Riding on the Nose of a Locomotive from Nashville to Watertown, TN

This video shows what it would be like to ride on the front of a locomotive, sitting on the coupler. The camera is mounted just above the coupler on the front of an EMD E Unit passenger locomotive for this late afternoon excursion from the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville to Watertown, TN. The museum's excursions are on the Nashville and Eastern Railroad, originally the Tennessee Central Railway. This railroad is also used by the Music City Star commuter trains. This excursion passes through Donelson, Hermitage, Mt. Juliet, Martha and Lebanon on its way to Watertown.
July 12, 2014

[@frankmayne9377]

I have always wanted to actually ride on board a train. I guess it will never happen for me, so I sit back and enjoy a ride by watching this video. Excellent POV right on the coupling knuckle. Now one of my favorite videos.

[@TestECull]

Only way it would have been better was if it was a dash cam with a view out the windshield, of the hood as it were, at approximately the engy's eye level.

[@lazoputz3514]

So much fun watching at 2X speed.

[@pierrebeauchesne1969]

thank you for that long run, i enjoy watching cab ride videos while i listen to music. merci beaucoup,

[@xxTNRailfanxx]

This video is fantastic!

[@vettebecker1]

I would love to do a cab ride with my son, we love E unit's and F's. Thanks for sharing the video, great trip

[@marryannlamb9853]

Great video . Loved the scenery. Thanks for sharing . Have a great day

[@Rebel9668]

Like this view much more than the ones with the guy holding his camera out the side of the cars.

[@MsFred58]

Great video

[@ChrisJones-gx7fc]

In the not too distant future this will be the route for NC&StL 576, a 4-8-4 steam locomotive being restored by the Nashville Steam Preservation Society for mainline excursions. The city of Watertown received a 110-foot NC&StL turntable donated by CSX that it’s working to install to serve as the primary halfway point for 576 excursions.

[@alexanderbanos8125]

1:41:25 It's the Trammel Lane railroad crossing back with the weird AŽD Praha (Czech Republic) gate mechanisms and "shop-built" electronic bell!

[@megadopolisthemagnificent.7936]

That was a whistle? It sounded more like a baby seal...

[@douglasjones3771]

excellent video! would like to see more like it

[@EuropeanTrainDriver]

nice video

[@CameraBryan]

That is a signal whistle, not a Hancock. I wish we had a Hancock on one of the locomotives. A lot of people don't like them, but I love the steam sound.

[@predsfan08]

+AmtrakSuperFan 393 the engineer now owns a Hancock air whistle

[@lizzynoelle1959]

My aunt and cousin lives there

[@davesnowjonesboro]

I would have much preferred the camera to be mounted looking out the Cab Window.

[@mikebutler3263]

What does the loco look like ? Odd not to show it at the start.

[@waltrail]

Whats the speed limit? They seem to be really flying but it take two hours to go 42 miles??

[@predsfan08]

waltrail it ranges from 15 MPH to 60 MPH

[@bw4t]

Does TC run freight as well? The yard seems mostly freight cars.

[@CameraBryan]

Nashville & Eastern is very busy with freight

[@robertgift]

Fun video! Thank you. What sounds like a whistle at 01:08 ?

[@CameraBryan]

This locomotive has two different whistles.

[@robertgift]

CameraBryan It has an air whistle? Why? Legal? Or, if there is a mishap, plantiff's attorney will sue the railroad into bankruptcy because the client did not hear a train horn? How is it sounded?

[@CameraBryan]

This was common on old passenger locomotives. There are two valves in the cab. They would use the whistle that wasn't quite as loud normally when switching, at passenger stations, etc. It's still legal, just not as loud as the other one. Sometimes you will hear them referred to as city and country whistles. Slip and fall lawyers will sue no matter what, even when the whistles are all legal (as in this video).

[@robertgift]

CameraBryan Thank you. Interesting that the air whistle is legal at public grade crossings. A lawsuit may be successful if the air whistle is not recognized as a train horn. (I have sounded the air horn less loudly when all traffic has stopped and no more warning is needed.)

[@ortingdude]

@@robertgift It would not meet the FRA decible requirement, so you are correct, it could lead to litigation.

[@Samsgarden]

Now, tell me nobody watched this whole ride.

[@timdaugherty706]

What is wrong with the horn?

[@CameraBryan]

It's just not recorded well because of the location of the camera and the camera's housing.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

The flyover that you see is that the CSX the old l&n line?

[@CameraBryan]

It's L&N, but it was the newer line that was built to bypass downtown and Union Station. This was built before the U.S. entered WW1, at the same time that they built the new main from Athens, AL through Lewisburg, TN to Brentwood, TN.

[@CameraBryan]

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[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

A lot of cool Tennessee railroading very nice on your page. When you coming out of Columbia and you get down near Lawrenceburg there's another Old l&n line: do you what is now it runs like blue locomotives goes right by the modine manufacturing it's not a very fast track speed but I know it keeps going like it's going down towards Alabama?

[@CameraBryan]

That's the Tennessee Southern, now operated by Patriot Rail. They interchange with CSX at Columbia, and run the old L&N main down to Pulaski, TN (Pulaski to Athens, AL is abandoned), and the L&N branch down to Florence, AL (the connection to NS (Southern) across the Tennessee River is removed). kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2TZlYyBqax3rNk

[@eddieknox9874]

wheres the horn?

[@CameraBryan]

Directly above the cab. There are a lot of quiet crossings on this line so you don't hear it as much as you'd expect.

[@ThatCarGuy2]

What railroad is this?

[@CameraBryan]

+surukalo This is the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. It was originally the Tennessee Central Railway. After the TC went bankrupt in 1968 the L&N operated this portion of the TC until the formation of the NERR. A few minutes after the start the train passes under a railroad bridge. This is the Shelby Cut-Off, built by L&N and now CSX.

[@ThatCarGuy2]

+CameraBryan thanks alot

[@anthonyprince1842]

where do train get There diesel fuel to go out on. like trip. how do it works. thanks for your time friend ANTHONY. God bless you all CSX employee

[@CameraBryan]

Shortlines usually have it delivered by truck.

[@anthonyprince1842]

Thanks again for your time friend. Awesome. Hugg fan of train. I am from Winder Georgia CSX train, NS, Pacific.

[@ElliottWolcott]

Did you had fun?

[@CameraBryan]

I was working on that one.

[@ElliottWolcott]

CameraBryan When will you work on this one again?

[@ismokesalot3428]

iv rode this train they have great food also lol

[@og-bg6.2]

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[@nfrudy8317]

im in nashville lol

[@stanwilson7566]

Do you ever let NARCOA motor cars run on this line? I enjoyed the video, keep them coming.

[@CameraBryan]

+Stan Wilson I don't think they have ever been allowed. In addition to the excursions there are Nashville and Eastern freight trains and Music City Star commuter trains.

[@stanwilson7566]

I'm in the NARCOA club and I have a motor car, that was why I was wondering. Thanks for the reply.

[@Rebel9668]

I wish they'd do a run up csx's old southern Indiana sub sometime. It hasn't been used in about 6 years now and it would be nice to see something on it.

[@emph66]

Nice video but the quality is so low and blurry looking it's hard to watch.

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

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