I think about the thousands of passengers that Bill has safely and timely delivered to their destination.
@stanleyromanowski9816 Жыл бұрын
PRR's saying was that "A clean fire, was an efficient fire".
@RB-yq7qv Жыл бұрын
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.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Coming later this year. Its filmed already, but have to wait until the fall.
@railwayjade Жыл бұрын
I could listen to this all day
@mikehowey4869 Жыл бұрын
This guy is so interesting to listen to.A huge wealth of knowledge!
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
More in the fall with him! Stay tuned.
@mikel5295 Жыл бұрын
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
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Sincerely appreciated.
@GF6CBCRAIL Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mikel5295 Жыл бұрын
@@GF6CBCRAIL You are welcome sir and have a safe , easy day my friend
@devo_yahson8 ай бұрын
I could listen to this man all day. He's just oozing wisdom and experience. Tell him to start a podcast please.
@danhoyland142 Жыл бұрын
I’m absolutely love this man. He’s smart, really smart, and that’s what makes him give such a great interview.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@vincentcalvelli6452 Жыл бұрын
Great interview
@brandonkoole6559 ай бұрын
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 👌
@djstrains9 ай бұрын
My channel homepage has a section called PLAYLIST Look for one title LIFE AS AN ENGINEER I put them all there and you can binge watch or listen to them! Thanks and enjoy
@brandonkoole6559 ай бұрын
@@djstrains Perfect, thank you :)
@hotrockmiller641310 ай бұрын
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.🚝🙂
@djstrains10 ай бұрын
Excellent commentary
@georgehasler142 Жыл бұрын
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
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Will do
@GF6CBCRAIL Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@thatairplaneguy Жыл бұрын
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.
@njcurmudgeon Жыл бұрын
I had to chuckle - my first car was a '76 Dodge Dart Swinger!
@kenamosjr.bo_51 Жыл бұрын
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.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@bjjt-nu9dx Жыл бұрын
His memory of details and of engine assignments, even where they came from or went to, is amazing.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Agree
@luvindemtrains Жыл бұрын
Very informative and entertaining series. Can't wait to see the model railroad.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
You’re gonna love it
@SD45-ET44AC Жыл бұрын
Wow! Great series and with pictures for those of us not fortunate enough to have seen these locomotives in person. Excellent job, as usual👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🚝
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@paulperrottet113 Жыл бұрын
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.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@Tsass0 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the series greatly
@jerrysinclair3771 Жыл бұрын
DJ, great interview! I want more!~
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
More to come! In the fall, you'll see him at the model railroad club. Its really good.
@kennethfuller8347 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, guys, .. very informative and interesting series. Mr. Broadus is obviously a well seasoned engineer. I love to hear from experience.
@openeyes-411 Жыл бұрын
Awesome series - great stuff DJ & Bill, thanks!👍👍
@williamj38436 ай бұрын
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.
@djstrains6 ай бұрын
Very cool!
@realwildman Жыл бұрын
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.
@eliabraham6918 Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh man this was beautiful I really enjoyed this.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@mistered13979 ай бұрын
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
@bjjt-nu9dx Жыл бұрын
Video of the ICE Train, pulled by two EMD units, posted by Willy Kaemena on KZfaq.
@rickmiller4202 Жыл бұрын
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.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@projects4dad952 Жыл бұрын
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.
@GF6CBCRAIL Жыл бұрын
NJ Transit had the last of the Gs, 2 opportunities to operate before the final elimination of them. Frame cracks and the transformer coolant was a major issue. PCBs were a issue with EPA due to cancer. The grounds were saturated with it at engine terminals. There were signs up in some locations like Paoli not to walk around on contaminated soil. The soil was trucked out and replaced in many locations. Amtrak also had E44s but we had them cut up at Wilmington Shops due the same issues. You'll find a few pictures, black and platinum mist in the 500 series.
@IMRROcom Жыл бұрын
I still own my 1974 360 Plymouth Duster.
@joelvale3887 Жыл бұрын
You don't have to love the things you do , you have to do the things you love.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@CSXOhioRailFanPlus752 Жыл бұрын
Nice Video
@KutWrite Жыл бұрын
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?
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
The 3 videos had no footage removed. It was a 42 minute free flow that I simply cut. Susie did run those, yes.
@OwenConcorde Жыл бұрын
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.
@RonMontagueSWRR Жыл бұрын
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.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@richardgivens2422 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating.
@daviddryden8088 Жыл бұрын
Great series of interviews with Engineer Bill.
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
More in a few months
@H3avyHaul3r Жыл бұрын
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
@KutWrite Жыл бұрын
Only thing I didn't like during my year of training was the way the office folks and execs (Trainmaster on up) treated us like a lower caste. I got tired of being cheated out of pay, which didn't end when I was a control operator. And the unions... bah!
@larryrussell4905 Жыл бұрын
Awesome three videos!!! Please do more of the interviews/stories!!!
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
I have some great ones on my channel Look for PLAYLISTS: life as an engineer
@larryrussell4905 Жыл бұрын
@@djstrains I’ve seen most of them. I enjoy them.
@mrdisco102 Жыл бұрын
I want Bill to come tell me some bedtime stories!
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
FAVORITE COMMENT!!!
@stephenjohnson269 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Dannyedelman4231 Жыл бұрын
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
@dcurbatsch5 ай бұрын
Good Stuff
@djstrains5 ай бұрын
Make sure you see all three interviews with him. Playlist: Life as an engineer
@dcurbatsch5 ай бұрын
@@djstrains watched all Three
@petert974910 ай бұрын
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
@Zebrails Жыл бұрын
Does he also model railroad? John
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Yes, and you'll love those videos I filmed. Phenomenal.
@PittsburghRailroader31 Жыл бұрын
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???
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
The new engines make it inaccessible to go from passenger car to an engine. You'd have to climb up the side of the engine like entering a tree house.
@michlo33939 ай бұрын
To be honest, the engineer is anonymous to everyone but the crew and the few railfans out there who care. The passengers have no connection or interaction with the engineer and if all goes well, it will stay that way. The best part about being an engineer at Amtrak is A)no uniform and B)not putting up with the people!
@stephenjohnson269 ай бұрын
We don't get snacks from passengers but if you do your job correctly and stand by the engine at the end of the run, you may get a few "Thank You" comments. I know I have.
@_mynewcareer Жыл бұрын
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
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
I see that where I work too
@stephenjohnson269 ай бұрын
The only reason they make fun is because they can't bring themselves to enjoy it
@stephenjohnson269 ай бұрын
I have had those "debbie downers" over to see my layout, they are like kids in a candy store away from work. Many of them are now repeat operators when I have operating sessions
@ericwilliams1023 Жыл бұрын
Wow !!!!
@dennisarmes3473 Жыл бұрын
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 !!!
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
I have zero idea also. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help
@NVx_Cobra Жыл бұрын
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 🤔
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
What if they encounter a close clearance where they need to dismount quickly?
@NVx_Cobra Жыл бұрын
@@djstrains didn’t think about that
@Christiane069 Жыл бұрын
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.
@KutWrite Жыл бұрын
Interesting that even with newer tech, no one has exceeded that record.
@Christiane069 Жыл бұрын
@@KutWrite The problem with high speed is energy. It takes a huge amount of energy to go fast. This problem force limits to normal use of high speed trains. In France most high speed trains are limited to about 220 Mph or about 320 Kmh. For the speed record the EDF (French electric company) had to raise the voltage from 25 KV to over 30 KV. Therefore this stunt was only possible just to show the technology. Newer fast French trains are more about efficiency, cost, and passenger comfort.
@KutWrite Жыл бұрын
@@Christiane069 Thanks. That makes sense.
@StefanWithTrains3222 Жыл бұрын
@@Christiane069ummmm... 220mph = 350 km/h, 200mph = 320 km/h
@notthatguy1736 Жыл бұрын
Did you ever run the RS-3M?
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
see part 1 and 2
@GF6CBCRAIL Жыл бұрын
In the Terminal, #104
@H3avyHaul3r Жыл бұрын
we could talk all day…..
@dennisarmes3473 Жыл бұрын
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
@djstrains Жыл бұрын
Clairton coke is served by union railroad who brings it to CSX in McKeesport. That would be the CSX coke express cars. NS also picks up their high top cars there. And the wheeling can get to clairton also. But Only wheeling works the coke plant in monesson! Using wle cars. So my guess is that is what you’re seeing. See playlist for steel, find the video on understanding the coke plant where I filmed it with the drone during shutdown
@dennisarmes3473 Жыл бұрын
@@djstrains dj... you are correct, the cars are wle and they go right to the port of buffalo, which a local fan that does youtube clips ( matty gunn) gives us local modelers drone shots of... tons of neat stuff on his videos too. thanks dj !!