Norfolk Southern 203 Crew Change at Bristow, Virginia

Well this time I was in the correct area and the right side of the tracks for this crew change. The gentleman that was walking up to the train from the road asked me if I was waiting to film the train that was on its way. Oh yes I was and he told me of the crew to change which I already knew about, 203 always has a crew change at Bristow, there is a NS office there. So the train comes, makes the change and takes off. This Intermodal train started in Rutherford, Pennsylvania and is southbound to Atlanta, Georgia.
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[@the.flat.six.]

I gotta love those SD70Ace locomotives.

[@kgirl4078]

I love catching the crews Chang here at Bristow, VA. Thanks for watching my video, I’m glad you liked the locomotives. :-))

[@railfanningrailproductions]

Yes and there unlike horns

[@lornperkins4270]

5:04-5:09 best damn sound ever...tri-fecta....horns bell and lights flashing top and bottom that engineer knows his way around those control switches like no ones business.

[@katefromaust5627]

Loved this! I have been a USA train water for a couple of years now & I adore watching them. Soooo much bigger than what we have here in Australia! I reckon those guys would have one of the best jobs in the world! I couldn't think of anything better. Thanks so much for sharing this; absolutely loved it!

[@JosePerez-cg9hb]

Excelente video saludos desde Querétaro México 😮😮😮😮

[@cathyoldham7596]

Awesome video! So nice to know that there's at least one more female railfan besides me!

[@kgirl4078]

There are a few I know. Yes it's always good to know more lady Railfans. I'm at a train show this weekend. Hope we can become good friends. Thank you for watching my video, be careful out there :-))

[@blackberrylady9265]

Loves Trains...My husband has over 30yrs of working on trains here in Kansas and he still loves his job.😀😀👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾

[@kgirl4078]

My in-laws were also railroad workers. One worked in the office for Southern RR, one was an engineer with Southern. Another worked for RF&P RR then for CSX when RF&P became a fallen flag. That’s how I got into rail fanning. Thank you for watching my video :-))

[@lornperkins4270]

Ooh thoes horns sound so good I think I popped a mini woody

[@juanespinoza9395]

Me facinan estos trenes de USA, CANADA, son espectaculales,,🇨🇷

[@surendramenon4669]

Brilliant , with much love from India, love the Huge And Powerful Diesal Loco ❤️🙏

[@mrollivetti]

Greate stuff. Immidiately subscribed. Warm Greetings from Germany!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much, I’m happy you enjoyed my video. Thank you for subscribing to my channel, I hope you won’t be disappointed. Hope you are having a good year :-))

[@dd.greenefilms2598]

Great Video and crew change,that train really took off.

[@surendramenon4669]

Brilliant LADY, ❤️ You, your Time and Presentation,Love from India New Bharat 🙏

[@a1a1a11a1a1]

Great video.. friendly crew.. always love starts to track speed videos. Nice job Kathy

[@giovega3585]

Awesome catch of the Norfolk Southern freight trains by Kathy Simon and congrats on 1000 subscribers

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video and I’m glad you liked it. Thank you for being a part of my first 1k subscribers. I hope you continue to watch my videos and enjoy them :-))

[@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509]

Super video, nice shot! Thumbs Up

[@quintinthemississippirailfan]

Awesome video

[@ryanmullins5952]

Awesome may work for this company when me and my girlfriend graduate

[@derricktherailfan]

Really nice video!! I love that NS SD70ACE!

[@kgirl4078]

I just put up another crew change but this is with Central of New Jersey heritage unit leading. I hope you will watch and enjoy it as much as this video. Thank you for watching :-))

[@derricktherailfan]

@@kgirl4078 I am going to watch it and your welcome!

[@RobRob5656]

beautiful train movie!

[@edwardheiss5551]

This is a fine video. Many thanks for sharing. It's not often that I see four units on a train. Lots of horse-power there. Keep up the good work. regards, Ed, Cincinnati

[@Prolificposter]

Don’t see 4 on this one either…

[@kgirl4078]

Check out my newest video, the Conrail at Shenandoah Jct. Has 6 then a mid DPU !

[@darrellaydelotte4960]

Love it and, great video! Happy New Year to you Kathy! 😊👋

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you Darrell, I’m happy you enjoyed watching my video ! Happy New Year’s To You as well, I hope your new year will a great one for you :-))

[@bossnaz7845]

I climbed up the grab irons the same way the 2nd crew member did, and was reprimanded for failure to maintain 3 point contact!

[@kgirl4078]

Oh no ! Thank you for watching my video :-))

[@donizettidepaula8283]

Gostei muito dessa transmissão !

[@robertspencer703]

Notice Norfolk southern locomotives the air compressors don't kick on when they are setting and idling

[@tomyhendra14]

Handsome locomotive ❤️❤️❤️

[@tekashiali5887]

thanks for sharing

[@ajde8691]

Very nice Kathy. I`m new to your channel, but I`ll be watching all of the videos!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you Amy, that is very kind of you to do so, I hope I will keep your interest and you will watch for a good long time to come. Thanks for watching :-))

[@rasmitmaharana4566]

Nice video

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

Thanks for the awesome quality video Kathy.

[@kgirl4078]

Thanks Joshua, I’m happy you enjoyed my video :-))

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

@@kgirl4078 You don't have to sound automated lol.

[@kgirl4078]

Joshua The Transit Prodigy Coley how many other ways can I say thank you for watching my video ?

[@klc-marinrailfan6754]

Excellent video Kathy i like it ;) Greetings from Croatia :D

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much! I’m very happy you enjoyed watching this video of mine. At least this time I was on the correct side of the tracks and in the correct place ! Best Regards from me and the USA :-))

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

True rail capture

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you for watching this video of mine. I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@jasonsmith6408]

Got my medical screening next week. I already passed my background and got an offer for Manassas yard hopefully starting this spring sometime

[@kgirl4078]

Congratulations are in the making ! I hope you get the job you want :-))

[@jasonsmith6408]

@@kgirl4078 thanks I've always wanted to do it but I had younger children and I was coaching School sports now's the Time get out of the trades. We can't find help anyway nobody wants to dig ditches anymore

[@jasonsmith6408]

@@kgirl4078 I got the call! I start class in Georgia April 24.

[@Tatarin13]

Awesome!! Great!!! Thank you for sharing my diar friend!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you ! I’m happy you enjoyed my video :-))

[@kellyhershkowitz432]

LOVE THAT K5LLA THAT HORN IS A BEAST

[@rogerthat6303]

On that famous at speed photo of a night express passenger run. I was looking for the stationary contrasting subject in that long ago photograph, in your video. In the last frame of your excellent video I found it. its the unoccupied building in the last frame of your video. In the B/W photograph it was described as Bristow Station's General Store. And in that long ago photo, the photographer lingered his shot long enough to observe the stack of fresh newspapers (the later that mornings edition). That had been left still bundled on the front porch of the store. The caption under the photo advised that an earlier slower local had dropped the news paper delivery off at the store for when the owner showed up later that morning. The author also mentioned that the station was normally routinely supplied by local "branch line" delivery service. Which, by the late 1940s - 1950s was on the way out.

[@lillianstrachan4751]

Nope l am HERE. I AM A PASSIONATE TRAIN FAN SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A GIRL 😜😜😜

[@slowb4lls1]

Nicely made video keep it coming!!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you, sometimes it can take about 10 minutes for making a crew change. Sometimes you can hear the engines making all different noises and I like keeping them in if possible. But generally the guys see me filming and are very nice, most don't mind you filming them. Sometimes they will talk to me which would be an extra in my vid. Thanks for watching, I'm happy you liked my video. Take care and stay well :-)))

[@crazytrainmanproductions6009]

Very nice shot with the crew change! Fantastic video!

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

I totally agree. I subbed to your channel by the way.

[@crazytrainmanproductions6009]

Thank you very much! :)

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video, the last time I tried to catch a crew change the engineer passed where I was filming and went down to where this train made the change. So that other train blocked a street for about 15 minutes. So I was not only in the wrong place but also was on the wrong side of the tracks, so I missed it all, lol. You just never know where they will make that change but always within the same area. I’m glad you enjoyed watching this crew change that many people don’t get the chance to see :-))

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Something that a .lot of us have not seen. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@kgirl4078]

I’ve seen this a few times, what is good about it is that you can spend time taking many pics if you want. These trains block streets up to about 15 minutes each time. So I’m sure there are some angry people that live in the area. I just hope none of them decide to beat it to the crossings. Thanks for watching my video, I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@mikelowery5741]

My god that horn bro’ ✋🏽👂🏽

[@heinzbreuer2674]

Ein wunderschönes Video toll gemacht weiterhin good Lucky Train. How many hr darf ein Lok driver fahren?🚂🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚂

[@norfolksouthernguy9350]

cool video he was going fast!!!

[@johnredinger5537]

Best crew change video I've seen!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much, I’m very happy you enjoyed watching my video :-))

[@gastonforde2121]

I'm glad to see sd70ace leading this point and I love that chug coming from the GE locomotives. Awesome catch man. 2 thumbs up.

[@DarnosTruckID]

Nice Crew Change

[@zerothestreetkinggamer6266]

Nice one Kathy

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much, I’m glad you liked watching my video :-))

[@gastonforde2121]

What kind of locomotives are trailing behind sd70ace?

[@railfanowen9372]

Good catch!! Love the horn!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much, and I always love hearing these horns. When I go to a no train horn zone it always makes me feel like I forgot something or I was missing something and I remember it’s the horn I miss. Now sometimes the engineer will blow the horn anyway in that no horn zone. I’m glad you liked watching my video :-))

[@wojtopkp]

Extra start ,sounds and locos

[@kgirl4078]

Thanks for watching my video and I’m glad you enjoyed it :-))

[@HarlavanisPanagiotis]

Very nice dear Kathy Like!!!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video and I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@50retro]

Sería alucinante ver y sentir el audio del motor de la máquina todo el camino . Desde el interior de la locomotora que muestre cómo opera el maquinista y también mostrar por dónde van los paisajes y demás no ?

[@kgirl4078]

The crew can not go more than 12 hours. Their mileage may not be that far of a distance but many of these crews work several yards before getting to this point. There are several trains that always have a crew change at this location. Thank you for watching my video. Take care :-))

[@blowemall]

Kathy, what a nice catch that was.

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much. Several of the trains have their crew changes at this location. I have filmed a few here, once in a while I'll catch a heritage unit changing. The crewmen and women are very nice to talk with if they are not in a hurry. Thank you for watching and liking my video :-))

[@philsara1476]

What speed were they doing at the end?

[@Er.Sunil.Pedgaonkar]

Exciting

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you :-))

[@dwimuharam8729]

Suka dengan suara mesin dari EMD lebih halus

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you for watching my video, I’m happy you enjoyed it ! Have a good year ! :-))

[@waynenephew4515]

Keep pushing

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Fantastic shot there Kathy looks like the train is ready to drop of the driver and let the other lads to give a go on driving the locomotive

[@kgirl4078]

That’s exactly what they did, and I was on the correct side this crew change ! Thanks for watching my video Scott ! Tonight I’m putting on a slideshow of the different Locomotives I’ve caught in the past few years also many different locations. There are a few pics that are not trains but are related. Thanks for watching my video and I hope you continue to watch, thank you :-))

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Kathy simon oh right okay I got ya what you meant lovey but say looks like this two lads look like they are having a chat just as the driver of the locomotive stopped by

[@leshemingway3352]

Very good catch don't see this everyday!

[@kgirl4078]

This train crew stops and makes a change here every day but I don’t go out there very often. The last time I was going to film a crew change it wasn’t in the place they’ve made a change before, that and I was on the wrong side of the tracks to walk down to catch it. I’m just glad I caught this one in the right spot, LOL ! I’m glad you liked watching my video, thank you :-))

[@galaxyrailfanning7860]

Awesome video!

[@kgirl4078]

I’m so very happy that you watched and liked my video of this crew change. Thank you :-))

[@50retro]

Hola soy de argentina gracias por subir este video ! Y te pregunto si vos sabés porque no ahí videos en donde se muestre al conductor de la locomotora operando ( el manejo ) en cabina sería no?

[@kgirl4078]

There are some videos that show the driver but I don’t know the names of those videos are. I bet you can Google it and bring it up for you. Stay safe :-))

[@AvinashReports]

Fantastic trains

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video and I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@raghudesai1217]

Continue please

[@rogerthat6303]

FYI One of the famous B/W rail photographers captures a classic Southern RR passenger train sweeping through night passing through Bristow Station, in Virginia. It was the Southerner or Crescent I believe.

[@kgirl4078]

Wow that sounds very cool ! One of my friends is a great photographer in the area, he may know that photographer and or know the photo you are talking about. I'll message him. Roger That thanks ! I'm happy you watched my video, stay safe :-))

[@gregrocks66]

Im about to be a train conductor for NS. Im in the begining stages

[@kgirl4078]

It’s a lot of hard work I understand. Best of luck !

[@justtraininsanity8463]

Awesome catch!

[@kgirl4078]

Thanks for watching my video, I’m happy you enjoyed it :-))

[@loveangrybirdssomuch]

Very nice crew change

[@kgirl4078]

Thanks Michael, I’m glad you enjoyed my video :-))

[@DruSteel69]

Cool video, Kathy. Good catch with the crew change. Do you think they ever ask, “hey man did you fill up the tank? “. LOL. I noticed too, they don’t use the old lunch boxes but grocery bags. Ha ha. Just kidding- Drew

[@kgirl4078]

You’re funny, I like your way of thinking! I guess they get teased for carrying a lunch box with Superman or Ninja Turtles, LOL ! I was wondering what they need all that they carry in those huge bags. Like they are going for a few weeks trip. Thanks for watching my video and I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@DruSteel69]

Ha ha good one Kathy. Question though, do they get dropped off at the same place to switch crews? I’m thinking they parked their cars there. Is that how it works?

[@kgirl4078]

Not sure Drew because they start every day from Rutherford, Pa. maybe they are dropped off here then when 204 stops, maybe they are the crew change for that group and go home. I’ll have to ask someone, thanks for the question !

[@DruSteel69]

Thanks Kathy. 😎👍🏼

[@david_kelly50]

Nice video 😃

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you David, at least this time I was on the correct side of the tracks and down where most of the crew changes happen. I’m glad you liked watching my video :-))

[@2big_wave]

dear my friend nice Video big like#26 Greetings

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video, I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@msfrailwaysvlogs7241]

Awesome

[@kgirl4078]

Thanks for watching my video and I’m very happy you enjoyed it :-))

[@railfanningrailproductions]

Just subscribed to you now

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you, can you send me a link to your channel ? I couldn’t find you in KZbin. :-))

[@railfanningrailproductions]

I think if you if you click my profile you can view it better trying still hope you have wonderful day

[@railfanningrailproductions]

@Railfanning Rail Productions

[@kgirl4078]

@@railfanningrailproductions I found it and subscribed back to you !

[@railfanningrailproductions]

Thanks K Girl thanks for letting me know so when the next videos come out you are going to be in a shout out

[@shoreextremeoutdoors5324]

Nice catch! 👍

[@kgirl4078]

Thanks for watching my video again and I’m happy you liked it :-))

[@Jack-dw2sz]

nice

[@ETrain-mv4ck]

Cool video!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much Ericson, I’m glad you liked my video :-))

[@greglaplante7593]

That’s one big huge locomotive.

[@kgirl4078]

Yes it is huge, it's hard to believe until you see someone standing beside it. Thanks for watching my video :-))

[@witherstorm4175]

That train was going in out of control speed

[@miklosszinyicska8499]

Nice video! 👍

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much Roland, I’m glad you liked watching my video :-))

[@shnimmuc]

Great job.

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video, I'm happy you liked it. Sunday evening I broke both my ankles getting ready to catch a train. Wednesday I will be going they surgery on both ankles so I may not have the chance to watch other videos as much.

[@shnimmuc]

@@kgirl4078 I hope you heal rapidly. What happened?

[@kgirl4078]

While I was walking up to a crossing my right foot went into a hole. It twisted and I I tried to use my left foot to keep from falling. Well the left foot twisted and I fell on it. Broke both ankles. Last night I had an operation on my left ankle, it was worse. They gave me a pain block that only lasts about 15 hours. That will wear off soon. They will probably put a cast on my right leg, but if I can't put weight on it then I'll have to use a wheelchair. If I use a wheelchair then I would need to stay in a rehabilitation center for weeks. Everything is up in the air now.

[@christopherdibble5872]

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954, I had my dreams and I had my plans, I was gonna be an engineer man!

[@kgirl4078]

Nick Pettit an engineer always waves, sometimes he gives a great horn show along with a great wave. I get a lot of waves and sometimes more horn salutes than most guys. The guys all say because I’m a female I get more. I hope your dreams came through for you. My late father in law was an engineer for 40 years and his father worked for the railroad for 50 years. Several other family members also worked for the railroads. Not all of them loved it but it was a job for them. The crews no longer stop here to recrew. Thanks for watching my video. :-))

[@christopherdibble5872]

@@kgirl4078 I sure hope those waves and horns are not for these bam'n cellphones thanks for the reply, and God bless.

[@user-il1lw1nr6l]

Hello. I have two questions. 1. why does the new crew not check the locomotive equipment? for example, there may be some kind of breakdown that the old team did not notice. 2. what punishment will you receive for violating the rules of using brakes?

[@kgirl4078]

Many times the defect detector will tell the conductor and engineer what kind of problems that the train has. If a conductor knows of a possibility of a problem they will tell the new crew what might happen. Unfortunately the new conductor can’t walk the train, sometimes the trains are up to 3 miles long. There are rules that the crew must follow that allows them to use the brakes or not and I don’t know what they would be. Thanks for watching my video :-))

[@WeLovePakistanRailways]

very nice video👍💞

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video and I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@BorisLu]

Nice video!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much Boris :-))

[@realcanadianrailfan110]

Nice catch. It's interesting that they don't have the crew coming off duty do an inspection of each side of the train.

[@kgirl4078]

That would be a good thing if they would do that but I guess it would take too long. This train is headed southbound which means that there is a steep hill it’s stopped on. I don’t think a conductor would want to walk down the hill for about 2 miles then walk back up. I guess that’s what the detectors do, they check for problems the train might have. Thanks for watching, I’m glad you liked my video :-))

[@realcanadianrailfan110]

@@kgirl4078 you're welcome. What I meant was here in Canada, a crew member stands on each side of the train and watches as the locomotives and each car roll by, then after the last car rolls by, radio the departing crew if all is good. No walking any great distance involved. :)

[@kgirl4078]

Yes that is a great idea. I doubt the conductor or engineers want to wait around as the train take off, but it probably is something they should do. I watched a crew change northbound one day and almost as soon as the new engineers took over and may have gone a short distance, they had problems. They had to go into emergency and stop, a good part of the train was still in the same place I was filming. If I had thought about it I could have driven to another location and caught him again. But by the time I got there the engines had already passed.

[@alegriaconcanciones8589]

Magnifico video gigantesco like

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video and I’m happy you liked it :-))

[@rayuscanga1617]

I watched the NS 6934 & 7029 video and 6934 sounds like CH-P 1027 & FXE 3595 sound but high pitched? But is RS5T

[@creamythroat]

1:48 this man drove a train to work

[@jdrailfan5424]

Nice catch

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video, I do appreciate it very much. I’m glad you enjoyed them as well :-))

[@TransspotterKanal]

Very nice video! Did the tran broke down or what? Why did it stop?

[@kgirl4078]

The train was ok ! This was a crew change. The first crew has already put in their 8 hours and now time for them to get some rest while a new crew comes and drives the train for their 8 hours. This train 203 always stops here everyday to make the change. Thank you very much for watching my video and I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@svenmartin840]

I have seen many crew changes. And this one I felt my uncle Jim who was a railfan who said Norfolk Southern was a nice railroad. Sady he is gone. And my mother's father. Who worked for the Die-Bahn in Germany Pre-war and post war Europe . As a engineer. Both steam and electric. And they say. The Die Bahn is Europe and Germany's Norfolk-Southern.

[@kgirl4078]

Wow, that’s very interesting. I had an uncle that worked for the railroad Pre-War too but was killed in a submarine attack. There were 14 that survived but only 8 made it to shore near MidWay. That was a long time ago and before I was born. I’ve only been rail fanning a few years, most of the younger kids know more about trains than I do. My father in law retired from Southern RR about 34 years ago and he tells some great stories, he was with different railroads for 45 years, his son worked for 2 railroads too. Then his father was with the RR for 50 years. It must run in their blood. My father in law started with steam then went to Diesel engines. South of Washington DC there was no electric trains, I don’t know of any anywhere other than north of DC. I like Norfolk Southern more than CSX at times because they seem to have more trains running each day. Oh yeah, my father in law was an engineer as well but not his father or son. I’m happy you liked my video, thanks. Stay safe out there :-))

[@svenmartin840]

@@kgirl4078 hey Kathy if you ever get to go over to Germany. We should check out there steam fest. The best place to film. Is a small town called Kornwestheim. Where my grandfather. And rail fans are encouraged to film. As long as you do it safely and you don't trespass on the property. One thing about the Die Bahn. Not only did they have the steam fest and they have the rail-fest

[@iiigraghu]

Why there was a crew change for around 150 miles travel?

[@kgirl4078]

There are several reasons that it could be. Trains 203 always has a crew change here at Bristow, Virginia These trains come south from the north west, they run thru mountains so the image might be different in track miles. With all the twists and turns they do have slow down. Also the crew could get off and take train 204 back and do it all over the next day. Also this is an stack train, they could have worked a yard or the VIP ( Virginia Inland Port). This is where the stack trains add or remove some of the containers to go to different locations. Thank you for watching my video and asking this question. Please take care and stay safe :-))

[@sunilpatel217]

What’s the crew carrying in their bags 💼. Very heavy by the looks of it. Food and water , anything besides that.

[@scottdavis1958]

what happens to the crew that gets dropped off where did they go how did they get back

[@kgirl4078]

It depends on how many hours this crew has worked. If they only work about 6 hours then they could take 202 back or if they worked all day then they would go to a hotel the NS has set to use. Then the next morning would take 202 back. Thanks for watching my video and thanks for asking this question, many people don’t know what they do. Take care :-))

[@Midway_CV-41]

Hey you got the right spot

[@kgirl4078]

Yeah it’s about time ! Well I figured that the north bound trains should change on the south side of the street. That way they wouldn’t block the street for so long. I’ve seen it changed there once before. I knew the southbound train should change where I stood this time. Well I’m glad you got to see the crew change this time ! And again I had to take out parts of the train just sitting there while the new crew took over. And after they started moving I took out some and then I sped up the train since it takes a long time for the train to get up to speed. So in all I took off 7 minutes of video LOL !

[@petersopora9882]

Schönes Video!

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching and liking my video :-))

[@CGRLCDR]

a couple of newbie questions. Why three crewmen? I thought they only needed an engineer and conductor. Also, I was wondering what gear they carry on board with them. They all seem to have a large backpack, a zip-up luggage bag and a white ditty bag, Some crewmen carry coolers - I presume that for their meals.

[@kgirl4078]

One of the guys is a trainee so that's why there are 3. This train started in Rutherford, Pa. And runs down to atlanta, GA. But their crew change us here in Virginia, they can not run past a certain limited hours. They bring a change of clothes because the next day they will take the train back to Rutherford, Pa., they spend the night at a designated location here. The sometimes brings food and drink along with them. Years ago some engineers would stop at a location knowing if a restraunt they can get something quickly. Don't ever think or be afraid to ask questions, this us how you learn. Thank you for watching my video, I'm happy to help as much as I can. I am kind of a newbie myself, I can't tell one locomotive from another for The most part. :-))

[@CGRLCDR]

Thanks for the reply. At least they don't need maps. ;-)

[@kgirl4078]

That's funny !

[@chirayukaskhedikar5702]

Nice

[@kgirl4078]

Thank you very much for watching my video, I’m glad you liked it :-))

[@waynenephew4515]

Dammm baby slow down

[@williamstaggjr8432]

How often do they change out crews???

[@kgirl4078]

They can not work more than 12 hours. Thank you for watching my video :-))

[@bluehappyscrap]

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[@kgirl4078]

Thank you, I always liked watching crew changes. Most of the crew are very nice only a few don't talk, but that's ok. This is one place several of the trains always has a crew change. Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked my video. Stay well :-)))

[@thatoneguy611]

What locomotive is that?

[@kgirl4078]

It's a Norfolk Southern Locomotive. Nothing special about this one that I know of. Crew change for 203 (route) is everyday here at Bristow, Virginia. Thank you for watching my video, I appreciate it. If there were something special I would either put it in the title or in the description. Thanks again ! Stay Safe and clear from this virus :-))

[@rajanvarghese2352]

Crew change, normally takes about 20 minutes roughly. This was the fastest change I have seen. Is it because the locomotives are quite new? Enjoyed watching this video. Thank you 😊.

[@kgirl4078]

I don’t know if this locomotive is new or not, the crew that was on the train may not have had any problems to let the other crew know about. I have seen the crew talk for a good long time at times. This train may have been behind schedule and needed to get back on schedule. The crew I’ve seen have always been very nice. I enjoy watching these crew changes, this location has about 4 a day. Thank you very much for watching my video, I hope you liked it :-))

[@rajanvarghese2352]

@@kgirl4078, the retiring crew was polite to greet you too. Seems that you have edited the footage, so I really can't be sure about the time taken by them. The acceleration at the end of the video was really nice to watch. Don't the crew carry brake sticks with them? You have done a wonderful coverage, Kathy.