Most Dangerous Railroad Job In The World!! Conductor Riding Rear Of Train Reversing At Speed!!

[@RhiannonZRock]

..., and this is why God made Cabooses.

[@chuckgilly]

Cabeese for plural, LOL. good day love

[@ktsp2538]

And brakevans is your in the U.K. which I’m not but hey this is what happens when your introduction to trains through a British children’s show which was based on book made to entertain a reverend’s sick 3 year old son with measles

[@tubesockets120v]

Who uses a caboose anymore?

[@stanleybradley2562]

I B Trippin p

[@willausterman3104]

@@tubesockets120v the US Department of Defense

[@dmkays]

I really enjoy your channel. I know how much time and effort is required to make just one quality video and I appreciate it.

[@curtnicholson7771]

Why would anybody complain, it's all railroading. What I have noticed is how it seems like their business is slowly getting slightly more busy all the time little by little! Your doing a great job Jaw Tooth and keep up the good work.

[@dennismullins4660]

Love these local railroads and how weathered and beat up they look compared to the big companies

[@raycooney7632]

Railroads now use “shoving platforms” on trains that have to perform shove. The cars are often converted old caboose.

[@billgrant5339]

I have been there many times. The only time I was concerned was riding a string of runaways from the rip track. A yard crew caught it within a mile of the yard. GTW at Pontiac Mich.

[@southernontariofoamersunio3615]

Sounds reckless

[@rogerrobertson2958]

Bill, worked for GTW out of Hamtramic, MI. (BOC). Than FLATROCK, MICHIGAN.

[@scottford8736]

I think you do a great job with your videos and I enjoy the variations different roads different locations

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

15 degrees - that's barbecue weather in Scotland👍

[@donavonrobbins1908]

Fahrenheit. ;)

[@theofficerfactory2625]

15 degrees Celsius is 59 degrees Fahrenheit. 15 degrees Fahrenheit is -9 Celsius.

[@donavonrobbins1908]

Hasn't been 59°F in Michigan for quite some time. Has been 15°F and lower this week. Almost made negatives the other night. Yes 59° would be bbq weather. The propàne would even be more cooperative.

[@maggy3418]

We BBQ at -20C in Canada. 😛

[@Texassince1836]

Thats -10°C

[@jimkammerer8028]

ANOTHER GOOD CATCH JT BE SAFE AND CAREFUL THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS VERY COOL INDEED 👍👍👍👍👍👌😁

[@JawTooth]

Thanks 👍

[@Dianeh12]

Don’t let the FRA see this one! Could be a job opening up there.

[@bw3850]

I can tell you for sure, the FRA Rules inspector for that area will be making an appearance. You can rest assured.

[@lpcrush]

@@bw3850 rat

[@bw3850]

@@lpcrush Not me. The FRA watches railfan videos on KZbin. I know from personal experience.

[@lpcrush]

@@bw3850 trust me I know too...

[@tommytruth7595]

@@bw3850 I hope so and I hope they fine the sh-- out of that railroad.

[@alphajet2874]

I've done exactly this, in 15 degree F weather, on the Everett RR, from Roaring Spring to Smith Transport. Only about 3 miles, but the memory is frozen in my head, some 25-odd years later. Its why I hate winter even now.

[@a1919akelbo]

Sorry old head but either you were a shit conductor or you're lying, i remember on campus them showing us videos from the goddamn 50s telling us not to do this even then. Since the invention of the car ladder its always been leading end and on the side, or trailing piece anywhere, there used to be top too but even then they told you always be ready to bail.

[@James-Railyard]

That was a weird looking end of train device.

[@tjprptchable]

Or EOTD for short

[@PetesGuide]

What are the odds that his name is actually Fred?

[@robertbowman3406]

@@PetesGuide Fred or freddie is short for flashing rear end device.

[@PetesGuide]

@@robertbowman3406 yes it is! But what are the odds that the guy standing on the coupler where the Flashing Rear End Device mounts has a first name of Fred instead of Joe or Frank or Homer?

[@robertbowman3406]

@@PetesGuide A well trained brakeman will NOT place his or her feet on the coupler or fred. This brakeman is standing on a platform at the end of this car. Take a closer look.

[@richardsheehan3497]

I'm only in to 1:22 and I have to say....That is a FUN job...Hard work long hours, DANGEROUS. Exciting and then you switch to Amtrak....Even MORE drama when you throw people into the mix.....LOVED It. 5 years with Amtrak a LSA. Worked the food car, barcar, dinnitte, coach, sleeper. Met the world...BIG Fan . Watch your stuff in Ft Myers, FL. Not much happens here...

[@inbound_alex]

Where I work, we call it “riding the shove!” Most peaceful and funnest thing you can do, aside from operating the locomotive! Jawtooth, been a subscriber for a while now, and I love the behind scenes you give us! Continue the great content! Neve disappointing! Warm wishes from an actual locomotive operator.

[@JawTooth]

Thank you!

[@albertvieira6635]

I miss watching you showing trains there buddy I miss seeing you Keep up the good work Please be safe

[@matthewerwood7918]

I was a Conductor in Canada, where he is riding is indeed against the rules and very dangerous too. However I can understand his plight, the sideladders on those boxcars are really designed without a thought to riding crew comfort at all. On long distance shoves I've always found it more comfortable to be able to stick your arm through and hang on with your elbow, on cars like these the ladder usually don't stick off far enough.

[@25mfd]

exactly... the side ladders on a lot of these boxcars are like an afterthought... but there are some out there that give you PLENTY of room to stick your arm through... but some are so tight you actually rub your knuckles on the carbody when grabbing the rungs... that's when you know it's gonna be an uncomfortable ride

[@brianw338]

Matthew Erwood : Short line RR have different rules for shove moves. Or rather more laxed rules. That’s some good old get er done railroading right there though.

[@TrainGuy33]

Sometimes if need be I'll ride the second car. I've done my fair share of 10+ mile shoves, thankfully most times without crossings to protect.

[@robertbowman3406]

Canada has their rules and the FRA in the USA governs railroad rules. Even if the brakeman has a 2 way radio with him where his he or she going to ride. The rear of said train MUST be protected regardless. One never shoves a line of cars with no one on the back to protect the public. Pay attention and ask a railroad company in your area to see what they tell you. Safety is of the most importance at ALL times.

[@matthewerwood7918]

@@robertbowman3406 You're correct, unless you're in a point protection zone you must be protecting your point, doing so from the end platform however is not permitted.

[@albertvieira6635]

Why would someone want to complain about you do such an outstanding job I don't understand Keep doing what you're doing I like what you're doing Keep up the good work Every video that you did I always gave you A thumbs up all the time Take care and stay healthy You gotta address for the weather Keep warm

[@colin5296]

I don't do Facebook and all that jazz, Keep up this good work i never complain and appreciate your hard work making these films ,after all they a thousands of miles away from me so it's the only way i get to see them.

[@JawTooth]

FaceBook is brutal. I only post my videos on a few sites there. People are a lot nicer on KZbin. Thanks for your comments and for watching!

[@maxshelltrack9720]

KZbin is a way better platform for videos then Facebook bigger audience.

[@ResidentOfTheAbyss]

Jaw Tooth You should create a Twitter account

[@josephkrizauskas1052]

I love seeing that old mule still working. ( The engine, not Jaw Tooth. ) I can set my watch to the air drier, also.

[@kens.3729]

I couldn’t Agree with you more. One (1) Radio Malfunction and the Conductor on the back of the train is a Squished Bug. 🐜

[@dustermouseable]

Big fan, there are 3 to 4 air horns on most engines, sound of power !

[@celioleitao7303]

Awesome, live action no matter what the weather.

[@tommybritton9273]

Great video my friend, thanks for getting out there in the cold for all of us 👍👍stay safe and warm out there brother

[@bountyhunter4885]

No worries... huge neodymium magnets in his jacket, are keeping him stuck to the box car. 🤔

[@itchyvet]

Won't help if he falls.

[@stuff_n_thanngs7552]

@@itchyvet that sarcasm went right over your head didn't it.

[@scenariomckinney]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@erikmcc804]

WOW J T a awesome amazing catch Son lol, I have did that one with the Conductor it was a fun experience hehe thank again Brian stay warm and keep showing the amazing LIVE ACTION FOOTAGE SON LOL THANKS AGAIN :-)

[@anthonypinkerton1809]

Jaw Tooth in answer to your question about the air horn's on the SD45-2, that I believe is a Nathan P-3 air horn. The engine #337 is an ex-Montana Rail Link, and ex-ex-SP SD45.

[@patrickoguinn4553]

I worked for the Santa Fe on a road switcher near LA in 1986 when the UTU sold us out (again) and the cabooses disappeared. After 14 years I quit the Santa Fe. Sometimes progress sucks.

[@jjackomin]

That was a great video, as though I expected less. It looks like a fairly easy railroad to chase. Keep 'em coming. Thanks.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Looks like fun. I use to ride on the side of a garbage truck. Yesterday at NS Sharonville I seen An old Clinchfield RR locomotive behind a modern NS locomotive. It looked tiny in comparison. I took a picture but my phone sucks.

[@JustinHTrainvideos]

Thumbs up to a great video, great catch of the human lead unit.

[@Thomas1980]

Fantastic Train Video Bro!👍

[@handfuloftrains4781]

Even short line railroads should keep a caboose around for just such occasions.

[@JawTooth]

They do have a caboose. They last used it a couple years ago. I have videos of it in use, it is a remote control caboose from MM&A out east

[@lawrencecarr4973]

@@JawTooth how come some areas don't use caboose no more I live in North Toledo Ohio as kid use seen them all the time I 39 year old now I thought it obsolete so you tell me in some places use them

[@itchyvet]

@@lawrencecarr4973 Because the caboose does not carry product and thus is a waste of energy, replacing it with a wagon carrying product is more productive and cost effective.

[@robertbowman3406]

@@itchyvet The cabooses many years ago here in the USA were used on every train when it left a yard. Then along came the FRED/Freddie. It cannot see a hot box or anything hanging from a rail car. It sends a radio signal to the lead unit and informs the engineer or conductor air pressure and it has a flashing light to warn other trains that are following. Here is Washington state there was the 6 man crew law. The engineer, head brakeman and fireman, a engineer in training rode in the lead diesel unit. The conductor, swingman, and flagman rode the caboose. The conductor was in charge of the train movements. The flag mans job was to protect the rear of his train in any problems came along. The 6 man crew law is no longer in affect and only the engineer & conductor ride the trains today.

[@mshum538]

@@robertbowman3406 and that is all you need, 2 not 1 like some operators would like to have…….

[@yardkartretreads]

Totally unrelated but the new spur near Harrison got it’s first load of gravel on Thursday. I barely missed them, caught the empties headed back to Valley Junction. Looks like they may need a couple more loads though. Have a good one.

[@markfrench8892]

One of the conductors that I worked with on my outfit , lost a leg doing just this. He's lucky he didnt get killed.

[@williamralph5442]

Thanks JT for enduring the elements with no hat, or gloves, to take great videos..👍

[@sofreak6]

Lots of traffic for this railroad. Awesome to see.

[@CrustyOldDave]

We only have a small 10mph yard, but we stand on the back side all the time. " Protecting the push" as they say. We stay on the side though.

[@LTBROYT6A]

The guy riding on the end of the Boxcar while it is being pushed is a BIG NONO, he should be hanging on the side. If that car hit a rough stretch of frack, or the Engineer would brake quickly, or that guy hanging on would just happen to slip the train would run over him and most likely kill him. Barry Broyles, Trainman and Assistant Brakeman, Wilmington & Western Scenic Railroad.

[@williambryant5946]

I helped rebuild the 4-4-0 there at Wilmington and Western in 2002-2003. Is the shop manager Steve still there? How about the polish guy Henry that was the shop assistant?

[@lpcrush]

Yeah that title really proves your point... Professional engineers know how to control slack to avoid sudden movements to the conductor's end. Well, most do St least ..

[@tommytruth7595]

@@lpcrush Professional engineers would not let a crew member ride like that.

[@lpcrush]

@@tommytruth7595 guess all the guys I did it with were unprofessional then. Half the time they probably didn't even know

[@stuff_n_thanngs7552]

@@tommytruth7595 there is not a chance in hell the engineer knows hes riding like this.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

That IS a dangerous ride!

[@bw3850]

I trained and certified train crews for over 25 years, wrote rule books for shortlines, etc. I never allowed crew members to ride like that on the rear and especially at that speed. Unreal.

[@johngallagher3467]

Thats the same way you ride a tank.

[@MeigsCountyRR]

@@johngallagher3467 I don't remember ever seeing someone ride a tank on the outside (except for the movies). I guess you could, but I would never do that. I was on Sheridans and M60s.

[@lpcrush]

Just because we're not allowed doesn't mean we don't do it.

[@ohboy2592]

John Gallagher no it’s not. Whoever told you that is wrong

[@rickeystovall7547]

Its the switch man job !

[@colemanerik]

Used to do that at P&G. Now it may not have been this fast but was still fun.

[@ncplantdoctor]

It wasn’t clear whether the opening shot was also Friday at 15 degrees cold, but that conductor riding the front of the boxcar looked like a bug on a windshield. Probably felt a bit chilly, facing the wind.

[@robertbowman3406]

But he was protecting his train in reversing moves. It makes no difference what the weather is.

[@ssweeps]

Wow that car took a chance...

[@davidmihevc3990]

Hey Jawtooth! Cool vid. Quite a bit different operation than I usually see with the push-pull and long shoves. The horn on the SD does sound good and the hogger likes to blow it. 👍

[@lynnleger5658]

Thank you for filming this in Cincinnati

[@patriciamartinez3047]

Hi JT love the train shorts I love on how signal make a mistakes or people do hay you film on any trains or states that you like it’s so nice to watch trains coming and going and haling the loads down the tracks ❤❤❤

[@olentangy74]

Great vid, Brian. That location next to the building at Williamsburg at 14:29 is one I don't recall seeing before. It's a nice one. CET really seems busier these days, with longer consists. You must have a great wife if she allows you to shoot trains on Valentines Day! lol

[@younotlying]

I had a seizure before, I could never in my life do something like this 😭

[@gvistatube514]

Great video as always! I was going to go out Friday to shoot some video...but was way to cold for me, you are a braver man than I. 😁👍

[@JawTooth]

Videoing trains is dangerous unless you are at a designated railfan site. I could tell dozens of stories. I love the challenges of getting videos that other people don't get.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

@@JawTooth Tell dozens of stories! That would make for a great video.

[@JawTooth]

@@jameschristiansson3137 Yes, I thought about doing that. I've been robbed in 3 states while filming, assaulted, arrested, the list goes on. I also had to fight my way out of a car jacking but that wasn't near the tracks.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

@@JawTooth I took notice when you've mentioned this previously. Your experiences would be of interest to others with a passion for trains.

[@JawTooth]

@@jameschristiansson3137 I had a group ask me to speak about my experiences at their monthly meeting. I said I would but I haven't done it yet because it might change the way they look at me. I don't know.

[@richarddrum9970]

He reminded me of the last butterfly that splattered on my windshield.........not a good idea. I was impressed by what looked like a SD45 running in the middle of the train that's cool. Thanks.

[@tinnybird1971]

Wow! They actually allow their crew person to ride on a box car like that?? How risky! 😮 Thanks for sharing!

[@mikehazelwood6106]

Railroading has been dangerous, right from it's very beginning! My father went 30+ years without a work related loss and was given a Safety Award and got his photo on a CSX Safety Poster in the early 1980s! About a week after the poster was released, he fell on a broken locomotive step, badly injuring a knee and losing 3 weeks of work!

[@remylopez4821]

Jaw Tooth darn you made me feel guilty about myself I woke up this morning and it was 48° and I didn’t go to the Cajon Pass I am 60 years old and I don’t have a top on my old CJ-7 Which is a lame excuse I know but thank you for posting your videos I always look forward to them and don’t worry about me I don’t do Facebook

[@southernontariofoamersunio3615]

No need to brag. Some people enjoy the cold. 🇨🇦

[@remylopez4821]

CAN Control 2 👍🏼 EA!!

[@steelerpat33]

It's not that bad its actually fun just a flat rollercoaster

[@ethanjackson8894]

Still not as risky as travelling down the interstate and I'll bet you do that everyday!!

[@trainbytrain]

great clip! thanks for your upload!

[@robertbowman3406]

The brakeman has to protect the rear of his train regardlessly. Where else is he going to be. Try this at night or when it is raining real hard or snowing. The train HAS to be protected anytime it crosses any road period. Most of the time you do not have that nice caboose to ride.

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Nope the brakeman has to pay his dues a dangerous dirty job if he is lucky he will get promoted to engineer eventually

[@ernestpassaro9663]

No we used to call that on the ground many years ago when I was a brakeman we didn’t have the luxury of being in a nice warm locomotive

[@robertbowman3406]

@@ernestpassaro9663 You are wrong here. The brakeman will not be promoted to engineer status. The brake person will be promoted to conductor status when the proper schooling is completed. Engineer status is a whole ball game all by itself.

[@ernestpassaro9663]

@@robertbowman3406 I said eventually I also worked on the railroad I know the process brakeman conductor and then engineer I knew he had to be a conductor first I’m not a railfan I worked on the railroad

[@ernestpassaro9663]

I said eventually don’t you people even pay attention !

[@curtnicholson7771]

You don't often see a pink car now that cool!

[@lazyrrr2411]

That conductor comes off like John Voight in RUNAWAY TRAIN .!. The utter, raw courage - damm the torpedoes - Safety is for Sissies ... a Man's gotta be a Man 💥👊👷

[@billbeck47]

I'm a new fan on this channel (live in Illinois) think your videos are interesting. Thanks for putting in your time.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@rj4590]

Now riding a boxcar like that brings on "pucker factor"son...Not to mention pinging balls.

[@johnvandevender9120]

As kids, we used to jump coalies, ride 'em up the mountain and fly down the other side like an avalanche and yelling like wild Indians. Nothing was more thrilling.

[@JawTooth]

Awesome!

[@RailfanNetwork]

That guy is going to pay a heavy price one day. Great video as always!!

[@robertbowman3406]

If you work for any railroad safety always comes first. There is no time for game playing or acting foolish. Watch some of the training films on you tube and learn something.

[@IsacLimaFerreira]

This procedure is correct on the railroad. It is very dangerous, but it is correct. Here in Brazil, we do that too.

[@SharkyCartelRailroad]

2 dpus and a human lead loco

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for being the first person to comment!!

[@SharkyCartelRailroad]

@@JawTooth you're welcome

[@GoofiPlaysROBLOX]

Lol

[@maxshelltrack9720]

First guy needs lights and a nathan horn maybe ear protection lol.

[@gh_3_2]

He looks like hes vibing i wouldn't give it a second glance

[@davidcurtis7163]

That engineer looks cool with his window open beings it so cold. All we get in UK is loads of wind. Great vid

[@jimlasterni7310]

Jaw tooth being a Brakeman on the railroad I used to ride the last car but always on the side never in the middle too much could happen and that would be it thanks for the great video and God bless

[@smartyjones7459]

We know it's cold out when we can hear Jaw Tooth's teeth chattering... brrrr... Awesome video...

[@dustinpryde3121]

I've did that but in the yard not out of the tracks. used to work in a corn and soybean factory moving railcars around etc. etc. we had a railyard that dwarfed alot of others. we'd putCVthem together and NS would pick up on one side of the yard and CSX on the other.

[@dustinpryde3121]

I mainly ran a track mobile, moving around 5 or 10 cars here or there inside the plant.

[@Southern-author]

In a factory where I worked, they had clip on harnesses for temporary support where a slip could end it all.

[@desertfoxx1823]

Awesome vid, again! Just checked out CCET website. Very professional with loads of information.

[@JawTooth]

Thank you for joining my FaceBook site Tyler!

[@rjb5847]

Riding a car that way is prohibited on most Class 1 railroads. It is a dangerous & foolish way to ride a car if the car is leading. If it were the last car going the opposite direction, that would be a different matter. Riding that way over road crossings could be fatal if a larger vehicle crossed and was struck. Slack or derailment could also knock the rider off the car and under the wheels. The Conductor in that photo has a lot to learn about safety.

[@NiceMuslimLady]

Even riding on the leading side ladder would be dangerous...

[@bw3850]

The real question here is, was the guy riding on the rear breaking any safety rules? The railroad should have a rulebook which the FRA should have a copy of. The FRA does not set the specific rules for a railroad. The railroad does. CFR 49 provides the guidelines in which a given railroad must follow. So if a crew member gets hurt or worse, the FRA is going to ask to see the railroad's rulebook to see if there are any rules which were violated. If there are no rules at all or the rules in the rulebook were not adequate enough to have prevented the accident, then the FRA will have an issue. They would also look at what crew training has been provided as all Engineer and Conductor certification programs for every railroad must be approved and on file with the FRA in DC.

[@rjb5847]

@@NiceMuslimLady not as dangerous because there is the option of detraining if necessary & if knocked off by slack one won't end up under the wheels.

[@rjb5847]

@@bw3850 agreed. I don't know what that lines rules are. I wrote safety rules for train crews for a Class One with Canadian & US operations. Our operating rules were written by the feds in respective countries & we wrote add on more to those (special instructions) and all the safety rules. You are correct, after an incident, a very close examination of all facets of rules and supervision etc.

[@---sx9qx]

@@bw3850 Somebody who actually knows what the FRA actually does.

[@craigpalmer5693]

Awesome video jaw tooth in Ohio train boxes cars grain cars also keep up the good work Friend bless you

[@lateefcarrere1649]

My thoughts this morning: Hmm, I really need to pay these bills....Wait, what's the title of this video? Now, I've done my share of reckless things in my life, & I'm probably going to do 1 or 2 more, but you'll NEVER see me doing that(outside train riding) - no matter how much you offer me. You're out there in 15 degree weather w/out a hat & heavy jacket? Come on, son! You said it yourself - it's COLD! People are complaining about your farm & guitar playing on your railroad Facebook page? Well, just move that over here...the nerve of some people, expecting trains & getting farm footage instead. :) That's really kind of you to send shout-outs to fellow railfan KZbinrs - esp. when they're facing challenges. I'm giving you another thumbs up for that. Now, where was I? Oh yeah, I've gotta pay some bill$...

[@JawTooth]

Lol, thanks! I have 4 more shout outs to do. I think I'm meant to live in Florida or Arizona. lol

[@MeigsCountyRR]

@@JawTooth My wife wants to move to the UP of Michigan. I want to move to Key West. I guess we're stuck here in Tennessee. :)

[@billmorris2613]

Before the automatic brake was invented the brakeman rode on top of the train and jumped from car to car to set and release the hand brakes on the cars.

[@MegaSuperfatguy]

Most of the people commenting have never worked on a railroad. Keyboard warriors.

[@terrywilliams759]

Very very cool video keep them coming please I'm really enjoying them

[@JawTooth]

Thanks, will do!

[@coolchase3488]

Very interesting

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for being the 2nd commenter!

[@55098]

Thank you for sharing pretty cool consist

[@angelacelaya7254]

You wouldnt catch me doing that ever

[@gregrocks66]

I have a interview this week with NS for a conducter job. Not planning on staying. My goal is do signals. Gotta start somewhere

[@daveyboy_]

Ohhhh man JawTooth , im thinking that you're inadvertently gonna get this guy in major s*** . At the very beginning ( not 100% sure ) but i'd think that he would need to be on the side ? Plus at that speed i have never seen the conductor not on the side .

[@lifeisamatrix5960]

Not just him but the engineer as well.

[@billmorris2613]

The horns are usually trumpet style air horns. They vary in the number and size. Usually two or three facing in both directions.

[@ColdSteelRails]

Considering this guy is literally breaking FRA and GCOR rules. He’s in the foul... 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JawTooth]

GCOR was what I was trying to think of. Thanks! I was thinking about that and could not remember it. That is the set of rules that most short line railroads follow. The Class One lines use a different set of rules. Thanks for that!

[@locohog91]

@@JawTooth it's all federal law and all the same no matter what class. Class one also use GCOR in certain territory. I have done both and the way this crew member is riding is definitely not allowed for any line that I've ever worked for or all for that matter.

[@malcolmtucker8611]

Cries out for return of the caboose.

[@kevinmiller1985]

At least there's no snow there like there is in Goshen, Indiana. The last two nights temperatures dropped below ten degrees.

[@traingawker2121]

Crazy how fast he's going in reverse.

[@88Petry]

Conductor here. In my opinion, the #1 reason this job is dangerous is because the people who engineer train cars, don't build them for riding comfortably. The put stirrups at inward angles and grab irons too close to the cars, so u can't wrap ur arm around them. Cars are UNCOMFORTABLE to ride (90% of them anyways) and people fall off and get hurt/killed OR they ride cars dangerously, so they can try be more comfortable riding, but that results in accidents. If the people in the office who work for these train companies actually gave a shit about the people who have to ride these things, they would put the stirrups on cars coming out instead of going in. Then conductors would stop cutting corners or accidentally falling off these things. This conductor is riding this car VERY dangerously but guess what, it's COMFORTABLE. Can't blame the guy for taking the risk. Railroad companies will never change that though. They preach safety, yet continue to design cars to be unnecessarily difficult to ride. Not a hard thing for them to change either. Too bad they never will.

[@trainnut1958]

My only complaint is that there's no closed captioning on this vid and some others. Some of your earlier vids had them. I miss them and I'm sure there are other hard of hearing and deaf railfans who do as well. Other than that I love your train AND farm/guitar vids! Keep up the GREAT work, Jawtooth!

[@JawTooth]

John Keatley Thank you! My daughter was teaching me sign language. I want to learn it

[@williambryant5946]

That's a big train for CCET! They keep getting bigger though so that's good for the railroad. Nice video. 👍

[@Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana]

They see me rolling. Whew, that has got to be fun! The lad was just one misstep away from an ugly death. They need a caboose. How much effort can it take to add a caboose to the train?

[@renrat1585]

Most companies no longer use cabooses

[@maxshelltrack9720]

No need for caboose he needs to ride the side of the car.

[@mickcarson8504]

Nah, they need brains and intelligence. You don't have intelligence if you have scrambled eggs or mashed potatoes as brains, nah. You cant educated idiots when they have fried omelettes as brains. It's the way they live and work, a la retardo, both the irresponsible company and the workers are retarded, incompetent, ignorant and careless. But, since we now live among a drug addicted society, how can they care when their brains aren't functioning properly? Do you think that all that graffiti is the work of normal people? Really? Of course not, more like the work of bullshit artists who can't think any better but to deface properties like school kids heavily affected by illicit drugs, or born by those who were also drug addicts themselves. There has to be something really wrong with today's people, something that caused them to act like handicapped sickos without brains. Because, if they were mentally sane, they would think on WTF are they going to prove that they deface properties with paint tags and bullshit, what does it mean anyway? Nothing, just to prove how ignorant and stupid they are, with spray cans in one hand and brains of a sheep, you know, they all follow each other like sheep and think they are doing a good thing by spraying senseless bullshit. But, whose sons are they? Certainly the sons of drug addicts who raised them in a shitty way that made them evil, ignorant, disobedient, disrespectful to others and property. I mean, the type o c****s who are a waste of oxygen who pollute this planet when they spray thousands of gallons of paint and releasing tons of CFC into the air that affects the Ozone and poisoning the air. I mean (again), where do you think megalitres of paint end up after being sprayed everywhere? Of course over time it wears out and washes off by rain and ends up in drains, into the river, creeks and the sea, or seep into the ground as Lead, Arsenic and other paint chemicals that are absorbed by plants and fish, crayfish and so on. Do brain dead idiots ever think about that? I mean (again, again, like a broken record, I have to explain it to you all, because schools don't teach this kind of thing), do schools teach children this? Nah, they are probably more interestes in teaching sex education, so that teachers can get a stiff each time they teach girls about the birds and bees, right? What has this world come up to these days? Ignorance is bliss, my friends. You just don't realize it. But the example is all there, you just have to think instead of pushing the needle into your veins.

[@train1962]

The first 1:18 is the best part of your video.Quite amazing.Thanks Brian.

[@loulehnhoff2637]

He should be using a cab or shoving platform I've road like that on a pulling move but never on a shove that's what you call reckless.

[@JawTooth]

They do have a caboose but never use it

[@loulehnhoff2637]

@@JawTooth that's just plain stupid

[@Theoriginaltkg2902]

When my father was working they would do that sometimes shoving hoppers up a mining spur, with the conductor or brakeman had control of the air, to make the stop , but that was on a caboose. Not too bad in warm weather, but if it was in winter and a long shove in the snow or rain , lots of times when they'd finally got to the end their clothes would be frozen.

[@cnosprandt5155]

Yikes! "Don't try this at home!"

[@MeigsCountyRR]

OR, hold my beer and watch this!

[@SCRANE1115]

Great catch. Frigid weather but, a hot topic. I enjoyed reading many of the good comments. Despite the cold, I could see your video clearly, including your reported snowflakes. However, the hoppers switched at Winchester looked suspiciously "grainy".

[@1960gambit]

Like they say... You play stupid games with your life and you may just win a stupid prize... and it will be one you don`t want!

[@arkansastrash320]

I loved this video, switching around push pull is fun to watch.Just allways nervous for the safety of those guys riding on the cars.Hobos ride inside those grain cars not inside but inside the openning at the end seems those guys could get isndie there when the train is going fast , backwards sure be safer

[@jamesbarnes7228]

OMG. THIS IS THE REASONS WHY UNIONS ARE NEEDED. STRONG UNION'S. THEY SAY SAFETY RULES ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY.

[@smokayman]

Railroad unions are pathetically weak. They're only good at collecting your union dues and giving away your hard fought benefits for short term perks. Regan totally fucked them in the 80's and they've never been able to recover. Today's rail union leadership are all in bed with the companies.

[@lifeisamatrix5960]

Union Pacific ever rule is written in blood.

[@itchyvet]

@@smokayman As an EX Railway Union official in Australia, I can say ALL unions are only as good as the Members make them. If members don't support their unions by regularly attending meetings and giving instructions to their executive, you can't blame the union. At the end of the day, Unions are only as strong as their members make them.

[@smokayman]

itchyvet unless Congress steps in and rips your balls off. US rail unions can’t strike without congressional and presidential approval, and doing so is illegal and punishable by prison time. Our unions have no real power, membership has no impact on their leadership and the companies can literally do what ever they want with no repercussions from their work force. If only you could see what they get away with.

[@rogerrobertson2958]

I would have to fight to just get a battery for my lamp. And a crew pack.

[@ryanbell1124]

Amazing on all the stuff that ge makes

[@djburland]

Very unsafe, how would the driver know if he fell off?

[@daviddowling9830]

David Burland the blood on the side of the tracks.

[@MeigsCountyRR]

He would see his remains eventually when the locomotive got there.

[@stuff_n_thanngs7552]

@@daviddowling9830 hed literally never see it. Especially where the engineer was in the middle of the train for that clip.

[@lifeisamatrix5960]

Either no reply on radio or seeing splatter on the ties

[@tubesockets120v]

Operator.... Drivers use steering wheels.

[@rayj12009]

Enjoying your videos. I grew up watching B&O, Pennsy and N&W in the eastern Cincy area. . .

[@JawTooth]

Very cool!