Cab ride in a Alco FPA-4 on the New York and lake Erie railroad.

[@calvingrondahl1011]

Fun being inside the ALCO, good job, Alex.

[@petercarmeci8317]

Nice!! That engineer has a wealth of knowledge.

[@theonehinduguy713]

In India, we have seen ALCOs ruling the tracks since our childhood...the notch...the noise and grunt of the engine...makes it tooooo admiring

[@madjidhamdini8114]

The noise yes the noise ,unforgettable !

[@arthurmatthews9321]

Was there ever a better looking locomotive than a alco FPA . Beautiful looking machine.

[@donsgotmoney]

I think every person who just enjoys trains wished for just a moment that we were in your shoes , good job and a memorable experience im sure. thanks for sharing.

[@wezza60]

The orginal Erie livery was adapted by the Victorian railways here in Australia.

[@wezza60]

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[@jackybeck2479]

Seen perfectly identical on the remaining S and B class locos that still use it

[@martinbauer8395]

Although VR never had any Alcos like the NSWGR 44/South Australian (and later ANR) 930 class 😎

[@wezza60]

@martinbauer8395 No, apart from the English electric F class and L class, the Tulloch built W class, all VR locos were built by Clyde-GM.

[@lennyhendricks4628]

It was my understanding that Alco (Schenectady) never built any FP-4's, that they were all from Montreal. To the best of my knowledge, CN was the only original operator. And I believe they used the much better 251 prime mover rather than the ill-fated 244 used in Schenectady's FA's.

[@cp368productions2]

Heath will be jealous. Very rare is it that cab rides can be recorded. I got a cab ride on a railroad not very long ago but didn't record it.

[@michaelashcraft8569]

Looks like it's ready to go back to work, thanks for taking us with you, so cool!!!

[@brianpagemodeltrains]

Hey Alex, I think this might be the coolest train video I've ever seen - Awesome experience!

[@madjidhamdini8114]

Agree ^^ Hello from Belgium , here , we have some loco from the 60s with the same engine , allways run for freight .

[@alcopower5710]

Thanks for taking us along. 👍

[@bobtail1200]

Most beautiful engine. Thanks for sharing these vids,very well done.

[@intuitive7274]

I love the streamliner

[@dw.7655]

Hi Alex, nice video. Brings back memories of the time I rode in the cab of Alco PA-4 number 18 back in the 70’s. You’ll remember that forever, I’m sure. I like the paint scheme, as it looks like D&H, as that was the railroad I rode on. Best wishes. Dave

[@jagc1969]

Great! I've recently bought Walther's D&H #18. I think it is the most beautiful livery I have seen. I would like to upgrade that model building the cab's inside, adding missing grab irons, etc. Any suggestion and advice would be welcome.

[@bobkohl6779]

A ride on an ALCO, sweet!

[@kd4kdf]

Listen to that engine purr.

[@gordonvincent731]

Unless I missed it, this man did not cut out his auto brake valve to make a proper leakage test. This 24 air brake has pressure maintaining, so there won't be any leak. I was an engineer for 36 years, by the way.

[@jaswmclark]

Unless your type 24 brake is different than what I was used to, pressure maintaining was only a feature for first application which only gave the 6 to 8 psi. minimum application and he applied a 20 psi reduction and then lapped the automatic which is the procedure we used when I worked for Canadian National, the original owner of 6754. Cut out is used on type 26L Brake.

[@gordonvincent731]

@@jaswmclark I watched this video again, and still, he makes a 20 psi reduction and sits there. The 24RL has pressure maintaining no matter where you put the handle. I still didn't see him reach down to the lower part of the stand to cut out the pressure maintaining to check his leakage. I ran GG1's, E33's and ALCo RS11's an RS3's in North Jersey back in the '70's. with 24 brake. I don't know why he's checking for leakage, there won't be any as long as the pressure maintaining is cut in.

[@drtalkboxsa9412]

I love the minor chord of the horn

[@thomasaley8839]

Thank you enjoyed watching this viedo

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Oh man, an old Train Brake handle with the second position of "LAP" meaning neither charging, nor discharging of air, rather simply maintaining the current pressure setting. I had a rude awakening when I had to learn how to use one of these. I think that valve is a 6BL? I could be wrong but I learned on something like that in an old Alco RS-3. Prior to that, everything else I was trained on had self-lapping and you didn't need to remember to place the valve in that position. I spent the first few days making undesired stops and recovering my air, cursing the non self-lapping valve the whole time. Edit and Correction: 6BL was what I learned on, the brake stand in the video is a 24RL, predecessor to today's current 26L and 26C.

[@williamcap2236]

Awesome old girl built right here in Schenectady ! I love anything Alco ❤🇺🇸

[@JJAG4282]

Wrong it was built at MLW in Montreal

[@johnsimms6184]

QA & P had a set of these. Great video.

[@jagc1969]

In Spain our first regular diesel locomotives were our beloved ALCO DL500 .

[@RDC2003]

love the FPA/FA series locos

[@TheSilverShadow17]

If Vault-Tec owned a railroad this would be the color scheme for it lol

[@TrainboyRR]

i like the video

[@kd4kdf]

Is that the original motorola radio in that cab?

[@BoxcarJerry]

Hey Alex that was pretty cool you got to ride in the cab of that beauty. How long of a ride is this trip ?

[@alexbrockwayflgkrailway3088]

About 2 hour rround trip ride

[@aeyb701]

Still has its Canadian horn, nice to hear.6758 I mean.

[@madjidhamdini8114]

Thoses loco is super modern for it era (the 40s) aerodynamic like airplane ^^ when i was child i thinked it was capable of + 200mph !!!

[@Captain_Char]

Train has the same colors as Vault-Tec from the fallout video games

[@martinbauer8395]

And Victorian Railways Blue and Gold livery, however the loco looks similar to the NSWGR 44/South Australian 930 class diesels which VR never had in their fleet (VR diesels were predominantly GM-EMD products). 😎🇦🇺

[@ethanspaziani1070]

cool

[@JFinnerud]

It might be that the video gives an incorrect impression however the noise levels in the cab seem to be a lot less than let's say a EMD F unit?

[@davewallace8219]

close fit in the tunnel

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

Would a steam locomotive be back.

[@ronparrish6666]

So what is the smoothest ride the F9 or the Alco

[@anamerican5499]

WHERE IS THIS FPA-4 KEPT? I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.

[@alexbrockwayflgkrailway3088]

It is kept in Gowanda,Ny

[@firstlast1278]

Didn't know vault tec made trains

[@haroldreardon1407]

I would think the cut lever on that passenger car would need to be picked up to get out of the safety lock position in order to open the knuckle.

[@jimbecker5731]

Soulth Dayton???

[@alexbrockwayflgkrailway3088]

The trip was too south Dayton

[@haroldreardon1407]

I wouldn't step in between the unit and car to open the knuckle either. Need a car length for safety.

[@gaborgredely1848]

Európába be kell mászni a két kocsi közötti térben. Az ütköző bakok közé. Az össze ,és szét kapcsoláshoz. Plusz a levegő tömlőket is csatlakoztatni kell. Rengeteg vasúti dolgozó halt meg e miatt. 💯 Év alatt sem oldották meg. A teher vagonon még midég így ilyen rendszerrel működnek.

[@jayswarrow1196]

What's with the mad editing? half-an-hour of talking stationary BOOM! we're going 15 mph thru some forest. (no start, no accel, no sense of route) Scenery this, scenery that -HOOOOOOONK! - oh it turns out someone had forgotten to turn the camera on in time for a crossing, but decided to show what's left of it anyway... this isn't a cab ride, it's a jumpscare prank video.

[@vladimirv4697]

Древний тепловоз, древний дед машинист. Кабина на сральню похожа. Дед спит на ходу. Разве можно в таком возрасте разрешать управление такой опасной техникой!