Megan operates a locomotive from the ACWR fleet, her first time ever being on a train! Such a natural.
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@indyracingnut8 жыл бұрын
The look of sheer happiness the moment the train started moving was wonderful....
@thomasboese37936 жыл бұрын
The "moment" when she fully understood "she" had control... Take any girl horseback riding for the first time and you always get the same "look".
@herbertfurse55303 жыл бұрын
@@thomasboese3793 nlp
@s0nnyburnett3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasboese3793 women like something powerful between their legs.
@feminazislayer3 жыл бұрын
I cant even remember my first time, I was like 4 or 5.
@FurthermoreJack3 жыл бұрын
She was suddenly bored too
@froggie66087 жыл бұрын
I did that when I was 12 years old, still remember the thrill of it 56 years later!
@ReadingAreaRailfan5 жыл бұрын
DuckyBob what u drive?
@augsnow20674 жыл бұрын
@@ReadingAreaRailfan can't drive a locomotive you operate it.
@brianburns72114 жыл бұрын
I had a friend who was an engineer and he used to take me to work. I got plenty of seat time. Eventually it became my career of the last two decades.
@ReadingAreaRailfan3 жыл бұрын
@@augsnow2067 smart ass
@silicon2123 жыл бұрын
I had the chance to operate a GP40-2 back when I was 22 ... was given 10 miles of railroad and the freedom to run it as long as I didn't go over 30 (track speed). Pulling 10 cars on a local. Was quite a thrill.
@stevenspaziani91595 жыл бұрын
There is nothing like the thrill of sitting in the seat and feeling the train.
@phildoethedildoe3 жыл бұрын
As a former class 1 railroad operator and now a "tourist line" one i have to say...Now this is what i call "hand's on training" we do this at the Southern Michigan Railroad Museum in Clinton, Michigan. I never get tired of the look of happiness and the surprise as someone learns how to operate a train first hand. You can't change Priceless :)
@Petemonster62 Жыл бұрын
Phil - Does the Southern Michigan Railroad Museum still offer " Throttle Time"?
@phildoethedildoe Жыл бұрын
@@Petemonster62 Yes indeed we do.
@22racer61 Жыл бұрын
Does this museum still take railfans in these?
@phildoethedildoe Жыл бұрын
@@22racer61 yes the Southern Michigan Railroad Museum is always looking to train new perspective members on the sace and proper operation of a locomotive.
@michaelgatien427711 ай бұрын
@@phildoethedildoe I would LOVE to operate a cab, I’m over 21
@KM3W3 жыл бұрын
She's got such huge smile on her face!! She is enjoying this! Especially when she blew the horn! Everytime, she laughed!!!
@YouTubeUpdatesKeepGettingWorse7 жыл бұрын
She did what all railfans want to do
@nickelplateexpressrailfan57553 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@northernerierailroadproduc1143 жыл бұрын
I WANT TO DRIVE A TRAIN SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
@Quacks03 жыл бұрын
Or Doc Brown --- "All my life I've wanted to blow the train whistle!" :D
@THE_IRON_HORSE3 жыл бұрын
Factss
@mcmonky.5353 жыл бұрын
SOOOOO LUKE
@Quacks03 жыл бұрын
Love her innocent gleeful giggly beaming smiles throughout the experience :D
@Accentor1002 жыл бұрын
How cool! Train engineers are just the best. She will remember that for the rest of her life.
@bobdaane77728 жыл бұрын
you see, THAT'S how you get the younger generation interested...!!!
@theunderrated864 жыл бұрын
I'm in my 30's now but when I was 27 years old, I was driving a steam loco in a real environment, not in a museum.
@MattRosemier13 жыл бұрын
well no DUH! Let just about any teeenager drive a freight train and you got their attention
@bbproductions89753 жыл бұрын
Bob Daane THIS IS MY DREEEEEAAAAAMMMM!
@ogdeathbunni75623 жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@IronHide39102 жыл бұрын
You’d be a fuckin idiot to take any job with any railroad as a young person right now. Stay away.
@iaincaillte33564 жыл бұрын
It's 2019 now. I wonder if Megan became a train engineer. I'm sure she's never forgotten that day though.
@mikeslavin42564 жыл бұрын
Yea, where is Megan now - maybe moving 10,000 tons of freight. i kinda hope so.
@matthewsimpson34323 жыл бұрын
Well it’s 2020 now
@iaincaillte33563 жыл бұрын
@@matthewsimpson3432 Please! Don't remind me! 😄
@123TauruZ3213 жыл бұрын
@@iaincaillte3356 It's 2020.
@MattRosemier13 жыл бұрын
@@iaincaillte3356 it's 2020. almost 2021
@ernieparsons10716 жыл бұрын
You run an engine...the train will follow. :) Nicely done Megan. I'm sure that will stay with her a long time. Sure to put a smile on her face over and over.
@billmoran38123 жыл бұрын
I was in my 50’s when I finally realized by childhood dream of becoming an engineer. I remember one day when I was running a 150 car freight, thinking of my grandfather who was once a brakeman on the railroad in the 1930’s. Wondered what he would have thought of his grandson becoming an engineer.
@christopherdibble5872 Жыл бұрын
The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore not like they did back in 1954.
@KDubielak Жыл бұрын
On what railroad
@christopherdibble5872 Жыл бұрын
On most rails, especially with these cellphones
@christopherdibble5872 Жыл бұрын
Great to hear, keep on the rails
@christopherdibble5872 Жыл бұрын
I think all these jobs on the rails are kept in the family's who came before.
@z_dog77392 жыл бұрын
Back in 2011 I got to drag a NS Coal drag up the 3.8 grade in St. Charles , Virginia . My Grandpa was a veteran engineer let me into the engineers seat for a few hundred feet . One of those great times that never fade!
@sanjeevsharma63864 жыл бұрын
It's sweet to see her so happy. Her little dance is heart warming.
@christopherlong23017 жыл бұрын
Prettiest engineer I've ever seen. Good going Megan.
@shawnpowell58762 жыл бұрын
This would be a dream come true for me! How lucky to get the opportunity to do this!
@darthgrundle23496 ай бұрын
Coolest Dad in the world, Megan will never forget the day she went to work with Dad..!
@Aetila4 жыл бұрын
So...what happened 7 years later? We need an update, lol.
@Elizabeth-ts4om7 жыл бұрын
Nice to see another female that's into locomotives! Driving a train is one of the jobs that I'd like to have
@puneetsingh27724 жыл бұрын
Did ya got yor job in local motives?
@jneusbaum36974 жыл бұрын
Eliza.shrek_ogre.rek . Go do it...You'll never be bored... BNSF 180000. a year for hitting forward and reverse. Coolest job on the globe.
@orionharmon60173 жыл бұрын
Me too 😊
@ronnieclough80463 жыл бұрын
You don't drive a train but cutos to the female
@Elizabeth-ts4om3 жыл бұрын
@@ronnieclough8046 I know haha I dumb back then
@ddellwo3 жыл бұрын
Love her wide-eyed innocence - what a kick this must have been.....!!!!
@dennisb-trains23 Жыл бұрын
Her pure joy when the horn sounded! 😁😁😁😁. Made me smile 😃.
@owenevans506110 ай бұрын
Yes me too, I sure do love the Train horn too. it made me smile too. yay!
@onrr17263 жыл бұрын
I still remember how to run the old Sperry Cars after 20+ years of haveing left the company I started with them right out of school till they did away with my car. From there I bounced around part time with a few industries that had small critters before I married my wife and moved to her home country and took a job with the Ukrainian State Railways for a few years before moving back state side.
@relax120023 жыл бұрын
Awesome you can feel the power of the locomotive the smile on her face when she tooted the horn Awesome ...
@firefightingemt413 жыл бұрын
The good ole days when there weren't cameras in locos. I learned how to operate a loco when i was 9 yo. I miss those days
@RatorLP7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful girl driving a beautiful train. Nice!
@markcinque1066 жыл бұрын
Rator LP Alright Alboard!,Alboard!
@markcinque1066 жыл бұрын
That was a shave and a hair cut but you forgot 2 bit's
@Petemonster625 жыл бұрын
Mark, are you referring to how she blew the horn for the crossing? She probably later heard a train blowing the correct horn pattern for a crossing & thought, " Oh that's how it goes! ".
@youraveragejoe22 жыл бұрын
@Alex Beall she's 23 now
@Thompsongs6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. And the pure joy and excitement on her face is great.
@kirbyellis43373 жыл бұрын
I still remember being about 15 years old and railfanning at the local yard. It was mostly abandoned except a local that would run through and switch a cut of cars. One day I still remember so vividly an Locomotive from my all time favorite road came through (It was a fallen flag then too.) the engineer asked if I wanted to come up and I said "YEA!!!!" I climbed up the steps and he asked if I would like a go at driving the train and again I said yes. Just like she was so excited I was too. Both because I drove the train and second I drove a locomotive of my all time favorite road. It is a memory I will never forget
@dylanstechreviewz68573 жыл бұрын
I remember doing this when I was young, got to pull a train up a mountain. Unforgettable moment and to this day I dream to be a train engineer
@shurikadze3 жыл бұрын
Feel all that horse power? When operated an F-7 and felt the vibration and RPMs going up as more amps pushed to driving motors - something I will never forget. You will never look at cars again :)
@RontoGoldlust Жыл бұрын
"We're not going to run into anything, right?" "TURN MEGAN, TURN!"🤣
@juliencooper1776 ай бұрын
She didn't even flinch, there wasn't that to consider more than just a laugh. 😅
@TheSkunk19968 жыл бұрын
LUCKY GIRL!!!
@ashvanth-34233 жыл бұрын
Yeh
@dannyguyton34063 жыл бұрын
That’s an opportunity I’ve wished for my whole life. Absolutely amazing
@ShadowHauk6 жыл бұрын
Dalton Hollowell, thank you for this. I remember doing the almost the exact same thing with my grandfather, 40 years ago, or so...at a Burlington Northern rail yard. Great memory. ;-)
@deew_knird_reeb_ekomS Жыл бұрын
Gotta say, I'm loving that reverse crossing sequence lol
@johnchandrav.18238 жыл бұрын
Cutest rookie Engineer I've ever seen :)
@Petemonster625 жыл бұрын
A girl who likes trains - an adolescent male railfan/model railroader's dream!!!
@kimberlyatwood51542 жыл бұрын
She will always remember this!
@billdougan40225 жыл бұрын
I learned to run an Alcohol RS-1 when I was 4 years old. I stopped the car from running over my dad, when I was 5 due to knowing where the brake pedal was on the car. Those old LTD's would jump out of gear and into reverse back then, when the door was shut and the gear shift not fully in park. He would have been run over without the locomotive training I got. That was 50+ years ago. After that, my dad found out about the recall. Cool video!
@Petemonster625 жыл бұрын
It was good that you were there Bill & in a position to help your dad! But, I think you mean that the locomotive was an ALCO RS-1.
@juliencooper1776 ай бұрын
That's probably Spellcheck, it puts words as it sees fit and you really have to watch for that.
@judpowell17565 жыл бұрын
when I was 17 I got to spend a day running an Akron Canton & Youngstown RR local between Fairlawn and Copley........something I've never forgotten
@mikebartlett77286 жыл бұрын
In 43 and i still wanna drive a train
@christophermattox39724 жыл бұрын
I did radio/weather forecasting, Now I would love to drive a train. I just love locomotives. Great video.
@Thompsongs3 жыл бұрын
She's adorable.
@bobgallo21786 жыл бұрын
I'm jealous too. Sure is nice to see the youngsters show an interest in railroading. Us old fart can only wish, they are the future.
@mr.c59693 жыл бұрын
Why are you calling yourself that?? Show a little pride in yourself man!!
@Urnieburns703 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant! Pure happiness
@Ferrocarril_Chicago7 жыл бұрын
FUN! But also a career for those who have what it takes. Definitely my kind of career!
@richardsanders4624 Жыл бұрын
Haha Excellent..! Hi from UK. I drove a diesel loco, train during school holidays once back in 79 (under Supervision of course). Will never forget 😀👍🇬🇧..Thank You.
@bigred84384 жыл бұрын
She's gorgeous.
@Andophonic4 жыл бұрын
Nothing compares to that first time you're ever in the seat, you pull the lever, and the damn thing starts to move.
@Quacks03 жыл бұрын
1:31 Love that musically-mechanical bell :)
@jeremydunn60893 жыл бұрын
That’s an electronic bell actually
@Quacks03 жыл бұрын
@@jeremydunn6089 Oh, so you mean that it's a computer-chip audio-clip connected to an amplifier and bullhorn?
@evan0_032 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Its an E-Bell but Mechanical bells are good too.
@Quacks02 жыл бұрын
@@evan0_03 Yes, I agree --- the natural sound-producers are always the best :D
@kashaunjeffery7 жыл бұрын
Dude that horn is sick
@raylrodr6 жыл бұрын
Kashaun Jeffery Sounds good to me!
@robmoir75244 жыл бұрын
why is the horn sick Kashaun Jeffrey?
@bnsfbandit98074 жыл бұрын
Just a K5LA
@kashaunjeffery3 жыл бұрын
@@robmoir7524 its an expression meaning it sounds good lol
@ejdsndnj2 жыл бұрын
@@bnsfbandit9807 sounds like a k5lla
@PaleWhiteMale3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I would of had that same smile the whole time.
@boomer88065 жыл бұрын
I remember my first time getting to run a locomotive... that's something I'll never forget. I actually work on a shortline in Ohio, and one of the guys I work for that owns it actually used to be a manager for the ACWR...
@railsofthenorthland11814 жыл бұрын
I’m 17 and I’ve so far run an SD18, GP30, a little Mack switcher, and a 2-8-0. Will that help me get a job on the railroad?
@05Michela8 жыл бұрын
Megan is a wonderful engineer.
@thetrainandboatchannel73718 жыл бұрын
yep
@KDubielak Жыл бұрын
I definitely agree with you both
@thunderturbine88607 жыл бұрын
That must've been a smashing experience, I would do anything to get an experience in an actual train. lol. Great video dude :)
@LectronCircuits7 жыл бұрын
She's getting wonderful training, and she has a very high cuteness factor. Cheers!
@thomashubbs79743 жыл бұрын
SHE,S WILL BE A GREAT TRAIN ENGINEER. AWSOME.
@mclees45938 жыл бұрын
Awesome job,she is adorable!
@tombell74553 жыл бұрын
WOW! This brought out the inner child in me. Wish I was sitting in that chair doing the same thing.
@melperry35765 жыл бұрын
she's a keeper
@juliencooper1776 ай бұрын
This is good. Its a blessing that girls and women are moving onto careers they can do and always have waited to expand to. We will have less shortages of staff and less complaints of overtime and awkward shifts when the whole population is involved. Woman Power to Megan for her experience and potential to move with this as a career among her sisters.
@WillPhoneman7 жыл бұрын
I've had the opportunity to ride on a local freight train, and that was pretty cool, but to get to drive it, wow, just awesome.
@EricStenstrom3 жыл бұрын
Love the F-series on the right track as she stopped.
@graphtonix66073 жыл бұрын
I remember when I got the chance to do this in Amtrak California CDTX F59PHI unit 2005 and Amtrak California CDTX cab control car unit 8303.
@Kini_the_Fox4 жыл бұрын
I’m so jealous, this looks like a ton of fun!
@evilborg3 жыл бұрын
Doing this is the only thing on my bucket list since I was a little kid... I'll be 58 soon and I hope I don't have to wait to much longer!
@philipfarrell81144 жыл бұрын
Good job young lady you have a very good career ahead of you listen learn and ride
@supportmanagement5 жыл бұрын
Pretty Cool! I saw the Aberdeen Rockfish Locomotives. You are right near my home! I lived on Poplar St in Aberdeen for many years.
@hawkeye2920023 жыл бұрын
Wow. That was an awesome video.
@jerryparnell1064 Жыл бұрын
The smile on her dance 8s priceless. 5hats what all railfans wanna do.
@joerumler483 жыл бұрын
That horn is as sweet as she is 🙂
@theodoretaylor52284 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of that diesel engine
@codymoore86417 жыл бұрын
She did good on driving:)
@johnchandrav.18233 жыл бұрын
Sweet girl..with a sweet smile. 💖😊
@scenariomckinney3 жыл бұрын
This is SOOOOOOO on my bucket list!!!
@owenevans506110 ай бұрын
Me too!
@heavydutyrepair645 жыл бұрын
Little girl driving the train , she's so cute
@stormeskyelynn073 жыл бұрын
I always want to be a train engineer one day and learn to drive the train
@jackoesterlejr.34543 жыл бұрын
She is...Awesome! All The Best! MoPac Jack
@alphakiller22694 жыл бұрын
I started my engineer job wit csx last week Megan keep on
@draco-deamon2 жыл бұрын
The joy of driving a train
@RailfanBobbyFocusMk2083 жыл бұрын
Awesome job Megan
@bruceschwab4 жыл бұрын
Great Job........I bet that was a thrill!!!!
@MC-kc9je3 жыл бұрын
That was a neat video, thanks
@amtrakharry3 жыл бұрын
Awesome !!! Way to go guys... Nothing beats using the horn on a train !!! :):):P)
@Quacks03 жыл бұрын
Just like Doc Brown said in BTTF3. :D
@RonHutchCraft23 жыл бұрын
Megan is the best of Engineers 😎👍🚂
@davidbarnett93128 жыл бұрын
Priceless, Dalton. She's a cutie.
@BuckeyeNationRailroader6 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see her out on the mainline, and she has the job of driving a "King of the Road" or a "Getcha Fired" train. Or lets see how she reacts when your on call 24/7 with no days off.
@dslife17 жыл бұрын
Great job! Lucky girl!
@CaptianNamco3 жыл бұрын
That's pretty cool did a great job
@steverudder33213 жыл бұрын
Megan is a cute and lucky girl!!💞
@jamesbutterson52183 жыл бұрын
Hands on training 🚂💨💨💚
@Eire1916.7 жыл бұрын
I don't know about all of you guys, but my Cousin Works for the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad and he said he'll take me along for a cab ride sometime.
@johnjp58833 жыл бұрын
That is awesome, her teachers were great.
@earlesmith8527 жыл бұрын
Awesome video.
@TrainsandFTFEnjoyer4 жыл бұрын
Nice video Dalton!
@danbytp6 жыл бұрын
Great job,young lady!
@billkrolikowski29603 жыл бұрын
Good job 👍
@brittfarms20183 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome..a girl with that much horsepower behind her..thats awesome to see..
@Quacks03 жыл бұрын
A real-life Betty-Jo Bradley :D (for non-geezers, that's from the old-time TV show "Petticoat Junction" --- the easy-going-and-not-particularly-adherent-to-the-rules engineer on the Hooterville Cannonball would often let her drive the locomotive)