[VHS] "There Goes A Train" 1994

[@SudsyAttorney]

Anyone else watch this as a kid and is back for the nostalgia

[@AdmiralRamirez7]

I'm 5 all over again

[@hollycasos3741]

@@AdmiralRamirez7ppp

[@mikeingersoll7344]

Yes just turned 30 last month still love this and always will

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

Brings me back

[@tcepilot]

Yes!!!!! Forgot the name of it. So happy I found it!!!!!!

[@GintaPPE1000]

This documentary probably takes the most credit out of anything in my life for starting me down the career path I took. Thank you for all the memories. The space-age, angular look of the Genesis, augmented by the contour-matching Phase III they were delivered in, fascinated me from the moment I saw first it on tape. I vividly remember taking Dave's advice at the end of the film quite literally and started trying to find out as much about trains and railroads from that moment on. That next Christmas, I got a wooden model of #801 herself, albeit in PHIV (me being a kid at the time, I was more than a little upset it wasn't PHIII). I still have it today, although it's pretty beat-up and the number has faded. The following Memorial Day, my parents woke me up at my normal get-up time for school and told me we were going to ride an Amtrak train for the first time (we live quite a ways from any routes), and I saw my first and only Phase III Genesis in person, P42DC #31. There was a very dirty NPCU on the other end of the train, with some mail cars behind it, and I remember being flummoxed by why they put the engine in the middle of the train for the longest time until I found out it was an F40 converted to an NPCU. But I digress. That fascination with trains eventually spilled over into all things mechanical, and now here I am, more than 20 years later, with a degree in mechanical engineering working for Caterpillar. Not part of EMD at the moment, but that's the ultimate goal.

[@amtrakyesdorano146vgcpjohn5]

I used to watch this On VHS all day when I was 11

[@Zmrt457]

Same

[@HoennMaster]

So glad I found this. I watched this VHS so many times as a kid that even re-watching it now after at least 15+ plus years later I still recognize the soundtrack and the noises.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

I watched this in preschool when we where learning about trains. One of the only times I actually enjoyed school.

[@epb111]

I've been slowly recovering pieces of my childhood to force my kids to enjoy when I have them. This was a big part of the puzzle.

[@marileecgoodwin]

This video was a once a day treat for my son. It inspired a life-long love of trains. Thank you Dave Hood! Love the others in the series too, but this vid is the best!

[@-toohottostop-9813]

I remembered this tape out of the blue today for the first time in a very long time. I nearly wore the film out in the cassette I watched this so many times Good times man….good times….

[@SteelersCardinals1]

I remember picking this video at a local mom and pop rental store about 20 years ago. Really stuck with me because of that rescue sequence.

[@SegaMario]

You are a damn legend, man... I love this video, but never in a *MILLION YEARS* did I ever expect that very person to also provide the *SOUNDTRACK* from this video, one of my favourite things about the video. IT'S SO *AWESOME!*

[@RocktimusPrime]

There's a soundtrack?! Where!? I have to listen to this!

[@SegaMario]

@@RocktimusPrime Yes! Just read the description for the songs!

[@RocktimusPrime]

@@SegaMario Thank you!!!! This is Nostalgia Overload

[@FuzzBass66]

Man...I watched this so much back when I was younger I wore out the tape haha. Seriously though, this was one of the main things that got me hooked on all things train related. Watching it now, some 25 years later now that I'm actually working as a brakeman/conductor for CP is an awesome, nostalgic trip down memory lane.

[@ricardopinto243]

Man...I watched this so much back when I was younger I wore out the tape haha. Seriously though, this was one of the main things that got me hooked on all things train related. Watching it now, some 25 years later now that I'm actually working as a brakeman/conductor for CP is an awesome, nostalgic trip down memory lane.

[@BHTheKid5]

"To find out more about trains, visit your local library." Oh the pre-Google days...

[@oregonwesternrailroadprodu5239]

Brooks Hooley I wish we could go back to those days

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

I know right. I remember those days...

[@TYSniper]

I hear that.

[@ricardopinto243]

UPDATE: Stop the train!! Dave got 20,000 views!! URGENT: The intro, railyard, and museum songs have been found! Scroll down! This was one of my favorite films as a kid, I probably watched it 200+ times. Released by KidVision in 1994 and produced by Dave Hood Entertainment (who also was the star of the film), "There Goes A Train" was part of the "There Goes A..." series, teaching kids about trains, planes, and spaceships

[@jasontachin]

rw:hey there are still local libraries ,not just on a pad.

[@michaelramsey82]

The rusty 2-6-6-2 at 23:02 is former California Western #46. I grew up right near the California Western Railroad, and although I was born too late to see #46 in action, I often got to see its former colleague, 2-8-2 #45, and rode behind it a few times.

[@kevinsharpe9716]

How do you like them apples? Yep, and even before that, it was a logging engine, Rayonier #111. I hear they're raising funds to restore it, but I'm not holding my breath

[@DanielIrwinProductions]

catch me as a child with this VHS from my local library, CONSTANTLY

[@RedCard94]

OMG!!! Dave Hood!!! This was part of my childhood!!!

[@NDGOJIGAMING]

Same here.

[@NowhereMan260]

Hey hey small world. Same here. xD

[@triciarodriguez5034]

Red Card yo I'm 11 years old same here

[@josephbonczyk3182]

Me too!

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

Same here

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

Wow! I watched this on VHS dozens of times!

[@caellumwoodward]

I'm Age 22 and this still brings me back childhood memories. 😊

[@Intrepid_Crusader1096]

Childhood memories right here.

[@epb111]

My childhood has been restored!!! Been looking for this for YEARS. Used to watch all the time on VHS. Didn't remember much but the scene of the guy ordering iced tea and of the car getting stuck on the tracks have been ingrained in my memory forever.

[@T128Productions]

And to think that the Genesis locomotives at 18:16 were Amtrak’s newest, wait until you see the Siemens Charger locomotives. A major 30 year difference when it comes to locomotive technology. Anyway, this video is the best part of my childhood and even in my mid 20s I’m still glad that I can still watch it again.

[@zoeyambrose961]

I USED TO HAVE THIS VHS WHEN I WAS LIKE 6!!! I'm 15 now...oh man this takes me back to when life was so much easier...

[@duferso7048]

Same man

[@F5Storm1]

Life was not easy after 21st century began

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

I feel you

[@gotanygrapes1443]

Omg I used to watch this over and over and over again everyday as a kid!! It was in our vhs player 24/7. I'd wake up in the morning and just press play

[@timothyandelmo541]

Maaan this hit me in the feels i watched this when i was a kid!! Awsome memories

[@zero1991]

Used to have this VHS as a kid

[@kevinmills8437]

Yeah.

[@AdmiralRamirez7]

I still do along with there goes a bulldozer

[@101shapshifter]

same, it even came with a little die-cast train

[@jasontachin]

rw:i had something related to this but it didnt have engineer dave in it but it did have trains in it with some good music in it just cant remember the title.

[@UneducatedEngineer444]

Did you wear it out too? Haha. Watched it over and over again until it was worn out

[@GK2o]

they have a great PSA on train safety on 32:10 always stay safe around the railways

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

So true. Never play on railroad tracks

[@LuigiLaitinen]

@@disneyvillainrocket1 That’s right.

[@matthouseholder6928]

2:46 - ATSF C40-8W #858 shown here is still working today as CN #2193.

[@VanillaWahlberg]

The there goes a series is my favorite nostalgic videos from being a kid in the 90s.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

Mine too.

[@kevinmills8437]

Santa Fe 3751 Employee Recognition Special Train. 0:39 - 1:04 Santa Ana Canyon Between Los Angeles and San Bernardino & 21:32 - 22:11 The Cajon Pass Between San Bernardino and Barstow.

[@kevinmills8437]

32:37 - 33:14 Passing Through Victorville, CA in the Credits with Lots of Railfanning.

[@Will-train]

Oh, the memories. I loved this as a kid!

[@toddcarter156]

I remember watching this when I was 5, 15 years ago brings back memories.

[@BeltedYapper]

Man I remember having this VHS tape as a kid. I had no clue this was from 94 though.

[@adiaa1037]

DUDE SAME

[@gustavssilins2000]

Me too

[@The_Wolf74]

Yeah I couldn't remember this until I began searching for it

[@technowarriorstv]

da fuck is a VHS

[@thetravinator934]

I think I'm in the same boat as a lot of people here. I watched this so many times as a kid, and I've been a lifelong railfan. I design locomotives and streetcars for a living now. :D

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

Lucky you

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

I remember watching in preschool at Forest Glen school in Glen Ellyn Illinois.

[@parkerjon29]

I used to watch this almost every weekend as a kid. I just noticed that I have the tie Dave is wearing as the conductor. I think my mom got it off ebay when I was growing up :P

[@josephbonczyk3182]

I remember how I use to watch this on vhs a lot of times, now I can rejoice and by rewatching this over again! (I always watched this everyday as a kid because like the rest of you, I love trains and still do to this day!) Also, the Santa Fe 3751 is the one train that stole the show. Watching this once more gets me into the habit of loving trains again and who can blame myself?

[@cameronbarnett6010]

For almost 20 years I remembered this. I had a VHS take when I was a kid and must have worn it out.

[@party4lifedude]

I was quite fond of this tape as a toddler. As well as the "There goes a bulldozer" somehow I remember every detail of these.

[@johnplatz3503]

This was the first Real Wheels video I watched when I was a kid.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

Same for me.

[@DDMarcozzi]

I looked for weeks, all over the internet, to find this video from my childhood. I didn't know the name, just some scenes. Once I turned it on its like yep, this is it

[@ZakWolf]

This video is probably one reason why I run BNSF trains on my HO-scale railroad layout! Lots of fun pre-BNSF footage of the Santa Fe railway, and Amtrak in Phase III colors (I miss seeing them regularly at South Station in Boston, especially the F40PHs...) Regarding the Santa Fe Superfleet diesels seen in this video, here's what I know what their status is now: The Santa Fe FP45 (104) seen starting at 1:43 has been scrapped since 2005; prior to that it was sold to Wisconsin Central in early 1995, prior to the BNSF merger. That footage was actually shot in late 1989 for a Santa Fe promotional video. The Santa Fe Warbonnet Dash 8-40CW Dave shows us, number 858, was repainted near the end of the 90s in BNSF "Heritage II" colors, but years later it was sold to the CN railway, repainted and renumbered as 2193, and is still operated by CN today. The Santa Fe Dash 8-40CW at 3:15, number 914, is still owned and operated by the BNSF, and still has the Warbonnet paint scheme! But the paint is quite faded by now, and a small yellow "BNSF" was stenciled under the side road numbers. Santa Fe 907 at 8:28 (Another Dash 8-40CW, probably) is still in use by the BNSF today, but in 2004 it was repainted in the "Heritage II" paint scheme.

[@Rothnorthon1]

wileyk209zback all the current dash 8 40CW's on BNSF are in storage however the B40-8W's are still in active service in fact there's a few Santa Fe B40's in Phoenix

[@ZakWolf]

@@Rothnorthon1 Yep; I have a few HO-scale BNSF B40-8W locomotives for my layout, from Walthers Trainline. Two of them are "Fakebonnets", and one is in the "Heritage II" paint scheme. The two "Fakebonnets" are DCC-equipped with hardwired decoders (one of them being the first locomotive I hardwired a decoder into myself), and I plan to install one in my "Heritage II" locomotive soon.

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

@northmountainfilms Official Account 2 My aunt keeps bees on her farm that she owns. I nicknamed one of the more friendly bees "Bee Forty Dash Eight".

[@Jokerfan45]

It's been years since I've seen this. Ahh the memories.

[@ZakWolf]

Awesome-sounding train horn starting at 31:40! Regarding the footage of ATSF 3751 at 32:37 - 33:15, that is not its' true sound. They actually used a recording of the Southern Pacific Daylight 4449, another famous steam locomotive still in use today.

[@nikhilmurthy7096]

Actually, the Genesis horn at 19:50 to 19:53 sounds much awesome-sounding.

[@coltonfox9792]

Best one of the series!

[@ungartothemax20166]

C. Fox Railfan Productions this was one of my favorite episodes

[@LuigiLaitinen]

@@ungartothemax20166 Mine too.

[@epb111]

Dave is my hero

[@LuigiLaitinen]

Mine too.

[@tylergreen4843]

Fun fact about me: this was the first time I had ever seen Santa fe 3751 in excursion service in the 90s, and the first time I had seen one of the scraped 1800 class 2-6-2 prairies from the Santa fe

[@makutamiserix5612]

Sir! There's some maniac posing as a conductor, he's staring blank into space, he's sleeping on the job, he's spilling food and tickets everywhere, he got on-board without paying, and he's yelling out random facts about trains! Should we throw him off? Nah, we get people like that all the time. Just let him drive, It'll be fine.

[@davidbusby2550]

My kids loved this series. We had them all. They would laugh histerically at the silly antics: 16:05

[@MacandBloo4ever]

This was the very first "Live Action Video for Kids" film my brother and I ever watched. It's also one of the ones we watched the most. I remember one time, we played the part with Dave trying to reach the engineer. One of us pretended to be Dave, while the other pretended to be the engineer and the woman warning Dave about the car on the track. After we did it once, we switched roles (I can't remember who pretended to be who first though). This, There Goes a Boat, Plane, Bulldozer, Truck, Fire Truck, Monster Truck, Police Car, Helicopter, Motorcycle, Race Car and Here Comes a Roller Coaster are the ones we watched as children in the 90s. We didn't know about the few others I didn't mention. The last time I watched this was somewhere in the mid 2000s. I feel young again watching this and the others I watched after such a long time.

[@ricardopinto243]

This was the very first "Live Action Video for Kids" film my brother and I ever watched. It's also one of the ones we watched the most. I remember one time, we played the part with Dave trying to reach the engineer. One of us pretended to be Dave, while the other pretended to be the engineer and the woman warning Dave about the car on the track. After we did it once, we switched roles (I can't remember who pretended to be who first though). This, There Goes a Boat, Plane, Bulldozer, Truck, Fire Truck, Monster Truck, Police Car, Helicopter, Motorcycle, Race Car and Here Comes a Roller Coaster are the ones we watched as children in the 90s. We didn't know about the few others I didn't mention. The last time I watched this was somewhere in the mid 2000s. I feel young again watching this and the others I watched after such a long time.

[@ricardopinto243]

I’m MetroPCS at iPhone 📲 since

[@ObiTrev]

For a moment my inner child awoke and demanded to know where my Megazord Toys were before watching this.

[@lucasnelson489]

That shot of 3751 was on Cajon Pass.

[@kevinmills8437]

Yes From 1992 a Year After 1991.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

Before the second runaway that all but destroyed six locomotives in 94

[@T128Productions]

From 0:40 - 1:05, 21:32 - 22:11, and 32:37. And for some reason they used a sound recording of SP No. 4449 instead of leaving the audio of the ATSF #3751 for the last shot. The same sound effect was also used at 23:53. That particular whistle sounded very out of place on these shots, and also the E unit running over the camera at 24:19 even though that one was perfectly in sync.

[@TheNWClassA1218]

This was a very big part of my childhood, although Thomas The Tank Engine took up more of it.

[@Collinthetrainfanatic]

Same with me except Awesome trains took most of it.

[@disneyvillainrocket1]

Same here. And it’s a good thing since I’m living independently I live close to the railroad museum

[@LuigiLaitinen]

*+TheN&WClassA1218* Same for me.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

@@Collinthetrainfanatic Same for me too.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Anyone know what kind of horn the amtrak p42 at 1:09 has? Three years later, I now know its an F40PH with a P5.

[@amtrakyesdorano146vgcpjohn5]

Jason Learakos2005 that’s not a P42DC it’s a F40PH

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

@@amtrakyesdorano146vgcpjohn5 bruh moment

[@WaffleDragon]

That scene at the end scared me so much when I was little, but now I realize how over-dramatized it is.

[@thecplman1]

I have to admit. That woman who was in that car was smart to get out. In the worst case scenario, your car is replacible. You, however, are not.

[@linto31]

The nostalgia is real.....

[@rickjkt]

1:36 Some kind of electric locomotive in Spain, background is El Escorial.

[@jasontachin]

rw:i remember my bro and i watching this when we were kids in the 90s ,so many good times ^_^

[@ianbrown5928]

I love there goes a train me and my friend Debbie are going to watch it together when she is done working on deliveries packaging

[@thomasnativo6491]

This is my Dream job being a Train Engineer for CSX or Susquehanna Conrail NJ transit or Norfolk Southern

[@ungartothemax20166]

At 3:08 I like that Dave said that it’s illegal first and then he says that it’s extremely dangerous

[@LuigiLaitinen]

Yeah, me too! And you’re DARN right it is.

[@michaelnellen4003]

At 18:45 and 23:53, what film were those vintage scenes from?

[@T128Productions]

Those scenes were used from this old film: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZi5g2ekj5uCm7ssi=FdtYr8eQLGm4KMzq

[@hoopstarreacts6565]

I love the part where the ATSF steam loco.motive comes with its passenger train

[@kevinmills8437]

At The Cajon Pass With 3751.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

So do I.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

@@kevinmills8437 Yep.

[@jackboerner1901]

Wow, I can't believe i found this.

[@judgedredd8657]

this video made me want to work with trains, now im a railway conductor!

[@Velitacast]

+Cold War That's too awesome!! Congratulations!

[@UP4014SteamTrainFan]

+Cold War nice!!!!

[@tuebor1837]

Judge Dredd Same story, just for me it was "There Goes a Fire Truck."

[@millenniumf1138]

I bet people would be pretty scared to try riding without a ticket if Judge Dredd is the one collecting them. XD

[@jakecollins3669]

Same story, but for me it was There Goes a Helicopter.

[@subnormality5854]

This video was so stupid, and yet I watched it 100 times when I was 6. I will show my 3-year-old son this tonight

[@pecanthejelly5854]

Holy shit throwing back to my childhood. This whole video is so vivid

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

I like the horn at 1:10

[@michaelbarrett5149]

I just love the sound of southern pacific 4449 whistle at end of credits

[@LuigiLaitinen]

So do I.

[@travelsonic]

That cab car Dave is sitting in is 9636, an ex-Metroliner delivered to the Penn Central as #816, paired with what was #817, now #9631.

[@tylerdice9149]

Why did my brain bring me here considering I haven't even thought of this in probably 15 years?

[@Eli_Santin]

HOLY CRAP I REMEMBER THIS!

[@LuckyKidDaneStudiosDaneParsons]

I remember this!

[@The_Wolf74]

Takes me back to the days when I first watched on VHS.

[@jussyncro3647]

OMG yesss I watched this loads on vcr :'( I'm now 25

[@justinratcliffe947]

16:06 Randy Marsh ordering a Tegridy burger

[@AGSGuy]

Where can I find the P5 Sound file at 11:20? And the horn sound at 26:35 as well?

[@andrewcrumb8027]

1:43 A trio of Warbonnet FP45's!

[@thomasnativo6491]

Most Music I hear from There goes a Train is Nostalgia like the Train yard but Union Station with Amtrack is the best theme song but it does sound catchy Union Station song Ice Breaker

[@kennerfreak7]

Dave and that french accent kills me

[@ltlman692]

30:16, Forget the radio, STOP THE TRAIN!

[@samuelrobinson1150]

"Conductor Dave, What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in the back of the train." "You're radios not working." "Your right it's not working."

[@kevinmills8437]

@Norfolk Southern Fan 1225 After Get The Car Off The Track. '''Thank You Engineer Dave, You Save The Day.''

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

@Norfolk Southern Fan 1225 I'm a Conductor on a trolley line in Oregon, and I said that exact line to the Motorman that I was running with one day. We encountered our MOW speeder crew working out on the line. We had a working radio with us on the trolley, but the Speeder crew's radio had stopped working and was shut off. We were almost in a head-on collision with the speeder. The Motorman kept trying to fuss with the only working radio on the trolley, so I said (more like yelling) that line just like Dave did: "Forget the radio, stop the train!" The Motorman stopped the trolley just in time before a head-on collision could have happened. We were just mere feet from a head-on collision. I'm lucky to be alive to tell the tale.

[@jasonaw2]

I haven't see this since I was a boy.

[@jediskunk67]

"Conductor Dave, you can't sleep on the job, you gotta go to the dining car."

[@kevinmills8437]

''Oh Good, Get To Work''.

[@kNo1bdy]

That part still makes me giggle every time I see it.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

@@kNo1bdy 😂😂😂😂 Me too.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

@@shawnodom8091 Yes, it was.

[@stampycatfan01lol]

Did anyone else notice that the first ten seconds was the Windows 98 startup sound?

[@veritateseducational217]

Medium Approach Medium Productions This came out in 94...

[@joedaylight]

@@veritateseducational217 and there is a copyright notice 2015 so this video has been edited maybe??????

[@ianbrown5928]

Im ian and I like watching there goes a train me and my friend Debbie are going to watch it together and again when she's done working on FedEx package deliveries

[@kyleknapp2055]

I remember watching this video tape with my grandpa i have good memories of this tape and always will

[@tencents49]

No one is gonna talk about the road slugs behind the SD40-2s (?) at 8:44 and 8:48 ?

[@jasontachin]

rw:this one sure had a good action sequence when stopping the train ^_^

[@NEXT300]

@1:23 whats the fleet of train?

[@TommyPicklesFan]

X2000

[@nickwhite4782]

the santa fe diesel at 24:18 was a great f3

[@ricardopinto243]

the santa fe diesel

[@LuigiLaitinen]

@@ricardopinto243 Yes, it is.

[@chayseblackburn5906]

My grandma had this on vhs for me as i was 4

[@rwinger2481]

Another track by CSS Music called "1920s" is heard at the end of the video. www.cssmusic.com/HotSpots.cfm?Start=73&LibraryID=9&Disc=150&SampleTrack=15077#77

[@Mobius4077]

22:26 sounds like Ghostbusters

[@kevinmills8437]

Santa Fe 3751 Steam Engine.

[@LuigiLaitinen]

Yeah.

[@1f5sda]

I'm email pals with Engineer Bob!

[@capitalsfan1855]

What is the song when dave is at the sandiego old train place.

[@jakecollins3669]

Barn Dance by CSS

[@ungartothemax20166]

I loved watching this as a kid, but when Dave was on the Amtrack train, it felt a little too cheesy

[@RadHazard]

I was searching for ridiculous shitty VHS uploads when I found this old classic. Haven't seen it in years =)

[@firehawk0]

Childhood memory unlocked 😁👍

[@windowsthefan]

WHY IS THE INTRO SONG WINDOWS 98 STARTUP

[@bearfoottruck1812]

AWESOME! I can't believe I finally found the names of some of the music from the Real Wheels series! I was wondering, is there any possibility that you could identify the music from "There Goes a Truck"?

[@Velitacast]

+BearfootTruck sure can, give me a bit to process it. meanwhile, check the list in the description of this video, I found more songs!

[@jakecollins3669]

There Goes a Truck's soundtrack is already on Real Wheeler's channel.

[@davidarundel6187]

Unusual seeing an elderly steam locomotive, hauling ass, towing desil electrics.

[@frankwells6013]

This is because the Steam Engine doesn't have two things: Dynamic Braking and Head End Power. The passenger cars need electricity, and the Steamer can't directly provide it. In the old days, this was done by employing a generator car on passenger trains.

[@justahillbilly7777]

​@@frankwells6013 Actually, passenger cars had steam heating and axle driven generators, so power cars are a more recent development. 70's and 80's rather then the steam era to be more exact. You'll see pipes emitting steam in older videos, think 80's excursions and some select early 90's excursions on back, and those are for the heating and cooling. Big blocks of ice were used to provide the cooling by having the steam be shot over 'em. Come the 80's and 90's, cars that still utilized steam heat started to have their own diesel powered undercarriage generators mounted to provide electricity for when they weren't moving or in a train, so the ice saw the boot. 90's continued on and cars started having Head End Power conversions done, and steam heat finally started to see its mainline use be made obsolete. You can still find steam heat in use with the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation's Holiday Expresses, but that's just about the only place and event I can think of, unless I find video of Steamtown utilizing it. Also, 3751 had those diesels there for help over the grades, dynamic braking, getting up to speed quicker, and for padding out just how far a full load of fuel and water could go. Given that it was 3751's run all the way from L.A. to Chicago, one can understand why they wanted to maximize how many miles they could get between fuel and water stops. Also, those were Dash 8 **_FRIEGHT_** diesels, so *no HEP* coming outta them. That was probably done by the other methods of electrical generation mentioned earlier in my comment, i.e. axle driven generators or diesel powered undercarriage mounted generators.