Mega Machine In Cab Ride Union Pacific Diesel Locomotive

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Ай бұрын

Mega Machine In Cab Ride Union Pacific Diesel Locomotive - Come ride with me in the cab of this train. We'll even walk out and stand on the side rail of the locomotive while it is moving down the tracks. I show multiple angles, sights, and amazing views. You'll even hear all the train sounds from radio chatter to ringing bells.

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@SightseeingSally Ай бұрын

I guess I missed out riding in the caboose. 😘

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Yes you did! Lol

@justnerdystuff Ай бұрын

Totally evident in the smile on Marty's face. You can see the happiness just pouring out of his eyes.

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

Back in the mid 70s, I frequently rode on either end of a freight train. If I was in the caboose (van as the train crews called it) I would often be up in the cupola. When in the locomotive, I'd be in the middle seat.

@jordanw8382 Ай бұрын

The GP30 is one of the most beautiful EMDs ever made.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

I agree! 👍

@AnotherAlfredHawthorneHi-kg4iv 29 күн бұрын

Okay, here's the part when we magically become 9-year-olds again...Too cool! Nicely done video.

@MeanderingMarty 29 күн бұрын

😂 thank you.

@pattijastroch2415 22 күн бұрын

My husband did their " engineer for an hour" i was allowed to ride in the engibe with them. It was worth every penny!!! Great museum too. Must see for all railroad enthusiasts!

@MeanderingMarty 21 күн бұрын

Awesome!

@rodzor 11 күн бұрын

I worked for the CN Rail for 5 years mostly yard switching by preference. Because the only time I ever had a hard time staying awake at work was inside the cab of a locomotive on road trips😂 Especially in the winter at night, when the hoghead cranks the heater on the conductor's side. The droning sound and white noise just lulls you to sleep...when your head starts falling and you start nodding off they call that the brakeman bob 😂 I have been out of the game for a few years and I am starting to miss it.

@MeanderingMarty 11 күн бұрын

That’s a great story 👍

@BillSchlichting Ай бұрын

This brought back memories of a cab ride I took in 1998. I only took still pictures. It was an excursion train from Willits to Fort Bragg, California.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Sounds like a fun trip.

@Roperdude6619 2 күн бұрын

Beautiful GP30!

@MeanderingMarty Күн бұрын

Thank you for watching. 👍

@1954shadow Ай бұрын

So, you don’t have to be retired RR, to drive that engine. There yah go, Marty, sign up to be a train engineer.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Exactly!

@Elfnetdesigns Ай бұрын

You still have to get certification to do it. They won't let just anyone solo operate a locomotive especially when it is pulling a passenger consist. I imaging he das to take a few tests before getting certified and still had a veteran engineer ride along for a while before letting him go solo at the controls. In fact I would expect it even if I were to land that job and I have experience and current certification with CPKCS.

@joshuapaul349 Ай бұрын

Yesterday I couldn't even spell locomotive engineer. Today I r 1.

@nicktynan1355 Ай бұрын

At most(if not all) outfits, you would start as a brakeman, then qualify as conductor, eventually training/certifying as locomotive engineer, unless as another commenter mentioned, you have current certification.

@alexander1485 Ай бұрын

you cannot "drive" a locomotive, you run or operate it. Forwards or Backwards, no directional control.

@bunky060171 15 күн бұрын

I was in that cab!!! We did the rail bike tour back over the ridge towards Henderson, came back on the 100 year old Pullman cars (the consist led by this 1962 EMD rumbled down the 4-5 miles to pull the long line of rail bikes back up the hill to the station). The engineer spent a good hour sharing his knowledge - a very young man (Brady?) with decades of knowledge. This was a few years ago, but there were still a few gondola cars left over from the construction of the Boulder Dam (Hoover) parked just outside the sheds at the Rail Museum. UP 844 was repowered at some point from its original 567 up to 645E3 standard. So. Very. Cool.

@MeanderingMarty 14 күн бұрын

Great story thanks for sharing.

@Nickvrey 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for posting!

@MeanderingMarty 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching. 👍

@charausten5242 Ай бұрын

Loved it! I could feel a breeze when you stepped out onto the walkway. Also a touch of vertigo. Thanks for taking us along.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

You’re not the only one ha ha ha, I’m glad you enjoyed the ride.

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

Back in the mid 70s I felt the cool breeze while standing below the headlight!

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

I used to be a telecommunications technician for Canadian National. Back in the mid 70s, when I was working in Northern Ontario I frequently rode freights. While I never walked along the side of a locomotive, there was one occasion when I was standing right below the headlight, taking pictures. Also, back in those days, I usually had to hop on and off a slowly moving train, as the engineers didn't want to fully stop unless they had to.

@MeanderingMarty 26 күн бұрын

That’s a good story. Thanks for sharing and watching the video. 👍

@hawaii50th Ай бұрын

What a great up and close video, it must of been a real fun time, and experience.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It was one of the most memorable things I’ve ever done in my whole life. Thank you for watching.

@Vixtorz Ай бұрын

It must HAVE been …

@dad2022 Ай бұрын

What he meant was, “…it must HAVE been a real fun time…”

@Steve-ow4jt Ай бұрын

Hey Marty What an amazing ride. Im surprised Sally wasn't with you. Thanks for the invitation to ride along. I love the big diesel engines, however my bucket list is to ride of a steam locomotive. You just can't beet the sound of all that steel chugging down the tracks and the smell of coal smoke in the air. Will be anxiously awaiting the next video. Until then take care and God bless you and Sally. Steve in Oklahoma

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you, I would love to be at the helm of a coal fired locomotive with all that steel moving and I’m still working on trying to find one that would have me in the cab. Thank you so much for watching.

@d2sfavs 28 күн бұрын

most excellent sound effects outside the cab.cant beat an EMD thanks for sharing

@MeanderingMarty 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@funnelfan 17 күн бұрын

I've ran similar locomotives for years, and love them more than anything built in the past 30 years. This a General Motors Electro-Motive Division GP30, a 2250hp 4-axle locomotive with 16-cylinder 567 cubic inch per cylinder engine that spins a DC generator that feeds power to the traction motors hung on each of the axles. Built for a few short years in the early 1960's before succeeded by the boxy looking GP35.

@MeanderingMarty 16 күн бұрын

Great information. 👍

@bunky060171 15 күн бұрын

UP844 was repowered sometime in the 1970's - apparently there were issues with earlier 567's that made parts harder to find so the best option for UP was to replace with the newer and more plentiful 645-16 (i think this is an E3 variant from what I recall talking with the Mechanic of Record at the museum). Still an amazing piece of machinery!! Worth the trip to Vegas to see this museum, if you are able.

@stevegray9674 27 күн бұрын

Glad you shared this video. Great opportunity for you. Thanks for taking us along.

@MeanderingMarty 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching. 👍

@sroevukasroevuka 5 күн бұрын

I rode in a soo line engine ,spent the day at the train yard by me. It was a blast.

@MeanderingMarty 4 күн бұрын

That’s sounds like a blast. 💥

@sroevukasroevuka 4 күн бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty it was I was in the engine as they put the train together, saw the car repair shop, the engine repair shop,talked to a lot of nice employees,about their jobs, watched the workers in the tower do their thing. Ate lunch with some of the yard crew. My friends dad was at the time the boss man of the yard. This was way before 9/11. Wouldn't be allowed now likely, which is understandable.

@markwilliams2620 Ай бұрын

GP30. When EMD let GM Design Staff sculpt a locomotive. Still my favorite Geep and just resplendent in those Borg colors.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

👍

@birdman5223 24 күн бұрын

Crazy goodstuff Marty, that is one spiffy locomotive🚂

@MeanderingMarty 24 күн бұрын

It definitely was a nice rig. 👍

@RioAbajoBelen 23 күн бұрын

We love it! Great job Marty. Keep up the good work. Doug and Pam The Last Frontier in the Lower 48.

@MeanderingMarty 22 күн бұрын

Thanks! Will do! 👍

@Phantom_Of_Fury Ай бұрын

This is definitely on my Bucket List now

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

That’s awesome!

@PatrickSBellSr 28 күн бұрын

GREAT life lesson here: if you are interested in something, hang around and ask!! You'll be surprised by the opportunities that will open up.😀👍

@MeanderingMarty 28 күн бұрын

Darn right! 👍

@KathySpieker Ай бұрын

Amazing! What a treat so see from the inside!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching.

@robertlannon Ай бұрын

I so thank you for this cab in front ride, a real joy to see the action up front and personal !

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. 👍

@CaptSteveCPA 24 күн бұрын

Really nice video. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Probably the closest I will ever get to the inside of a UP locomotive 🚂

@MeanderingMarty 22 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! I’m glad you liked it. 👍

@mikesmith5083 Ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Thanks Marty. From UK🇬🇧👍

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching. 😁

@michaelthomas0655 27 күн бұрын

Nice clean GP30

@MeanderingMarty 26 күн бұрын

That it is. Thanks for watching.

@hmsjr0154 23 күн бұрын

I’ve been there many times over the years! A little bit of history. That particular locomotive 844 gp30 was the reason 4-8-4 844 to be renumbered on the active roster of UP to be numbered 8444. What the gp30 was retired and donated to the museum. 4-8-4 844 got it original number back.

@MeanderingMarty 22 күн бұрын

Great information. 👍

@iansutton3176 Ай бұрын

Another great video Marty, keep up the good work, all the best from Oz.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thanks, will do! Take care.

@user-zl7sk7jd8y 29 күн бұрын

As they say you're never to old to learn ,keep it up Mr.

@MeanderingMarty 29 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot! 😁

@vtrdavefilms 23 күн бұрын

Cool video, I got to see this engine during restoration many years ago up there in Boulder. I was allowed to get up in that cab - looks like a very nice restoration.

@MeanderingMarty 22 күн бұрын

It definitely is a great restoration. 👍

@johnhallford239 Ай бұрын

New subscriber. Thank ya' sir for sharing. NNRY in Ely, NV, has a Be The Engineer Program. You can drive steam or diesel. Its a little pricey, but since I've wanted to drive a locomotive since I was a kid, it was worth it. You can also ride in the cab of a steam engine on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, CO. Also pricey and you don't get to drive it, but was a lot of fun for 2 1/2 hours.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Still sounds like a great time. 👍

@RailWayBandit 25 күн бұрын

How much does it cost to ride in a diesel locomotive?

@rustyholland7139 Ай бұрын

Great cab ride loved it !!!😊

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I am glad you enjoyed it. 😎

@1954shadow Ай бұрын

Wow, on my bucket list, I’m envious, lol!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It definitely was a once in a lifetime experience. Thanks for watching.

@tomharris8263 Ай бұрын

Geep 30. My favorite locomotive.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

This in now my favorite locomotive 🚂

@jp9239 22 күн бұрын

From holland, what a landscape !

@MeanderingMarty 21 күн бұрын

Thanks.

@dennistowne457 Ай бұрын

Beautiful train, awesome scenery. What else could you ask for.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Exactly 👍

@tictacjak5247 Ай бұрын

Hello. I watch a lot of train videos. Especially like the cabviews. The picture quallity is great on this video! Good job!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you for your support and your input, I appreciate you sharing that.

@arthenry498 Ай бұрын

Certainly looks like he had done that a couple times before!! Very nice!!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@eezyclsmooth9035 Ай бұрын

This is engine is a defunct model that is no longer made but, restored to showroom condition! Nice and rare experience. I learned from a train engineer that due to NTSB regulations. Civilians are NOT allowed or permitted to film inside an active commercial train cab.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

👍

@cmr58 Ай бұрын

Plus film is expensive nowadays

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

I'm in Canada, so I don't know if similar rules apply, but back in the mid 70s, I frequently rode freights and also took pictures. However, I was an employee, though not railroad operating. I used to be a telecommunications tech for Canadian National.

@user-ur7vj7ex8r 26 күн бұрын

Beautiful 😊😊😊❤

@MeanderingMarty 26 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@timeforbeans Ай бұрын

Very Nice! I enjoyed watching this video. Great Job my dude!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thanks so much, this was a once in a lifetime experience.

@timothynewton4453 18 күн бұрын

No one envies me for my job, but these guys, whoa.....

@MeanderingMarty 18 күн бұрын

👍

@TrainboyRR 25 күн бұрын

I love the video

@MeanderingMarty 24 күн бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. 😁

@jimihendrix1575 Ай бұрын

I subscribe to Sally's channel, because she seems sweet and I enjoy seeing the desert where I used to live, so I'm certainly gonna subscribe to your channel, because I love trains and guy stuff! Great video.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your support. 😊

@LisbonRailProductionsandF1 Ай бұрын

Magnificent catches inside of the locomotive, and to see how it works on driving a train. Thumbs up. Keep up the perfect work, Marty, just liked and subscribed, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

@LisbonRailProductionsandF1 Ай бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty my pleasure.

@LisbonRailProductionsandF1 Ай бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty trains are amazing.

@jamesg2609 26 күн бұрын

16:56 GP 30s had a tiny closet on the fireman's side long enough for hanging up clothes. I ran many of the SP units over the years. These weren't my favorite units the whistle chords were rope with a wooden handles. 30s were noisy inside with little insulation. These units had the older wiring and had issues with wheel slip .

@MeanderingMarty 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the information. 👍

@tvm73836 Ай бұрын

Such a nice gentleman, so full of humility. Love from India ❤️🙏🙏

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

😀

@sapphiresword139 Ай бұрын

My skin is the same color as that desert. Yellowish with a lot of green. You're a lucky duck Marty.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

@sapphiresword139 Ай бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty Got a stutter day Marty? 😊

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Darn KZfaq! 😮

@sapphiresword139 Ай бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty allegedly 🤦‍♂🤷‍♂

@wendyphillips5002 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video of these very professional guys running and operating this huge trail of cargo. Trains like these move our country with box cars, hopper cars, and containers from ships to trucks across our nation. These guys seem very relaxed on the job but, aware of their jobs and concentrating on getting this train from point A to B in the safest and quickest way. Many people do not realize trains have to blow their horns several times at a very loud Db level at every road crossing by transportation regulations. This insures any vehicle or pedestrians know a train is approaching these grade crossings. We made the mistake to camp in an Oregon state campground on the Columbia river maybe 5 years ago. Along the Columbia river the railroad obtained the best level grade near the river followed by highways on both sides of the river. There was little land for Oregon state campgrounds, that had to be build next to railways and highways. We took a campsite next to the railroad tracks and next to a gravel vehicle grade crossing. All night huge freight trains approached the crossing blowing their very loud high Db horns several times next to our campsite. It was a night of brief sleep broken by every 20 or 30 minutes of these very noisy trains approaching the grade crossing.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thanks for all your great information, I definitely will not camp by any busy tracks. 👍

@Elfnetdesigns Ай бұрын

That train is a museum passenger train. The boxcars are HEP slugs

@user-zt5xz5fz4q Ай бұрын

Amen.

@hilaryren Күн бұрын

Sweet👍

@hilaryren Күн бұрын

Hahahahaha

@MeanderingMarty Күн бұрын

Thanks 😊

@tracylarson1935 Ай бұрын

I've been on that motor, the train crew invited me into the cab and took the short trip.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It’s the best experience I had. 👍

@pakistanrailwayzindabad7886 Ай бұрын

Hi Awesome sound of EMD like jet I love 💕 this sound good job and union Pacific Locomotive cab is very comfortable

@MeanderingMarty 29 күн бұрын

There was definitely a lot of room in that cab.

@Elfnetdesigns Ай бұрын

Ole GP30, no comfort / quiet cab or air conditioning like in the GE's and EMDs out there now. I miss living out there. I knew there was a train museum in boulder city but In the 10 years I lives in Vegas I never saw a train running on that track. I do know the track ties into the UP mainline west of McCarran Airport in Vegas, unfortunately the museum train does not run that far. Maybe one day I will return "home" and maybe see about working for that museum since I do have railroad experience and operations certifications with the KCS (Now CPKCS).

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

👍

@chuckythedoll4815 Ай бұрын

Vegas isn't as good as it was then. It's changed and not for the better. We're moving in a year or so. To put it in short, this is now a great place to visit, not live.

@nicktynan1355 Ай бұрын

Was stationed at Nellis AFB 37 years ago. It's changed a ton. I remember when I was studying my career development courses, I heard an air horn/whistle that was a bit close; turned out to be the last UP local crossing the roadway onto the base(had two GP30s and a UP boxcar). I managed to get a picture of it.

@robbmanchester5747 Ай бұрын

Fireman promoted to Engineer hahaha

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Exactly 👍

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

Back in the 70s, when I was with CN, there were the engineer & brakeman in the engine and conductor & brakeman in the caboose. Firemen were long gone by then.

@highplainsdrifter8034 Ай бұрын

Wow nice job! This is a great video!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

I’m glad you liked it. I wanted to do a video where it’s more about the experience than the talking. 👍

@zAlaska Ай бұрын

I was fortunate to go to the Berlin orientation tour with the US Army when I was stationed in Bremerhaven. We rode in the military's Sleeper Car at high speed to Frankfurt and then from Frankfurt until something happened. Similar to this train riding tracks laid in 1931, when we crossed the border into East Germany, the railroad beds were not maintained and the train moved slowly wildly moving back and forth in 1980.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

I believe it, now they have machines to quickly repair that but obviously they have not come through yet. 👍

@zAlaska Ай бұрын

@MeanderingMarty During the time that the wall was up the East Germans were assigned to maintain rails above ground while the West maintained the subway in Berlin. I was told, the East doesn't maintain the rail line connecting Berlin to the West strictly as a matter of policy. The subway system in Berlin was marvelous looking brand new.

@andrewthacker114 Ай бұрын

Nice clip and nice engineer - driver.I thought a train needed two engineers .

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

I was the second one. 😂

@user-ob3nq2kc3t Ай бұрын

Locomotive Engineer, not driver! You drive a car, run an engine.

@tonys7175 29 күн бұрын

@@user-ob3nq2kc3tDepends what country you come from. Australia 🇦🇺 = Locomotive Driver. Officially in my company a fully qualified driver is an RSW (Rail Safety Worker) Driver Level 4.

@emersonsd40-2lee Ай бұрын

Nice video friend, I really like American railways. I have several videos here of Brazilian railways. I even have a simulator cabin at home.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Awesome

@TheCobraCommander 17 күн бұрын

Ahh yes, the locomotive that forced the Living Legend to add an extra 4 for a time.

@MeanderingMarty 16 күн бұрын

👍

@JeffRyman69 Ай бұрын

This is a great railroad to take your children or grandchildren for a ride.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Yes it is.

@Dreamworld986 Ай бұрын

Very nice to get a cab view. Can I ask the purpose the train went out and then back again. What does this train do and where is it located? thank you.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

I’m not sure but I think the train just runs passengers on those tracks the track is just outside Las Vegas

@MadMaxBeyondThunderBone Ай бұрын

Great vid! @ 9:27 reminded me of Smokey and the Bandit... "Come awwwwn back!"

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Now that you say that. Yes it does.

@MadMaxBeyondThunderBone Ай бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty lil humor lol... Jerry Reeds voice

@Iron-Van 10 күн бұрын

Absolutely amazing. How did you pull this off legally?

@MeanderingMarty 10 күн бұрын

I have no idea how I pulled it off but I wasn’t passing up the opportunity. Thanks so much for watching. 👍

@brothermunkdrums Ай бұрын

great video

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@justnerdystuff Ай бұрын

That smile on your face towards the end says it all! This is way better than any Disneyland ride and maybe the best time of your life. Question, did the engineer actually drive that train backwards? Or was there another engineer at the opposite end of the train?

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

He did drive it backwards but there was also someone else at the back of the train .

@devonodonnell6443 19 күн бұрын

I thought you were hiding in the electric panel room. Disappointed that it was legit. Rip Shoestring.

@MeanderingMarty 19 күн бұрын

👍

@schrap72 Ай бұрын

Wow. It’s just like being there….❤❤❤

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

👍 Thanks.

@Vixtorz Ай бұрын

All that room in the cab and the engineer is jammed into a tight corner. Looks pretty uncomfortable.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Now that you mention it, that is very true. 👍

@mjasenn 29 күн бұрын

Where was this filmed? The truck stop looks familiar but from an angle I've never seen...

@MeanderingMarty 29 күн бұрын

Las Vegas

@LawpickingLocksmith Ай бұрын

No fireman but a cool engineer!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

😂

@primoroy Ай бұрын

Last "clean" locomotive I've seen was UP4141, for President Bushs funeral.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

That is a true statement. 😂

@ColoradoTrainNerd-xc9io Ай бұрын

So true, that train was so breathtaking, glad I got to see it

@jackthoreson3009 28 күн бұрын

Great video. Where is this located? Id like to do a ride along.

@MeanderingMarty 27 күн бұрын

Just outside of Las Vegas.

@Leoferroviadoaco Ай бұрын

Sensacional

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

👍

@anthonysaggio6551 Ай бұрын

Great video what state is thisxl

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Nevada.

@michaelbujaki2462 Ай бұрын

Kid: I want UP 844 Mom: We have UP 844 at home UP 844 at home:

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

I want one at home! 😂

@thomasboese3793 28 күн бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty But there are TWO 844s. One is the Steam 844, renumbered to 8444 when the new kid on the rails came for a short time. Once the EMD GP30 retired, 8444 got her old number back. 844 (steam) never retired. So, the million-dollar question is, Which one? And, in which scale: 1:1, 15" Gauge Ride-on Live Steam, 1:25, 1:36 1:48, 1:64, 1:87, 1:160, or 1:220? I have an Atlas EMD GP30, WC 711in 1:160 at home.

@boweandrew3 Ай бұрын

Where is this? Amazing footage

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Las Vegas

@ellis7099 Ай бұрын

Man UP 844 looks a little different. It looks more diesely now than a steam engine

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

😂

@Gardner0871public Ай бұрын

😂 I assume this is the engine assigned as the dynamic braking loco for UP 844.

@ronnieg6358 Ай бұрын

What a strange operating position for the driver.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

I kind of felt the same .

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

I noticed that too.

@RiisPark99 Күн бұрын

What was the train hauling? Looks like just boxcars

@MeanderingMarty Күн бұрын

Couple of box cars, a passenger car and a caboose. 👍

@MrEricmopar Ай бұрын

I'm confused... I just saw 844 the other day, while driving into Boulder City and it wasn't shiny, it looked like it was badly in need of new paint.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

???? Must be a different train.

@korhing1066 28 күн бұрын

Great Video Well Done . The United States The BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD is Running Its RAILROAD on One Hundred Year Old Technology ??????????

@MeanderingMarty 27 күн бұрын

Exactly! 👍

@Linda_Eskin 23 күн бұрын

You do have a good point in general, but remember in this case that this equipment and ROW are part of a museum.

@ivanknjezevic4840 29 күн бұрын

DATALOG: 9:32 - Locomotive Brake Handle malfunctioned 9:37 - Locomotive Brake Handle fixed. exactly as it's shown in the instruction manual

@MeanderingMarty 28 күн бұрын

😂😅😳

@bobjohnson205 Ай бұрын

You know, once you're in the cab you can remove your hi-vis vest!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It’s all about safety. 😂

@bobjohnson205 Ай бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty Then I guess it's okay to wear it in the supermarket after work, as I have seen some do. Actually, I think it looks pretty goofy. I would toss mine onto the floor on top of my grip as soon as I entered the cab. You're a locomotive engineer not a cart collector at Walmart!

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

@@bobjohnson205 But supermarkets are dangerous! All those homicidal maniacs pushing their buggies around!!! 🙂

@Big.G5137 Ай бұрын

Where is this located at I see a truck stop down there in the hole.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It’s by las Vegas.

@OdySlim Ай бұрын

did anyone notice the handle he was using fell off in in his hand at 9:33 Time for a little preventative maintenance :-). Look Dad, No Brakes ! Ha Ha!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Yes, I did, and then you notice how he just puts it on like nothing ever happened.

@OdySlim Ай бұрын

@@MeanderingMarty I did notice that as well. He definitely kept his cool. I guess it happens all the time. .

@andrewheld2475 Ай бұрын

It's the reverser, and it's removable. Nothing wrong there.

@RealJeep Ай бұрын

That lever is made to be removed and must be removed whenever the locomotive is stopped. It's a safety device/

@OdySlim Ай бұрын

@@RealJeep Thank you for filling us in Sir!

@jimratliff2753 Ай бұрын

😂 So you want to operate a real diesel locomotive? Go to the Western Pacific railroad museum in Portola California up on the feather River and you can rent an actual road diesel with a engineer and he'll teach you how to shift through the various different power settings of the engine plus brake with the pneumatic system and operate the horns and know what the horn toots are for forward and reverse and going across crossings. About $200 an hour. Total blast.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

That sounds great I would like to try that! 👍

@BillyWilliamsBillythekid Ай бұрын

I'm like wow ain't very Comfortable, looking I thought it'd be more comfortable like What we got in the back of the truck or sleeper birth. I've always wanna sit right out front. Nothing in front of me, nothing but air and tracks and Is a great view.

@MeanderingMarty 29 күн бұрын

Sounds like fun sitting on front.

@jeromevillas3447 Ай бұрын

844 finally got retired💀

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It looks great if it’s retired. Thanks again

@thesixpkamerican1 17 күн бұрын

what train ride is this????

@MeanderingMarty 16 күн бұрын

Las Vegas .

@siskokidd Ай бұрын

Read through many comments, and not one identifying the start location!

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

Strange isn’t it.

@danikurniawan8311 29 күн бұрын

How much top speed for this train?

@MeanderingMarty 29 күн бұрын

If I would guess I would say about 65 mph.

@user-zt5xz5fz4q Ай бұрын

❤

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

👍

@JohnSJames-qv7ow 26 күн бұрын

Where is this “museum”?

@MeanderingMarty 24 күн бұрын

Northeast Las Vegas.

@user-cv2ud6yf2j Ай бұрын

😂 they sure go fast was hanging on tite

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It was kind of scary hanging on to what seemed to be a 1/2 inch pipe for a railing. 😬

@Aaron-kx7oi Ай бұрын

The cab number stealer

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

A few have mentioned that the number was on another locomotive.

@thomasboese3793 28 күн бұрын

No, not at all. the UP bought 99 GP30s and 844 being the LAST STEAM loco on the property was renumbered to 8444. When the new kid retired 844 (steam) got her old number back. Many active steam locos are running this summer, 844 is the only one that never retired. All others were off the roster, retired, and at some point returned to service for the fans.

@alangeorge1661 Ай бұрын

Where's the backup engineer? I hope they have another person in the cab.

@MeanderingMarty Ай бұрын

It was me.

@James_Knott 26 күн бұрын

Some roads want to operate with a single crew for the entire train. Look up Lac-Mégantic rail disaster to see how that turned out for one train. It's in Wikipedia.

@alangeorge1661 15 күн бұрын

@@James_Knott thanks for the info!