What Is a Cab Car? Train Talk: Ep. 1

[@LegoWormNoah101]

3:51 Honestly, that looks more like a DMU from the Genesis line than a cab car.

[@ituxx8323]

It's the Metrolink

[@JimbobsTransportVideos]

Ah yes DMUs there everywhere in England

[@prime6134]

@@JimbobsTransportVideos there beautiful

[@Baconbs718]

It’s called a driving trailer

[@mec3403]

1:58 damn I miss those locos... Best locos in the fleet by far

[@System6VideoProductions]

Awesome! Now I can show this to my friends and tell them I’m not crazy.

[@Vascog26]

What do u mean

[@System6VideoProductions]

anabela malicia I had some weird friends that knew nothing about trains and I showed them this and they still don’t get it, but to us Railfans, cab cars are cool and a much more efficient way to reverse service travel for train instead of turning the whole thing around.

[@Vascog26]

I am a fan to I know the struggle

[@BlancaFierro-Duarte]

Wow 8 years ago to now! Dats crazy! Your voice sounds different! Thanks for changing railfanning for the better Mike!

[@CoasterFan2105]

You are too kind! Thanks for watching!

[@theromanorder]

This was an apsalotly amazing video, very helpful, normal i need to look for multiple videos to answer my questions, and sometimes the one i find the best leaves me with questions so i keep looking, this is one of the first times i found a first try video and you gave me more information then i needed Thank you ill take a look on the rest of your videos

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks! Glad you found it helpful.

[@Geographydude337]

I don’t know why but I FREAKING LOVE CAB CARS

[@SouthernCtRailfan]

Same. Well, only certain ones

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailer

[@scootosan]

I have wondered about these. Nice informative video look forward to more of them. Thanks Mike

[@CoasterFan2105]

+scootosan You're very welcome! Thank you for commenting and watching!

[@ruteni-san]

Well done! How about US railroads signal system for next one?

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Charlie Ray Thank you very much! That is a neat idea, I'll put it on the list!

[@sukanyareddypesaladinne7828]

Charlie Ray

[@jena6018]

Thanks

[@jena6018]

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[@dragonflygonxrudy4618]

thank you for info on cab car i was confused what they where

[@metra160]

I love the new train talks videos, can you please make more!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Metra 160 Thank you! I sure will!

[@quynhphan8783]

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[@jabrown04]

@@CoasterFan2105 that’s all of the train tak videos

[@s0nnyburnett]

Oh yes this is great. No one really does videos explaining basics like this.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+s0nnyburnett Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked it!

[@staticklingon2182]

Just starting this series. I love it already from the first episode. My 3-year-old loves this channel, by the way. haha

[@MacTonight50]

GREAT first Train Talk. Great first subject!! Cant wait for the next one March! Thanks!!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+MacTonight50 And thank you for watching and commenting!

[@etherealprodigy]

Why are there so many different styles of Amtrak cars- both 1 level and 2 level? I love your shots of SD county- especially in Cardiff I always park by the train tracks to surf!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks Whitney! There are two main reasons. First, some of the cars are older than others. Second is that different trains use different equipment. For instance, due to clearance issues with tunnels back east, most long distance trains on the east coast use single level cars while all west coast long distance trains use bilevel cars. Additionally, trains that are at least partially funded by individual states often have their own special equipment. An example of this is the Talgo trains that run on Amtrak Cascades or the Bilevel "California" style cars used on Amtrak California trains.

[@andrewborges7768]

Love all the shots of the MBTA T

[@thetreedemoknight4827]

3:57 Gotta love how much that cab car's shaking

[@Baconbs718]

It’s a driving trailer

[@thetreedemoknight4827]

I have never heard of that term in my entire life

[@bueromuell4075]

Very much like all your videos- very informative especially due to your narrative. Only got into watching train videos/documentaries recently. Thanks again.

[@JaredEaves]

Great video Mike! I never knew about the cabbage cars lol.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Jared Eaves Thanks! Well, now you know!

[@Baconbs718]

There called DVTs

[@Trainman401]

Do a video on caboose and the Fred's that replaced them. That would be a pretty cool topic that some people probably would like.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Joey Vigil That is a great idea, I'll put it on the list of episode ideas. Thanks!

[@Trainman401]

+CoasterFan2105 your welcome.

[@kingtony911]

Really enough these kinds of videos. Please keep this up!!!!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Tony Lampl Will do!

[@eldeencarpenter6672]

Wonderful and well done video. Great photography too. Thank you so much.

[@JStrop]

Great video! I have seen the Downeaster a lot, so it was very nice to learn why the "cabbage car" is usually at one end of the train. Keep up the great work!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+J Strop Thank you, I will!

[@Baconbs718]

It’s called a DVT

[@groggers]

Those non-powered control units are like what we have in the UK on the intercity 225s. One end is a locomotive and the other is a DVT (driving van trailer). You can usually tell which is which by which pantograph is raised, although some classes have a through-train connection.

[@newcastlerails1416]

Nice documentry! Never new that NCPU were cab cars.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+LoadsofTrains Thank you!

[@Baconbs718]

There called DVTs and driving trailers

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Interesting video! Good job, master! Thumbs Up Best Regards from Romania Andrew

[@CoasterFan2105]

+LDEGM Trainspotter Thank you for watching and commenting, Andrew!

[@kathrynduda9861]

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[@albinprathapan8605]

Great video. Appreciate your work for explaining things like this.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Albin Prathapan Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

[@MetroNorth203Productions]

These cabcars look amazing!

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailers

[@MetroNorth203Productions]

@ we know, thanks for the new info!

[@Trains4Fun]

Wow Mike that is great information. I always wonder how some GO commuters train can go through my area in reverse and be able to know if they're is possible danger ahead. This explains it perfectly and I now can see if there is a cab car on the train. I look forward to the next episode when it becomes available...

[@CoasterFan2105]

+TRAINS_4_FUN Thank you very much for the comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The next one comes out on March 4th. It should be good!

[@Baconbs718]

4th march

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailer

[@meeperfive]

I already know what a cab car is but I just love to watch this video

[@cjuice9039]

Lol me too

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailers

[@Bruno.Trains]

Superb shots .

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

Hey hey! Downeaster! From Boston Mass. At 0:25

[@thenewenglandrailfan5250]

You should do one about why do people like trains

[@CoasterFan2105]

+New England Trains Maybe I will. Hmm...

[@allstar8999]

Thank you. Now I understand. GOD Bless you and have a blessed day. :)

[@TWb-bu9tl]

'CUZ THEY'RE AWESOME, DUH!!!

[@ashleyjiscool]

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[@ashleyjiscool]

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[@Xuren17]

Very nice video. We have the cab cars in Czech republic too, but I was surprised, when you spoke about the Non-Powered Control Units. I didn't know that anything like this even exists, it's a really interesting concept.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Xuren17 Thanks for watching and commenting! Yes, the Non Powered Control unit is a very unique idea.

[@TexasTrainProductions]

Nice video! You did a great job on the first video! I've always have had a liking for the bombadier cabcars.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+TREFan570 Thank you very much for watching and commenting!

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailers

[@JKJTransit]

This makes more sense. I thought the cab cars had traction motors themselves. I learned something new about cab cars. Thank you for this information!

[@kevinb9327]

Great shows! An odd subject? Grafitti. It's ubiquitous. Model railroaders even tag their consists. I think a video on railroads' response to grafitti would be of interest.

[@markfowler6330]

Back in the UK when I was a kid (50‘s-early 60‘s) we had steam pulled push pull trains with a cab car (driving trailer) on some branch lines.

[@Darknamja]

Thanks. I learned something new. I had no idea what I was looking at all these years. 😉

[@iota328]

Nice video! Some great shots of the T- good stuff.

[@trainroomgary]

The narration was very helpful to under stand what is going on. Like Train Talk idea. • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@CoasterFan2105]

+trainroomgary Thanks! I'm glad you like the new show!

[@mirtakayer2684]

+ñ

[@theplatformservice5058]

Do more like this, they're fascinating.

very well done lots of good information as well as beautiful video to keep the narrator's droning voice from putting you to sleep 9/10

[@HSMiyamoto]

Those clips of Cascade train in San Diego, 1000 miles from its Pacific Northwest home, truly surprised me.

[@jaysonflesher8666]

a really interesting and informative and easy to understand film I really enjoyed it

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Jayson flesher Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it.

[@KenBrownekb71000duke]

I guess that would be the best way of explaining all the rules, do's and don't's etc. Questions like "Don't they fence in railroads in the States like they do in the UK?" and "Why do trains in the US sound their horns all the time, even if they're not at a crossing point?"and "If a truck or car stops on a railroad crossing and causes an accident, who does the law hold responsible?" and "What are the laws governing speed limits for Steam, Diesel and Electric locos both on regular lines and on Heritage lines?" I suppose I'm comparing US laws with those in the UK, which I obviously have a knowledge of. That sort of thing and you can maybe just answer these things right off the cuff and I'm being a bit pedantic about it all! Hope that makes sense to you Mike! Best wishes and thanks for these great videos you upload - I really enjoy finding out more about US Railroads! Ken

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Ken Browne Ok, so I'm thinking some sort of a crash course in USA Railroad regulations. Thanks Ken! Best, Mike

[@KenBrownekb71000duke]

Sounds good to me Mike! We have a documentary program running over here right now on BBC 2 called "Great American Railroad Journeys" which follows a journey from New York to the southern states over 15 episodes using the 1879 produced "Appleton's General Guide to the United States and Canada " for info from the 19th Century onwards. It's absolutely fascinating and a history lesson of the US. I've become very interested in US history of the railroads and the part they've played in the development of US. I guess you may be able to access it off the Internet on the BBC website. That's really the basis of my request. Hope that's ok Ken

[@BenthetrainkidReturns]

+CoasterFan2105 Can you make "What is a Railroad Crossing"?

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Ken Browne Perfectly fine! That's why I ask for requests!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Officer Benthetrainkid I'll try!

[@alcopower5710]

Great content. Subbed

[@tracksidefilms5416]

Very cool video just a question have there ever been an instance where the cab car can't communicate with the loco if so that would be bad

[@willyward722]

great vid. look forward to your next train talk.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Willy Ward Thanks for commenting and watching!

[@willyward722]

+CoasterFan2105 welcome

[@TheViRoCo]

I like the idea of this! I'm looking forward to the next one!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+TheViRoCo Thank you! I think you'll like the next one!

[@someperson5265]

+CoasterFan2105 Did you record metro rail trains in Los Angeles? I'd like to see a video of metro rail trains in Los Angeles made by you; Coasterfan2105.

[@CoasterFan2105]

I will get on that as soon as I have a chance!

[@MrThunderhorse1941]

Great Job Mike. keep up the great work. :-)

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Tom Thunderhorse Thank you, I will!

[@terrellhoward5231]

Well done Mike.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Terrell Howard Thank you!

[@JimbobsTransportVideos]

Lovley video as a English person I find this intresting

[@cartographer1977]

Thanks for the cabbage. ;)

[@CoasterFan2105]

+cartographer1977 You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@Baconbs718]

It’s called a DVT

[@robertknight4672]

At the 1:28 mark, what is the purpose of the orange cover on the coupler?

[@FFred-us9tw]

They use them during snow storms to keep ice and snow out of the coupler innards that render them inoperable.

[@matthewadrianstamaria7966]

I like how the trains in America have cab cars in each end so that it connects to the locomotive, and the locomotives don't have to move to other and nor switch sides. I wish in all trains in the states have like these even in the sleeper trains. It just acts like a diesel multiple unit.

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailers

[@christinasagnella3601]

great video mike thanks for it I love your Chanel

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Christina Sagnella Thank you! Glad you like it!

[@donaldjobson6799]

Great job Mike.

[@KenBrownekb71000duke]

Great idea Mike and this vid is very informative and clearly explained and narrated. In the UK we call cab cars, DVTs, which means driver vehicle trailers, but the function exactly as you've described so well! Looking forward to the next in the series. How about a vid explaining the laws and safety practices relative to the safe running of trains in the U.S.? Thanks and best wishes! Ken

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you Ken! Glad you like the new format. Do you mean a video about the government agency that controls railroads in the US? -Mike

[@Gojira160]

​@@CoasterFan2105SEPTA and Metro-North express trains have cabcars too.

[@Baconbs718]

@@Gojira160there called driving trailer

[@YardLimit]

Nice work. I like the idea.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Yard Limit Thank you very much for the comment!

[@22817hm]

I had no idea that AMTK 90208 was just a cab with no engine in it. I'm going to have to check it out next time i go rail fanning

[@tommytru2000]

Great job Mike!!

[@SuperTrainStationH]

I grew up on Long Island, so I honestly never considered until now that someone interested enough in trains to watch commuter train videos might not know about them being propelled backwards.

[@user-pi5si6go2u]

extremely helpful +CoasterFan2105

[@CoasterFan2105]

+thevizardlord Glad I could help!

[@user-pi5si6go2u]

CoasterFan2105 im from florida so down here we have amtrak so i dont know if they have the cab car that can be in control, and since ive been watching ur videos ive always been confused on hoe those cabs are able to be controlling the train until i watched this video

[@CoasterFan2105]

Glad I was able to clear that up from you. Amtrak in Florida doesn't use cab cars but your two commuter trains, Sun Rail and Trivial do.

[@kristiebeals3]

do they control there selfs or do the engines pushes it in reverse?

[@whthorse25]

Can you talk about who owns the railroads? I've heard that most rails in the US are owned by the freight rail companies and that's why passenger trains can be so delayed on longer routes.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Ken Ambrose Thanks for the comment! Yes, I may at some point talk about that, possibly in a video about the history of U.S. RR's or something along those lines. But yes, the vast majority of rail lines in the U.S. are owned by the four major U.S. Railroad companies and two Canadian ones.

[@herdingcats3850]

Good job, Mike.

[@danarenner6282]

Could you please do something on high speed rail

[@Oldslipper]

What about the Bud car (self propelled) would that be considered a cab car? And what happens when a cab car hits a truck; does the engine in the back keep pushing and or how long? Good video Mike. Vic Canada

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you very much, Vic! I think those cars are considered "self propelled", as they have their own means of movement. Although, I have actually seen them used as cab cars on some railroads. I'll have to do a video on those at some point. If a cab car were to hit something, the train would begin to stop as soon as the engineer applied the air brakes on the train. I think the transmission of info is pretty instantaneous so unless something happened to the multiple unit connections, it would respond just like the controls of the locomotive.

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailer

[@SuperDave30]

Along time ago I had thought those cab cars were locomotive/passenger car, also I thought it was running backwards as well SMH 🤦🏽‍♂️, the cab car are very unique! I love trains!

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailers

[@vincentcalvelli6452]

Thanks Mike informative video

[@richardmoses1686]

Good video. Thanks.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Richard Moses Any time, thanks for watching!

[@BryonFreeman]

Love it! I'm looking forward to future episodes.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Bryon Freeman Thanks! Next one comes out March 4th!

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Another use of non-powered control units that I remember seeing on the Long Island Railroad was as generator cars, made by conversion of de-motored F or FP units, to enable the use of freight locomotives for traction on commuter trains that needed head end power, without having to try to figure out how to cram a generator into the freight locomotive (although this has also been done, elsewhere). I think Metro North might have done the same thing, but I didn't ride on Metro North trains (then or now), so I'm not sure about that.

[@Baconbs718]

It’s called driving van trailer

[@Chuck59ish]

Great idea Mike. How about an episode on different kinds od oil cars too. With so much oil being transported by rail there are all sorts of liquid bulk cars around now. Thanks for the video.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Charles Damery Thank you for the comment! That is a really interesting idea, I'll have to look into that.

[@DC4260Productions]

Can you please make a video comparing the F59PH and F59PHi?

[@CoasterFan2105]

+London Underground 1973stock Yes, starting with next month's release, I will be doing episodes about a specific locomotive model from time to time.

[@TFN5459]

Like the comment on the NPCU's and the Metrolink Rotem cars. The one downside that I see to having the Rotems with longer noses is the inability to place them mid train. I know Caltrain runs extra cab cars as bike cars mid train where it functions as a normal coach but the Rotems don't have that flexibility. I see that being a problem for Metrolink which runs varied consists while Amtrak's consists are fairly straight forward on the San Joaquin's and Surfliner which doesn't pose a problem to the usage of NPCU's.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+TFN5459 Thanks for the comment! Yes, it will be interesting to see how Metrolink adapts to the use of those new cab cars.

[@TFN5459]

+CoasterFan2105 Especially in light of them not being as crash worthy as they were thought to be as well. Interesting move on Metrolink's part to "lease" BNSF units to serve essentially as cab cars while they figure out how to remedy the Rotem's issues.

[@MP-ph6ob]

MBTA has Rotem “Multilevel” Cab cars and they look similar to the ones on New Jersey transit

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trains and DVTs

[@AmtrakEnthusiast]

Great video! For the next episode of train talk you should do how a railroad scanner works!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Amtrak Enthusiast Thanks! That sounds like a good idea!

[@AmtrakEnthusiast]

+CoasterFan2105 no problem! Hope to see it in the future!

[@CoasterFan2105]

I'm thinking I will do a railroad technology and communication video and part of that will be about scanners. It will be done eventually!

[@AmtrakEnthusiast]

Cool!! I love train talk its awesome!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@TommyPicklesFan]

Pretty Interesting Video.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+TommyPickles Fan1992 (TommyPicklesfan1992) Thanks Alan!

[@mtwenty_]

So for an Acela the engineer would just go to the other power car and get in and drive that way right?

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Yugers B Yes, very similar. The only difference is that the Acela end cars are both powered, but the way it works is pretty much the same.

[@brucesharpe1079]

A nice video thanks

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Bruce Sharpe Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@2copy3copy4cpoy]

I've been riding the Cascades for ten years and I never knew that only one "engine" actually provided power. Thanks!

[@CoasterFan2105]

No problem!

[@simflier8298]

Great explanation!

[@newspaniard]

You mentioned subsidized railways. Do many public railways in the USA receive taxpayer subsidies? As it is going to be one of the main means of travel in Europe in the future (I made that up) I can see nothing but good from, say, upgrade subsidies.

[@CoasterFan2105]

+newspaniard Most of the passenger railroads in the USA (aside from tourist operations) receive money from taxpayers. Amtrak is largely taxpayer subsidized and so are pretty much all commuter railroad operations. Thank you for the comment!

[@radanju3]

Hello CoasterFan, great content. I'm always learning more from these episodes even through I know a lot about these. What came to my attention is: why do some commuter train services organize their locomotives to face outbound? For example: MBTA always faces their locomotives towards away from the city while the cab is faced towards the terminal, while for NJT its organization is randomized?

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

NJT is randomized because of all the different branches that have different requirements at their yards.

[@radanju3]

@@AVeryRandomPerson Good to know. I figured that was the case.

[@klugermann5806]

Very informative video

[@vbanks1956]

nice video mike i want to ask a question. on a long distance train how do they turn it around so that the loco is facing forward on the return trip? or is that taken care of in the routing?

[@blintscav]

Great! How about a video on snow removal methods?

[@TommyPicklesFan]

+blintscav And Also The EMD F59PHI?

[@CoasterFan2105]

+blintscav Thank you! That's a great idea!

[@CGT01]

I like ur narration it's cool, btw do some more

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Porsche Carrera GT Thanks! I will!

[@CGT01]

Glad u are going to do more

[@danoq1]

Great info video

[@kevinliang8214]

Would you consider doing an episode on dual mode diesel locomotives like P32AC-DM?

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video Mike

[@gb9727]

I'm going to predict that all operators of bombardier bilevel cars will get the new IX cab cars

[@Baconbs718]

There called driving trailers

[@diegoo4562]

That makes a lot of sense now

[@christinasagnella3601]

I have a suggestion for next train talk. Do it on...... Steam trains!!!!!!!,!!!!!!!!!!

[@CoasterFan2105]

+Christina Sagnella That is definitely a must at some point! Maybe some time this summer!

[@LSM_Lover]

If Amtrak were to get new Cab Cars, what do you think they would be? Like replacing the metroliner cab cars, or even the NPCU.

[@dennisthebrony2022]

Siemens Venture and Airo Trainsets will replace those.

[@andrewneufeld6119]

You should do one about the Toronto TTC and about the go train

[@theconductor2]

This was very interesting, I used to wonder, why the train running I reverse.

[@AmtrakProductions]

Could you do one about Railroad crossings? Or east coast long distance trains

[@TheRealEasyA]

3:22 Nice to know that the railway can still find a way to be punny.

[@TWb-bu9tl]

0:25: the only kind of cabbage I like

[@Baconbs718]

It’s a DVT

[@nathanielgenthner3272]

1:59 why does that train have an orange material around the knuckle coupler