I think about the thousands of passengers that Bill has safely and timely delivered to their destination.

PRR's saying was that "A clean fire, was an efficient fire".

One of the best interview, Bill Broadus has in-depth knowledge of the railway that needs to be record in several formats. It would be nice if a publisher could organize a life story of Bills achievement's telling the true stories on rail operations. More interviews with Bill will give better insight to our modeling operations.

I could listen to this all day

This guy is so interesting to listen to.A huge wealth of knowledge!

This guy is a true professional and I have nothing but respect for him . Amtrak is very fortunate to have him . DJ , you are at your finest too , video after video of very interesting subjects

I could listen to this man all day. He's just oozing wisdom and experience. Tell him to start a podcast please.

I’m absolutely love this man. He’s smart, really smart, and that’s what makes him give such a great interview.

Great interview

These railroad stories are fantastic, and could listen to them all day. I drive a semi and keeps me entertained listening to them. Would love to see more of them 👌

What an absolute pleasure to listen to a man who took pride in his profession, did it well and knew his stuff, and to hear him recount his vast experience over many territories and classes of service. Myself? I was never happier as an engineer than when I was rockin' the pigs along at 70 per in a 5000 class SD 40-2 (ATSF may she rest in peace.) But then, bouncing along on the branch lines with a quartet of high nose GP 9s, hanging on that whistle chord over the crossings was always a blast as well. I was fortunate to start when the WWII guys were retiring. What a picture window into history it was. All I wanted to be was a railroad engineer. I was fortunate indeed. Young 'uns, take heed of this man. Enjoy it while you can. It goes by as fast as an Acela.🚝🙂

DJ please tell Bill thank you so much for sharing all of his information it was very interesting I think that you should do more interviews

He’s completely right. I’m a pilot and have always had hot rods. I hate technology. Give me manual control over everything and I won’t fail as often as electronics will. That goes for cars, planes and trains.

I had to chuckle - my first car was a '76 Dodge Dart Swinger!

Thank you DJ and Bill for taking the time to share your experiences and knowledge. Videos like these are what people want, true life stories of how it was and currently is. Happy railroading guys and thanks again.

His memory of details and of engine assignments, even where they came from or went to, is amazing.

Very informative and entertaining series. Can't wait to see the model railroad.

Wow! Great series and with pictures for those of us not fortunate enough to have seen these locomotives in person. Excellent job, as usual👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🚝

These are fantastic videos. Bill is an absolute pearler. Experienced, articulate and a great storyteller. Hard to believe he worked on so many different types of locomotive, especially the early first-generation models. I will go back and watch these again and again.

Enjoyed the series greatly

DJ, great interview! I want more!~

Thanks, guys, .. very informative and interesting series. Mr. Broadus is obviously a well seasoned engineer. I love to hear from experience.

Awesome series - great stuff DJ & Bill, thanks!👍👍

I'm sure I must have seen Engineer Bill at work many times. I used to travel through Elizabeth NJ going to college and recall seeing strings of GG1 and E44s passing through. Now I'm near Eddystone, the final home of Baldwin Locomotives. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent series of videos. I thurley enjoyed them. They made me think about the stories my uncle told me of his time with SF(mid 60's-2001). I really wish I would have recorded his stories before he passed.

Ohhhh man this was beautiful I really enjoyed this.

Great video DJ. This video is inspiring me to rethink my future layout build in my hobby train room. Thanks again for answering my question in my email on wall color choice. Ed

Video of the ICE Train, pulled by two EMD units, posted by Willy Kaemena on KZfaq.

IF anyone could find a complaint with this set of vids, they aren't long enough. 😁It's unfortunate almost all the "old heads" of the steam era are gone., and can't give info like this about the golden age. Great work DJ.

As a HO modeler and railfan, I have to agree the SD40-2 is my favorite diesel locomotive. Would love to hear more stories from him especially his experience on the GG1.

I still own my 1974 360 Plymouth Duster.

You don't have to love the things you do , you have to do the things you love.

Nice Video

Such a pleasant interview. Thanks for doing it, DJ. If you have "outtakes" of his days with the GG-1, I'd like to see that some time. I think your woman engineer drove those, right?

Thanks for this great video and that's awesome that Bill controlled the ICE 1 in 1993! The correction for the modern German Railways, it's "Deutsche Bahn AG" which was formed in 1994, about five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and within that time, Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn (East German version) tried to work together before they merged into the modern DB.

Great video DJ. I really appreciate you guys sharing your story and your service in the railroad industry. You guys keep the country and the economy moving. Thank you.

Fascinating.

Great series of interviews with Engineer Bill.

as a kid (early 80s) i use to go down to the railway station when the local shunt rolled in, the station master use to get me a ride on the engine with the crews…naturally i pursued the job and got to sit in the RHS, and you guys are right…it is a seat that not many get to take charge of…and to think i was laughed at in high school when we all nominated what job we wanted to do…beats teaching a room full of kids that have no interest like my school teacher friend…me, office with a rolling view

Awesome three videos!!! Please do more of the interviews/stories!!!

I want Bill to come tell me some bedtime stories!

my local railroad has transitioned from gp38-2s to b40-8 locomotives we do have a sw9 a GP9 SD9 sd35 and a 2-6-2 locomotive

Good Stuff

Just wondering: why does AC rectifier gear in the rear preclude an end platform? Is it space within the specified frame length, or is there a radiation problem or some such?? A Marklin/Trix ICE set would look nice as a visitor on that layout. Sorry; can't help it. The trouble with watching you blokes (and a few others) is you spark good ideas; often really good ideas. Only time lacks. Thanks. Peter

Does he also model railroad? John

So DJ I have a question for that Amtrak engineer, has a passenger ever give him like a tip, a snack, drink, etc I’ve always wondered if anyone thanked the man that got them to their destination???

Nice to hear stories from a railroader who loves what he does. I work for the railroad and most of the guys dont enjoy it and make fun of those who do

Wow !!!!

good morning dj !!! first, thank you again for all your recent help with my bprr questions... i was wondering if you could advise me on being able to determine when the monessen coke trains, powered by avr/bprr/wle engines and heading north to buffalo, are scheduled to run ? i have spoken to many modelers and several rr workers and no one knows when they run.... being in the pittsburgh area i am hoping you can help us, as if you haven't done enough already !!! btw, you are our last hope for an answer... ps, i live only 15 minutes from ashford junction and don't know their regularly scheduled trains come through...any help would be greatly appreciated and i promise to buy you a primanti "sammich" with a cold beer, of course !!!

Yo DJ I gotta question. Why don’t conductors wear a safety vest with a harness to secure yourself to the car while riding the side. So if they get hit with a ton of slack they cannot fly off the side of the rail car. You could secure yourself to a ladder 🤔

Bill is nice guy but the fastest train in the world is a French TGV at 357.2 MPH. The current world speed record for a commercial train on steel wheels is held by the French TGV at 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), achieved on 3 April 2007 on the new LGV Est.

Did you ever run the RS-3M?

we could talk all day…..

good morning dj !!! quick question, please... just watched your vid on steve johnsons union rr pike ( filmed about a year ago) he noted that the union rr handles at least 1-2 coke trains per day prototypically. as i told you in an earlier note, i model bprr from butler/riker yards ( thanks for the vid link you sent me last week !!!) to south buffalo. we get a coke train from your area about 2 times per month headed by bprr/wle(we)/avr/ carl.exp consists... are those coke trains heading north to s. buffalo some of the same coke drags the union rr handles ? would be nice to know and possibly add some sort of union rr engines to my new carload express roster from your neck of the woods as a south terminal part of my bprr. thanks again dj.... we love you and your work (steve, too !!!) denny armes, supt. bprr