Conductor jumps on board train to deliver cars!!! New York Central leads on a street-run track

The conductor jumps on the bottom of the train to go deliver cars to a customer down the tracks after coming off the siding in Hobbs, Indiana. Filmed on 2023-10-27.

[@Carolb66]

Awesome street train! 4 locos & dpu just fab, nice horn blowing too. Nice seeing where the old NY Central track use to be. You really wouldn't know it today. I think the conductor & engineer should get paid the same they both do important jobs. Lovely shot Spike of the conductor riding the back of the train ❤😊👍

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@Carolb66 thank you Carol for watching

[@Play_fare]

That NYC unit at first glance looks one of the old electric P-motors. Really nice catch on a beautiful morning.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@Play_fare yes it does. And it was a really nice sunny morning

[@kens.3729]

Conductor is First in Charge on the Train, makes more Money than an Engineer but has more Physical Work and Responsibilities to Support it. 🤔👍🙏

[@cdavid8139]

In general you are right but I've worked properties where they are paid the same. In my early days of operations I much preferred being the conductor than an engineer. But I was trained for both positions. And in some jobs depending on the industry and what we were doing we would sometime switch off during the same job.

[@yankeesforlife24]

Generally the engineer actually makes more than the conductor since it’s seen as a “promotion”

[@cdavid8139]

@@yankeesforlife24 Using the term 'generally' as you did that is often the case. Not always but often. In the agreement I manage with UTU crews the conductors were paid more but not by much. But overall in North America I think "Generally" u are right.

[@nancyhodges444]

Pretty cool catching the NS NYC heritage unit, and learning some RR history as well. Although I don't know if I'd feel safe riding a freight car lol. Nice job.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@nancyhodges444 thank you Nancy for watching

[@cdavid8139]

again....great work

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@cdavid8139 thank you David

[@randydobson1863]

Hi The Railroad Tie Spiker & it's is Randy i like yours video is Cool & Thanks The Railroad Tie Spiker & Friends Randy

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@randydobson1863 thank you Randy for watching

[@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg]

Excellent video my friends awesome like 👍🏻 and Greeting 😊

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg thank you so much for watching

[@user-dz9iq7ud2m]

To have a time machine so you could watch trains on that old NY Central line

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@user-dz9iq7ud2m I think about that all the time.

[@billbaber6653]

Dad and brother retired NS conductors engineers paid a little more conductor in charge.

[@kenrosser8160]

Conductors make lessfor money than the engineer.the engineer was a conductor when he or she started to work for a railroad

[@jasonervoes1326]

Can you tape a freight train with a caboose at the end?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@jasonervoes1326 I have filmed several over the years

[@joeystrains.9316]

I bet cyclist hate those types of streets😂. Great video!

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@joeystrains.9316 yes

[@chrisdaniell2990]

Real estate value: $0 where your parents [seemingly] have no choice but to set up the equipment to play in the front yard near some railway tracks, lol. 1:30

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@chrisdaniell2990 yes I usually see a lot of kids playing in the front yards there.

[@spookychild6449]

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