Union Pacific Passenger Train Crew Change in Los Angeles

Union Pacific Passenger Train makes a crew change in LA as the train is heading north. Some very cool old rail cars for sure.
©Videographer: Mitch Friedman/www.mitchophoto.com

[@sardu55]

For those of you keeping score at home, this is how long many big-time passenger trains were in the old days. The carried the whole load: coaches, club cars, dining cars, bar or lounge cars, compartment cars with rooms, baggage cars and even rail post office cars. These trains could be very long. The Santa Fe Super Chief, for example, always carried at least 2 cars for dining or bar/lounge use and even included the popular dome cars where you could read, chill, smoke anything you wanted to smoke or drink whatever you wanted to drink. You could write letters at a several desks that were fancy. The one I used to write post cards to drop off at Winslow, Arizona for the gang back in Chicago was super solid teak with dark walnut inlays. It also had fountain pens with wells if you wanted to use that, or official Santa Fe Chief pens or pencils (which people would 'borrow') with bankers lamps sitting on top. I went in the car at night after it cooled down in there and used the desk then with the light on since the car was dimmed pretty low. For a young high school kid that was fun stuff. The porter would come by to check our drinks. I was knocking down straight cans of Coke which cost 25 cents, of which I tipped him 10 cents each refill. For that, he slipped me a free can now and then. Great time. If that train was still running, or one like it, I'd buy a ticket yesterday and be on it today. It's amazing that such a fine way to travel, almost a destination in its own right, got the axe was killed off just when it was needed. We got Amtrak and buses, someone got a bunch of scrap metal and the fat boys got most of the money.

[@jeneihdaniel778]

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[@ALL-bj7mj]

Fat boys?

[@robertchinnock8017]

Here in Australia we got the ghan and the indain Pacific and they are long trains and they had a smokers room etc but they cut back the over night sitting so it was made it for those who could afford it

[@ALL-bj7mj]

the Ghan is one I want to visit....I rode the ALL Line of Brasil on a tourist passenger and several freights since my cousin is a driver there....I fell for the line so much im now modeling them.

[@nathanleclercq5106]

In Canada we have the Canadian, it’s a fun ride, the whole train as you described it, from Vancouver to tronto

[@adamm2837]

Now that is one beautiful train, absolutely gleaming. Thanks for the video!

[@ccaammiinniiito2]

Thank you for helping me live out one of my railroad fantasies!

[@dkjb5756]

American vehicles are always neat, clean and very shiny 🌟🌟 Whether the vehicles are train, bushes, car or trucks

[@user-eo4tq7ch3x]

Fantastic! This beautiful Union Pacific horn and the bell shows an authentic American train! Greetings from Greece

[@as-guardianangel9360]

Βας παπ I love Greeks

[@dansisson4524]

That's a Nathan K5LLA beautiful horn.

[@UnionPacificACe_AHProductions]

​@@dansisson4524I love it too!

[@shnimmuc]

Wonderful work man, thanks so much.

[@cats0182]

Boy. They saved the best of the passenger equipment they had for themselves, and AMRTAK got the rest.

[@ironmatic1]

Cats01 Freight locomotives suck at passengers trains, there's a reason Amtrak doesn't like to use their Dash 8s anymore...

[@barroningram7286]

ironmatic 1 tell us about it

[@BossSpringsteen69]

They are selling Dash 8's and 9's back to GE and to others.

[@adamm2837]

ironmatic 1 I think those Dash-8's Amtrak has are dogs performance-wise on passenger trains but Amtrak seems to like keeping them around for backup and for switching duties. The P40/P42 Genesis locomotives are essentially Dash-8s but they have about 1000hp more.

[@damianjoelrodriguez3979]

that new model (SD70AH) is incredible and the horn amanzing

[@dylanjavaheri5430]

wow! that train that is union pacific is cool and i love trains such as union pacific, amtrak california zephyr, and amtrak cal, cal train, and csx

[@mosesperalta5631]

Dylan Javaheri what about Ferromex and BNSF

[@dmorgan28]

Thanks for this awesome video!!!👍❤️

[@BigBoyO56]

Thanks for this video so much. I love the sharp quality along with the up close shot. This inspires me more to become a locomotive engineer for Union Pacific. Man, those two engines were very shinny and new!

[@KutWrite]

It is interesting work, but very demanding. Watch some of the training videos here on YT to get an idea of everything a train crew must know & do. They pay well, but for a reason: You basically just eat, sleep and work, esp. the first 10 years or so. You'd better like walking outdoors, too. As a conductor, you'll do a lot of that. As my engineer/trainer told me early in my stint with CSX: "It's not a bad job, but the hours suck."

[@stripervince1]

Not a easy job. Gotta start young in your early 20s. Get hired on the track dept first for a year, learn Some RR stuff, then transfer over to transportation dept. Be prepared to never sleep for the rest of your life. I was a career railroader first in signal dept then conductor. Good luck

[@mosesperalta5631]

The horn sound exactly like the Ferromex locomotive 4041 in the protests video

[@hakeemsd70m]

Moses Peralta Yup pretty sweet. It's standard equipment for most newer EMD locos, the Nathan Airchime K5LLA horn.

[@zacheryfryer6973]

That SD70Ah and the That ET44AC look amazing!!!!

[@freddyfazbear8083]

Zachery Fryer,8217 is an ES44AH

[@calpeninsularailfan]

To be exact, it is a c45ah.

[@palmettostaterailfan7019]

ET44ACs weren't invented yet, lmao

[@topviraltv-tvt3712]

Loco love, Love to see! Respect from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@transportvlogs2841]

Excellent train work

[@schrap72]

I love the car with the American flag on it! I've never seen it before! It's beautiful. All of those cars are beautiful. Great catch! I don't know it I'll ever see that here in Charleston but I wish I could.

[@chiefs1587]

UP takes better care of the cars than they do their own employees.

[@Dan-uv5lw]

Awesome, just love trains, Wish I had mine but no room to set it up and use it.

[@cipariclcp9333]

Awesome sound of engine

[@iggybeauchance7406]

No walkin round n wigglin n shakin n pannin n zoomin n wind blast... tripod, good audio, nice camera work..,..

[@surimenon9260]

Brilliant... Postings... 🙏

[@hr_desi_rider]

In India its impossible to change like this, before going to take a train , loco pilot have tested for alcohol

[@rvnmedic1968]

Beautiful videography...

[@irelandbloke]

Super video

[@vettebecker1]

Good catch!

[@cats0182]

It has to be an executive train. Those engines are as clean as a whistle.

[@Tigerman7warfighter]

it had to be they don't use passenger cars for anything besides those and other business trips..... that I know of.

[@IowaCornbeltRailfanProductions]

+Tigerman7warfighter They used beat up AC44's on a passenger special from Council Bluffs to Global 4

[@maddennis55]

UP runs an annual passenger train for the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, the last week of July, from Denver to Cheyenne, often pulled by steam! This years videos are here on YT.

[@trainmaniac07]

Iowa

[@KreativeFotoVideo]

very nice catch

[@charlottevictoria.hubbard7472]

I’m from The UK. Those Union Pacific engines are monsters.

[@JosePerez-cg9hb]

Excelente video de pasajeros 😮😮😮

[@homeandelectronicsstop1599]

okay thank you so much

[@DWH072]

Nice and clean impressive 👍

[@MobileGamer-ow1co]

I subbed awesome catch

[@jaredklock8754]

Good looking locomotives there!!!

[@murphymary1015]

Amazing passenger train, wow.

[@indianrailwayxtremetreck]

Very nice bro

[@petersopora9882]

Schönes Video!

[@acts2211]

Awesome horn

[@davedeejay2820]

wow great job🤗

[@surendramenon4669]

Brilliant ❤️🙏

[@paulsaul2487]

Nice!

[@johndean4998]

3:39 - 3:51 A380 or B747 taking off from LAX in the background.

[@mitcho399]

looks like it is going to make the turn to land to high for taking-off of LAX

[@miguelperalta4744]

Yup making the turn to line up and land at LAX.

[@MrMercurybullet]

That fucking bell. Americans love their horns and bells, all that noise and nobody seems to take notice anyway.

[@michaelglass4701]

COOL

[@EricTheOld]

gorgeous

[@JohnWilson-hb5qc]

It’s so weird to see modern locomotives hauling old school train cars like that.

[@niazkachelo3187]

Nice train.

[@timeforbeans]

Oh look the Circus Train is in town! It is filled with CLOWNS. ...UP Employees will get this reference.

[@MarcPhillip911]

Shut up moron go eat more burritos 🌯 fatty.

[@paulsmith5398]

Seems more like an office car special to me, with everything spiffy!

[@homeandelectronicsstop1599]

good video

[@vincepinder8767]

North to antelope valley Palmdale lockeed skunkworks /Lancaster backersfield ca

[@sudsysutherland359]

I live in Windsor,Ontario,Canada across from Detroit & I use to watch CP Rail Freight Trains come storming outta the Windsor/Detroit tunnel that goes under the river but it’s no longer for some reason? I just took a couple of recent pictures of the tunnel all boarded up with vine grass grown all over it & there’s still 3 sets of tracks leading up to it with the center one that use to go through the tunnel. That river is pretty wide & I suppose it took some horse power to go up the upgrade to the Detroit side just like the tunnel for cars/trucks that has a pretty good upgrade coming out. I was talking to a retired CN Train Engineer who knows a retired CP Train Engineer & he was telling me along time ago that the CP Engines that ran through that tunnel had bullet proof glass because of being shot at State side & idiots dropping cinder blocks on the Engines as they came out of the tunnel, the Engineer & brakemen would literally duck going into & outta the tunnel even with bullet proof glass because who wants to chance it? Not me lol & the engineer would crack the throttle a few notches to keep up a good amount of speed because they’d try shooting,throwing shit & hi-jacking the Train! Windsor side was a bit more tame in terms of guns back then but not throwing shit, bunch of thugs I tell ya. On a different note I was born & raised in St.Marys,Ontario which is in between London & Stratford,Ontario,Canada & St.Marys is just a small town, old lime stone quarry town & home of the big St.Marys Cement Plant with the Pyramid Logo & you still see the transport trucks rolling down the 401,402,403 in Ontario,Canada & all over Canada 🇨🇦 as well & State side & I use to also see big St.Marys Cement Ships come rolling down the Windsor/Detroit River. CP Rail use to haul outta St.Marys Cement many years ago & did away with CP & CN Rail. CN use to haul outta of the big “Dana” Plant in St.Marys as well with flat beds of Transport Truck Frames & CP Rail use to haul outta my Fathers old Factory called “Domtar” then changed the name to “Norampac” with box cars full of those huge brown paper rolls & boxes for Heinz & Players Light Cigarettes Etc you name it Domtar made it, Toronto still has the big plant as well & St.Marys still does as well & has added on actually! My Father worked for 40 Years which is unheard of now! He retired at age 57 & is now 75 Years Old :-) He’s been retired for a happy 18 Years already WOW!!!!! Geez time Flys!! My Mom just turned 70 Years Old In June!!! Anyways got carried away there lol 😂. Oh another thing I have an old VHS 📼 Tape of CN Train Engines with Snow Plows plowing snow in south western Ontario, Palmerston,Wingham,St.Marys, Stratford,St.Pauls,Etc. They get flying down the Rails & the snow just flying! You can’t even see the Train Engines at the intersections because of so much snow flying & all you see is the side wingman in the Plow pull in the wing at intersections & some cars/trucks don’t have enough sense to back away & get clobbered in snow on their windshields & in the one scene I’m not sure if it was just heavy snow or rock(s) but one cracked a windshield! Most of the video is a CN Streamliner Train Engine with I believe a CN GP Engine I believe there called? With an orange CN Plow. Plus there’s old Steam Locomotives 🚂 with Snow Plows as well & in one scene they derail because the snow was so packed & thick that they tried making a few runs at it by backing up & going at it with a full head of hence the word “Steam” but the Plow goes up & over what looked to be roughly as tall as the Locomotives themselves but they not just derailed but crashed & did heavy damage! I want to transfer it from VHS 📼 Tape to DVD 📀 Format & try & upload it to “KZbin” but I don’t know how to upload videos to “KZbin”. I’m sure a lot of rail fans would love to see my roughly 2-3hrs of CN Snow Plow & Steam Locomotive Snow Plow Footage but if someone could help guide me along as to how to upload it that would be great. My cell # is 519-562-5372 & you can text me but please state why your texting so I can reply, don’t call at first because I won’t answer to unknown phone #’s. Ok 👌 Stay Safe Everyone & Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 👍

[@dangillis13]

CP still runs through the tunnel daily

[@trucking604]

I wonder why they had two heavy duty freight locomotives pulling a short, light passenger train?

[@fluffnose3386]

I don’t know. Maybe they were just moving one engine to a different location that the train was going to or somethin

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Technically these are office cars used for executives to inspect operations and right of way. Last thing you want is a break down with your bosses bosses boss on board

[@JungleYT]

@@Dog.soldier1950 Still, way too much damned powerrrr...

[@gregoryferguson9973]

Love that horn

[@christopherdibble5872]

I still get a tear in my eye when I hear an old train in the night!

[@floridianrailauto9032]

Damn, that AH and GEVO looked like they took a nice long bath.

[@thomasgrosse3406]

No that's just me that takes long 2 hour baths

[@christopherdibble5872]

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954

[@ChachaChapati]

Oy. This is the Main Street crossing; I have no idea why the train can't stop a little farther up the tracks and away from what is always a very busy crossing (actually two with Albion Street right next to it.) Regardless, nice capture.

[@boredmarshmallo4223]

They like to bug people

[@garlinmiller5808]

AWESOMEfrom middletown ,ohio

[@Railfanman-yh3le]

BRAWP-BRAWP -ding- ding- ding- ding- ding-. The best damn sound in the world

[@user-iz7oy8jn7q]

這種大傢伙 光是聽它慢速 低沈 引擎與電動機同時表現出來 就迷倒很多鐵道迷了……🤣🤩🤣

[@garykcs5532]

in L.A. thats were the UP crews change for easy access ....

[@user-pb2ml6kd1i]

Super

[@Justin.....]

nice KLA5 on the SD70ACE

[@IowaCornbeltRailfanProductions]

It's a SD70AH

[@tomtodd7744]

Derpy trains112233 No its an ACE

[@IowaCornbeltRailfanProductions]

Tom Todd 774​ it's an AH look on the side of the loco also this unit is heavier than an ACe and the computer software in it upgrades it to an SD70AH

[@alexsandroribeiro99]

The Dabbing Elephant K5LLA*

[@ubc101]

is this my eyes playing tricks or are these UP Locos bigger than our CN, or CP locos? also nice to see a UP Locos all nice and shiny. too bad more locos were not this clean.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

They all are about the same size nowadays. I've never checked weights lately but, i think they are all so close to each other in weight. One exception is some BNSF units i was on two days ago that has three axle trucks but the center traction motor is deleted. BNSF did that for some reason which i forgot what for when they ordered them so they are lighter than other carriers units of the same class.

[@johnzuck6163]

ubc101 this is the worlds’ biggest locomotive, no your eyesight is quite alright.

[@maxshelltrack9720]

@@BossSpringsteen69 one of the reasons was maintenance costs those are the c4s I think bnsf is the only rr that ordered em.

[@eddieg749]

Very good video

[@mochamadhusairi6490]

(Surabaya-INDONESIA) AWESOME🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍💙💜😁😆

[@victorschepers6286]

Is there any place to sleep or are there a decent restroom in those locks????👍🇾🇪

[@valf1733]

Victor Schepers Just a restroom. train crews are required by law to stop and change crews once they've hit 12 hours on the tracks

[@Dovietail]

They've always got a massive lunch tote and another big duffle bag. What all do they take with them and how long are they on duty?

[@rateyesmertz3785]

I never left a terminal without going back an d checking the 203 cards and making sure the right engine paperwork matched. In Houston manages would go back and swap cards or take inspection records off engines then ask you if you checked. If you said yes and you didn't they would pull the stuff out of their pocket and show you you didn't. Managers live for failures.

[@patkelly6349]

Love this logo what is it

[@utubewatcher806]

Amtrak is bringing back real food...

[@jayt-mac2074]

I'd like to ride that U.P. Passenger train. I love Amtrak, but I'd like to try this one too.

[@denisetindall1487]

I like train videos on KZbin 👍

[@Jemalacane0]

You can ride these, but it is very expensive.

[@sudsysutherland359]

Wouldn’t the one engine be enough? It’s basically two engines in one my Lord lol. I’ve never seen a passenger that long before here in Ontario,Canada with VIA Rail.

[@malinduanjana3071]

Why some engines are on the reverse side?

[@Mike-tg7dj]

Those maintenance guys hanging on the back I want to say have it easy but that's probably not true. Time away from family, working weird hours in all types of weather and it is an executive train with all the chiefs on it you're always walking on egg shells.

[@freddyfazbear8083]

UP passenger train: 8874. EMD SD70AH 8217. GE ES44AC-H

[@JungleYT]

*Not just any "passenger train"* , I see? Still, *why so much power?* One of those units could snatch the Hell out of that whole train!

[@FFred-us9tw]

Because if you only have one unit and it breaks down you're dead in the water.

[@calonsulitditemukan6917]

Greting from indonesia

[@adrianu399]

I don’t get it, they literally just got out of LATC yard.. why couldn’t they crew change there?

[@artiedelimitros9443]

It also looked like there was limited room on the sides of the tracks as you can see as the camera films the rear of th train

[@Sonic.Mario.64]

It must be rare for UP to do passenger. Mostly Amtrak does that. And subway is more used for that.

[@blake_edwards]

UP only does passenger trains for their own executives and famous people.

[@doct0rnic]

It's an Officer special train, you can't buy tickets for it

[@SteveHolsten]

Are these newer locomotives set up with creature comforts like air conditioning & etc?

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

Steve Holsten yes they all are

[@therookie9276]

Steve Holsten Well it depends on the locomotive durability. If you had a dash 8, bad smelling, torn seats, bad toilets. If you had an ET44C4, the opposite.

[@skidsftw8074]

Steve Holsten i thought all newer locos wer like that

[@Tiredoldchannel]

RailRoamer Dash 8's are older though

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Here is the real dope. It depends on how much effort the carrier's want to put into cleanliness.True story: The UP 1995 went out on a trip to Iowa on it's maiden trip smelled like a new locomotive all clean and such and, three days later when it came back it smelled like urine. And between the four other times over the years since i've been in it, it smelled ok just once. They could have a 50 year old locomotive smelling like roses if they cared. Us crews on the other hand get to ride in expensive outhouses more often than not. Sometimes the floor has a little of the liquid from the toilet on the floor usualy after it has been "cleaned". Rarely do we get toilets that have overflowed it's nasty liquid to the floor from being used and not emptied. CSX toilets smell bad quite often and NS units are often the worst. Maybe NS smells worst because they were the last class one railroad to have chemical toilets installed in it's units. It might have been because too many bags of human waste (Yes, NS had the crew's poop in a bag)kept showing up along the mainline and in folk's back yards. CP and CN unit are the best as far as comforts and i think a lot of it has to do with union contracts that were negotiated. The Canadien railroads (with GTW and IC units etc retrofitted partly or otherwise)more often than not, have a hot plate for hot coffee and a microwave and the best seats to sit in. I think a lot of this has to do with Canadian railroads running through long stretches of mountainous underpopulated areas.

[@robertchinnock8017]

Looks like the train they used for president bush funeral

[@neanderthal88]

Beautiful catch. No reason to change crews in the middle of an intersection. Typical thoughtless crew. There are no other LA river street crossings for a mile in each direction.

[@JungleYT]

*Here we go! - **5:18*

[@calonsulitditemukan6917]

2019

[@Plaguewielder88]

Wow really needed TWO engines for that? I'm amazed they didn't need any DPUs

[@mitcho399]

what you think UP is only going to run ONE Engine with the company Executives on the train now that would be silly don't you think and they do not run a DPU as the last car has a window so you can sit and have a meeting and see where you came from!

[@TYEemployee]

DP can not be pushing against a caboose or passanger car per rules.

[@TYEemployee]

In case one goes down and DP can't shove against a passenger car.

[@maxshelltrack9720]

Why the hell would you need a dpu.

[@movedtoSFS]

0:30 blow the horn baby!

[@kcsernestomontanez]

UP SD70ACE

[@Jack-dw2sz]

Nice

[@user-ib2wj6lt7r]

🇺🇸 union pacific diesel locomotive train

[@donnebes9421]

Anybody else notice the solar eclipse at 3:08?

[@chrismathewsmerriman2144]

Lmao I had to go back and look 😂

[@OTOMATICA]

they should use the spirit

[@charlesdell2864]

Those fuel tanks are huge, how many gallons do they hold, and roughly how many miles to a gallon do those locomotives get.

[@pasta_chef1026]

+Gary Plastek for freight it's gallons per mile not miles per gallon.

[@jamesshanks2614]

Gary Plastek They are generally 5000 gallon tanks.

[@dennisbrowder6316]

Where is the steam generator for air cond.? , the suits need air !

[@wolfen216]

steam generator? Welcome to the world of Head End Power. provided by the first passenger car with that huge hump.

[@metroredline]

Anyone know why they did this in the middle of a grade crossing (North Main Street)?

[@jaredklock8754]

I don't know, maybe it's easier because it's on flat land instead of ballast

[@KutWrite]

Apparently not a busy place. I saw no cars waiting. Might even be RR property. If they'd stopped short of it, maybe some tracks would've been fouled. If they'd gone further to clear it behind them, the front may've fouled some switches or a signal. That was pretty long for an excursion or business train. Other considerations come into play.

[@duxberry1958]

Hello mitcho399 8874 looks might fine

[@bigfish4965]

Yeah, they use these for executive trips so they keep them in better shape than the rest of the fleet

[@maddy1120]

why do you have more views than subs???

[@Thevacomaticvacuumcorner]

is the second loco off is it quiet

[@KutWrite]

I doubt it. That's a lot of tonnage.

[@maxshelltrack9720]

Those were just passenger cars one LOCOMOTIVE could pull that whole train second one was incase the lead unit breaks down assuming.

[@fluffnose3386]

Nothing like American diesels.