Wild how much of this still holds true today. Cant tell you how often ive watched it.

Good advice, even today. A great uncle of mine was working as a brakeman for the GN in Minnesota when he was killed in 1909, while fixing the link and pin coupler on his train. They had been stopped in front of the depot after their day's run, waiting for a local passenger to pull out, and with their train separated so as to allow traffic over a nearby crossing. Because the pin or link on the receiving car was damaged in some way, my uncle had to use a hammer in getting it ready for coupling. According to a civilian witness on the platform, as the passenger train pulled away from the station, and while my uncle was hammering away on the coupler, the engineer began a backing movement of the engine, but without signaling, whether by whistling or ringing of the engine bell, although the company later disputed this at trial. In any event, my Great Uncle Will was crushed between the cars, dying from his injuries a few days later, thereby leaving a widow but no children (I'm named after him). She later had to sue the railroad to recover benefits ($5,000), but only after the case had been heard by the MN Supreme Ct and who decided in her favor. In those days, you had to prove the railroad was negligent in order to get compensation for injuries on the job -- unlike the way these things are handled now.

wow, none of this shit looked safe!

6:13

I never knew Archie Bunker with a railroader, where is Meathead?😂❤

I recently read about #5 being shared amongst C & T, D & S, and the CO State RR Museum in Golden. I thought a Heavy Haul lowboy would've be involved. And then it fits right onto the back of a regular flatbed.

5:06 if his arm had landed at the wrong angle, then he for sure would've lost his hand! 8:32 best "we're connected" sound since LEGO's stud-and-tube design! 10:19 to 11:03 best "don't let this be you" demo that I've seen since the local school district did an educational series on bus safety, using a milk jug getting run over by the rear tire of a school bus to represent - well, you get the idea. 19:56 to 20:07 there almost always seems to be one of these beat-the-train bandits, and of course, in this case it WOULD be the late-for-work road-rager in the canary yellow Porsche with the other family's station wagon ahead of him! 24:18 that "poor old, tired dummy" didn't see anywhere near as much action as I was expecting! Maybe Mythbusters spoiled me in the cash dummy department 😅

19:57. This individual depicted is someone who doesn’t deserve to be driving. What he did is Foolish and extremely Dangerous. He could have killed himself. May he be a Warning. Never cross the Railroad Track unless you absolutely know that no trains will be crossing.

3:40. Dudes foot is inches away from amputation just to make a video. The anxiety this guy gave me is insane lol

"cars can't look out for you" thank you for reminding good sir!

Dude is his own stunt man

Jesus Christ

20 feet now with Union Pacific

I want to go back to the 90s and see the golden age of Santa Fe and BNSF

The fact that the engineers window bumps up against the heater control box - it bothers me on an emotional level

"Getting Off on the Right Foot" was a pleasure and a joy to watch. Carroll O'Connor performed great in this show, but I wish that he did not die in real life. Lindsay Workman narrated the show to perfection. This show has safety rules that would be perfect for the modern railroad.

That poor old man must’ve been in the wars with the things he mentioned in the video, he must’ve had a better day than the dummy he was using.

Why Risk Your Life? Well, in order to make a safety film, obviously!

Stay safe

I don't think he had a wooden leg, that's probably one that was built up for demonstration. Nonetheless the main rule is that safety first is vital for working on the railway.

15:10 I like how the micromanaging boss tells the engineer of an unsafe activity whilst standing in the middle of the rails.

Cool to see Archie Bunker worked for the railroad.

Pat Baker side-booms and other equipment; that company has been all over the place for a long time! Cool video! 👍🏻👍🏻

The title says it all.

How Come Thomas Doesn’t Have Coal Or A Firebox Or A Real Water Tank?

I knew your name was familiar, then remembered you had taken a bunch of pictures in what was then Santa Fe's Temple Yard (my local yard) and had uploaded them to RRPictureArchives. Really cool to see you have a channel here and thanks for uploading neat content.

They did some pretty wild stuff to film this video!

Good ole country rock’n’roll!

Dude in the beige car was probably a train master 😂

16:29 love the "automated" railway sign when dude is doing almost everything manually lol

Always admired and Respected these guys from the present All time and All Over.

Thats obviously over 4 mph.

19:58 I hope that Guy gets a darwin award

Poor old Mr. Roper opens this film like a legend, with the stigmata wave lookin' like his wife just died. Lead the way and Rest Easy, Sir

Now that I'm volunteering at ASTA, I'm excited to see 786 run again cuz now I'm workin on it.

That dude istough

Didn't know Archie Bunker worked for the railroad.

Now it's a ruleroad, castrated. Sucky drag, even simple switch moves take much longer than needed.

Rule books made sense back then, until the law offices of Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe got a hold of them. Zero common sense nor trainmen safety involved at all.

At 10:38 is the hug you never wanted

my childhood was to ride his cab to

This Is Great Watching The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad K-36's Mikado's 2-8-2 #489 & #488 & #487 & K-37 #497 From The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 😊😊😊 🚂🚂🚂🚂

Tomorrow gonna hurt!!!

desiel locomotives werent a thing in 1940, you have a saftey video from way later, the 1940s was still during the era of steam

First, thanks for the video. 😊 Rail passenger service seemed like it was better before government involvement. When private non government competition improves service.

Got dudes getting hired in today in 2024 saying, "BEING CALLED A NEW HIRE IS INSULTING AND DIVISIVE!" Meanwhile in 1972.....

Szép zene!😀👍

Szép!😀👍

This is glen roper he retired not too long after this was filmed, and he passed away from natural causes in the 90s or early 2000s

This is probably one of the Best Texas railroad schemes I have ever seen