In a post 9/11 world....hell no

@@AbelG8781 This was filmed in 2007 so apparently it's still possible. But post-9/11 no doubt it is much harder to do. There are probably all kinds of hoops to jump through before they let you step foot in a yard.

@@GearheadExplorer85 True. I know most older cab rides were made before cell phones were super advanced lol

@@AbelG8781 Yes they were and I miss those days.

Nope, unless you’re talking short lines, all class ones have inward facing cameras, and have rules against non railroad personnel in the cab

How can you tell a newbie??

40

I agree

That is due to the early technology of personal "camcorders." The cameras these days have improved exponentially in quality, and the media used to store the video for future viewing has vastly improved.

Bruh....this was 2007. Ain't nothing HD back then.

These were later versions. It threw off too seeing one with this interior.

I was the operator.. When you pull out of a 10MPH yard at 1% ascending grade, It's the way we do it pal.

@@DATCAPITAL You used to work out of Roseville in the late 90s for a while?

@hawtchick69 Stopping is one of the most rewarding parts when done well. Smoothly stopping a train with all the slack stretched feels really nice in the seat.

@hawtchick69 far as I could tell without being there. He had the throttle open only grabbing a couple pounds at a time. Then very light fan of the IBV.

@hawtchick69 lol ya think? I mean maybe if you’re working a switcher and you’re dropping your foreman at a switch. But if you’re gonna be sitting for a while and have a big train, why not take your time and be comfortable?

@hawtchick69 I’m more worried about a run in and jack knife, or rolled rail. Or something else to take me out of service

Пхахаха!🤣Я тоже эти столбы заметил и думал о них много вариантов.ВиФи перебили?)))

Those aren't telephone poles.

Those pole lines had a couple pair of wire for running the signaling system and power for float charging all the batteries. And a couple spare wires. The rest were usually left over from depreciated functions, but essentially abandoned in place. Before PTC, a pole line really only needed 6 wires to do its job correctly.

It's legal here.....

Just joking with you Duane, I enjoy your videos - keep them coming.

Cab signals

Cnw cab signals were omaha to chicago only. up cab signals were everywhere else. In the last 4 months, cab signals were eliminated with ptc.

​@@bigvan98 Thank God. Standardized systems are better.

When its going fast you can hear the roaring sound so if you don't hear it, it will blow it's horn for you to get out of the way

All about weight. Some loaded may not be able to exceed 40 depending on how much power is online.

Charles, the train isn't going as slow as it looks in some places. The speed indicator in some shots shows 40 mph, but it looks like 15 or 20 because the person shooting the video is zoomed in so much on the forward view. Zooming in like that compresses the image so much that it makes the movement seem much slower. Look at 21:00 thru 21:10 and you'll see what I'm talking about. Hope that helps.

To "make the train go faster" increase your KZbin playback speed to 1.5. (Under settings.)

+Guy Muffin its amazing!

+J Trane You're Welcome!!

+Duane Taddei how do you get cab rides? I want to get one

I work on the Railroad. If you are a media representative you can contact the Railroad directly and try that route

or after i retire i can publicly share all the stuff i did :P

+Stan Wilson YAY!! I finally fixed it!! I uploaded the entire video to KZbin.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqKndpt7rbKZnpo

+Stan Wilson The bell starts ringing before the crossings... Is this what you were asking??

Thank you

The law requires the bell to begin at the whistle board which is the post with the "X" and the horn to begin blowing between 15-20 seconds before entering the crossing.

You're Very Welcome

+David Sharpe YAY!! I finally fixed it!! I uploaded the entire video to KZbin.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqKndpt7rbKZnpo

+Robert Nelson YAY!! I finally fixed it!! I uploaded the entire video to KZbin.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqKndpt7rbKZnpo