Grand Canyon Railway Diesel Locomotives

[@nathantzhang]

I always love the parts at the beginning where you narrate. It’s nice to see you talk about the trains in the background, just like a museum

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yeah, I thought that people would like that. I used to just type all the background info into the description, but I think it adds a little more to have a short narrated intro. It takes a little more time to edit, but I think it's worth it.

[@jlpapple]

Add even more narration. Take a page out of the Distant Signal approach.

[@TrainFan119]

I really like the narration to

[@VASHXKALIBER]

Beautiful trains, beautiful scenery.

[@CoasterFan2105]

I really like it there! Thanks for watching!

[@FamilyGuyandWonderGarbo8448]

Wow I like old Ex Amtrak and NJT F40PH these a Nice Locomotives

[@thetrainsport]

Love the video Mike, I saw a tv show that’s called the the great scenic railways and this was on it. It looks like a great train to go on.🚂🛤

[@CoasterFan2105]

It's a very fun ride. I've done it a few times. It's a little different every time! Thanks for watching!

[@ericsundell9978]

Man, The F40's or the FPA's..... so hard to choose, both great looking on the head ends of these cars.

[@CoasterFan2105]

They both look great on the head end of the train. Kind of reminds me of the early days of Amtrak and VIA.

[@dougaustin2689]

Loved it. Rode the Canyon train awhile ago and can't wait to go again

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! It's a great railroad to visit.

[@TheMCClellanSpotter]

I love how they keep the F40s in service not making them NPCUs

[@prod.muicwrd1954]

Same here

[@nathancorcoran5347]

I agree too. I have rode behind these F40PH locomotives from the Grand Canyon Railway. Back in 2015 and December 2019 on the Polar Express train ride.

[@CoasterFan2105]

They look very nice pulling the GCRY trains.

[@chiefs1587]

Visited them last year! Awesome experience!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Nice!

[@stephenspilker9334]

damn and that part of my trip was on my bucket list this year. oh well hopefully next year. good video

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks! Whenever you get to go, you will definitely enjoy it!

[@LewisMarien]

One of my favorite railroads out west. Thanks for producing this vid.

[@CoasterFan2105]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@ROTE]

Great video, love the F40s!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you, I do too!

[@bhuff123]

The scene of the train going by just about sunset looked absolutely gorgeous

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@amtrakisveryepic]

I wish the Southwest Chief still stopped at Williams.

[@jackboerner1901]

Sadly it’s due to GCRy discontinuing the Shuttle from Williams Jct to Williams Holiday Inn. Atleast they now provide Bus service to Williams from Flagstaff.

[@crr311sux5]

Ive been there. The fleet is beautiful

[@MrNJT]

Always nice to see the Grand Canyon Railroad’s diesels!

[@CoasterFan2105]

I always look forward to visiting the railroad when I'm in the Southwest!

[@Bruno.Trains]

Excellent video, thank goodness we have such wonderful footage of train to see us through these difficult time.

[@brianhenderson9124]

I love tourist railroads that include dome cars. When they do, I usually buy the dome tickets. I certainly did when I rode the Cape Cod Central with my mom and my friend Sammi in 2015. Yup, got all 3 of us dome tickets.

[@sparky107107]

I have been on this train ride. what a great time. people just have to remember when you are booking a trip, you are talking to a booking agent, so you have to book by the car name that you want to be on. if you don't book the top part of a dome car, you will not be allowed up their. and you can always explore rail cars that are before your car, but you can not go beyond the car you have booked.

[@dannyvasquez4581]

most f40phs fitted with K5LA's and one was fitted with K5LLA in 6:28

[@IronHorsefan1869]

Yep, common on ACes

[@CoasterFan2105]

It's the only F40 with a K5LLA I've ever seen. Was definitely interesting to hear it the first time!

[@brianfalzon6739]

Amtrak also has K5LAs too!

[@fafnir242]

@@CoasterFan2105 That was a K5LLA? Sounded more like an S5T to me.

[@fafnir242]

@@CoasterFan2105 Nevermind, I hear it now.

[@ehadder]

Great video. GCR diesels are often overlooked by the steamers but they certainly have their own appeal and individual history.

[@CoasterFan2105]

I've always liked the F40s, so I've never really minded seeing them at GCRY. I remember seeing a couple of them as a kid on the San Diegans. 237 and 239 were in the LA pool and frequently ended up in San Diego. The MLWs are really neat too.

[@davidng2336]

I thought the F40s of the Grand Canyon Railway are called F40FH. Regardless they’re still running strong!

[@shanewalters2565]

Indeed, with 8 still in service on Amtrak and a majority still operating on commuter and tourist services, the legend lives on;)

[@rebooted.jupiter_]

Shane Walters There is no more Amtrak F40PHs besides the F40PH/NPCU.

[@CoasterFan2105]

They are indeed! I very briefly mentioned that in the opening narration.

[@davidng2336]

That’s what I thought, not counting the ones stored OOS.

[@shanewalters2565]

@@rebooted.jupiter_ That's what I meant, 8 of these guys are still in service as Cab Cars

[@rgmrails]

I Actually went here during Spring Break to see the Grand Canyon and I believe it was a very smooth and nice ride! Recommend Riding.

[@CoasterFan2105]

It is a really nice ride. I've done it a couple of times and it's a different experience each time.

[@Handlesarestoopid]

F40ph: 😑 Grand Canyon diesel choo choo: 😃

[@CoasterFan2105]

:)

[@marianadepaulaesilva7211]

Thjiooolljbd2

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

Awesome video again Mike!!! I visited the railroad back in 2015 and really loved it. F40 239 has a fantastic K5LA and it looks like it's #1 bell is raised. I also noticed that on the fireman's side 239 has a single horn facing in the rearward direction.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! Yes, the put a single bell riser on the 239 horn's #1 bell. The 239 and the 295 have both had that single chime horn installed to warn people when the train is backing up.

[@jimaz6532]

Nice. Been there, done that. Went first class and so was the trip. Highly recommended. 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks! It is indeed a fantastic ride.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Nice catch of a Graham White 373 Electronic Solenoid Bell on #239

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yes! GCRY has now equipped all the F40s with E-Bells.

[@robc.5745]

Looks like a great ride especially in the snow!

[@conceyullena]

Beautiful landscape!!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yes it is!

[@nathancorcoran5347]

I’ve been making a Grand Canyon Railway F40PH locomotive on Minecraft today, before this video was made. There is a KZbinr that builds trains on Minecraft. The KZbinr is Craftyfoxe.

[@Handlesarestoopid]

Ah yes, craftyfoxe. Ik him. I'm on his discord server

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Nick Wilde's train channel yeah.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

He is a great KZbinr.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Nice

[@thetrainsport]

Great video by the way🚂

[@OwlEye2010]

Honestly, all these consists need are baggage cars and these can easily pass as revenue passenger trains rather than excursion trains.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Very true. They're nice looking trains.

[@OwlEye2010]

@@CoasterFan2105 Having former Amtrak engines certainly adds to the image.

[@jessicaburdell7779]

I still remember riding behind these on Amtrak taking the capital limited to Chicago with my folks to catch the Empire Builder from Union Station. Glad to see these still being well taken care of and preserved in full service use.

[@csxmaniac212]

Thumbs up! 4128 and 237 pulled my train to the Grand Canyon and back. 4128 is my profile picture.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks awesome! And thanks!

[@prod.muicwrd1954]

Man big fan of trains

[@CoasterFan2105]

You came to the right place then!

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Caltrain's F40s also have an extended body. Also, in the F40 Train Talk, you forgot that Caltrain 920-922 have no nose headlight, a unique trait.

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Enjoyed the video and l have subscribe to your channel.

[@dragonpullman23]

2 of these diesel locomotives were part of the San Diegan power pool for much of the '90s.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yes, they were!

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Cool to see a PA trailing an F40 at 6:40

[@johnathongentry9925]

The Mighty Grand Canyon railroad 👌👌👌

[@VirginiaRailfanProductions]

I was on in last 2 years ago!! Great job mike!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Nice! And thank you!

[@UPDetector]

Nice catches Mike

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@AndreaSogabe]

Great video with Grand Canyon Railway, Sir. ~Andrea.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you very much!

[@midwestmodelrailroadworkshop]

Great video! You always get super nice shots!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you, Blake!

[@kevp9601]

This is Excellent, and Happy Friday, Everyone! :-D

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you, Kev!

[@JAILRail]

Great coverage and information!

[@rhettrossalbert]

Nice video Mike! (:

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you, Rhett :)

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Really pro quality production !

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jeff9104]

Great stuff Mike !

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Jeff!

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

Amazing Catches!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@AS768]

Outstanding video!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks very much!

[@SamLovesTrains]

Really like those MLWs. A shame they don’t use them as much.

[@kennethmccann6402]

Nice video, I was surprised engineers didn't use blinking ditch lights (just staying solid) as I love look at blinking ditch lights.

[@CoasterFan2105]

I think GCRY changed it so that they are always on and don't flash anymore.

[@IronHorsefan1869]

at 6:31 that sounds like a K5LLA commonly used on SD70ACes which i hope you do a train talk on, great video! I loved seeing the GC F40S in action when i was at the Grand Canyon last year on the way up to Ogden

[@CoasterFan2105]

It is indeed a K5LLA! And yes, an SD70 episode will be coming in the future at some point. Thanks for watching!

[@YardLimit]

Nice video, Mike!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@mercedes8192]

Stay safe, *Friend!*

[@CoasterFan2105]

You too!

[@marthachavez8710]

Y love wen you tell us lots of train and give us data and you tell us every train that has a name I LOVE IT thank you😄😃😀😄😃😀😄😃😀😄😃😀😄😃😀

[@CoasterFan2105]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@dtrainsss]

It looks like some of the VRE Coaches that caltrain was using made it here as well as one of great northerns fomer domr cars. Great video too. Thanks

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you, Dan! GCRY got a bunch of the old Boston and Maine RDCs that were converted into commuter coaches a while back. The railroad has made a great third or fourth home for the cars.

[@ehadder]

GCR has 14 of the ex RDC’s and 2 big domes

[@Unknown-wh6qt]

Nice

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@LSM_Lover]

Cool video!

[@coolbreeze253]

I spent much of my trip on the platform of the observation car; pricey, but worth it.

[@destroyergaming637]

11:30 *DID ANYONE ELSE RECOGNIZE THAT HORN BLOW ORDER?!* IT WAS *“SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT”!*

[@back2shoving]

DestroyerGaming Yes

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

Almost like some knocked on someone's door

[@theidiotwithinternet]

The k5lla on an f40 is pretty wild

[@sharmilaodhav-vallabh5059]

I love F40PH 239s horn

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

The NJT locomotives are model F40PH-2CAT designating 3200 HP with the CAT HEP generator.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yup! Grand Canyon calls all of their F40's "F40FH".

[@moisesm9602]

I hope I can go here for my birthday later this year hopefully everything is normal by then I'm just glad I live a couple of hours away from the railway

[@sjtherailfan1125]

Yay true!! And Amazing vid!!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@sjtherailfan1125]

No problem and I am a big fan!!

[@alandvaemergencyresponses2883]

3:52 the best k5la out here

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video

[@TrainFan119]

I Think if the Grand Canyon Ever sells The FP’s they should sell them to Canadian Railroad museums

[@CoasterFan2105]

That would be a good place for them.

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

Nice video ;)

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Felix!

[@CaptainJoey63]

An undecorated 4128 with a K5LLA of all things... I have seen it all

[@CoasterFan2105]

Pretty unusual for sure

[@mariosonicaviationrailroad6703]

My favorite Grand Canyon locomotive would have to be 2-8-2 Mikado #4960.

[@CoasterFan2105]

4960 is awesome! I've featured it in a few videos before.

[@capeck1993]

Ah, the old CN/VIA/PESR 6793/WMSR 305. I remember the days when it was on the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in it's trademark blue paint in 1993-1995. and before that it wason the Western Maryland Scenic from 1991-1993 in the 1950s era Fireball scheme.

[@CoasterFan2105]

It looked really good in the WM scheme. I also liked the FA that Potomac Eagle had in the B&O scheme for a while.

[@capeck1993]

@@CoasterFan2105 The 800? That one still exists. It currently resides on The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

[@heidihobear]

I grew up seeing 237 in Southern California on the Amtrak san deign

[@kevp9601]

Fame Town USA! :-D

[@Andy-qw7lx]

I went to Arizona and I ride these trains

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Nice Video 🍀🍀🇮🇳🍀🍀

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@StudioSA15]

K5LA ROCKS ON F40PH

[@alleycatvietnam]

@ 08:57 # 239 is quite the Smoker...

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Also, the mechanical bell is extinct, at least on Metrolink.

[@shaneisaperson3161]

Loved the vid, I would like to visit it one day but I live on the north eastern US, But I am going to go to Strasburg railroad again in June, I mean if I can go because of cough cough 2020

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you, Shane. If you get the chance, it's definitely worth the visit.

[@shaneisaperson3161]

CoasterFan2105 yeah, I’ve been to Strasburg railroad around 3 times I did get to see the 611 at Strasburg

[@LestrainsdAlex]

Great vidéo 👍 👍 +1 subscribers

[@nathanw7114]

Nice work Mike! When was this shot?

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Nathan! Some of this was from February of this year with the rest from 2017 and 2018.

[@Sarah-nl2rk]

Can you do a train talk about tri-rail locomotives?

[@CoasterFan2105]

Possibly at some point! For now, I do have a video featuring some TriRail trains I filmed in Florida last year if you haven't seen that.

[@mediatrainfan0282]

After the pandemic, can you film both the Disneyland Railroad and the Walt Disney World Railroad while you narrate?

[@CoasterFan2105]

That's a possibility!

[@mediatrainfan0282]

Cool! I’ve always want you to make a video about the history of Walt Disney and his love of trains.

[@mediatrainfan0282]

When you right the Grand Canyon Railway by a diesel with the 1950s passenger cars, it feels like your riding in the 1950s. While steam locomotives feel like riding in the early 1900s.

[@AlexTrain5249]

The M3Hs on the FPAs really need fixing. I'm wondering if I should get this handy tool I found designed to repair M horns.

[@irish00011]

Mike; I'm making the assumption, it has been a couple of months since you recorded this episode. I've viewed other presentations from other railfans of the Grand Canyon Railroad. One topic which has eluded my comprehension; how is it, that in this pristine landscape, those sooty engines using oily diesel fuel, aren't kept in check with scrubbers being installed on the exhaust stacks. I fully comprehend, the steamers usually burn coal in their boilers, unless they've been converted to some other fossil fuel; so, they sort of receive a pass, similar to being grandfathered.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Some of this was filmed back in February with the rest from 2017 and 2018. The steam engines at the railroad both burn recycled vegetable oil now. In terms of the diesels, the newer EPA regulations do not apply to older equipment, such as the locomotives at the railroad. Getting new "Tier 4" locomotives, while nice, is very expensive and I'm not sure that the railroad has the budget to spend 6 to 8 million dollars a piece on the newer locomotives. That said, they have for the most part replaced the very old diesels from the 1950s with the F40s from the late 1970s and early 1980s, 3 of which are equipped with separate generators for passenger car electricity (mentioned in the beginning of the video). This is a more efficient option than running the main engine at a constant max RPM, which is how the F40s were originally designed.

[@Sacto1654]

I wonder what horn on are on these F40's in this video? They sound like Nathan K5LA.

[@vivianhahm9971]

I am the 32

[@evanstraintubeyt6950]

11:30 can we talk about that horn show tho

[@AUYFtheEASCreator]

hey Mike, i have a Video Suggestion this month: Caltrain In 2022 (Premieres on April, 30, 2022 at 7AM in USA Time)

[@prod.muicwrd1954]

It also kind of has the same horn as the ace and amtrak

[@CoasterFan2105]

They do! The F40s, except for 4128, all have Nathan K5LA horns.

[@tom-and-mom]

6:40 What paint scheme is that?

[@danacaldwell5988]

Good Vid Mike how is it going and I took a trip on the F40fh's before the pandemic

[@encompassnature]

What camera do you use in your video?

[@drnda2007]

As the company name says: EMD "Electro-Motive Diesel", those are not diesel locomotives but I guess who cares knows and who doesn't it doesn't care. :)

[@brianfalzon6739]

What if the Grand Canyon Railroad can acquire an Amtrak Genesis Locomotive?

[@CoasterFan2105]

That would be pretty interesting!

[@moisesm9602]

I can imagine the paint scheme

[@brianfalzon6739]

Yes maybe a few P42s from Amtrak would be nice.

[@ehadder]

Nope. Not gonna happen😅

[@cruzcampbell8396]

Why Was Grand Canyon Amtrak’s dome car

[@isaiahshultz4296]

What horn is on 237

[@larailfan1714]

It snows in AZ?

[@tallflguy]

Yep, you should go to Flagstaff, snows a lot there.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yup! A few times every winter!