Inside an operating F3

[@ianspeckmaier9565]

"You ever been in one of these when it goes into emergency?" -Slams it into emergency. lmao love it

[@davidpoor8638]

Spent many hours in that old girl on both sides of the cab when we had it as our #46! She was a good running unit once you learned it's little quirks. We all thought when it left it would be scrapped. Very happy to see and hear it run again!!!!

[@RailroadEngineer123]

Does she have dynamic brakes?

[@Beltfedshooters]

Legend has it, this guy is still pulling all of the levers back and forth.

[@gemnicherry2670]

Hahhahahahhaha

[@SamuelMcCurry-s6t]

2 golden oldies, Beautiful and majestic.

[@MrNonaste]

There's an old engineer who knows his stuff. Thanks for this awesome video.

[@thatbeardedsoapguy5082]

finally a video where i learn something about diesel engines.

[@SirDeanosity]

The sound of that engine is like a lullaby.

[@Mountchoirboy]

my dad used to take us to the Tremont station in the Bronx and we'd watch the F3's, Mu's and electric locos-they seemed like monsters and was quite the thrill. Never lost my love of trains

[@agentorange153]

Same here, except that in my case the station was Nagatino (on the Pavelets line out of Moscow)! BTW, on that line all of the passenger trains are electric (R2 EMUs for the commuter trains, Czech-4 electric locos for the expresses); the freight trains are mostly diesel, though -- mostly Erie-builts and Alco RS3s (oh man, you'd have to see them to believe how much smoke those Alcos put out!), but not a single EMD unit to be seen.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

FINALLY! An explanation of the bail on the engine brake. Thanks!

[@viewfromthehillswift6979]

A very long time ago I was a brakeman on the NP out of Missoula, MT. They still ran some F3s and they were my favorite engines.

[@TrainsByJon]

Why did you like the F3's so much? Were they much different than later Fs?

[@johntapp9670]

I've always loved trains. They're in my blood. I used to watch them all day run past my backyard as a baby in El Paso, Texas. Years later, I drove a miniature passenger train (an F-styled locomotive too), and hauled I don't know how many passengers around the track in eight years. Even had the complete outfit, complete with the engineer's cap.

[@dmorgan28]

Great video. I used to run these F3 locomotives. I also like running SD 9’s and SD 45’s. I really enjoyed being an engineer. It was good to see your video. It brought back lots of memories. Thanks 👍❤️

[@KCDash4400cw]

Man you gotta love those old f units

[@bill605able]

f,n right!

[@The_texan_tiger]

Yep, they’re very reliable

[@meme-xn6wr]

They better not scrap more beautiful F3’s, true American power

[@johnireland6301]

Lots of information. This guy knows what he is doing.

[@ALSomthin]

These are my favorite locomotives. They have roll down windows and wing windows. I always wanted to take a ride in one.

[@VauxhallViva1975]

Surely the most beautiful sounding loco ever. I could go to sleep listening to one of these things idling. They sound fantastic......

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

I lived on the West Side of the Central Valley, CA. During cantaloupe season the packing houses would load up melons all night long to the refrigerated cars. The entire town would rumble when the engines would shuttle and make up cars. When an engine would couple up you could hear the slack in the couplers thump all down the line. The engine would be rolling while the last cars would stand still while the couplers would slack in the direction of pull and you would hear the clunk again as the engine would pull away.

[@thinkablebaileylim6168]

At least they preserve some things, like this here F3 PLEASE DO NOT SCRAP

[@drykat435]

Man I’m getting into the American trains. They are the coolest.

[@TheMaineSurveyor]

Thanks for showing a piece of Bangor & Aroostook history. I grew up in Maine and I enjoy seeing anything that has to do with Maine Railroads.

[@ATSF1927]

I remember the old EMD F3s, I was a Locomotive Engineer on the old Baldwin Steamers in 1948 for AT&SF, later put a ton of miles on the old EMD F7s. Love the video :-)

[@mattberg916]

There you go! Back from a time of EVERYTHING on the planet being American made. We must go back to that idea. Very cool tour. I've never been around an F unit but ran plenty of GPs, SDs and SWs. Love the old EMD.

[@DavesHangar1958]

This is so cool. ive flown airplanes and driven all kinds of trucks but I have never operated a locomotive.

[@papabits5721]

I love the look of them

[@mojostevo]

Thanks for the walk-through Jim!

[@calcutt4]

This reminds me of a tour I got of an operating Victorian Railways S class S 313 at Steamrail open day 2016. I got to throttle the engine up (with the reverser in neutral of course) and then went through the engine room.

[@AlarakTheHighLord]

The coolest looking locomotive ever made besides the dash-9

[@rickygarcia7400]

operation unknown GP30s are the coolest locking along with sd70ace.

[@johntapp9670]

In the realm of EMD, hands down Union Pacific's "Centennials," the DDA40X MACHINES.

[@davesnothereman7250]

Would be neat to see GE, EMD etc....to do a modern remake of this....beautiful design.

[@calcutt4]

Between 1970 and 1972 Clyde Engineering (an Australian company that held a EMD license) made the CL class which was last of this type to be built

[@intuitive7274]

Nothing is better than a streamliner

[@BudTheDrummer]

The NY,NH&H RR used EMD FL9's, specially built. F=1400hp, L9=longer by 9 feet for the addition of a steam boiler to heat the coaches and a retractable shoe on the side for running on 3rd rail power in and out of NY where exhaust smoke was prohibited. They had a melodious 3 chime Hancock air chime horn and a distinctive kind of tone from the roots blower, very unlike the whine of a turbo. The 567 prime mover had a cadic rhythm with a faster, smoother beat than that of a chugging Alco. They were the varnish through the 80's and a few are still in service at Museums.

[@SOU6900]

FL9s were 1,750-1,800 horsepower.

[@scottcourtney8581]

Enjoyed this video! Several of my uncles are retired rail workers, and it was cool to see inside one of the engines from the era when they worked on them.

[@oldcountry55]

I remember watching these units as a kid when they were with the Bangor and Aroostook in northern Maine.

[@an_asian_guy]

This is the best learning about trains video I ever have

[@mgapryt4930]

Hey its u again canadian ball

[@an_asian_guy]

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[@an_asian_guy]

@@mgapryt4930 nice videos

[@mgapryt4930]

@@an_asian_guy thx

[@an_asian_guy]

@@mgapryt4930 your welcome btw nice videos✌😁

[@trainmaster0217]

There will be a test on what you learned in the morning on how to operate an F3

[@lande18072]

Hey I remember Craig, he's friends with my grandfather, when I was a kid in 2009 I went out and "helped" them in Scranton with painting and what not, I got to notch up the engine a little and of course blow the horn. Something I will never forget!

[@edithkane1978]

That is one awesome rolling idle!

[@CaptainTransit]

I could listen to this thing purr all day.

[@johntapp9670]

That's an EMD 567 engine--567 cid PER CYLINDER. About 9,072 for the whole thing. Not exactly a Duramax or a Powerstroke, is it?

[@kleetus92]

Great video! Especially liked the part about the explanation of the brake and the manual transitioning. Most of that is lost with the new engines, it's still nice to know what's going on behind the curtain. Thank you!

[@stephenjones8928]

Fascinating. Thanks for posting!

[@rickvia8435]

Diesel Electric Locos are awesome...

[@ACLTony]

Impressive information! Very kind gentleman.

[@cofeebeing]

A lot going on in the cab. Skilled work. That's probably only one component of what it takes to be an train engineer

[@burtfitzgerald2935]

I remember these wagon tops very well I was a fireman on the B&O in 1967 and we had a lot of these around in fact GE came out with A NEW WIDE BODY that the railroads use today !!

[@lie-berry]

You have some great videos on your channel. Thank you for those, I've enjoyed watching them.

[@hannemeistersmodellbau2840]

i need more from this Engine !!!!I love it !!! Power ,Sound.Dieselsound .

[@dudehere340]

Some dope runs in front of me with his car, pssssssssst! This guy is hilarious 😂

[@silverskyscraper1179]

As a kid the F3 was my favorite followed by its sister the FL9 👍🏾

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

you must be old to have seen F3s. I was a teenager in 1978 when we went to Illinois and Mn and we saw the absolute end of the F3. 2 F3s(GMO and ICG) at Bloominton,Il. and an FP7 leading an F3B in twin cities. these 3 were the only F3s I ever saw,,,,,(running),,,,,,the good old days!

[@williamporche4799]

Listening to him explain and put words that is good. Because wherever i watch silver streak, i will always make sure to watch the first part of it. After the conductor says ALL ABOARD. The engineer blows the horn. Then he starts working everthing

[@diesellocomotivefan5400]

70 years of service, fantastic.

[@emdman1959]

That was a nice video, I love the older EMD locomotives unfortunately the oldest I have run was a GP38 from the mid 60's.

[@calcutt4]

You should come to Australia! In Melbourne it's common to see Clyde - EMD locos from the 1950s and 60s in revenue service

[@Elfnetdesigns]

I been in a cab ride of an operating EMD F9 - KCS Lines "KCS 1 (Shreveport)". Completely restored and operational on the mainlines as an OCS executive train.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Now this is more my style. It has character.

[@LeonAllanDavis]

The first thing one notices is the lack of a steering wheel... Still, it probably handles pretty good. Corners like it's on rails...

[@johntapp9670]

Actually, yes. The flanged wheels keep the entire train on the track. There were steam locomotives that had a huge valve handle where a steering wheel would be. An engineer with a very weird since of humor once loved to pretend he was "driving." One time, they were going on a winding stretch of track, and he turned to the brakeman and said, "Hey, Brakey, could you take the wheel while I go to the coal pile?" That poor brakeman was sweating blood "driving" the train over all that winding railroad until the engineer got back.

[@ggsumner1947]

Very interesting video. F3s was what I mostly saw as a boy. Thank you!

[@bertdellaluna5612]

Wow! I remember Jersey Central quite well, even though I haven't seen that logo since the 60's. Thanks for the memory.

[@jaredklock8754]

I've been on one of these in Gettysburg, PA, it was awesome.

[@oldwarrant4]

One thing he got wrong is on the automatic brake valve, the position all the way over to the left is Full Release, it allows an extra amount of charging the train line. The traction motors go from Series to Paralell to parallel shunt on an EMD. I cut my teeth on these engines on the BN.

[@roycefaggotter6860]

You are both confused with your terminology and operation, fully left is full release, which gives full recharge of train brake, not to confuse that with locomotive brakes, which is also give full release to the left, so both handles are in full release to the left which releases all brakes on trucks and fully recharges auxiliary reservoirs on the trucks, so in effect that is the running position, first position to your right on the train brake gives minimum reduction, 7 lbs if i remember correctly which gives initial application of brakes on all trucks, it is at this point the locomotive driver in (Australian terms) holds the independent brake in full release to stop engine brakes coming on, you can then continue to the right to make further reduction up to a maximum of 25 lb on the train brakes, to give further braking effect, to apply truck brakes harder, or fully right, which goes to emergency, venting all air from train pipe, as fast as possible, for emergency stopping. 26 L is the same operation, excepts you hold the independent brake lever down. instead of pushing it fully to the left. I agree with you on the series to parallel shunting with the traction motors. 24 years driving trains in S.A.

[@eight10aaronn]

4:51 cool trains!!! Awesome video!

[@irelandbloke]

Awesome videos ! :)

[@MRTLEW01]

I bet a person can learn alot from that old man!

[@mosesknows2062]

Awesome, very cool video... Thanks, Moses...

[@duggydugg3937]

awesome engine....

[@chrisk8187]

Excellent, Would have enjoyed seeing more of the cars being pulled by the vintage engine.

[@alcopower5710]

Excellent video 👍

[@hunterriley9904]

Cool video love the F units especially the war bonnet santa fe's that red and silver pops 😎

[@christopherdibble5872]

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954!

[@pickle4034]

Of course they do bro.

[@stevenasante8662]

They do, but not as much

[@trainlover123trainsrock]

@@stevenasante8662I see it all the time.

[@buzzytrains9037]

@@stevenasante8662 they do it every time they see you wave at them

[@jaredkelly930]

I wave at people from my train all the time, the windows are so tinted that you probably can’t see me. And with reliable A/C, there’s no reason for me to really run with the windows open.

[@ConrailJon]

You guys know at 1:12 he's just bailing off the engine brakes, right? You do that when you apply the train brakes to avoid giving the engine flat spots.

[@PositionLight]

I remember when those F-3's were at Winslow Jct in South Jersey along with a similarly painted B Unit. I am not sure why they got separated, but its a damn shame that the the two A's got repainted because they would have been nice to see them run as an A-B-A set.

[@robertross804]

thanks for the tour dad an grand paw weer train men 4 Chicago an northwestern in the 60

[@Hater-cv2zi]

Don't ask a man: his salary Don't ask a women: her haircut Don't ask why it's Trains and rail yard simulator: engine sound

[@hukrfainted8296]

Yup,I noticed that too... Now was that added to this video, or is that in fact the sound of that engine, and what the developers used for every locomotives sound in that game.

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

Such a sweet inside !!!

[@rufuscoppertop330]

That's brilliant. And the CC is a REALLY good idea. Thank you so much for putting filming and posting this up.

[@mow4ncry]

Nice just like our F7 ( WP 918D) just older, I need to get out your way some day love the steamer too.

[@bradstrains]

Awesome video, love the sound of a 567!

[@bradstrains]

F-3's have a EMD 567BV16 engine that is supercharged and they are rated at 1,500 HP per unit.

[@MrBAHNBAHN]

Great video! Very interesting!

[@thomasninan947]

bother and sister two hardworking powerful siblings

[@SiliconSet]

Great Video! Many thanks!

[@therealdeal6846]

That engine just purrs wonder can I get that to fall asleep at night??

[@bill605able]

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[@SuperJunkie13]

Great video! Cheers :)!

[@alexandrefacciondesouza7744]

Wow! Very good! Very instructive! Thanks!

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Drool factor F unit. The work that was involved operating these units.

[@johnjp5883]

I like when he said about 'a dope in a car pulling in front of him'

[@thiagomatarazzo6251]

CHEERS FOR THE ENGINEER!! NICE WORDS

[@549BR]

All clear as mud.

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Need subs

[@BILLBADASHAW2011]

GOD BLESS JON. THANK YOU.

[@bbrockRailFan]

I wish they would make this cool CNJ F3 in n-scale.

[@unixtohack]

I love that power !!!

[@Hagfan789]

Good video.. I would really love to hear what this fella has to say about this train. I'll bet he has lots of stories to tell.

[@GP9railfan]

@rockinrollfan37 Yes, the compliment was directed towards the cameraman, & the engineer bud. I must've been half asleep & not realizing, when I typed that reply to you. LOL :D

[@SergeyMoiseyev77]

Спасибо за интересное видео!

[@ocsrc]

They made them simple and easy to operate Big difference from today I wonder what year they went to VHF radios ? They would have had a GE radio, I think. And I am pretty sure they were crystal radios The Motorola's were specifically made for the railroad A special radio because it had all the channels, it needed more memory than the standard VHF radios I can't remember if the regular radios were 32 channels or 64 But the railroad radios had a special codeplug and the only difference was they had more memory and I think a different receiver filter. The Motorola was 136 to 154 or 144 to 174. They had different filters

[@adamant8235]

How much shard has that guy smoked before that video

[@andrewhurricane]

Can someone explain the use of the selector handle?

[@toddanonymous5295]

the engineer sure knows his engine. how impressive

[@oriolesfan61]

I love those things 😍

[@pilsudski36]

Wow....Cabooses and F-3's - who ask for more?

[@clank4001]

with the only surviving Boston and Maine F7B, the former BM 4268B, the B unit of Demonstrator F7A BM 4268!

[@andrewstrainstuff1773]

Love that video john

[@jamielacourse7578]

Those things come with a crapper? ( well I don't know )

[@Ethan_Odom]

You do not see the door but it is in the cab at the front middle of cab. The bathroom door is there.

[@Republic3D]

@@Ethan_Odom Were these locomotives operated by one person, or multiple crew? In case you need the crapper in the middle of a journey?

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@Republic3D American Trains still have two Men on the Locomotive, Engineer and Conductor. Europe usually is Driver only, but the Locomotives don't have a Bathroom either as Freight Trains here stop frequently too.

[@Republic3D]

@@Genius_at_Work What about passenger trains, would the locomotive driver wait until next stop and then go quickly to the passenger toilet and then return for the next leg? I know, probably stupid questions but I'm curious. :)

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@Republic3D Usually yes. But they don't stay on a Train longer than 3-4 Hours before changing to one in the opposite Direction. They must know their Stretch of Track inside out, hence they don't drive too long.