Music City Star Cab Ride - HD Version - Nashville & Eastern Railroad

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

What a lovely ride! Thanks for having me along.

[@simflier8298]

Beautiful day for a cab ride

[@slycat1939]

Excellent video. Use to live in Brownsville Tennessee. Sure miss that beautiful country side. Loved living in the country then. A very nice trip. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels ahead. God bless.

[@hoosierhobbies]

Brilliant video! I am researching the line for a railfan expedition in August, and this answered every question I had. Bravo!

[@CameraBryan]

Glad I could help! There is a Friends of the Nashville & Eastern group on Facebook that may also help. Since this is now an RJ Corman line things will be changing some.

[@hoosierhobbies]

@@CameraBryan Thank you! I founded the L&N Historical Society in 1982, so for you to show me new things is really saying how good your video is!

[@MrFlagg9872]

I live in lebanon, really close to the train station actually. I watched this vid, and the old one before any time im sick of winter, and want to remember what its like to have some green again.

[@marryannlamb9853]

Awesome video . Thanks for the view . Have a blessed day.

[@SwitchTrack1990]

Lots of quiet crossings

[@susiejohnson8235]

Good job Bryan tuner I enjoy the scenery more please!!!

[@rubyait]

Nice. Ideo. Thanks.

[@Mike-tg7dj]

I live here and wonder who I'd have to bribe to get to take that ride from that view point!

[@CameraBryan]

If you ride one of the westbound commuter trains (Lebanon to Nashville) and get in the western car there is a window on the door that gives you this view.

[@pewpmanjim70]

Now that previous version, was NOT what a train ride video looks like....THIS one here IS!

[@markcinque3683]

Man i love that horn,now that's the spirit of Railroading 😄

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

I have one question... Why did the engineer blow the horn at most railroad crossings, but not at others. In California, in the rich folks neighborhoods, the trains are prohibited from blowing their horns or bells.... But, that does not seem to be the case in this video.

[@CameraBryan]

Some of the crossings are quiet crossings, with gates designed to keep people from driving around them. They don't blow at these unless there is an emergency.

[@diegopacheco3314]

We're those old dessil switchers I saw still in use

[@CameraBryan]

The museum has a couple of switchers. The gray one is being restored. The black one lettered Tennessee Central is regularly used shuffling cars at the museum.

[@saberstash3844]

Are the Amtrak Hi-Levels going to be used anytime soon? That would be cool

[@mesenteria]

Driver missed blowing a crossing at 18:00 where there was no apparent gate.

[@CameraBryan]

The crossing at 18:29 is a quiet crossing. You have to look quickly to see the gates, and it has lane dividers. There are several quiet crossings on this line.

[@hornshowrailfan2554]

@@CameraBryan No he is correct. If any mechanism is damaged they are supposed to stop and blow for it. That overides the quiet zone.

[@TheTrainStationinc]

The crossing gate at 7:26 didn't lower. Hard to tell but looks like one on right was down.

[@youraveragejoe2]

@Mrs. Phyllis Stephens most likely.

[@Rlotpir1972]

I wonder WHERE they purchase their tickets to ride this train.

[@CameraBryan]

www.wegotransit.com/ride/transit-services/train/

[@kdentertainment2002]

MCS ever hire? Conductor here from KY, we may be 'slipped' within the decade, and myself & Lisa love Nash town so i may have to keep a open ear! Good job on video, never seen this one.

[@CameraBryan]

I don't know if they have much turnover. There's also the Nashville and Eastern, which is the shortline the Star operates on; they also operate the Nashville and Western.

[@anthonyprince1842]

Kyle Evans I have one question. How fast can a Train can Gooooo. must of the time I seen the poles that hold like a power line hold Red light. what does the Red light, yellow one, green light means on railroad

[@rc4lifebnsf]

Why do those Amtrak cars have the old paint scheme?

[@YaBoiKnox]

The railcars are ex metra cars. The locomotives are ex amtrak

[@longreach207]

Birdie at 14:09 WINS RACE! Nice job.

[@stampycatfan01lol]

How did you get permission to film this angle?

[@CameraBryan]

They knew me well so when I asked to do this I was given permission. I wasn't with the camera. It was started before the train departed and left to run.

[@shauntakata1762]

Are those superliners going to be used to expand services in the future?

[@CameraBryan]

The Amtrak Superliners were sold after this video was made, and have left the NERR.

[@pcmusicradio4198]

Thanks for posting the great video, Bryan. The train slowed down quite a bit in the general area of 27:00 - 30:00, where the tracks seemed a bit worn out, and there were railroad ties all over. Is that portion being repaired??

[@CameraBryan]

+PC Music Radio Yes, tie and roadbed work is being done there so there is a slow order.

[@jimlove8144]

This route is apparently successful, so why don’t you have new trains run from Columbia Tennessee up to Nashville? They are scads of people that live in Lawrence in Murray County that work in Nashville. Also you should update your equipment, take a look at Florida’s bright lines

[@charley420]

My understanding is the lack of available trackage and lack of feasibility in constructing new trackage. Columbia, Murfreesboro, Franklin, and Clarksville would all benefit from a commuter rail service in terms of distance and need, and the routes could be inherently profitable. However, the stretch of track used for Lebanon is owned by a small railroad with reasonable track usage fees, and little to no other traffic to congest the tracks. But the tracks going to many other towns, especially Murfreesboro, are owned by CSX with much higher track usage fees and so much freight traffic that delays would be rampant and the route would struggle to make money. Additionally, these routes have either difficult terrain, large amounts of development, or both meaning that building dedicated track would be insanely expensive.

[@robertgift]

Well done, informative, fun video, CameraBryan! Thank you. 7:30 What is wrong with left gate? (still up) 32:29 Horn for no crossing?

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

Robert Gift I noticed that gate too. Glitch. Didn't work.

[@milfordweeks9994]

Why does several crossings NOT get the horn? Isn't it law to hit that horn at all crossings?

[@CameraBryan]

There are quiet crossings on the line where they aren't allowed to use the horn except for emergencies.

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

@@CameraBryan I could understand that, but it seems odd that the quiet zones would be in the boondocks.

[@shannongreenwell1278]

Does the train go by schools?If so do they blow their horn or is that a quiet zone? Gotta joke about trains: what does a train that has a cold sound like, Achoo- choo

[@CameraBryan]

This railroad has quite a few quiet zones, but to make a crossing a quiet zone the local government has to spend quite a bit of money improving the crossing. On this line there are schools near crossings that aren't quite crossings, and by law the train have to use the horns.

[@Robbi496]

Why were those Amtrak Cars parked at the station, as they on display or are they former Amtrak cars?

[@CameraBryan]

The cars with the Amtrak paint at the start are cars that were purchased to use when the Star needs more cars. They are just being stored. At about 64 minutes the cars are ones that haven't been restored yet at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum.

[@Robbi496]

Thank you!

[@johnred1]

Does that bell have to ring constantly?

[@CameraBryan]

Lawyers would have a field day if you hit a pedestrian and the bell wasn't ringing.

[@SteveScotsman]

Wait is this train on Amtrak or what cause I see a ton of old amtrak stuff but yet I've never heard of a line in Nashville

[@SteveScotsman]

Nvm I'm stupid it just looks like Amtrak equipment

[@CameraBryan]

There is some ex-Amtrak equipment at the museum. There were also some early Superliners in the yard in Lebanon, but they're gone now.

[@SteveScotsman]

@@CameraBryan see that's what threw me off. However amtrak might be coming back to Nashville

[@CameraBryan]

There is almost no chance of that happening in the foreseeable future. Some consultants may make money every few years re-studying the previous studies, but that just kicks the can down the road. There was a slim chance of something happening when Megan Barry was mayor, but she quickly let it be known that Nashville was against getting Amtrak because it might draw attention away from her boondoggles (which in addition to killing hope for Amtrak also insured that there will not be significant growth in rail transit in Nashville for a generation). If Nashville hadn't lost The Floridian during Jimmy Carter's massacre of long distance trains it probably would have lasted in to Ronald Reagan's appointment of Graham Claytor, which probably would have kept passenger trains in Nashville for a long time.

[@SteveScotsman]

@@CameraBryan Well maybe the L&N should reopen. Kentucky and Tennessee have a horrible lack of passenger services. I think Amtrak should go and privately owned state railraods should open for passengers.

[@leytonburchette5691]

Ar the Amtrak cars for the star

[@CameraBryan]

Tennessee Central Railway Museum has those

[@anthonyprince1842]

wish it would have a train ride through Winder Georgia to Hollywood CA. very fund to senery

[@thehusketeers4319]

Its Trolley Tom.

[@ElliottWolcott]

Nice video. Were you working for them?

[@CameraBryan]

Sort of - the museum in Nashville has people work on this special train since it's much larger than normal trains and most of the passengers don't normally ride it.

[@ElliottWolcott]

CameraBryan Your welcome. Were you driving this train?

[@CameraBryan]

No. I'm not certified as an engineer so I can't operate a locomotive. I was working in the coach.

[@ElliottWolcott]

CameraBryan Were you riding it?

[@CameraBryan]

Downtown Nashville - Riverfront Station

[@bbsl1967]

Why whistle at some crossings and then blow straight through others without a whistle? . .

[@CameraBryan]

Some are quiet crossings that are designed to not require the horn.

[@FlawedCoil82]

You asked the exact same question I was going to. I thought trains had to sound the horn at all crossings. That's why I never looked before when going across ungated crossings if I didn't hear a horn. Oops! Watching several of these videos, I have picked up that it's typically 4 horn blows (two long, one short, one long). Do the signals tell you when you have to start sounding the horn or does that get triggered inside the cab by sensors or what?

[@CameraBryan]

It's based on time before entering the crossing, which depends on speed and distance from the crossing. It's triggered by the engineer (pulling a rope, moving a lever or pressing a button).

[@garywoods8238]

Speed and distance determines where you start to blow. Most crossing are blown, period. Exceptions are for city ordinances, private crossing that more than likely not display a whistle board. If a whistle board is present and the speed is 45mph or greater you start at the whistle board. If your under 44 and under you start 15 seconds before the leading end starts over the crossing. Some areas are bell only to warn of a train approaching. Hope this helps. 20 year engineer with class 1 rr.

[@mikebutler3263]

What was the destination please ?

[@CameraBryan]

Nashville, Tennessee (Riverfront Station)

[@jg-7780]

7:30 doesn’t look like the gates went down

[@LandNfan]

What’s with blowing through all those crossings without the horn? Are those designated quiet zones?

[@dirkkaden6232]

Warum Leutet immer die Glocke bei der lok Why is it always bell at the lok

[@SynchroScore]

This is a push-pull train with the locomotive at the rear, so it's very quiet when it's coming toward somebody. The bell is for added safety.

[@JCZ2601NL]

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄👍👍👍👍👍🇳🇱🍀

[@robertgift]

At *QUIET ZONE* grade crossings, the horn is not _required_ . The crossing must have mee-mool lights *(o)T(o)* and gates and, I believe, bells. Some have four-quadrant gates and median barriers to keep drivers from driving intopposing lanes to beathe descending "outbound" gates, which close after the "inbound" gates have closed.) Buthengineer may sound the horn anytime deemed necessary, including approaching Quiet Zone crossings.

[@kiciwst5761]

what a literally sonorous travel, never in Japan

[@stappie45]

waarom is bij die amerikaanse treinen altijd zo een verschrikkelijke pokkenherrie/

[@djp6191]

There is a God. And he has inspired us, given us the intelligence to do these kinds of things... Do ya'll see squirrels or dogs building machines or making medicine????

[@paultoghill7492]

Is there any reason for the continual horn? So annoying I had to stop watching it. Here in the UK one blast on the horn at level crossings is sufficient.

[@CameraBryan]

+Dj DaddyPaul The legal system in the U.S. is the reason for all of the noise. There are lots of state and local laws that mandate blowing before a certain distance, and continuing to blow until the crossing is entered. Also, there can be civil liability if the train strikes a car or pedestrian if the train isn't blowing the horn even if the driver or pedestrian is obviously at fault. I once read about a smaller railroad in the late steam locomotive era that had to pay damages to a driver that ignored the train's horn and the crossing signs because it was shown in court that the bell on the train wasn't also ringing! (The railroad's response was to modify all of their locomotives so that the bell was connected to the throttle so that if the locomotive was moving the bell was ringing.

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

+CameraBryan Wow that Really goes to show How Retarded our Justice System is.Even if you're NOT at Fault you STILL pay the price for something you DIDN'T cause.......Figures..

[@Rebel9668]

mute the sound, stream some music and watch it that way, lol. Still get all the scenery and none of the annoyance.

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

+CameraBryan And it's not like that out here in New Jersey The South has some shitty railroad Laws.

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

Paul Toghill listen to music and turn your sound down. I didn't even know there was a horn until I read the comments.

[@TaylorMMontgomery]

turn your bell off bro

[@protectorofillinois3]

UGH! THOSE DAMN ANNOYING SOUNDS OF THE BELLS AND HONKING THO!

[@AppValleyRailProductions]

Then why watch the video?

[@kevinhoward9593]

Track looks like it should have been ripped up in 1930.

[@CameraBryan]

The main is Class Three track, with passenger speeds of 59.

[@maksvile]

невозможно слушать этот колокол.

[@franciscohernandez7888]

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[@jameshowitt2463]

Noise pollution from the horn

[@SynchroScore]

Well, if people didn't ignore grade crossings, the horn wouldn't be needed, but it is required.

[@djp6191]

Too much with the horn