My dad started on Penn Central, went over to conrail on the rail gangs, in 96 he went to conductor school for CSX and then engineer, he retired in 2006 but passed away in 2009. Love watching these to see first hand what he did. I told him one time I wanted to be like him and work on the rail road and he put the news paper down and very sternly told me "boy, I work the rail road so that one day you don't have to do that life." I ended up becoming a Jet Engine Mechanic on aircraft instead. Part of me thinks about the rail road alot and him. He ran trains out of Louisville, he did the Louisville to Evansville, Louisville to Nashville, and the Louisville to Cincinnati main lines. Anyways take care and love the videos.

The toughest part of being an engineer or a conductor are the suicides.. Its normally at night when a person just lays there, and most of them are under the influence of alcohol. I guess liquid courage helps them do it. The train crew is so high up, a person appears like a trash bag, and when they realize it’s not, they place the train in emergency stopping mode, but by then, it’s too late. My husband’s son is 26yrs old, and an engineer here in Florida.

I don't think engineers understand the fascination that many of us have with trains. Just the sheer size and power of the locomotive along with the length of the consist and its load can be both amazing and awe inspiring.

Every iron horse commands attention,and most people have an ongoing love affair with trains,,love the sound of the horn, especially at night 💯

That short clip you made of a freight rolling through the business district underneath Atlanta, Georgia, past the old Union and Terminal Station sites, is a gem I wont forget. People, outside of those in the railroad business, never get to see sights like that. And, one would never know, because there's hardly a trace of it left, what a vibrant passenger business Atlanta once had. That area was once known as, "The Iron Triangle," an incredible wye - a maze of tracks - between the two depots stretching from Forsyth Street to Marietta Street.

Former Holland Welder and it sure is nice to see the guys riding on our welds. Hello from Nakina Ontario Canada

I just want to say thank you for making these videos and showing those who are interested in the rail industry a unique view that some of us may never see. Thank you very much and I hope you are enjoying your retirement!

The daily horn blast blarring And homes just feet from the track must be so completely relaxing. Heck 2 miles from a track here at my house and I can hear horns from trains blaring while in my house.

I grew up beside the N&W in Sprigg (between Williamson and Matewan) mingo county, West Virginia; funny thing about train noise, and whistles, once use to it... you can sleep right thru. The trains I knew were very large steam locomotives, with a whistle so lonesome as to make one want to cry... It is a sound one never forgets, I still miss the mighty majesty... even after all these years.... Truly a time and era, Gone with the Wind.

Mr. Barnett, I think you guys are great!! One of the Conductors-Engineers saw us standing at a crossing & waved & hit the horn. Thank you guys for that little bit of kindness to a old weary traveler like us. Much Love & Respect. Gypsy & Taz

this man clearly takes pride in his work, thanks for sharing!

I can’t wait to show this to my grandson!! He LOVES TRAINS!!! Thank you for making this!!

Love listening to the sound of that GE ES44AH gevo engine from inside the cab of the locomotive I can imagine sitting behind the throttle of those things.

Sweet music to my ears!!!!! Those gevos was humming

I like video that shows what the engineers see. They are men of courage.

Thank you so much for the ride along in the cab. Just Great

Great video Mike, thanks for sharing your passion.

Currently living in Newark Ohio, and CSX used to run through Newark when it was an East West Line before Ohio Central Railroad took over the line between Columbus and Zanesville, which also bought out the CSX LINE That ran to Mt Vernon, and one of my West Virginia cities that CSX runs is Williamstown Wv, just north of that crossing there is a beautiful bridge that goes across the OHIO River and goes into downtown Marietta. And the Williamstown wv Bridge has been there for 30 years, which replaced the old one that was built in 1903 and was removed in 1988.

2024 and I am still loving these amazing videos I always wanted to become a CSX engineer since I was a child and I am now 21 and still would love to become one CSX will forever and always be my favorite railroad in the whole wide world

Thank you for putting this up.

hoping for more ! thank you

That horn is f*cking epic!

This is SO cool! I’ve always wanted to drive a train and see the inside lol 😅🎉

Love the BELL It's not a train passing without the Bell!!

Love the videos!! Did you ever operate an sd40-2? What were your observations of them

This is very cool and interesting to the the point of view of a train engineer! Great video 💯

Love the scenery.

Nice, an old Conrail unit still with the marker lights....wish the freight railroads would have never gotten rid of them. Great Vid!

this was a awesome video right here. i cant remember how long or when exactly but my granddad ran trippie header locomotives. and he would hang off the side of them as well when switching tracks. i think it was back in the early 80s to late 70s but am not sure.

Really cool! Thank you for the video.

THE JOB i ALLWAYS WANTED.

Google clip, enjoyed.Thanks for sharing

What a cool job. Awesome video.

Awesome video thank you.

7:00 - "Look, Ma! No hands!"

You Mike Barnett inspired me to become a csx train engineer someday 😊

It was allegedly Brad's electrical company that wired up the new house on Gun Club. I knew about his job because of renting that house from him. He's got the garage full of tools and the appearance, but all I had to go from was what they told me themselves. I've never actually seen Brad do the work. Coincidentally, I'm the one who lost my mind at the wiring job that Doug's former coworker from Elk Creek Technology Partners did for the new house low voltage wiring. Of course, I was comparing it to the work that Dave Nelms out of Monument Colorado did for us, because he did the wiring for the new USAV building when we moved it from Circle Dr (Frank's Farm) to the one on Sinton Road, right next to the dairy of the same name. "All my Milkshakes..." Something something something. :P

Fantastic video

fantastic thank you

Amazing Locomotive

very interesting.. thanks Mike.

another great video. hope your enjoying retirement.

Great work.

So cool. I always thought horn was on the cieling

We need more of these videos

Love the content bro 🤜

I've been a train watcher most of my 70yrs and I've owned a layout for a lot of years and now I have a shelf train around the wall of my home office. Mike that frame starting at 1:11 with you standing on the balcony in front of your engine is the most awesome train setting I have ever . That is so cool with all the auto racks behind you, damn.

Melhor maquinista!

That was awesome! Thanks

this looks so fun for some reason

Great content

Man this is so damn cool! I would LOVE to become a train engineer. Few weeks ago I stopped by the tracks and went talk with some Union Pacific guys working on a gate by the tracks. I asked them about what it’s like and how to go about one day becoming a train engineer, they laughed at me and told me if I value my time with my family to stay away from the railroads. I told them surely there must be local routes you can do where you’re not gone all the time. They said that’s people with seniority. Idk, the way they talked about it all, it kind of killed it for me a little. I find it so fascinating. But the way they made it sound, they make it sound miserable. Saying you could get called out and be in another state over night. I love trains, I’d love to one day be in that driver seat, but the idea being gone all the time sounds crappy. Also, where they go to that bathroom at on these things? lol

110 / 5,000 Resultados de traducción Traducción Fantastic video, I liked it a lot. I always wanted to see the drivers. Seeing how they drive that beast is great!

I'm a conductor in Engineer school right now. You make it look so easy.

So jealous, wanted to be a engineer all my life , unfortunately was somewhat color blind and they couldn't take me, it was the worst blow ever back in 1985 , so I bought a truck and been a owner operator since then , but seeing this videos gives me a tear in my eye , God bless and safe travels

Wow almost at the end of the video the train is passing by a very green part, where is that!? Looks beautiful landscape

Those controls and screens seem really heavy duty to me. As it should be. Did the job give you a chance to get lost in thoughts, or would this be bad?

I start my conductor training down in Atlanta for csx

Great video! What sub is this?

This was my dream for the greater part of my life.

Hello friend, I'm Rafael from Argentina. I congratulate you for your beautiful work, I already subscribe to your channel... could you upload videos when they go through the hills, mountains, routes, roads, the route they generally take with these machines and so on from the cabin with the sound of the engine etc etc thanks a sdo.

I’ll bet Mike being one of the few black engineers he’s been subjected to lots racism too my dad heard it a lot over radio as my uncle does as a truck driver

I am fascinated with trains but my thing is ships. I love ships especially the very large ships..

MUY BUENO FUI CONDUCTOR DE TRENES PASAJEROS EN ARGENTINA MUCHOS AÑOS DESDE MUY JOVENCITO AMIS 24 AÑOS RENDI PARA CONDUCTOR

I spent my career on the railroad as a signalman then conductor. A lot of folks think engineer is pretty easy job, I can assure you it's not. These videos only show the road jobs cruising down the track at 8 notch. You don't get to see the switching maneuvers and form d repeats and trying to hear dispatchers over the engine noise. The stress going thru crossings when idiots go around gates, the heartbreak of hitting 10 baby deer that just don't wanna move off the tracks. They just stand there and look at you. It's a horrible death for animals. All my years as a conductor riding locos, it's a job, it's not fun. Very difficult. Lots of rules regs, signals, slow orders crews on the tracks working etc etc. Even harder on the engineer, he's responsible for movement and its a major responsibility piloting one of the 18,000 ft 20,000 ton beasts. Glad Im retired. Now the most stress I have is figuring out whether to use a 7 iron or a wedge on the 5th hole. Great job Mike Barnett. Exceptional engineer. Enjoy your retirement sir you earned it... UPDATE UPDATE. Another thing now the new locos have video and audio recording in the cabs now, so you can't even take about the boobs on the hooters waitress last night at the bar. They monitor everything you do and everything you say now. No privacy

I love trains

Those displays look like they were made in the 1950's.

Hi Mike hope all is well with you wanna ask you something what’s the hardest part of being a engineer I’m trying to become one

Hey Mike I live near marietta man the Csx there is perfect

This was my dream job, but I became a truck driver🤣👍

I’ve been in that cab. Think 5435 just came through our shop.

Nice views!

Acá en México somos maquinistas el equivalente a ingenieros en USA,saludos a barnet

That horn is nice

This would be the best job in the world!

7:22 I like that horn. 1st Gen K5HL horn. Driving a train is easy.

Hola muy buenos videos....mí pregunta es a qué velocidad van las locomotoras???? Gracias

With all this honking the folks who live along the tracks must hardly be getting any sleep!!

Dream job.

Do you know what the engine number was for 5:06 ?

U still make video I'm in the process of working for UP I always wanted to drive a train

Somebody turned out the lights at the very end.

Sir, you habe have the best job in the world

these vids are inspiring im 14 and i wana be a railway engineer. and it look relly fun

Is this Georgia? What town. Awesome 👍

That there camera angle over your left shoulder be the best. 👍😁

How do I become a Locomotive engineer? because I have been planning to be one after graduated high school

passing thru Marietta, Georgia ?

At what point did this job get boring for you? Or did it ever?

Waking the dead with that horn blast.

Anything you can tell us about the ac6000/ac60cw before they're all gone? Were they really known for ripping trains apart? Thanks man really appreciate you

Question: Do the engineers wear earplugs? Those whistles are really loud ❓❓

more horns, by all means not enough horns... More horns !!!!

This is my dream job that I am currently trying to get into. Any advice aside from Google is greatly appreciated.

4:03 coming through Marietta, GA

Really been putting in application for conducting positions! Hoping something clicks on me of these days

I wish I could have been a KZfaqr. I worked for CP, and did the Calgary to field run, retired 2015. We were not allowed, cell phones, cameras of any kind. Too bad I could have been a millionaire.😅😅

nice video

I feel like this is a dumb question but how does one become an engineer? Its a dream of mine to drive a locomotive one day. How would I go about getting that job?

What were yall hauling on your train