Do you have what it takes to drive this?

[@System6VideoProductions]

I don’t care how stressing or difficult a locomotive engineer job is, I would still want to be a locomotive engineer, no matter what. It’s my dream job too.

[@nossta5242]

Good luck

[@saunderjohnson7924]

Same bro

[@WorldWideOfTrainsAndTrucks]

Same

[@devvydoesstuff]

same

[@nicolefj]

me too!

[@dtype62]

DId this on the old Illinois Central, now Metra Electric starting in 1969, retired in 2009.

[@DPImageCapturing]

You don't "drive" a train, there is no steering wheel!! You operate the locomotive!!

[@OliversElevators]

Lol the first time I heard this was from a streetcar engineer in Kansas City. I felt so bad that I asked him about ‘driving’ the train instead of ‘operating’ it.

[@ErickC]

Lulz, foamer. In plenty of parts of the world people say "drive." North America is pretty much unique in its pretentiousness around this. Nobody cares outside a small subset of rail trekkies. You're the kind of person who flips out because someone's model train doesn't have buffer cars between the locomotives and a tank car.

[@philipwilson867]

I did it for 44 years 38 promoted locomotive engineer

[@System6VideoProductions]

Philip Wilson thank you for your service!

[@brianburns7211]

21 for me. 23 total years on the railroad.

[@smashedcaboose6526]

I feel like I have what it takes. I've gone to the Canadian Pacific training place. Drove a digital train for 5 hours and only did two things wrong. I was speeding for about 5 minutes. I also blew the horn in a no train horn Zone.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Sounds like a small handful of the people i work with and they are qualified engineers.

[@wargamz9051]

Best part of the video are the people in the comments saying they could run the train.

[@Fernando-j9o]

Most of em are train fans and Rail nuts 😂😂

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

I don't have what it takes for an MP36. But for an F40PH, yes.

[@railfanjamie6147]

Same lmao

[@johnblair8146]

@@railfanjamie6147 Desktop versus buikhead controls.

[@LochlanBartley]

@@johnblair8146 bulkhead is so much better

[@johnblair8146]

@@LochlanBartley I agree, particularly for backing moves.

[@Stackedwithcash]

Being a train master for metra would be a nightmare

[@DieselDucy]

I drive freight trains. Fatigue on freight rail is TERRIBLE

[@Survivor1547]

Love Trains So Much This Is My Dream Job Being A Engenneer.

[@TrainsofNortheastWisconsin]

Survivor1547 cn here

[@therookie9276]

Survivor1547 Same

[@franciscoestrada4361]

Angelo Portal i feel the same way👍👍👍

[@vweb8521]

Me too

[@therookie9276]

I don't know why but my biggest fear is being in an engine room or falling in the ocean and oil leaks everywhere.

[@reillycornwall2897]

Rolling Caravans?! How dare he!

[@yaric2274]

The Cornish Crusader Donald Trump and Fox News has entered the chat.

[@ajf5745]

@@yaric2274 he means caravans, like in top gear

[@crippledcrusader1321]

I can drive this, having ADHD means I can split my attention 10 fold.

[@markfrench8892]

@Joshua White You don't drive a locomotive you operate or run a locomotive. There's no steering wheel.

[@SuperTrucker2019]

@@markfrench8892 Funny--on the back of my CDL it says "may OPERATE trucks over 26000 gvwr w/trailer over 10000 gvwr. But there's definitely a steering wheel in those things. Operate it, drive it, oh hell-- it's all the same thing to me. Y'all ain't gotta be so nitpicky about it...

[@TrashBulldogProductions]

Rather drive this MP36PH-3C or any other workhorse in the Metra fleet than work at a Starbucks.

[@kryptotransit]

You likely would be paid way better too...

[@donavanthegreat1]

I can tell you this 2:34 is only a small taste of what this job is truly like.

[@therookie9276]

But they left out other things. They are just explaining the locomotive (MP36PH-3C) and not the benefits and paying. They did not state you will be gone for an average of 2 or 3 days and coming home to get damn near 3 hours of sleep. They also did not mention the furlough bullshit that people have to go through

[@therookie9276]

Yeah.

[@brianburns7211]

Mario Martinez That’s true, except for the BN and UP lines. They are staffed by crews belonging to those railroads. It is possible for an engineer to come home from a 2-3 day trip to LaCrosse, then catch a passenger job off of his rest. This often happens to the extra engineers.

[@railfanjamie6147]

Same

[@MrAwesomedude808]

Did it for 3 years, currently taking a break. Did it at an amusement park, and the train there could be a PITA at times!

[@kamilkuzmicki1687]

Looks easy, but if the trains rolls off the tracks your ass is on the line lol

[@billbergland7244]

I LIKE TRAINS

[@billcosby5116]

Why are they talking to him when he haves a lot on his mind they are not letting him focus

[@lingerierendabunga2982]

Bill Cosby : the CNN reporter knew that it shouldn't be a problem for the engineer to do that. They (train engineers are) used to split their attention to the panel control & indicators everyday. All at the same time, and sometimes the engineers had to use the train radio to communicate while doing all that stuff.

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

I think they can multi task it's not that damn stressful the appeal is it's not a 9-5.

[@5avt0]

it looks like there is room to see but when your inside interior you have to see carefully and quickly

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

What I plan to go to college for. It's definitely not a career for just anybody, including rail enthusiasts because more importantly than knowing how to operate it is safety. Not for just anyone, but I know it's definitely a career for me.

[@JAILRail]

What course do you have to take?

[@MPIEMDRailfan4]

You don't go to college for this, Nick.

[@JAILRail]

Going to college gives you a better chance of being hired in any job.

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

College may not be required, but it's recommended. It opens doors to a wide variety in opportunities and advantages no matter what career.

[@RRIA_America]

Metra MP36 407 same

[@Drewster327]

Do it everyday, but its certainly not for everyone

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Engineer says 60mph. At end of video, they say 70mph.

[@rpf276]

express Metra trains run max speed 79 mph

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

Engineers need COURAGE COMPETENCE AND CHARISMA.. THEY ALSO NEED INTENSITY INTEGRITY AND INTELLIGENCE!! GOB BLESS OUR RR PEOPLE FOR KEEPING AMERICA GREAT!!!

[@airgamer1403]

Amen!

[@gregorybentley5707]

They talk about how safety is paramount and all the attention needed and then conduct the interview while the train is moving haha

[@62Cristoforo]

Do I need the fauci ouchie to operate this?

[@orangecayman520]

If I can fly an airplane I don’t see why I wouldn’t be able to do this too

[@graythewolf6096]

I cant handle a million things going on, but for the most part, yes. I can drive a locomotive if I can deal with 3 things at the time.

[@RefrigeratedWaffles2]

If you want to get a realistic experience of what it’s like, try out train sim world if you haven’t already.

[@potatohead5910]

This is why I'll never go into passenger transit. I'm sticking to my shortline, thanks.

[@alvit123]

Engineer. 60 miles per hour Him. operating a train is like playing chess at 70 miles per hour

[@6680thSOG]

I'm surprised CNN didnt call this a choo choo rail bus.

[@cruzincondo3395]

Coffee keeps one awake, protein keeps one alert....👍

[@skegniknak]

I'll give it a go

[@MetxsightseerRailfan]

At 1:24 I wonder what Station is that

[@lailasalas]

I Had Dreamed Of Being A Train Engineer But It Is Not So Easy You Have Many Lives In Your Hand At THe Throttle

[@TNS17]

Yep.

[@TheDylanJoyce]

That Engineer is a Spy!

[@BGT157]

ive always wondered what its like to drive an MPXpress

[@ditchpatcher]

One thing you can't prepare an engineer for are the idiots that are in your path and you don't know if they will survive or not

[@FQP-7024]

Well it's not that hard to drive a train if you really know something of trains like me but the best and in my opinion easyest train class to drive the SD and GP classes and in sometimes dash 9s too. And let's all get real for a second cargo trains are the better of them all passenger trains need to be on time they have to go faster and really in America not good amtrak expecially very expncive and slow and never on time

[@brianburns7211]

That’s good. I’ll bet you could show me a thing or two. Which simulation program do you run?

[@FQP-7024]

@@brianburns7211 I have played train simulators since the 2012 version and so on and so forth, just have neough time to finish 3 long missions, 4 short ones and 1. 5 hours of free roaming around a yard to align stuff and you might just get somewhere in 7 to 8 years. But I wish you good luck if you want some other tips I'd recommend going to Profesional sites I also visited a long time ago but I don't remember at the moment since it's about 2:23 am. So see you

[@brianburns7211]

Fernando Queiroz Popovic I don’t need to know about simulators. I was joking. I did take a 13,000 ton train 240 miles today though.

[@FQP-7024]

@@brianburns7211 well I commented that at about 2 and somethings AM that day so yeah...i didn't get the joke I guess (yes I know my sleep schedule is crap).

[@DistanceNsVeterans]

Do you have what it takes not only operate A METRA unit but a P42DC as well?! A Steam like The FEF: aka 844?! OR big boy or the GS-4 Well it will take Years of practice for a steam locomotive

[@ohpoleez]

I do.

[@khaosgaming609]

Cute little train 😆

[@jdubs78]

Highball. 20 years for me.

[@NashRailfan]

Actually, yes I do

[@indian81able]

ME TO

[@raritanbayrailfan2558]

I got this, I’ve played TSW 2 for a while.

[@Adumzzinthehouse]

People, you’re comparing a game to real life. Not even close

[@triforcexxx305]

I do and cuz they don’t hire outside the state I can’t do anything

[@ALL-bj7mj]

did freight for over 10 years with the CCP and Illinois Railway.....for those who say this is a dream job.....do your self a favor....become a shareowner....have money make you money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ruffian2952]

At last someone with smarts, shareholders have it made.

[@iemv8900]

Yes because Trains Sim World taught me lol

[@allbegood7295]

What about this Metra MP36PH-3C

[@ScoutZz]

yes

[@MatthewPowell509]

I have what it takes.

[@DaybreakerProduction]

I have what it takes. Drove one before.

[@Adumzzinthehouse]

Yeah on Train simulator

[@Chicagoguy1984]

LOL years ago, I dealt with one engineer at the Waukegan station and boy was she a BITCH !! Accidentally got into the wrong passenger car(Doors were wide open and no signs ???)

[@siggythedoge]

no but yes

[@michaelwyatt1684]

Yes I could drive it

[@Brendon_John_Harrison]

Thomas & Friends

[@trainguy4265]

I’m 28 years old and got hired by Amtrak.

[@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349]

Congrats!

[@reecehaire3232]

Yeah why

[@mateomoreno6125]

I think I have what takes to drive a train

[@cmanlovespancakes]

Don't worry this is going to be one of the first jobs that will fully be automated. Freight companies are already looking into automated engines, and in ten years it possible that most trains in the country will be automated.

[@kino1989]

Charles Schutz uh no it's doesn't work like that. Freight railroads are automating switchers to do yard duties. Not long run freight.

[@WestAirAviation]

To be fair, there aren't many jobs that couldn't be automated with sophisticated enough computers. It's obvious computers can do everything better than we can, but at what point do we stop automating the work force in support of keeping society employed?

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Charles Schutz bruh hell no! I don’t want automated trains because what job will I get in the railroad industry? Specifically, being a train engineer? That will just ruin it, and there will be less jobs. So those who want to be in the railroad industry HAVE to worry because if the job they wanted isn’t available because of automation, there are, like I said, less jobs for those.

[@jvdm5412]

There not though passenger railroads are in other countries but not freight railroads

[@ruffian2952]

Charles, the longshoremen were automated first by containers.

[@craigknight1049]

yes i know how to drive this

[@MrJ9k]

Hella easy. Do it daily

[@Realsteppah97]

im a ki but when i grow up yes i will drive it :D

[@boink6969]

What line is this?

[@therookie9276]

Worry about the benefits we are talking about careers

[@boink6969]

AmCalJojo459 it’s the ncs

[@therookie9276]

?

[@boink6969]

AmCalJojo459 the north central service

[@SimpleAviation55]

I'm an engineer, if you count n scale trains as a train.

[@andrewbirt2834]

It's a f49phi right I don't remember

[@floridianrailauto9032]

Some kind of MP36

[@jamie6126]

F59PHI I think. We don’t have the Metra F59PHIs come through my town, but mostly Metra F40PHs

[@floridianrailauto9032]

@@jamie6126 No they're MPI locos

[@jamie6126]

@@floridianrailauto9032 oh I always thought those Metra locomotives were F59PHIs. thanks for correcting me so I know what it actually is:)

[@floridianrailauto9032]

@@jamie6126 Yee F59PHIs have 3 windows on the front, MPI locomotives have 4. Metra has F59s now but I think they're still painted in the Surfliner color scheme

[@kimberleykultala1396]

I’m 13 and this is my dream job so yes I have what it takes!

[@danielferrovias]

they use train simulator?

[@Clawzord2277]

I can drive train in a game called train simulator.

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

Anyone that's played those sims would pick it up easily.

[@kwitseo]

I would if they don't mind a visual and hearing impaired person.

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

You don't pass those tests game over.

[@RailfanDon]

I will if I survive the Coronavirus

[@rainbowsiren5309]

Metra we need our f59phis back we own them or i set time (minecraft style)

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

I can operate that thing

[@mojokuku2745]

CNN must be doing state sponsored PR.

[@MrLittlecat96]

or they must be running out of story ideas

[@mojokuku2745]

Frank V LoL If you can stand to watch it for more than a few minutes (I know I have a hard time watching it very long) turn to Fox and see who is running advertisements. I don't watch cable often because I hate the commercials but last time I watched Fox they had a MSNBC commercial nearly every commercial break. Funded by Microsoft/GE.

[@brianburns7211]

Clinton News Network = fake news

[@GK2o]

man and using a phone while driving the train could be a penalty up to $15k

[@drewsykes8231]

get over yourself! it aint that hard

[@LydOne2]

Metra train 🚊