgotten. I wish I could remember.🫤 45 yrs is a long time. But I will always be grateful for the N&W crew who shared such a great experience. Big John Gains, Big Dummy. lol I'll always love him and the N&W crew. 🥇🏆🚅🚂🚃🚃🍻🍺🍺🍔🍔🍟🍟

Excellent video, those old F7's still get me feeling all nostalgic

Just found the video. EMD E and F units always are beautiful engines...my favorite diesel engines.

I am from Pakiatan... Once these EMD engines ruled the railway in Pakistan.. No doubt American locos are Long lasting if they are properly maintained....

World is moving so fast but real joy and attraction is here. Love to see it. Wonderfull.

I love those old F units. That was fun.

The interior of this train looks soooooo good and clean. 👌

I love playing the game called "Train Sim World" on my Playstation 4. It's so fun! You can drive all kinds of trains and even do a cold start on the engines. It's also available on PC

This is vary cool to watch. I'd love to do that myself.

Super!! I'm jealous too!!! I was in an E-8 on the Erie (pheobe snow) when I was 10 years old from Chicago to hammond indiana.

I've driven through there to Decatur to deliever steel. Never thought they gave engineer lessons there. Lol.

Great rail therapy...Big like from Romania!!!

That would be an awesome experience to do

when i hired on conrail they did have a few of those covered wagons in service must say they gave a nice smooth ride, the old alcos very different as every time you went over a crossover at road speed, felt like the dame thing was going to derail and in winter you froze in them the cab heaters were crap and they were dirty too, was so happy when they took all those out of service and junked all of them, the old ge u boats were just as bad too.

The streamliner is the best looking of all trains

It makes me wonder if those are the same Illinois Central passenger cars that I used to see going through Genoa, Illinois years ago when I was a kid on the Freeport Subdivision of the IC. It's nice to know that some or maybe all of the train may have been saved.

Nice work Donald!

I rode a mile or two on an F7 from Decatur west to Hannibal. The Wabash was a great RR to work on.

Had he ever driven a train before? He did a seriously good job!

I love these old streamliners!!!!!

You can hear the Doppler effect at play during the whistles at the first crossing, interesting since it is stationary Vs approaching rather than the usual approaching and receding.

Those old covered wagons.....they just never die. Wasn't that one of the canuck Fs from London with Dofasco trucks?

Hi Don I found your channel through another friend of mine who loves train's just as much as I do

I loved to see older trains than newer cause the old pulled with power

Time machine!!!

Well Don is having way too much fun . I want to do that

i love old trains

Whoa, that looks difficult. So much you have to pay attention to.

I always wanted to be an engineer. Many things got in the way: college, the Navy, marriage, kids, etc. No regrets, but I've missed out on something.

Beautiful locomotive

Nice video!

This would be the ultimate!

What a beautiful Engine.

I've seen cab rides in these F units before, and have seen the engineer press down on the brake levers. WHat is that function? Never understood it. Thanks, -- Doc

Good job Don !!

That thing is beautiful!

Australian GM locomotive 4204 is my favourite diesel electric .

BIG TIME LIKED, I Subscribed Don 👍😎

that was pretty cool !!!

These type of locomotive was use in Pakistan railways, 1974 to 1980-

Fun video. I gave it a thumbs up. I would give it an extra thumbs up for the Cards jacket if I could.

What A Man!

I read somewhere GM got those cab windows from Oldsmobile or Buick windshield stock

One of the best airhorns. I believe a Nathan M3. D24 automatic airbrake.

wow!

Nice cab ride

Does this loco have a manually lapping braking system?

Long version? Heck, it could have been way longer than this, this was fun!

I'm so jealous! ☺

V nice video

Cool

Nice M3 Horn

does the engineer need to know how to fix or repair the engine if something goes wrong? always wondered about that!.

Nice job ace you're hired lol

What state is Monticello in?

Engineers make the WORLD 🌐 as they are a little Block Heads 😆

I want to see the gg1 in cab operation

I actually learned how to drive this train

The good thing they don't have to look at the road. So scared.

Wow That EMD F7 Locomotive Train Looks Like A Paw Patrol Locomotive Train😨😍

Is that a broad gauge????

Where is steam locomotive 401

I want to Drive the beast ! )))

GO CARDS thats the baseball team his shirt is

Get that poor man a Cubs jacket.

We so

Im a train surfer !!

I wonder how much it costs to do that?

Escuta só o ronco

Hey Zephy1949 can I ask you a question in a private message please?

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Coming out of the hole oh yeah

When F3’s were put back into excursion service was the prime mover upgraded and repowered? If what prime mover? and what horn? Nice horn ....Thanks for your response

Japanese train are more advanced than we have here

проба тормозов в 2 ступени,по рукам надавать

very slow

Scrap the diesels. go electric🚋🚊 locomotive. avoid global warming and pollution. 😭.fan 🚂🚃🚃

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I'd like to learn to run a Diesel Locomotive my self I like this video the only thing I didn't like is his Jacket of course I guess he wouldnt like mine either Mine is a Cubs Jacket!

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