Engineer &

[@labhunter1]

Awesome! That young man will never forget that ride. Great job Amtrak.

[@aaron7671]

AWESOME! Good for him he gets to ride in a cab of that beastly Amtrak engine!

[@Bobs2cents]

So glad that kid got to realize his dream being an Amtrak engineer! I know if I was his age, I'd just burst with excitement!🤩

[@blip1737]

Thats Awesome! He will never forget that moment! Good on you Amtrak!

[@adrianbreedlove6510]

Awesome story. Thanks for sharing it with us over the last several days Andy.

[@ChrisDotBih]

Ive rode in a P42DC before.. best experience EVER !

[@caelanreeves9760]

Even though made by GE they are very comfortable!

[@ChrisDotBih]

Very bro! I know a female engineer at that..

[@railfanjk8964]

The engineer that was helping him in the cab if you seen a news clip on it i met ih person

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

That is one of the coolest dreams and experiences ever

[@matthewadams1322]

so his wish was to drive a Amtrak train? That is so cool, way to go Jon Jon ;D

[@Sambro333]

this makes me happy to be alive!

[@WPARailfanProductions]

I Have Taking A Tour Of Washington Union Station This Nice Friend Of My Mothers Named Mr Matt He Knows That I Loved Amtrak So He Took Me Down To See The NEC ACS64 Switched to a P42DC It Was Almost The Same As This And I Saw A Train Depart for Boston The Engineer Gave Me A Nice Horn. Salute As He Left The Station! Congrats Amtrak For Making Little Kids Dream Come True!

[@trains5570]

Awesome video!!!!

[@coreywilliams4949]

LUCKY KID! LOL! good for him. :)

[@Lorsterthe34st]

Maybe he had cancer and this is his bucket list

[@frootloops1696]

One lucky kid, best of luck JonJon! Maybe they should have let him drive heritage units which would make it even better.

[@feltonwilliams4929]

I love Amtrak for doing this

[@KDubielak]

I love the way when he waves at the camera

[@andyfletchertrains]

That truly was an incredible day when JonJon got to take the train to Reno. He truly was a brave soul.

[@jacobdubielak]

​@@andyfletchertrainshe sure is

[@michaelglass4701]

Loooooove your story & video, Amtrak is awesome

[@andyfletchertrains]

Thanks!

[@simplyjohn2]

Thanks to "Make-A-Wish"

[@mikeytrains1]

My absolute dream is to be able to climb into the cab of a P42DC and blow the horn all crazy... That lucky kid.

[@alexwiddowson3756]

The engineers from Sacramento-Reno were Matthew Klink (engineer) and Justin Davis (secondman). Matt joined on 25th August 2000 whilst Justin joined on 4th June 2012. Also present at Sacramento were: Kevin Gniadek (9th August 2000), Ken Marty (8th December 2003; secondman on limo), Jason Loger (16th June 2006) and Matthew Phalen (5th May 2008), and the engineer at Reno was Matthew Parker (from Union Pacific Sparks).

[@Survivor1547]

Enjoy Your Trip Johnjohn Your Living Your Dream Making this Me happy as a Railfan😊😍.

[@ashevilletrainman6989]

Although my dream is to be a Norfolk southern conducter I would never want to say this boy is lucky. He has had so many heart surgerys and is lucky to be Alive

[@kgirl4078]

Trainman46 I know you have to be extremely ill in order for the MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION to grant you a wish. My granddaughter had a wish come true through this wonderful foundation.

[@ashevilletrainman6989]

Wow. Awesome.

[@epic5651]

A lucky bro I alwayswanted to go on any train but that boy is lucky

[@KDubielak]

We keep Jon in prayers

[@jeffreysrailfanning2817]

I wish I can drive a Genesis

[@alonzowinston5470]

That made my day!

[@andyfletchertrains]

Seeing #conductorJonJon's wish come true as he got to take his Amtrak cab ride was truly a magical moment to remember.

[@Sarah-nl2rk]

My dream is to drive car cabs

[@telsport]

Sweet!

[@KDubielak]

Looks like the California zhipper

[@brandonconnelly6798]

That p40 is hot lol

[@hi8_vhs]

It’s a P42 😂lol

[@ROKMAN1445]

When they can put a kid in the cab and he does his job right, but they put a skilled employee in the cab and something goes wrong.

[@traindudeaaa]

They made a whole train set for him or they're riding in the loco even still that's cool

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

Aw. That's nice.

[@dwaynejones9690]

It should have been me

[@zackbovitz1484]

I wanna do this!

[@Amtrak90222]

Ikr? I have to wait another 7 years :/

[@Amtrak90222]

And that is just for BNSF..

[@bonitaapplecrumb8683]

I would want I do that were do I sign in #lol

[@Cal90208]

I WANNA DO DAT

[@aaron7671]

Me too...

[@JJsSassyLass5]

It's my tern

[@CP_Trent]

My deam

[@CP_Trent]

Dream*

[@micahgotracksplays340]

Is that a real Amtrak or a fake one.

[@micahgotracksplays340]

Just figured out its real

[@norgepab2802]

Should have pulled the plug

[@nolantherailfan5048]

A kid driving a train is not a good idea

[@ashevilletrainman6989]

Wow. Awesome.