Union Pacific in-cab ride

Thanks to a good friend, I got the opportunity to hop inside a Union Pacific locomotive type, C45ACCTE. The train went north along side the I-15 for the most part and continued north for 50 miles. The locomotive I was in was released in service in August 2011, it is a much newer one and apparently according to the crew inside, a much quieter one also.
For anyone who has any further issues with me posting this video, please know that I was invited to specifically film from the inside. Please note, I was invited to film inside and given full permission to upload this footage. The only thing I was asked NOT to do while in there, was not to film the control panels, which I did not see a reason to and clearly did not do.
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[@jackfetters2504]

Was a UP conductor out of Vegas. 32 years. Made that trip Vegas to Milford Utah so many times I lost count.

[@slynigglewiggles]

Lay offs just as often as everywhere else in the system? Used to work for UP north platte 4 but furloughed in nov 2010.

[@JAKE3914]

how many rail miles was that run?

[@jackfetters2504]

247 miles

[@adrianu399]

You go from Las Vegas to Milford going northbound.. what about going south bound? Is it Las Vegas to yermo or west Colton?

[@jackfetters2504]

Vegas to yermo

[@likesanddislikesetc]

I was a conductor for UP for 10 years. This brings back many memories.

[@cwc8979]

likesanddislikesetc Why did you stop?

[@therookie9276]

OTC Probably retired.

[@floridianrailauto9032]

You retired after ten SHORT years?!

[@jimiaguirre240]

How did you do it? Where does one start?

[@Inkmachine46]

me too . i was fired over using a celphone while on duty ...gagn

[@ChestyBPuller]

I had the opportunity to ride on a freight train once. It still blows my mind how something that big can ride on rails that aren’t even that far apart. It felt like we were going to tip over the whole time

[@kirklonnquist3265]

This is an absolutely cool video. This was the career that I wished I had pursued when I was a kid. I think it was just a childhood dream however. I would love to be allowed to just sit in the cab one of those locomotives to see what it is like. I wouldn't care what railroad it is that would let me do that. Just as long as I could do it. Just once.

[@OUstillSUCKS]

Me to I always wanted to growing up then I started driving big trucks

[@SpaceNinja116]

It’s such an awesome feeling to sit in the engineer’s seat of a locomotive and blow the horn, you feel so powerful. Here’s me blowing the horn: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGOzcp5qgrZ-Zrs

[@wb9614]

Call UP and ask, they'll let you borowwow a locomotive if you have a valid California drivers license

[@BentraxVideos]

For those of you wondering, this locomotive is actually UP 7482. You can catch a quick glimpse of the number at 14:40.

[@jordantherailfanner7506]

“Dispatch to UP 4589”

[@BentraxVideos]

@@jordantherailfanner7506 Probably 4589 is on the other end and they swapped ends.

[@kirklonnquist3265]

My father in law was railroad maintenance supervisor in northern Minnesota on the iron range. When I was back there vacation one summer he took myself and four of his grandkids and rode down the tracks on one of those hi rail trucks that go on the tracks. It was awesome.

[@bkriegel95]

This would be the day of my dreams!

[@dariorazum6121]

Hello from Canada. Thanks so much for this great video, really enjoyed it!

[@mattwalker4386]

I wish I even come close to this opportunity to do something like this in my life. I envy the railroad guys and gals! Often love watching them pass in Nebraska when I'm driving truck.

[@tommytruth7595]

Those "railroad gals" are a big reason why guys can't get a job with them.

[@BOXAXIU]

This 15 minutes is not just enough !!!! Great Vid!!

[@TheRiograndefan]

As a retired conductor let me say, you guys need to get a life. There's nothing wrong with this video. As far as UP is concerned they are truly rail fan friendly. Enjoy the video boys!

[@AldofromBordeaux]

Many Thanks sharing

[@mikethomas7727]

Need more videos like this! Enjoyed watching this one.

[@erichguenther4486]

Pretty humorous. It's a private train on UP, they can invite anyone they want into the cab. Since it is an Operation Lifesaver Corporate Passenger Train based on the verbage in the cab the whole goal in operating the train in the first place is public awareness of the program. The only item that might have been legally questionable is allowing the passenger at the controls and he is a jump seat in back. It's perfectly fine and isn't breaking any rules or laws. They probably wanted you to film to capture anyone going around the gates or other near misses to post on KZbin like you did here.

[@helmerthedog]

hi from denmark. it is a nice video. i like to see american trains.

[@jacobjones9498]

Awesome video! Really great camera angles. But my main question is, why were you not permitted to film the controls? Anyone with Train Simulator would know what they were any way. So, what was the big deal? Again though, amazing video with great camera angles. Subscribed!

[@darleneharpp9854]

Dash 9 Railroad Productions b

[@thezenkitteh]

I love trains for many reasons. On a per ton of cargo transported, they are highly efficient and cheap compared to other land based methods. I also love diesel engines for which I believe all trains that carry cargo now have (correct me if I'm wrong). I also love the sounds of a train. I would love to go for a ride in one but have no idea how to go about it.

[@jllopez787]

lucky, that's one of my wishes to ride in a cab. great video

[@Railfanhamradio]

Nice video, thanks! Must have been an experience to remember a lifetime.

[@ZombieTide]

Very cool opportunity. Thank you so much for posting!

[@dustbowlhammer7119]

Thanks for posting this, I have a cousin that's retired engineer, looks a lot like this guy lol.

[@peytbass]

Nice little ride from Vegas to Moapa. That was one of my old runs from Vegas to Milford.

[@97Aravd]

This s the first time I am seeing in the cab of U.P. Thaks!!!

[@WhiteRiverRails]

That's an amazing ride!! Great video!

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

"don't film the controls?" whats that going to prevent? any train simulator on the market show how you control just about any locomotive ever made. Still a good video though :)

[@lemkenation]

Controls? What the emergency brake valve and the horn that the conductors have.. and the side wall heater

[@johnnychacko631]

No. I think its just something what you can see on left monitor.

[@lemkenation]

@@johnnychacko631 ? The screen for PTC

[@thoubythenameofwool]

I know the SD40 loco head to toe

[@thatkyledude1093]

@@lemkenation Couldn't be that because their are loads of pictures on google

[@rucusrucus6191]

I live about 3 miles from the Roseville marshaling yard in Citrus heights C,A and I get all the sounds. If the breeze blows in the right direction, they sound like their opperating 3 blocks from my house. We got snow throwers that head up to Truckee when conditions call for em. In and out of the yard 24/7 they run from North to south and all points between.

[@ccsochp1]

Rucus Rucus that’s awesome I live on church street in Roseville right across from the Roseville yard. Next to denios.

[@ERA3733]

Once a specific locomotive has been assigned primary status in a consist, that remains the locomotive used for communications purposes, no matter in which direction until that train arrives at its final destination.

[@WatchDragon]

Lol, I stay at the plaza a lot, always watch the trains go by

[@xgtiguy]

looks like Cajon pass up to victorville

[@sue200012]

Thanks for the fun ride.

[@IAIS96]

AWESOME man

[@frederickjunctionproductio9752]

I work for CSX and that's different for us but we still do that and your right Riograndefan... SO TRUE... CSX How Tomorrow Moves also I saw that exact loco somewhere it was in Chicago if i am not mistaking

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Wow, the conductor has a microphone that actually works. That last bit at the end about which applies to most Canadien locomotives. They are the best in class with amenities such as a microwave oven, hot plate with a coffee pot and a scant few even have a retractable wash basin like some CSX units.

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

BossSpringsteen69 all locomotives need that including a fridge

[@BossSpringsteen69]

@@AwesomeDesertTrains Most if not all of the Canadian National units have actual plug in fridges. C.P. might have the same. Most class one railroads have ice boxes that you have to fill with ice.

[@Lightwolf333]

Awesome video man. THank you for posting.

[@MychaelHall24]

They should bring back the Amtrak trains in Vegas and that station too

[@jaredklock8754]

Very cool and very lucky!!!

[@831zapata]

At least you are in a quote locomotive boy down here in tx we got loud locomotive

[@tbo2341]

I really enjoy this movie The Union Pacific house living along the CSX railroad Southeast Central Indiana Union Pacific Rose through our small town every now and then.

[@robertkerr3059]

thanks for sharing,

[@rhglosson]

Yes Andrew I'm a 35 year old engineer in Wyoming and yes that is the sound from inside the cab. And to the other guy yes...cab can be bumpy from the track joints but the camera makes it worse

[@TheKillerSn4ke]

If a news crew was on too, it was probably sanctioned by higher ups. Thanks for posting the video!

[@KushalDave]

Best office in world

[@SpartanGuy]

That's an awesome opportunity. I'm quite jealous.

[@EdWhizAviationTrains]

That's Awesome you got a Cab Ride, I enjoyed watching and I Just Subscribed 😎👍

[@famaterial]

This is amazing! Nice video

[@Hxvn1212]

that was awesome!!

[@noahlsmith2488]

I actually like these videos. The first one I saw was in Claremore Oklahoma where I live. We have two major train tracks that crisscross in town. You have one train track Going north to south and another East to West. Even though I know that isn't extremely rare it is in Oklahoma. Anyways someone did a video from inside the locomotive. It was cool.

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video

[@Greg_call]

...that was cool.

[@muhammadchalidafin5644]

The cabin looks like Airbus A830 hahahahah

[@WedgeBoyd27]

I film trains all the time here in AZ, the crews only ask that you keep your distance from the train.

[@irelandbloke]

Great videos

[@danielbest1973]

Personally, I think it was a really cool video. If the officials sanctioned this documentary to be filmed while in-cab, then more power to ya,pal. Thanks for putting this up.

[@christianhernandez6920]

Thats exactly what I wanted to watch the Control Panels. Would of been so much fun watching like playing Playstation.

[@lyingeyes5579]

Dream job

[@MovieModerator]

The engineer controls the entire train. He has the authority and the right to invite people into the cab as long as they do not touch any of the controls.

[@armageddon1981]

He was sitting in the student seat. I work for UP

[@Jleed989]

Where does the conductor sit?

[@lakaboy-ps7co]

@@Jleed989 In front of the student seat

[@andrewcrane2786]

Great video cab ride I wish it's was longer than 15 minutes thanks for sharing

[@eltonq]

Wow it's that bumpy of a ride in the cabin?

[@ivanamicimici]

+eltonq i thought so too,what is their railroad like!?

[@andrewthacker114]

Good clip

[@r6v2fan1]

the only people allowed on the cab is the crew or other crew members who are off duty and engine pulling to another location unless your invited which in that case the crew takes a risk because if you get injured its there asses. So its not illegal to be on rail property if given permission

[@coldblue9mm]

I agree with you. I don't know what this guys malfunction is, but the FRA clearly states what the "Crew" can and cannot do while performing their duties of operating a train. Nowhere does it state that someone else (a Non member of the crew) cannot film while the train is moving. There are too many people jumping through their asses trying to make a big deal out of nothing. You did nothing wrong.

[@jmarcos18]

Excellent. Brazil

[@steamcountry9523]

DESPITE SOME NEGATIVE COMMENTS HERE,I ENJOYED TRAVELLING THROUGH YOUR COUNTRY VIA THESE TYPE OF VIDEO'S,I HAVE DONE SIMILAR HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND I HAVE ALSO FILMED FROM TUGBOATS AS WELL,THANKS FOR THE RIDE.

[@a1e20]

Cool video. You rock

[@Thomas1980]

👍👍👍LIKE👍👍👍

[@831zapata]

Just like a dispatcher always calling lol

[@jasonlane8739]

interesting and nice video😇

[@justkiddin08]

Nice video!

[@AK-uu3so]

very nice

[@eddieg749]

The C45ACCTE is the unit behind UP 4539.

[@SNAYKES2012]

almost feel asleep watching this...

[@rajlocomotive8344]

what was the load this loco was pulling? i mean the # of coaches, loaded or empty BTW, loved it

[@eddieg749]

very nice video!! I would love to get a ride on one.

[@MrBlueduds]

i love this video. way to go 8081

[@MrBlueduds]

This would be my dream job

[@OUstillSUCKS]

I always wanted to do this growing up lol

[@mobzapper]

Coolness

[@DesertDrifter]

Im ah big railfan out here and listen to the scanner on this Caliente sub- i here the omaha dispatcher only on 160.515- whats the channel to here the engineer?

[@mellowfellow4755]

A real white knuckle ride :))

[@Iowarail]

Personal electronics in use in the cab, ie. Video camera. I think both the Railroad and the FRA would frown.

[@PimpDaddyNV]

I don't know what UP calls it but it started out in Las Vegas heading northeast out past Apex and beyond.

[@pantsvader33]

The 4539 is an SD70M, not a C45. Good video regardless, thanks!

[@sqrlzxbigxnut2018]

The good ol' Denver Z. I'm 400 miles north of this video and the Denver Z fucks us too.

[@Lightwolf333]

THey used to until 1997 when they cut the Desert Wind service.

[@michaelbauers8800]

Nice.

[@susannacooper7293]

Awesome vid! What loco is this?

[@ad2181]

very nice, I followed along using google earth. Please more video.

[@darrenhaverlock7025]

I'm jealous I always wanted to work for the Railroad

[@hectormedina538]

I seen this train earlier in seguin texas today lol

[@calebslaughter8048]

Hector Medina nice I happen to live in luling

[@hectormedina538]

Looks like the train that passes by huh? Lol

[@jaywalker4630]

How many hours travel from las vegas to los angeles by union pacific? Thank you

[@lemkenation]

Depends on the which train you get a hot shot z train could be there in about 10 to 15 hrs depending on traffic and the crew change at yermo

[@amilcarmagnus2755]

Is it difficult to become a train driver (USA)?

[@aruna6082]

I love train

[@JasonElser]

If you look at 5:57 on the video you can see the radiator of the GE.

[@pizzasubs]

was that the horn of the train actually sounded like from inside the cab, if so, really was expecting it to sound a heck of a lot louder than that......and I have always wondered what the difference is when the conductor is supposed to sound the horn and when the ring the bell, all that I know so far is that he is supposed to sound the horn before he comes to any railroad crossing.......

[@EdmontonRails]

Andrew Silva theres not so bright people that complain about how loud the horn is and the railroad is forced to make some places on horn zones, also on the ES44AC to increase crew comfort 4 out of the 5 horns face backwards, but it still meets decibel level requirements at crossings (thats one of the things I dont like about GE)

[@AlexSaenzvlogs]

Passing north Vegas

[@jeffstone7912]

Its the "Circus Train"...

[@ejdsndnj]

*it's not*

[@jeffstone7912]

@@ejdsndnj “Circus train” Railroad slang for a “officer special”.

[@ejdsndnj]

@@jeffstone7912 wow

[@jeffstone7912]

@@ejdsndnj Yeah, Wow.

[@anthonyj810]

Oh okay that's understandable then. Every job has one or two people like that no matter what it is lol.

[@andrewwhite1870]

I wish Vegas still had their UP office so I could try and get a job with a train

[@coldblue9mm]

That FRA rule pertains to the operators of the train. As long as they're doing what they are paid to do, why would a person, not a train crew member, not be allowed to film? Because a Engineer in So. Cal was texting while operating solo and plows headon into a Union Pacific freight, no one is allowed to film a train in motion from the cab? I'll check with the FRA on this and get back to you.