[4K] SD40-2 Cab Ride with Engineer - Royal Gorge Route Railroad

===4-11-2024===
Had a blast of a ride! Would highly recommend this adventure to anyone! It’s something you just have to experience for yourself!
From the Royal Gorge website:
There’s nothing like the true beauty and raw power of being up-close-and-personal with a locomotive. Enjoy the ride of a lifetime upfront with our engineer in the cab, a very special place to take in a one-of-a-kind view of the Royal Gorge. Our engineer will share fascinating facts and history about the Royal Gorge and this historic Route through the Colorado Rockies. Guests remain in the Engineers cab throughout the journey.
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[@johnelliott3650]

This is an awesome train excursion. While short, only about two and a half hours, it is most enjoyable.

[@kevinoshea7336]

I did this cab ride last year for my birthday. It was amazing!

[@RealRailfan]

@@kevinoshea7336 that’s awesome! It is such a cool experience!

[@andywomack3414]

My dad ran passenger trains for the B&O. I would ride with him, and one trip had the train back into DC union station. No radios then, a signal line with a flagman standing on the rear platform, an air- hose with a button on the end in his hand. Press the button, and the release of pressure in the signal line would activate a small whistle in the cab of the locomotive. The train about the same length as the one shown in this video. One toot clear. Dad releases the brake and opens the throttle, in reverse. Accelerates to 40 mph. Another single toot, another clear. Two toots, an approach, reduced speed to 25. Another two toots, another approach, now entering a complex of interlocking switches, the train making a twisty path through the cross-overs at 15 mph. Another two toots, dad sets some air, opens the throttle a bit. The locomotive passes the end of the platform, 5mph or so and slowing, Another two toots, pause, then one more. Dad cuts throttle and we stop. A few years later I talked to a yard-master who flagged that job as a young man. He described it as a butt-clinching experience.

[@mathtutor2853]

Wow, love those pictures of the rock cliffs.

[@raptorsoul]

Absolutely breathtaking!

[@larrydockery7201]

i ran a sd45 with clinchfield rail road back in the 70s 80s they were some of the best units ever built i sure miss thoes old girls

[@AppalachianRailfan99]

I miss the clinchfield days

[@erichill1230]

Very Nice Video and please keep makeing them

[@darrenschmidt9072]

OMG amazing!

[@RealRailfan]

Hehe!😁

[@Rails-Of-Illinois]

@@RealRailfan WSG OG!!

[@robertgift]

6:15 What approach signal? When the train is moving videouthe windows. Not so much time on the locomotivengineer when he is taking. When talking abouthe Rock Mountain Big Horn Sheep scaling the cliffs, show the rocks.

[@gm16v149]

Great video, love the sound of the EMD. I watched it twice! I Shazammed the music track, it said Song Song by Arsussy bit it wouldn’t download on KZbin Music or Apple Music for some reason 🤔

[@RealRailfan]

@@gm16v149 thank you! Very happy you liked it! Are you referring to the song I used at the end?

[@gm16v149]

@@RealRailfan Yes, the one at the end. I was hoping to download it from KZbin Music or iTunes but for some reason I couldn’t.

[@RealRailfan]

@@gm16v149 this is a song that came with my editing software (Filmora). The name of the song is “Blue City Lights”, but Filmora doesn’t say who the artist is… sorry. Hopefully the song name helps you a little!

[@JungleYT]

*Yessss - **2:00*

[@RealRailfan]

@@JungleYT 😎

[@MichaelVanWeerd]

What state is this in ?.

[@RealRailfan]

@@MichaelVanWeerd Colorado.

[@Nderak]

is this a narrow gauge train

[@RealRailfan]

@@Nderak this is regular gauge. They said UP has ran trains this way.

[@Nderak]

@@RealRailfan ty