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@al007italia3 жыл бұрын
EMD F units are my favorite locomotives.
@DIYD3 жыл бұрын
Kid, you are dropping knowledge!!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Haha Thanks man!
@Corry-be4kz3 жыл бұрын
I'm a kid and I say he is I take this to my mom and says that's me Wish we could do a collaboration So I find that funny!
@tracynation28202 жыл бұрын
An excellent video. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado, where we still use five "Phase 1" F-7 units. Two A units and three B units provide daily commuter and express passenger train service, and they look fantastic with their matching passenger cars. P.S. I love the pictures of the Burlington units, especially the super clean GP-30. 💙 T.E.N.
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you! thats really neat!
@rogerletsom21273 жыл бұрын
As both a diesel enthusiast and EMD fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Great job!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I worked really hard on it!
@Straswa3 жыл бұрын
Great vid, the EMD F-7s are my favorite diesel locomotives.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tonyrollman39913 жыл бұрын
F-7 Sante fe stream liners were so beautiful !!!miss seeing those diesels back in the 70s and of course ending with the caboose !!!!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@jimtrack37862 жыл бұрын
You did your research well and taught us older guys a good many things about this beloved locomotive, well done!
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jacksalvin3643 жыл бұрын
The EMD F-7s were in both freight and passengers.
@Gma7788 Жыл бұрын
They put some wings on them and they could fly. They would fly from Melbourne to Tasmania back in the 1960's. We had 122 of the vertical nose version.
@billmorris26133 жыл бұрын
I hired out as a fireman on the Texas and Pacific Railway Co in 1973. We still had some F-7s and I got to run them as a fireman, engineer trainee, and engineer until they were all retired. I liked running them and was sad to see them go.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a lot of fun! Its a shame they were retired :/
@billmorris26133 жыл бұрын
Train Master 26 They were worn out and sometimes we were having to keep them running with paper cups and fusee caps.
@dirtydog28582 жыл бұрын
You sound like a youngster, but, oh so impressive. You enunciation was excellent, good voice, well thought out script, and I enjoyed this video immensely. Great job! Kiddo!
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I tried to do the best I could!
@dirtydog28582 жыл бұрын
The maximum speed of a diesel electric locomotive was determined by the gearing. Freights were generally geared to max out at 70 MPH while passengers were commonly geared for 90 MPH. If a carrier wanted greater speed, that maximum speed would be specified in the purchase orders or changed during a major servicing.
@patricksommerville4633 жыл бұрын
There were some Australian variants of the EMD F-7. The Australian variants included Victorian Railways S300 and B Clsss, NSWGR 42 class and 421 class, and Commonwealth Railways GM class. They were slightly longer, had 6 axle bogies (trucks) and the NSWGR 421 class had a semi streamline B end for running B end first. The Victorian B class was also unique in the fact that they were double ended
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
A double ended f7 sounds pretty cool!
@kenmunozatmmrrailroad68532 жыл бұрын
What a great job narrating young man!
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@IckAck033 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the good and insightful video! I wish the U.S. continued to use this style of diesel designs throughout the decades. Seeing Australia continuing to employ similar-looking locomotives on their lines is _very_ cool, culturally and visually.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
No problem! I think it would be pretty cool to see retro styled trains in the future.
@Lucius_Chiaraviglio2 жыл бұрын
Some of the newer passenger locomotives actually are carbody units (like the Siemens ACS64 and Chargers), but their noses sure look strange (the mid-to-late E- and F- unit bulldog nose seems less likely to shovel an obstacle on the track up into the cab).
@marcalguardiola33273 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video that let me know the history of North American trains, and this beautiful engines. Regards from Spain.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Im happy you enjoyed!
@Yak97413 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video bud, you did a great job!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton!
@donhubiak97763 жыл бұрын
Such a great video! Excellent work!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@salasnet82 жыл бұрын
Excellent job on this nice short video! The F7 is probably one of my favorite locos of all time. Keep up the good work and continue making great videos! You have a real talent.
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@clendenenjames88042 жыл бұрын
Wow do I love trains when I was young I slept on a bed near window, I Crack the window, and on the hardy tack, and I could hear the bells ringing as the train approach, I lived in Houston, Got I love it
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Ive always had a fascination with train, definitely the most interesting mode of transportation out there!
@clendenenjames88042 жыл бұрын
@@TrainMaster26 my friend I've loved any kind of trains
@bruceroberts86403 жыл бұрын
It's always a treat to see F units on the go! Nice job, Train Master 26!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@bennickss Жыл бұрын
I love the way the 1940s/1950s USA diesels look, particularly because the DP1 Deltic prototype was based on it, and that the Class 37 (1960-present day), 40 (1958-1984), 44 (1958-1977) and 55 (1961-1981) resemble them. I love the massive noses and headlights as well as the slim windows.
@TrainMaster26 Жыл бұрын
As do I! It really gives them character that’s lacking from most modern engines.
@bennickss Жыл бұрын
@@TrainMaster26 The 37s are still going strong after 60 years with around 60 still in use and another 30 in preservation. Their growling roar can’t be matched by the “ying ying ying ying” of any current EMDs
@owenchuarbx Жыл бұрын
This is my favourite American Locomotive because of the sound of its diesel prime mover.
@thomasmoje5926 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I used to watch trains at the Niagara Falls, NY rail yard. Most of the activity was switching work with switchers but every once in a while I'd catch F locos most often in New York Central markings that was a treat. Now I have an F7 A/B combo in Pennsylvania RR livery in my HO scale model train layout brings back memories of seeing the F locos going in and out of Niagara Falls.
@TrainMaster26 Жыл бұрын
I would have loved to see F units in their prime, thanks for the story!
@stankingzton35642 жыл бұрын
A red/yellow/silver Sante Fe F7 is hanging out here in Sacramento,California by the State Railway Museum. I personally love the Santa Fe colors F7 but since watching this video and seeing the Burlington Northern stripes on one it's a tie between the two.😅
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
They're all great but I personally like the santa fe yellow bonnets.
@jamesrussell6123 Жыл бұрын
I used to see F7 Southern Railway in freight running through the other side of Salisbury NC when my sister and I were little
@hjd.transit92673 жыл бұрын
Nice vid! I do have to say, music choice seemed very close to AmtrakGuy365. But besides that AWESOME VID MAN
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Yeah in the next episode i changed up the music so I can have my series be more original.
@porneliushubertsthaicuisin13163 жыл бұрын
Good work. I’m surprised at the quality. Love to see it
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@silicon2122 жыл бұрын
Just to point out, at 2:59 that is an F3, not an F7. You can tell by the sides and the top vents.
@SternLX Жыл бұрын
I remember in the 1970's when I was in Elementary school me and my friends would hangout near a Southern Pacific switching yard. Couldn't throw a stone without hitting an F7 they were so prevalent.
@Greatdome992 жыл бұрын
Maximum speed depended on final gear ratio, not 65mph. Many F7s were geared for 90+ mph.
@bonehead27682 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, Fantastic job.Thank You for uploading & sharing,Please keep them coming, I Really enjoyed watching.
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! It means a lot to me that people enjoy what I put out. I've definitely got more on the way.
@rcs16412 жыл бұрын
The venerable Covered Wagon. Great job on the video!
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Corry-be4kz3 жыл бұрын
Real nice video keep it up!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis2 жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly, the Santa Fe F7 that broke the wall was converted to a CF7 road switcher and is still in service on a short line in the southeastern United States.
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
that sounds probable, from the amount of damage that it sustained It would need a major overhaul.
@Pauley_in_GP2 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dkd12282 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the documentary. You have excellent narration skills.
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That means a lot
@RGH20073 жыл бұрын
I actually clicked on this video because I am building a live steam gauge EMD-F7
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! hope you enjoyed!
@jjsgarage36342 жыл бұрын
Nice job kid! I would ride my bike to the train station in Downers Grove IL. just to catch and admire all the green F units on the Burlington Northern back in the early 80’s. I’m now 50 and always will love the old F units. 👌
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really like the Burlington northern paint scheme too. The big white stripe on some of them looked really sharp.
@billmorris26133 жыл бұрын
Good morning from SE Louisiana 3 May 21.
@RainyDaeKingpin3 жыл бұрын
interesting
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
very
@Corry-be4kz3 жыл бұрын
Yup all true.
@andregonsalvez92442 жыл бұрын
GO Transit used these F7 in the 70s and early 80s and earlier on with CP and CN Rail freight trains . Great video review.
@russgrunert47303 жыл бұрын
Even a dirty F7 was gorgeous
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@magnuswettermark82933 жыл бұрын
Love the emd f7..
@ishaanchandel69664 жыл бұрын
I love the F series
@TrainMaster264 жыл бұрын
Same! Its one of my favorite engine designs
@garrettsubproductions8705 Жыл бұрын
Great video!!👍
@TrainMaster26 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@waltonwarrior74282 жыл бұрын
Excellent Video. Very informative and educational.
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Ive made a few more of these styles of videos if you're interested. They are a lot higher quality.
@tommythomason61872 жыл бұрын
To those with only a passing interest in trains, the F units were the ones they most identified with trains. That's why trainset manufacturers always had them in their sets - usually with the beautiful red Santa Fe Warbonnet paint scheme. Bachmann sets often came with yellow Chessie System F7s, even though there was never a Chessie prototype painted in the yellow, vermillion and navy blue scheme. The bright colors and handsome looks of those F units moved the trainsets off the shelves.
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Yes, if im not mistaken I think the F7 is one of the most widely produced engines in model railroading
@kysflexer3 жыл бұрын
epic games
@soldiersvejk20536 ай бұрын
I see you are using Railroad Tycoon music! So nostalgic!
@stephenheath84652 жыл бұрын
F7 were so synonymous with the AT&SF ,but the Espee was the biggest customer.Go figure lol
@pilky73 жыл бұрын
I’m actually British and am really interested in the USA trains [= so thx
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
No problem! British trains are pretty cool too!
@elijohnson19522 жыл бұрын
The music at the beginning is from Railroad Tycoon 2; that brought me back...
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
A true classic
@skuula3 жыл бұрын
The EMD F adapted for Europe is still in limited service. This clip is from yesterday: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJyEo9GetbGReIE.html . They are both essentially F7s, the yellow Nohab from Denmark and the other one from Luxembourg.
@AndrewTheRadarMan2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and narration! Keep up the good work
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@adub13002 жыл бұрын
The Verde Canyon railway in Arizona runs 2 F7s for its tour train!
@richardhead1114 Жыл бұрын
Love this video
@ghostface1529 Жыл бұрын
fun fact these locomotives were often made in the same factories that made cars for the population and as such some parts of these trains were repurposed for use on the trains that is the most prevalent with the windshield and wipers as those are pretty much just old car windshields and wipers modified to fit on them heck some have the same exact style of opening windows for the engineers to seeo out of as the cars of the day had even some gauges such as speedometers were just repurposed and modified to be used on the instrument panel of the train
@TrainMaster26 Жыл бұрын
Guess that’s why they call it a “car-body”!
@vincebuono21352 жыл бұрын
Oh you for got the f7 was in a movie silver streak!! !!!!
@danielepelaia78752 жыл бұрын
A very interesting video
@kakyoinmilfhunter18964 жыл бұрын
Nice
@fostoriadistrictrailfan39073 жыл бұрын
Noice!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
thanketh 500th subscriber
@kevinhoward95932 жыл бұрын
The B&O museum just finished restoring #51.
@johndaman69442 жыл бұрын
Great work
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you that means alot!
@johndaman69442 жыл бұрын
Please do one for the F40 PH
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a good idea! I'll put that on the list of engines to cover.
@reegmeister2 жыл бұрын
3:00 "Hey buddy, you can't park there!"
@thekidfromcleveland39444 жыл бұрын
Musics a wee bit loud but otherwise it felt like watching Amtrak guy. This was lovely. Will do the pre war streamliners like the Pioneer zephyr and M10000?
@TrainMaster264 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! Ill definitely do a episode covering most of the streamliners. :D
@Reading_Modeler3 жыл бұрын
why does this sound like a school presentation lmao
@shinemendwoor2 жыл бұрын
LOOK IT IS WILSON!! Ok I’ll go see myself out
@ReadingAreaRailfan2 жыл бұрын
NS hasnt had the F units for awhile now though. 2 went to RBMN
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Yeah i didn't include them selling their units in the video for whatever reason.
@davidquarles59653 жыл бұрын
The music is distracting, and also make the narration difficult to hear. Most videos don't need background music, they are interesting enough.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Yeah ive fixed the music and audio problem since this episode. My latest one is a hundred times better
@badboy103502 ай бұрын
Locomotive that crashed through the wall at L.A.'s Union Station was caused by Engineer, Fred Hurst, error. He accidentally released the air brakes causing the engine to jump the tracks and go through the wall. He lost his job over this.
@billmorris26133 жыл бұрын
According to other sources for the stats of the F-7 the max speed could be up to 119 mph.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
That sounds like it could have been possible, but we may never truly know.
@billmorris26133 жыл бұрын
Train Master 26 The 100 to 119 MPH came from Wikipedia on the stats for the FP7, the passenger version of the F7s. Probably the main difference was different traction motors and gear ratios.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
@@billmorris2613 ooooh ok I forgot that the fp7's were just re-geared f7s
@billmorris26133 жыл бұрын
Train Master 26 Also they probably have different traction motors that can turn higher RPMs than the standard F7 traction motors. Max RPM of the traction motors is part of the formula, along with the gear ratio, that determines Max MPH. Over speeding the traction motor can unwind the windings inside the traction motors. I can remember riding in the cab of an FP7 with my father on passenger trains when I was in high school and running between 95 and 100 MPH. We left Avondale, LA an hour and twenty five minutes late, as they held us for 5 hot piggy backs, and we pulled into Alexandria, LA, 184 miles away, on time. One more difference the FP7s had was a steam generator used to heat the passenger coaches in the colder months. That is why they were about 5 feet longer than the standard F7s.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Wow! Making up an hour and 25 minute delay is really impressive! Thanks for sharing!
@fulviosantangeletta58382 жыл бұрын
nice video - just a note EMD Made the EA (for the Baltimore and Ohio only ) in 1937 1938 was the E1 s only Santa Fe had them
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Oh I didn't know that, that's pretty interesting!
@fulviosantangeletta58382 жыл бұрын
@@TrainMaster26 They're fascinating beautiful looking futuristic engines both of the E1 and the E a's EMD in 1937 of course made the TA Rock Island was the only one that had it beautiful locomotive Sunset models made a model in Oh scale I have it it's absolutely magnificent the Baltimore Ohio EA model is coming out by the same company in probably the middle of this year One train that would be really cool to review is the Missouri Pacific Eagle trains the Colorado eagle the Texas eagle and other trains of course Texas and Pacific also worked with them some of the most beautiful paint schemes done on trains ever this one was made by Raymond loway you may be familiar already but they're hard to find videos of in color especially.... Enjoying watching your channel looking forward to more videos.. Have you thought about doing a video on the eagles already?
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
@@fulviosantangeletta5838 That sounds like an interesting idea! I really love the paint schemes of early passenger trains, they dont get much better than that. I think I will make a video talking about most of the famous passenger trains from that era, it sounds pretty interesting!
@fisherbridgeproductions2 жыл бұрын
I like your content I subscribed
@TrainMaster262 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate it
@fisherbridgeproductions2 жыл бұрын
@@TrainMaster26 your welcome
@andywomack34142 жыл бұрын
As cool as these locomotives may look, the design sucked as far as operations are concerned. I've ridden with my dad, who was a locomotive engineer, on a similar design E8 passenger locomotive. Those automotive looking windows provide limited forward visibility as they are placed too high above the deck of the cab.
@TroublesomeSlateTruck2 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@vuurvrrailfanner46562 жыл бұрын
2:48 well runaway train 1985 it wasn’t really a EMD F-7 It was a alaska railroad F unit 1500
@amyreynolds36192 жыл бұрын
Southern railroad has surviving all E and F units.
@johnnyjames71393 жыл бұрын
Your statement that F7 were geared for 65 mph is WRONG!
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Oh really how fast could they go? Everywhere I looked said 65 mph
@metalsonicv2.5134 ай бұрын
3:07 that sounds familiar.
@iowarailfanner10134 жыл бұрын
Then north folk southern auctioned off there f units
@TrainMaster264 жыл бұрын
Yeah, its a shame. I didn't really feel like adding that bit of info since it wasn't important to the topic
@creeperkillere3 жыл бұрын
@@TrainMaster26 They are still alive in 2021 and run, But they are unknown to me.
@TrainMaster263 жыл бұрын
Yeah hopefully we can see them back up and running on the mainline or something.
@themidochannel Жыл бұрын
I did that
@FordGTGTE9 ай бұрын
I’m not sure, but I think they went faster than 65
@TrainMaster269 ай бұрын
This video wasn’t the best research wise, I believe some f units were able to reach 90-100 mph. Maybe sometime in the future I’ll redo this with better information.
@Andreschannel_SA2 жыл бұрын
1:39. Well, it is in the heading of your video, but I find it too difficult to convert your antiquated measurements to metric, especially with the overwhelmingly loud porn movie music in the foreground. So, I'm out. I'll read about this somewhere, whenever I am interested in this topic again.
@pavelavietor12 жыл бұрын
hello AMERICAN TRAIN WTF . there’s no such thing as a AMERICAN TRAIN! are you a whiteamerienglish?. nice voice you have. saludos pavelavietor1 visigoth1 iberian1