Cab Ride on CNW SD40-2 6847

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[@Track10TrainsRailfanning]

To all with questions about how they "running through a switch" here is a article explaining how the switches work. Thanks for watching! davidnamefeatures.com/qa/what-is-a-railroad-spring-switch.html

[@bibledefinedbymartycozad]

thank you. I know in model trains, if the spring is too strong it it will derail the cars. This is the first I've seen in 1:1 railroading.

[@KingJD8686]

Usually if that happens the switch gets broke, so most likely did

[@crypto1701]

Thank you.. it's the first thing I noticed!

[@bradbradrailfan]

R.I.P. the switch

[@buckyc.9069]

They're called spring switches.

[@uhlijohn]

I wish I had a nickel for every time I sat behind the throttle of that locomotive! Worked as a hostler, fireman, and hogger for the CNW from 1974 until the UP bought the CNW in 1995. I loved those SD40-2s!

[@wishusknight3009]

i would have hoped you had quite a few nickels for every hour you sat behind one!

[@pitdog75]

Why did you like that locomotive?

[@jdhrap]

You got more than a nickel every trip while railroading.

[@galacticwolf9192]

I worked for CNW I retired from engineer in 2005 from union Pacific

[@ernestpaniagua1210]

The 12 years I worked for Amtrak a a journeyman Carmen I got to see them come into our yard in Oakland got to do a departure test and air test on one it's got to be the best looking freight loco in my opinion.

[@grahamsmith5768]

Credit to these guys. They have continues responsibilitys through out their shifts. Public safety and mishaps from inpatient motorist. These guy's are always at guard, always alert and professional.

[@LelaE34]

They guy blowing the horn has his own style, I like it. 👍

[@denniscoleman8802]

Sat in that seat a few times…….was locomotive department employee in Milwaukee, Council Bluffs and Chicago. Wonderful times, great people and I miss it at times…..thanks for posting😎

[@daniellaubach8412]

Always loved the sound of those SD40-2's in motion!

[@rajanicn9269]

EMDs are LOVE

[@JessicaOLeary-we8ks]

Me too ❤

[@frankpeletz1818]

Fan fact-this track is the original right of way from the Elgin and Belvidere Electric that started operation in 1907. The adjacent track is originally the C&NW Galena subdivision dating back to the mid 1850s

[@sepresley1]

i worked for csx and my first coal train had 5 new sd40-2..those things were beasts

[@chrisg7160]

Brings back memories from when I was a kid. I was fortunate enough to get to ride in a Missouri Pacific, SD40-2 back in ‘81. My uncle worked in the yards and gave me a tour of his shop and the ride. I always loved the sound of them. I still have a brass reversing handle from that visit.

[@therandomytchannel4318]

I can remember as a kid, going for a short cab ride in one of those SD units, there were like 8 of us all jammed up in the cab lol great times 🙂

[@charlesroer972]

First ride in switching loco 1952 . At the coolers for produce Phoenix Az

[@KingOp0ssum_II]

That'd sounds It'd smell in there and be hot

[@noob.168]

You can actually fit 23 people in there.

[@garylarson6386]

I was an electrician on the C&NW, the SD-40-2 were easy to work on and very reliable engines

[@ellisjackson3355]

I was always fascinated by those control panels as a kid

[@edwardmajor2678]

Love the music of the engines turbo…. Was on 2 tugboats that had an EMD 20-645 E5 turbo diesels pure beasts with 12 ft propellers …Tugboats/Locomotives my favorite heavy duty machines.

[@charlesgault3777]

My favorite part of the video is at the end when the train pulls into the siding to meet the Frisco steam train.

[@paramedicineman89]

That was a great treat at the end!!! 😊

[@ICrailroadprod.2007]

I like that they put crossing bells on there for nose bells.

[@williamjuhl3527]

Retired from EMD after 32 years. I imagine there are still plenty of units with my clock number on their paperwork out there running strong

[@deancole4559]

Road on several over the year's(retired)....very reliable...good memories 🇺🇲

[@JungleYT]

*SD40-2s are the Harley's of the rails.. Incredible, distinctive signature sound! He's literally at the end of the line - **10:28*

[@mt.rushmore7916]

The newer 4-stroke locomotives seem so neutered. I also spent a lot of time on the sd-45's. The feel through the floor plate was a bit different with the V-20's. They preferred to get up and run rather than grunt heavy loads.

[@JungleYT]

@@mt.rushmore7916 *So, how many strokes is the SD40-2? And how many cylinders? I have noticed the SD40-3 sounds similarly sweet?*

[@mt.rushmore7916]

16. The SD 45's were 20's and they had crankshaft problems and had to be repaired.@@JungleYT

[@Cnw8701]

Can't wait to visit this museum and Chicago sometime next year! Been planning that trip for ages now!

[@Crackers2549]

My favorite unit after 42 straight years, Fireman- Engineer 67 - 2009, on the C&EI, MOPAC and finally it all morphed into the UP...! Never missed a beat and I have to say I enjoyed it...! LOL.... Loved the SD-40 -2 long decks and hearing that turbo brings back memories, I especially liked heavy stretch braking and throttling down with that rumble, what a sound ...!!!! "Smoke Em"... Crackers

[@CRtrain]

Some incredible footage here. Thanks!

[@fangospucklovesveena464]

Thank you. All of this is wonderful. I always wanted to drive/watch from Engineer's porthole/window. I'm familiar w/ships, this is Way Cool! ! !

[@anthonygermano9363]

The sounds are the best. Notching up and down. Sweet sounds for sure. EMD baby.

[@BNSF499]

The best office view!!

[@hiddendragon1001]

Man I love the way the engine sounds.

[@railtransportchannel]

Cool video my friend 👍🏻👍🏻 Seeing inside the locomotive control cabin reminds me of when I was little, who often accompanied my father to work as a machinist. Greetings from me in Indonesia 🚂🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@princepritam71]

People who've played TSW: piece of cake for me😅

[@davestelling]

You've got one of the best jobs in the world. Thanks...

[@bhlom4135]

Slept on many of these as local & yard power... Hurry up & wait every day🤯👍

[@ashleydavis3342]

That was beautiful, just what I was looking for. Thanks

[@TheFoodieCutie]

I thought the thumbnail was Stone Cold Steve Austin driving a train 😂

[@heroknaderi]

I enjoyed it. Feels like the good old days

[@werewolflover8636]

Awesome! You’re living my dream!

[@KflanntheRailfan]

I was last at IRM in 2014, I don’t remember seeing the CNW SD40-2. Cool video. If I get out that way again hope to get yo see it.

[@pocketslife8963]

I love trains n this came in my feed I’m on board with the channel new subscriber here enjoyed this ❤️💕

[@geraldmarcus947]

run many of those before i retired in 2011 sort of miss them. They had a lot of cab noise

[@chriscadillac8448]

I lived in Palatine, IL from 1972-1979. I remember these engines when they were new and running fast freight for the C&NW in several unit M.U.'s. I used to love sitting by the tracks and watching these babies fly past... just don't hang around if was a sand or ore train... you'd be left in a eye stinging dust storm. 🆗

[@lostsomewhereinhere]

I wouldn't mind doing that, but that damn bell would drive me nuts

[@hansenfiet2539]

A classic CNW unit with the infamous bell mounted on the front of the nose. It would definitely drive me crazy!

[@dougkubash8673]

Cool video!

[@gastonforde2121]

NICE VIDEO!

[@Trains-With-Shane]

The Illinois Railroad Museum is on my short list of places to visit. Noticed the gorgeous Nebraska Zephyr there on the main.

[@JRCreations92]

It’s a great place in 2021 we went it was fantastic

[@space_coast_snapshots6457]

A cab ride along would be cool, I can say as a private citizen I got the chance and took it, rode in a navy hovercraft, that was cool also

[@richardturk7162]

That horn probably causes hearing damage to the driver.

[@Txloganc]

🤣 ur kidding right…… no. well it doesn’t

[@414RadioTech]

I once had a friend of mine Ray Kelly "AKA" RJ who now had passed away back in 2017 he used to volunteer at IRM just as he was about to let me ride in the engines myself with him next to me it never came true at all he passed away before I could even get any throttle time and it really sucks now that I can't even get that without all the red tape involved

[@johnmiller5678]

Awesome thank you for sharing

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for posting.

[@mt.rushmore7916]

I started train service in 1976 on the Burlington Northern. Pulled hundreds/thousands of coal trains out of the Power River Basin near Gillette, Wy. In 1978 or so, we started getting brand new SD-40's from LaGrange which were only 5 days old (they had a plaque in the cab with roll-off date). The paint in the cabs was still "soft." My God they were absolutely BEAUTIFUL locomotives......no dust in the cabs yet! We were also receiving brand new General Electrics at that time. The GE's were interesting, but, they were NOT SD-40's.Boy, I used to crack open (in the cold, cold winter nights) the cab window and listen to those turbochargers SCREAM coming up and out of the mines. They were so damned impressive. Part of the time, we did NOT have helpers on the rear end and that could make for some treacherous pulls. You simply have NOT lived if you have never needed to pack a 75-pound knuckle back 40 cars or pull a massive, long chain back there to pull a draw bar car to a siding......in 20 below weather.....at night. Wow...back then, I was physically able to do this shiit. My body is older now. THAT part....I will never miss.

[@TheGhostRonin]

What a beautiful day to be on the railroad

[@AmericaVoice]

You definitely could interpret the talk and forth along sound they are dealing with high wheel slipping! I am sure they either need new wheels, or checking of the wheels or sand. Great video guys!

[@Track10TrainsRailfanning]

That was not wheel slip. it was a issue with the turbo clutch from what I understand.

[@fisherbridgeproductions]

Great content you have a new subscriber

[@TWilliams205]

I sure hope those are spring switches

[@MissRailfan]

ive been in an ex cnw gp9(?) high hood that was made for commuter service in Chicago. Lycoming Valley RR has her. they have since chopped the nose for visibility reasons. i have videos of the old girl on my channel in my North Shore RR playlist.

[@cristopherlove3865]

Awesome! That RS3K Leslie is beautiful sounding! I really miss our LMX B39-8S which had that horn!!!!!

[@mic8040]

S3L

[@karlreinke]

@@mic8040 S3L was a great horn. Even the ones that were occasional "squeakers". Just always a really proud and authoritative chord. Most of UP's current horns on the GEs seem to be in a minor chord and are kind of depressing sounding.

[@dodge33445]

This is so awesome!!! Id love to do a ride along :)

[@kevinlynch1227]

Most of the comments here are about the engine, switched tracks and Cab ride which was Cool.... but im still wondering why we went down the track and had to back up because of all the debris on the track, and then another train headed out and down the same track?? I guess im missing something here?? 😮

[@kenweis7913]

I can't imagine being in charge of all that force,weight and energy....also being on rails

[@mainecoastrailfan]

Nice video!

[@frenchustube]

Where is this? Steam train? Awesome. Also the catenary went from a trolley style to the real deal!

[@DasPenguin85]

I operate commuter rail and we have all kinds of switches out on our alignment. Yes, dude trailed a switch, but that was a spring switch. Now, if he'd done that to a dual control switch or a rigid manual switch, it'd be a problem, but spring switches were literally designed for this.

[@TheNoisePolluter]

Was nice to see some Mickey Mouse insulators still in use!

[@zackbobby5550]

Did they go 5 to 8 to 5 oh lord lol.

[@h.mandelene3279]

This is in Union Il at the RR museum...

[@LaddDentalGroup]

Super cool!!

[@michaelanthonyvideos]

Very cool!

[@shainakeibler516]

Oh my train loving heart. I wish I could ride in there.

[@kirkwcowgill]

I've heard about the WD40. Slick stuff.

[@Mark-MRL]

Never heard of that before. Looked into it and its pretty cool. We don't have those in my area.

[@jamesm6638]

never heard of what?

[@Mark-MRL]

@@jamesm6638 Sprung switches

[@wishusknight3009]

Ok that answers some important questions of this video. lol. Makes a lot more sense now.

[@RaysGamingChannel2003]

Trains are awesome

[@hwirtwirt4500]

That locomotive looks like it's seen a lot of hard use but still going. Going slow.

[@vaslavkrank]

Junk

[@hakeemsd70m]

​@@vaslavkrank The SD40-2 is the best diesel locomotive ever built, far from junk.

[@-G-R-F-]

That's a old sante fe loco man I'm suprised that's still even there didn't they scrap many of those a while ago

[@SteveH-TN]

Thanks for sharing

[@JRCreations92]

Is this The Illinois Railroad Museum? If so that place Is definitely worth a visit for sure I loved the steam collection they have

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Yep

[@billmorris2613]

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 21 Sep 22.

[@Marcusmarcus318]

Hmmmm it’s ok to flop switch’s now 🤣

[@robertlucas9357]

Dope ass view dude

[@jasonpetersrailadventures]

So cool

[@GadgetFF]

its a spring switch folks..

[@officialFortherails]

Not even 3 minutes into the video and you’re met with paparazzi. 🤣

[@tommyhunter1817]

Nothing sucks worse than “end of track”.

[@Crusader1815]

I wish they could extend it to Huntley and build a big loop with more train barns there.

[@TWilliams205]

They definitely ran through 2 switches in the first minute and a half. The first one was when they first got the signal out the yard and then at the crossing

[@Mark-MRL]

At about 1 minute and a half in, it looks like that switch is throne the wrong way. How did the train make it over.

[@blakemarcum914]

It’s a spring switch

[@chasesanders523]

I just noticed that, when I worked for the UP we weren’t allowed to run through spring switches. But the old heads did it all the time lol.

[@P61guy61]

Same at 7+33. But I am no expert on the matter.

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@chasesanders523 in the east spring switches were permitted to go thru at 10 mph.

[@gideonnoronha4368]

Spring switch or in British rail parlance "spring frog" .Did you know they've even replicated this on LEGO train tracks?☺️

[@victorbellan8357]

Was that a spring switch you went through before the road ?

[@ogragan3492]

Do they have any freight cars you can tie onto and take with you ?

[@MathewBranning]

was he running through those switches? I know he had the green but they looked thrown against him

[@Dachamp2001]

Never seen a spring switch before interesting

[@yvesd_fr1810]

interesting video, but the tracks need major aligments around the switches. I am surprised thatt the engine did not derail considering the horrible condition of the tracks at these points !

[@stevepeters2197]

I see catenay. Is there some kind of electrics operated here or maybe at one time?

[@evileyemcgaming]

10:25 was that end of the track or does keep going on but never cut back to keep the track clear ?

[@athensboy123]

I have a question sir... At 14:08 what kinda and or type of steam train 🚂 was that going by that passed the locomotive ? I am wondering??

[@MrChevrolet94]

What horn is that? Sounds beautiful!!!!

[@mic8040]

Leslie S3L

[@MrChevrolet94]

@@mic8040 I love it!!!!

[@gangplankoverboard7336]

@1:36 the train goes through a switch and the points are clearly set for an oncoming train to take the other route. The train passes without incident. Had no idea they could do that without derailing. Learn something every day.

[@cabotcat1]

That a helluva lot of corn…

[@Paco_Gaepedores]

Amazing ❤ woohoo

[@wildandwackywade]

why and i seen in other videos do they play with the break handle? doe sit have to be set and turned on and off to use? Also it seems that the engine is not going fast set the number set on the throttle is very high.

[@barroningram7286]

at 7:00 is that the nebraska zephyr ?

[@MultiSniipez]

Locomotive engineer from sweden here. I have a question about your switchgear? (Sorry im not shure about the english name) It seems they are springloaded? Because if you would drive past them while they are in the wrong position they would be considered broken, where i come from/driving atleast..

[@davidurban6813]

Is this Union Illinois? Just asking. Thanks for posting it. Have a great day everyone

[@Adam_Gunia]

Yes, it is Union

[@firzaokachannel]

Horn is good

[@the_minimalistic_adventure]

Did that train just jump the switch without it being opened up first? Around the 1:37 mark.

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Nope. Read comments.

[@notafanofthegovernment9982]

Wish Florida had this

[@wishusknight3009]

But you already have Florida Man... That is pretty special!