On Board LIRR DE30AC 401

[@NEFeldman]

Here's the thing, and that is I am a friend of the engineer who I bowl with on Tuesdays. He invited me to ride and I took advantage of it. I was not there to do sound horns, or ring bells. And thanks for all comments.

[@NJT4111]

I like how the lights in the distance grow closer slowly.

[@spo307]

well I am unable to film while operating the locomotive. :(

[@NEFeldman]

DE30AC which is a 3000hp passenger engine built by EMD in 1997 with a 710 AC traction engine with the length being 75 ft which is longer than the Amtrak P40/42.

[@NEFeldman]

If you can, it is a very nice scenic branch to ride on!

[@NEFeldman]

Yes which is called the "Pepsi Can" (original scheme,), or called P32BWH which is basically a GE freight engine with HEP equipment installed! Then you have the P32ACDM which is the look a like of the P40/42, but has major differences within, and around the engine!

[@lailasalas]

Yes Sir. This is my favorite rail scene. A never accesible place for railfans.

[@metrofanm3a308]

401 k5la is my favorite of the LIRR diesels

[@EMDFAN1988]

she does have a nice K5LA though.

[@CSXRP]

Nice I was on a LIRR train today.

[@NEFeldman]

Very little communication occurred between the two throughout during the run!

[@tigerlee1106]

amazing footage!!!

[@Train538]

He's good friends with the engineer.

[@NEFeldman]

Best of them all though is the 401!!!!!!

[@EMDFAN1988]

Shes also about 25,800 thousand pounds heavier.

[@NEFeldman]

Yes, and its funny that we were going at Maximum Authorized Speed (65 MPH)

[@gregorytaylor240]

Hey question did that train have 8 car sets and another localmotive in the back

[@spo307]

I am still trying to get the oyster bay branch down lol

[@Train538]

Actually, I looked up the pictures from that day and the engine was 415.

[@MetroMenTransitProductions]

How did you get in the cab? Do you work for LIRR?

[@NEFeldman]

I don’t work for the LIRR. This video was done in 2007 well before the FRA restricted the operations to people only authorized to run the trains, trainees, conductors, supervisors, etc.

[@johnschwerdt9983]

This guy didn't turn his headlights on until after the other train passed him!

[@NJT4111]

Wow!

[@NEFeldman]

Yes that is correct!

[@andrewfowler2182]

Do they even allow cab rides anymore? And how did you get permission

[@gregorytaylor240]

How many cars it had and did that have another double engine

[@NEFeldman]

Gregory Taylor the train I was on had 6 cars with an engine on each end. At that time they were short cab cars, so that train had the two engines.

[@gregorytaylor240]

@@NEFeldman two double engines nice hey you should record a full video of you riding that train next time

[@James_lirr-ict_catches]

A double engine will be a dm30ac cause de30ac don’t rlly do double engines but sometimes they will

[@NYR2218]

What do you have to do to work for the lir?

[@LIRR175]

How did you get in the cab?

[@NEFeldman]

MN is a little better, but where can you get such a nice ride from the locomotive? Does MN do it?

[@evangouldtransit]

MN allows engineers and crew, new or old, to pick their hours. LIRR, however, lower status engineers & crews are on call 24/7 to run a train.

[@EMDFAN1988]

they sound nothing alike. the geep's sound way better.

[@EMDFAN1988]

The K5LL is so much better though.

[@russ117044]

Poor quality video...

[@NEFeldman]

It's from 2007, so obviously it isn't proper quality like in today's time.