A Day Time Cab Ride On Dollywood Express #70

Over a Series of Days In December, The Crew Of The Dollywood Express, Used My Camera To film for about a Week. More Videos To Come Soon! Copyright (c) 2011 Train Chaser

[@TheNoogaRailfan]

Great video! Love those Baldwin mikes!!!

[@Thomas__Blue]

How do you get to ride in the cab?!?!? It's so cool! :D

[@pvtjonoz2264]

+Thomas Blue he really didn't ride in the cab they just used his camera :p

[@dollywoodrailfan]

You can't as of 08

[@CraterFilms]

+Sabrina Wallace I herd because someone did something stupid.

[@trainchaser17b91]

+Crater Films I'm train expert and all but was it that was stupid that happened

[@franic_scopes9165]

As of 2008 Dolly Wood changed insurance companies, the new policy stated that anyone outside of crewmembers could not ride on the locomotives. simply put it is just there to keep people safe.

[@75Bird455]

Did he just run through a switch lined against him at 5:15?

[@cwhuffman01]

+75Bird455 Dollywood uses spring switches at both the top and bottom of the mountain. So when the swtich is set "against" the weight of the engine and cars will push it open. Its so they dont have to have someone throw the switches every time they go up and down the mountain.

[@dylanbaker1928]

The engineer was John Hiller!

[@JohnHorvath42]

Great cab ride show.

[@JoshRyanScott]

love this 4.2% grade!

[@TrainGuy152]

I know this might sound like a silly question but at and around 11:24, why is the engineer applying the brakes but still have his throttle open?

[@TrainsWow]

To get the right speed

[@JaiahHazelnutBrown]

It keeps the train stretched. The brakes are only barely applied on the cars as the engine comes over the crest of the grade. It is poor train handling to use the independent brake to control the train and increases wear on the locomotive.

[@evanburt2766]

He’s trying to stretch the train out so the cars don’t bang together

[@JaiahHazelnutBrown]

Keith was my favorite fireman. Cool guy.

[@thewarrens5615]

M

[@johnroberthampton4650]

What is that whistle

[@creeperkiller9795]

Hancock long 3 chime, I may be wrong on that

[@rogerlollar4325]

​@@creeperkiller9795 or a Crosby 3 chime