BNSF Freight Train Cab Ride - Belen, NM to Amarillo, Tx (Deadhead)

Caught a dead head on for the trip home this go around so I decided why not bring you all along for the ride on a freight train. All access train cab ride. Get to see inside the train cab and many sites that you can only see by rail. For all you train video lovers this one is for you! Check out the other video which is the raw uncut version of this same trip
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🚂 Intro - 00:00
🚂 Welcome - 00:40
🚂 Fuel Pad Arrivals (Raw Sound) - 01:58
🚂 Departing Belen (Raw Sound) - 03:47
🚂 Trip Information - 05:46
🚂 The Hill Climb - 07:16
🚂 The Mountain Pass - 09:48
🚂 The Workers Camp - 10:50
🚂 Looking Back - 12:04
🚂 River Valley - 13:40
🚂 Old Copper Mine - 15:32
🚂 The Climb To Mountain Aire - 15:57
🚂 Reaching The Top Mountain Aire - 16:34
🚂The Salt Lakes - 17:00
🚂 Union Pacific Line & Vaughn Yard -17:47
🚂 Old Vaughn Steam Roundhouse Foundation - 18:32
🚂 Ft Sumner (Billy The Kid Is Buried Here) - 19:03
🚂 Clovis, NM - 19:49
🚂 The Texico Turn - 21:28
🚂 Farwell - 22:10
🚂 Friona - 22:39
🚂 Hereford - 24:08
🚂 High Speed Train Pass - 28:32
🚂 Canyon - 30:07
🚂 Legendary Wrestler Terry Funk's Old Home - 33:53
🚂 The Home Stretch - 34:17
🚂 Amarillo South Yard - 36:06
🚂 End Of The Run - Thank You! - 36:36
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[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you all for your feedback and support at my first attempt of filming and editing a cinematic style video. I really want to do a lot more of these for you all! I have added chapters in the description for the entire trip! Let me know if you see something you want added in the chapters!

[@slowb4lls1]

Please also post the raw footage for us who are not siskl and ebert and just want the trains actual audio. But good job on the editing for the other folks I guess lol

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

@@slowb4lls1 ooooo ya know that's not a bad idea, can do a cine style then just an unedited raw

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

I owe you a beer, you gave me a great idea

[@edkammerman2533]

Great ride, thank you very much 😊 👍

[@stefugg5668]

The amazing music makes it even better. Especially the hill climb is mighty. Well done !

[@Mrruneight]

Knowing you could have spent your deadhead kicking back and relaxing, it is greatly appreciated your taking us along with you. Thank You for the ride and a great video.😊

[@stanhumphreys9282]

The spirit of this video reminds me somehow of an engineer I worked with periodically who when he came on duty, no matter the time of day or night or how much rest he had, always said " it's a great day for a train ride".

[@cousineddie7898]

Thanks for taking us along on the tour. Beautiful country and beautiful music to match the scenery. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@tarf1a]

How cool! Thanks for the great video and commentary on your ride through the mountain pass.

[@kenrangen]

Great footage, and a great soundtrack. Thanks for sharing your ride with us.

[@PaulGrant-rq3wm]

Incredible video. Will watch many times. Thank you so much. Enjoyed the music also.

[@Starsnu1]

Wow, That was excellent. Thanks for sharing a little bit of your world.

[@larry4762]

Thank you. The best railroad video I have seen inspiring. The trains never stop running. The music the scenery the shots in the cab. Happy New Year.

[@jasondale2789]

Thanks for sharing the ride, hope you are able to take us along soon on another adventure! Stay safe and have a blessed day!

[@Jay-vo4ec]

Excellent video. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@franciscorico9236]

Thanks for the video! I always enjoy watching the trains pass by! You gave me an inside view! Thanks! It was cool! 👍🏽

[@danielwatson8612]

Very nice job on the soundtrack. I enjoyed it all.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you very much!

[@Dgoertzen3]

Great beautiful music, so in concert with the landscape. Looking forward to more of your videos.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you very much!

[@billybop17]

Beautiful and well done video. Thank you for sharing

[@jesusdisciple5038]

I'm a former BNSF conductor. Now retired, thank the Lord! Railroading is fascinating to many, but BNSF is a miserable company to work for. I did enjoy my job however as much as the crap I had to deal with many many years. This was an outstanding filmed video. Loved it! Bet you love all the double track CTC you are blessed with too.

[@buckhorncortez]

Most every company is miserable to work for today. I have a friend who's retiring from Sandia National Laboratory because he can't take the PC BS he has to endure to work there. He likes the work, but can't stand the atmosphere anymore. I worked for the largest engineering company in the United States. Was a great place when I started, was a PITA when I retired in 2014.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

I’ll be totally honest, I love running abs/twc and dt more than ctc

[@arthurm.3565]

Your video was beautifully done. The background music was right on. I really enjoyed the scenery you are privileged to see often. Thank you for sharing..

[@garyfeltus9801]

Great ride . Loved the music you had with it. Thanks for sharing.

[@Myfamily1964]

Very picturesque scenery and thank you for your showing the views are like.

[@kenmadison6193]

Thank you for the wonderful ride. Will enjoy this many times.

[@Railfan6675]

Enjoyed every minute of this ride. Thank you for sharing!

[@Flyeneagle]

Enjoyed the cab ride and amazing scenery thank you for sharing it👍

[@patrickmcgoldrick8234]

What a great way to see the rails of the country.always wanted to see the inside of a cab of a locomotive. Nice to see the other side of a railroad crossing.great job thanks again.

[@frozenmale43]

Thanks for the great ride, through areas I have never been through before. Thanks

[@harrychest4303]

Great job, thanks. I love seeing other parts of our Country.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

More to come!

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

I've been to pretty much every state in US in a semi, this country is amazing in places. Seeing some of it from a freight locomotive is really special. Thanks for sharing. Just love the sounds of trains!

[@Socaltrainwatcher]

Great video. Really enjoyed the view. It was a great diversion from my hospital room.

[@marcbyrnes293]

Excellent job, really impressive results!!!

[@drywallisinmyblood]

That was a great ride along . Thanks for sharing the experience. This is really the only way for most of us to experience a freight train ride!!

[@trains4one]

Lived in Amarillo from late 1979 until 1984 and then would go back to visit in-laws up through 1994 or so. I knew the Santa Fe (at that time) tracks well from Amarillo to Clovis and also Amarillo out to Canadian. Spent many a railfan afternoon sitting under the S. Washington St bridge. Thanks for the ride!!

[@Tinskipper]

More than enjoyable being a train fan. Loved the music as well. But I really enjoyed is catching a glimp of a building or train station or a water tower where I cold track you area you were passing through on Google earth!. I really enjoyed the journey! Thank you for sharing!

[@cw7671]

Great job on the video man.. appreciate what your doing, keep up the good work!

[@JohnnysTrainVideos]

Great video. Thanks for making and sharing...

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

You bet

[@tedmaas3588]

Some of the most beautiful scenery you will see is from the window of a train. Sorry to say that a lot of the back water towns you went through are very depressed. But from the looks of them though, they used to thrive in their heyday. Nice large station stop platforms, silo loading, etc.. Thx 4 the ride...

[@fahadaldubayan36]

You did a great job. I actually watched in full. I enjoyed really. 👍👏🙏

[@Nethanel773]

Thank you for putting this up.

[@pnwoods]

Great job! Thanks for sharing. 👌

[@lilblackduc7312]

Great photography! Thank you...

[@dajacksonful]

I love The BNSF Southern Transcon scenery!! Great video

[@bjtheduck]

33:53 So that's what the Double Cross Ranch looks like. Terry Funk was one of my favorites growing up. Thanks for sharing!

[@jtracy8882]

Beautiful country... Great video! Keep up the great work!

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you! Will do!

[@NarbonneGauchoBoingo]

Outstanding. Love your view from the office. Thank you. 😊

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you kindly

[@stevehenry7813]

Awesome video ! Thanks for sharing ! 👍🤩😁

[@clydediddit5753]

Nice video, enjoyed seeing the POV from the cab!

[@naskarkev]

I used to live at Cannon AFB there outside of Clovis, (the 2 high speed lines) ran right beside the base. As a railfan I would chase those trains from Ft. Sumner to Texico and sometimes as far as Friona and Hereford.... Awesome! Thank you for sharing this one!

[@daviddobson6108]

Thank you Railroad Man. A great video.

[@jeffvandenberg8422]

Huge rail fan. Thanks for the great video. Brings back memories of my rides with crews in my home town. Mainly CSX, CN and CP crews.

[@25mfd]

nice vid jon... super nice scenery

[@stevemeinecke]

This is fantastic 👏 thank you I love to see more

[@alainaarrhodge5900]

This was a great video! Thank you so much for being willing to video on your trip home. I grew up in Belen, and yeah, legally, a train is the only way to get really good videos/pics of Abo Canyon. I'd love to see more of your deadhead trips wherever they may take you. In the meantime, take care and be safe out there!

[@RonStanek]

Thanks for the ride along! Good Job! Like the tuneage; the views and the info. Carry on and Happy Trails!👍

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thanks! 👍

[@samjett3157]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[@pica6888]

Beautiful scenery

[@FRIGHTLINERDELUX]

Thanks for doing this video for us. It was a grate trip.

[@ut000bs]

I've always thought one of the most awesome prizes you could ever win for anything would be deadhead privileges on all railroads in the US. Free trip just about anywhere in the country.

[@jd-ku3iw]

Thank you enjoyed the trip

[@johnlewis777]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Kansas69]

Thanks for the video. Looks pretty scenic. I have not been on this part from Wellington to Belen. Perhaps someday I’ll come check it out.

[@brentgreen9364]

Thanks for the ride along. Not sure if it could ever happen but riding in one of these locos would be on my bucket list.

[@paulkirkmanMYTRAINS]

Very nice trip. Thanks for the look !!!!!

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you too!

[@gaylelampert1787]

Thank you for the ride. Loved it.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stanleydomalewski8497]

Great Video, thanks for sharing !

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Our pleasure!

[@drxnupe]

This is awesome! Beautiful artistic work!

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you very much!

[@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509]

Amazing video! Great train ride and awesome places! Good work! MEGA THUMBS UP All the best from Dublin Andrew

[@scottholman3982]

Very nice! Thank you for sharing. Glad I didn't have to smell the feedlots.!

[@johnnyboy55]

Cool video! I worked for KVVI back in 1980-81 as a stringer in Clayton NM(KAOL-AM. Been back in NJ since 82. Still have fond memories of my time in New Mexico. 😊

[@abthepilot]

That was really cool!! Thanks for sharing!

[@sandysmithvideos228]

What a very nice thing to do by recording this trip and posting it for all of us. Thank You for your efforts. I never made the trip over the Abo Canyon route and you are correct many places you can't get to by highway. Looking forward to a westbound view someday.

[@markphillipson8147]

What a fantastic video..good narration and no jumpy camera work…GOOD STUFF..!!

[@Engine7601]

Amazing video, I enjoyed it from start to finish! Great choice of music also.

[@billyborden7447]

I really appreciate you posting this video. I ran this line for 16 years out of Clovis and miss it!!! Thanks so much for this video, friend. And some spectacular shots and camera work! Super well done!!

[@bruce2627]

Beautiful landscape,would lov to ride in a cab on a trip like this.great video.

[@williamwallace8801]

Thanks for the ride!!

[@paulmatulavich7321]

Thank you from Ohio. I have been to Belen several times for no other reason than to film trains there. Long before there were railcam cameras, I would climb (with permission) onto the roof of the Harvey House and film from that overlook. Have also hiked into Abo Canyon and filmed there. Last time was when they were doubletracking, and watched them build the new bridges. Stood on the Blue Cut and caught great trains climbing out of the canyon. This too was with permission of my close friends at the BNSF police. (I am retired Summit County Sheriff's Office, Ohio.) Looked at buying a home near Mountainair, along Route 60 (and Estancia) and would still like to move there. Look forward to more of your videos as they remind me how much fun I had.

[@josephjurkovic875]

thank you that was amazing

[@erichhouchens3711]

Thanks for the video. That territory looks familiar to me as I dispatched both the DS18 Raton (aka Belen Terminal Dispatcher) desk and DS7 Clovis West desk. The last five years of my 40 year railroad career was on the DS18 desk on 3rd trick. Prior to that I worked 2nd trick on DS7 during the building of the second main track through Abo Canyon. That job was not fun as you had trains backed up waiting at either end all the time. Now everyone just flies through the canyon. I retired in June 2017. Sometimes I watch the Belen feed on the Virtual Railfan camera at the Harvey House Museum. Brings back old memories.

[@tomhoffman6531]

Really enjoyed your video. Have been in the Abo Canyon area twice and really loved the scenery and history of the area. Your video brought back many pleasant memories. Wonderful job.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bigjohnsaavedra8693]

Amazing video! thank you for sharing

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thomowen5236]

Thanks so much fir the views from a different perspective..almost drone like. As much as I love the sound of locos this was a great departure and very relaxing. Hope to see more of your videos in the future.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mmk5638]

Really enjoyed your video! Always wondered what the train view would be as a kid driving from Amarillo to Ft. Summer to see relatives … thanks for the virtual ride along 👍🏼👍🏼

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamies274]

I’ve always loved the scenery in the southwest! Thanks for posting! As much as I like the scenery on my route, I do have to say, I’m jealous! Keep up the great work!

[@jmeyer4321]

Being a lifelong railroad fan i can now say I understand what it is like to ride with a train engineer! - just noticed the journey/line identifier! what a great touch - and this is your first effort!! Nice work!

[@minnesotarailfan11]

Great video absolutely amazing

[@danielholden5015]

Thoroughly enjoyable.

[@TracksideNW]

Love that you took us along for the ride - Thank You!!

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

More to come!

[@mydogaxel7137]

Great music in this video. Thank You

[@AdamTreff]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I live in Hereford, but have been in a nursing home with a torn ACL since April 2022. I really miss watching the trains at the corner of Lawton and HWY 60. But your video has cheered me up so much! This is the coolest video, and I'm glad somebody finally took serious notice of the BNSF Transcon between Belen and Amarillo. So much train action and truly beautiful scenery. Thanks again.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

You are so welcome!

[@Yormsane]

Thank you so much for filming and uploading this footage, really enjoyed the wonderful wild scenery through the Land of Enchantment.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MarineAlpha]

Oh man I just found your channel. I absolutely love the scenery. This is the only way I get to see it. Please, please keep up the good work!

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

More to come!

[@vincentcalvelli6452]

Thank you for taking us along on your deadhead ride.

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Any time!

[@MojaveSubMatthew]

Great footage! I personally loved the music, and it was really cool seeing the chapters in the description. I’ve heard of places like Belen, Clovis, Amarillo etc but since i’ve never actually been out that way before it was nice to see a bit of what they looked like. Even if it’s flying through town at 65+ in some cases lol. Thanks for taking the time to film and edit this, very well done considering it was your first attempt

[@embwhitton9792]

Thank you for sharing. Great filming, and love the music. When ever you can, do it again!

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thank you! Will do!

[@robinroberts3335]

Fantastic trip 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Robin

[@coyotelarry]

What a blessing to see amazing sights like this and have it be part of your job! Thanks for sharing..

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Thanks for watching!

[@jrmeindl]

Exciting ride. Thanks for sharing.😀

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

You bet!

[@janiceschwab4321]

This was an awesome trip!! The music was wonderful!☺

[@chrissigmund8322]

Outstanding video!

[@jordialfonsoaragones4978]

Brutal, Nice video THanks

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

thanks brother. means more than you know

[@larrysierens1029]

This was one of the coolest cab ride videos I've seen thank you for posting this

[@RailsTailsandTrails]

Wow, thanks! That means more than you know! Thank you!

[@slikrhodez3336]

EPIC! I could watch this all day!