Workin On The Santa Fe

[@imyourhuckleberry357]

Brings alot of memories for me...I hired on the Santa Fe Railroad In 1990 as a brakeman and became an Engineer in 1991. I worked out of San Bernardino California for 14 years and.transferred to Galesburg Illinois in 2004 where I am still working as a Locomotive Engineer with 31 years in. My dad,grandfather and great grandfather were all conductors for Santa Fe.

[@railfanlynx]

Ah. Continuing the family line I see

[@darrenhaywood7924]

I love you

[@rogerstill71]

Blood type SF now ;)

[@Lorsterthe34st]

Omg a railroad veteran

[@bnsflover7062]

Bet one of them drove steam

[@tackywhale5664]

Holy crap, they actually documented the construction of Barstow Yard through *_a timelapse,_* FUCKING *_DECADES_* before it was ever a standard practice in promotional videos!!

[@timtim8468]

I doubt the old head will always teach the safe way...

[@KutWrite]

When I was learning, they'd say "You do it they way they taught you. Don't do what I do." A couple of times I really begged one guy to not do it his way, e.g. squeeeezing between two couplers!

[@cherrysdiy5005]

That Barstow facility even today, is a wonder. I can't imagine how mindblowing it would've been then to see. A modern marvel, truly state-of-the-art.

[@geoffreybradford]

I’m only 5:19 into this and already exhausted !

[@DeathValleyLumberCompany]

i grew up watching this video as a kid and here i am at 21 watching it for my new Job on the Skunk train

[@PlayingwithPawz]

Man that is backbreaking work replacing those ties one by one by hand. How long do you think it too them to replace just one?

[@shannonthomsen3951]

10 minutes

[@ericvandigriff447]

No graffiti on these cars

[@Mike-pj1kv]

That's the way it was until gangsta mentality took over.

[@RichieB-s9l]

I work as a switchman in a refinery. We are very strictly forbidden from getting on and off moving equipment- as I understand many railroads are nowadays. It's interesting watching safety vids from back in the day and seeing how much has changed!

[@KMaN5150]

Too many things change inside a industry for their workers to ride. If a class 1 didn't do it even at 4 MPH, nothing would get done lol

[@connerrolofson1585]

Does anyone like Barstow Yard in the 1970s?

[@DavidHollyTrainsMore]

I do

[@GlobalistJuice]

The Three Stooges watched this movie - because every single tomfoolery shenanigan and pratfall are replicas of every single bad-safety maneuver this movie shows NOT to do!🤣

[@stagergamer4172]

“Whats your favorite part?” “The train part”

[@abk2k3aaronkauflin83]

Props to the people who did the rail car boarding wrong without getting hurt

[@K-Effect]

Around 25:30 I feel like I'm watching the slow-motion football reels from the 60s but with trains

[@waynehawkins2157]

ATSF!!!

[@rogerstill71]

Do ya hear that whistle down the line? ;)

[@michaelmorgan7893]

Yep. ATSF was my favorite railway. Then came SP in second place.

[@KutWrite]

Loved the 70s porn background music! Leisure suits!

[@TheChicagoL]

I personally understand all too well about damage and loss merchandise issues. (56:30 - 57:51) I worked for FedEx for nearly 30 years-21 of those years working as an assistant tractor/trailer dispatcher out of Sky Harbor Airport. I saw a few instances of damaged merchandise arriving on 53 foot trailers because it was mishandled through improper loading procedures. I have to admit, I wondered to myself: "How do we keep customers if we delivery stuff like that?"

[@jamesgroccia644]

I've only been working as a package handler at FedEx for 3 years, and I see very messy trailers in the unload end of the warehouse. The van lines also get messy loads and damaged packages. Case and point, I'm surprised we still have customers.

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

ATSF Is My Favorite Railroad!

[@FresnoOfficialByJosephJamarTay]

This video is way back then

[@jameshennighan8193]

The most interesting thing about the safety messages being presented at the beginning of this film is that the necessary and required information is given by simple, illustrative examples....... No prohibitive rules or exhortations of what can not be done..........no vast array of signs .......no resort to quoting regulations ......no paperwork ..... Just good old fashioned 'common sense'.....and the ability to look at a job.......weigh up what wants doing and how to do it....... The simple "...that's not safe....." being the only necessary observation...........compatible with the phrases, "...take care...." or........" ..be careful... " You have to be a certain age to recognise this............although the simplicity of the simple, illustrative example would go a long and refreshing way in today's.......... 'elf & safety' .........bureaucratic world. James Hennighan Yorkshire, England

[@connerrolofson1585]

I do love that presentation of Barstow Yard when new in the 1970s

[@IndianaNorthWestern]

Ellipses add to writing, but oh my god they're "..." not "........................." you troglodyte

[@IndianaNorthWestern]

y'all created the English language use it how you said it should be used

[@DirtyDoctorDan]

noone cares who you are

[@sebbrazier5678]

I love watching this old safety vids

[@theisononthecake63]

Watched this as a kid love this thanks for posting cause I ruined the disc

[@nicholasdiehl7368]

Same

[@Mike-pj1kv]

1:18:48 My new favorite song. ..." and its all done by computer"

[@BUSETS2DTxekhachgiuongnam]

Workin On The Santa Fe . great video. i love it , stay connected thank you 24:50

[@uranusimploding9830]

Just chuck that pick out tha back of dat truck ....they got hardhats and safety boots on .....🤪😄🤣😝😆👍❤🇺🇸

[@christopherorourke6543]

Great videos of one of my favorite railroads of all time, the Santa Fe. Today it is BNSF which is a favorite railroad for me.

[@cowgoesmoo3850]

I see alot of NS, and CSX around my area. Mainly multiple engine CSX freight trains. Also Amtrak aswell.

[@TessasDaddy7132]

It is a part of BNSF..Burlington Northern is the other part.Burlington Northern is my favorite railroad.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

Sadly, growing up in California, the BNSF is only a "ghost" of what the old ATSF used to be. After the 80's and 90's when all the old branch and secondary main lines were pulled up, forcing the Eastside central valley farmers to go intermodal (trucks) was a backwards step.

[@petercermak4095]

What year was this filmed? When did machines replace men. I understand that a single mammoth machine is used to do all the track replacement work today.

[@rypdx]

1983

[@msnow22000]

@@rypdx The video had so much really Groovy music man, that I thought early 1970’s.

[@cherrysdiy5005]

@@msnow22000 Even into the early 1980's the funky sound was still there, but it was disappearing fast.

[@rossbryan6102]

@@rypdx AS A RETIRED AT&SF GUY I ESTIMATE MID TO LATE 1950s

[@Steve_Hunts96]

@@rossbryan6102 No way, there was a part that said, “in 1974” I’d have to guess late 70s, maybe 1980

[@needlenosekw]

Questions about how to use a tool?? I'm gona ask the boss how a shovel works..

[@gasfrommyanusi0i594]

youd be surprised

[@gravelydon7072]

As boss puts it on your bottom side, " That's how it works!". ;-)

[@FerroequinologistofColorado]

Why is it that you should always board a caboose at the rear step only?

[@Jaidyn228]

Maybe so if you fall off the caboose you won’t fall in between caboose and last car. I keep imagining falling between a mechanical reefer and an atsf ce-11

[@chrisstromberg6527]

Less risk of getting run over by the train.

[@FerroequinologistofColorado]

@@chrisstromberg6527 makes sense

[@malcolmmarzo2461]

Interesting time capsules. Suggest you list year of production.

[@nicholasdiehl7368]

What is the song at 1:13:42 please

[@paul-andrelarose3389]

1970 vintage!. It is certainly beautiful to see railway cars from a time before spray-paint cans became available, thus making it possible for hare-brain individuals to vandalize railway property. 2021/07/03.

[@gravelydon7072]

We had spray paint in cans back then. Just back then kids didn't destroy property like they do today. In fact, the local Sherwin-Williams paint store would mix custom colors for you and then put it in spray cans. Now you have to produce an ID to prove you are over 18 to buy spray paint. Which is kind of stupid because it is people who range from teenagers to mid 30s who are the ones doing the damage. Back then we would have been arrested for the damage, and then gotten our bottoms warmed by our parents. If you want to see some of my spray can work from back then, ibls.org/files/Companies/KostersMiniatureRailroadSupplies/Kosters_Miniature_Railroad_Supplies_Catalog_6B.pdf . And yes, I'm pictured in it. Little did I know that under 10 years later I would be working on full size equipment and acting as operating crew.

[@kristonpohlman2685]

Play cards with them Old Heads back of the DogBox. Old Joe card game was my favorite.

[@VirginianRailway]

Wow! Cool old footage. Love watching this being the safety-minded person I am. What year exactly was this?

[@RandallFlaggNY]

You were all paying attention, right?

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Wow great old footage. Thanks for sharing. Liked and subbed to your channel. 👍😃 David

[@kerryonyett6324]

“STOP RIGHT THERE! 😂

[@BillybobJoelikestrains]

yoo i have this on dvd

[@ConradSzymczak]

I remember those days.....

[@RogerDiotte]

I also, I started on the Algoma Central Railway in Ontario Canada as a trackman...we had less technology at that time than this! I totally will always remember my life as it was awesome growing up and doing this work!

[@volodymyrrhapon5666]

These were best days in my live

[@jamesboykin7319]

Not much cover in the desert for setting out a bad load.

[@b3j8]

Great railroad. First time i saw the safety slogan "Where Safety Pays ALL WAYS. ALWAYS!" Class all the way.

[@94_Suburban]

i have this on dvd

[@m.q-zersky47]

US the only place in the world where the rail's are fastened with spikes.

[@gasfrommyanusi0i594]

canada

[@timpriddy349]

Machines do most of this now......

[@JF-lt5zc]

And thank goodness. That looks like brutal work.

[@jimmartin7881]

That's why you see a lot of lardasses in the RR now, not many chubby custards in this film. Real men, real work, you didn't last long if you were a whiner back then. Now laziness is normal and almost rewarded.

[@user-ij9sh1tf9d]

@@jimmartin7881 This type of manual labour may keep you fit, but it also takes a terrible toll on your body. The railroad won't care about your back and knee problems later in life. Personally, I'd rather just go to a gym to stay fit.

[@jimmartin7881]

@@user-ij9sh1tf9d Not here in the US, they have one of the best medical plans in the nation. And if you read up on the subject they have one of the largest percentages of workers comp fraud of any industry. Imagine getting 3/4 of a paycheck and your doctor's bills paid for and still going out to work out of greed. They get paid pretty damn good too, 30 bucks an hr for starters depending on dept.

[@paducahandlouisvillerailro3309]

I have a 1950 Santa Fe Railroad Spike that’s been casted out of brass it was casted in Albuquerque New Mexico

[@scottw4603]

Bunch of people with multilple track minds...

[@brucetharpe762]

“That’s NOT Safe!” 4:06 5:50 6:32 7:35 10:50 13:55 14:33

[@pageba2010]

Bruce Tharpe seriously.... who cares, so is drinking, smoking, driving, or having sex

[@brucetharpe762]

No need for negativity. I created this compilation just because I thought it would be pretty funny.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Me doing anything

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Imagine is there was a speaker at every railroad crossing that would blast "that's not safe" whenever someone went around the gates

[@brucetharpe762]

What if there was a meme for when someone had a fail, it can earrape blast “THAT’S NOT SAFE!”

[@itsjusttyler5315]

4:29 what is this song. It’s so great and I need it

[@psdeely]

Ever find out?

[@JetsMakeWoosh]

The don’t be a dummy part creeped me out as a kid couldn’t watch that part

[@oooltra]

I was an engineer for 58 years. We used to ridicule the workers. Called them track troglodytes or maintenance o way wussies. BTW, is it ok to use a hammer as a 🔧?

[@IndianaNorthWestern]

only if the bolt is really stuck, but then just put wd40 on it and try again or just cut it off with oxyacetylene torches

[@Dutch_Uncle]

I worked two summers in the CB&Q car shops, repairing cars mashed up by cowboy engineers! Old cars were repaired to original specifications, to include wooden walls, lots of rivets. Not too many rivet buckers around these days.

[@oooltra]

@@Dutch_Uncle I salute you, sir.

[@gravelydon7072]

@@Dutch_Uncle Huck Bolts mostly or just welds.

[@clinthowe7629]

kind of arrogant when you consider that by their hard work and expertise building and maintaining track that you can safely drive a train on, they keep you and all other rail riders, employed, safe and alive, It seems on that account that they do a vital job that requires a great amount of skill and engineering expertise to perform. We owe those “track troglodytes” more respect than to call them wussies i think, surely you must’ve meant that in jest.

[@fabriciobengozi9650]

Guys Who Have 19 Years For Workin On BNSF

[@Ghostridercdn]

47:47 old school logo CP Rail Boxcar

[@iansmith7586]

What’s the song at 1:18:55

[@TeimonKauppa739]

0:18 OUTDOOR AUTORACK?

[@engineer6325]

Yes, older style railroad cars meant to carry automobiles were largely exposed to the outside weather. However, over time too many cases of cars damaged by weather or debris, or victims of blatant theft as people would sneak in and steal parts are the reason why modern day autoracks are "covered" up from the outside.

[@MrChasP]

I notice no one wearing hearing protection ... X STOP that's not safe ... I worked in a mill running saws all day so I'm safety freak 🤪

[@robscott8296]

43:58 what is the name of this song

[@chrisoconnell5143]

I dont hear them singing!!

[@chrisbrady-t1u]

What?No Firemen?

[@dustbowlhammer7119]

Amazing they are doing so much by hand, when in my lifetime, they use machines to do everything now! I'm not even sure when things changed!

[@retr0bits545]

A shipper has a choice in railroads to use… not anymore Their TOO BIG!

[@williambartholomew5680]

What song is at 21:30?

[@michaelmorgan7893]

Sounds like Dragnet's Art Gilmore narrating this video.

[@Britishgrendier]

good old days

[@clinthowe7629]

the narrator sounds like Paul Harvey.

[@MrJuvefrank]

At 5:57, I thought he said, "Ho!"

[@up844productions8]

He did

[@ericjimenez8777]

29:44

[@abandonednotntailitsbob6504]

at the first minute i saw large amounts of slavery

[@SCRM_Railfan]

Does Santa Fe still exist?

[@djscrizzle]

As the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway from 1997 onward.

[@ericjimenez8777]

1:28:19

[@RobertThomas-ov6gq]

L

[@DJ_F00D_ST2MP]

L

[@notlisted-cl5ls]

man i miss the good old days workin fer the Santa Flush outta the valley div. smokin dope and runnin trains. cant do that anymore.