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  • @johnsnow1355
    @johnsnow1355 Рік тому +28

    Thanks for showing the toilet no one else dose in cab tours 🎉

    • @melaniemel2732
      @melaniemel2732 Місяць тому

      That's because you aren't supposed to!

  • @brohamster
    @brohamster Рік тому +42

    I’ve always thought working in a train would be a vibe. Chilling in the cockpit for a few hours always seemed like such an interesting experience. Must feel like you’re on top of the world when you’re traveling in a freight train.

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому +15

      it does have it's moments at times!

    • @brohamster
      @brohamster Рік тому +3

      @@RailsTailsandTrails haha! The scenery must be beautiful!

  • @Upstatedeerhunter
    @Upstatedeerhunter 9 місяців тому +3

    Both of my grandfathers worked on the rail road. One was a conductor on a freight train and the other was a car knocker, he told me that was slang for mechanic. I admire what you guys do!!

  • @AC-ro6ib
    @AC-ro6ib 7 місяців тому +18

    I do not miss being a conductor or engineer. It was nice on the rare occasion that we'd get a brand new EMD SD70ACE/AH or a new GE with comfy seats, but most of the time it was some old, run down SD70 . Guys would spit sunflower seeds all over the floors, leave spit bottles on the console, the toilet always smelled like an out-outhouse, and there'd always be something stupid written on the walls. It wasn't that the locomotives were particularly bad; it was the fact that some of the people who used them just didn't care that someone else had to use it too.

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 5 місяців тому +2

      My subdivision on the CSX had one of the two overhaul shops. We got the locomotives that were close to overhaul, so no working air conditioning or on its last legs, lots of squeaks and rattles, lots of rockin' and rollin' on the rails, and dirty everything. My OJT mentor taught me to bring some cleaning gear with me to keep my arms, pants, and hands from getting too slimy or dirty from the build-up, especially from the rubber on the armrests of the seats and the windows. Lots of problems with the trailing units, too. The new or rebuilt power seemed to go to the southern divisions. You know, where HQ was.
      For me, like the Navy, the job was not so much a great thing to DO as it was to HAVE done!

    • @tilerman
      @tilerman 5 місяців тому +3

      I used to work for a big tile company years ago and they had a fleet of about 40 lorries. I worked in the yard loading them and shunting them around, i wasn't a driver, and the state of the cab interiors, oh man, they were disgusting. Rotting food, food wrappers, empty bottle, steering wheels were greasy and the smell. And the majority of the drivers were in bad physical shape and with little self respect. Then we had 2 new drivers start with the company, both ex military, first day they turned up in pressed overalls and they refused to go out in the lorries until they were cleaned, inside and out. The lorries were in bad shape (ford D's) over worked and getting old, horrible things. One day 2 brand new MAN's turned up, they looked like spaceships in comparison, and guess which 2 drivers got the new lorries. Those 2 guys were spot on, always spotless, polite, friendly and as you'd imagine very efficient and they treated those lorries like they were their own and wouldn't let anyone else drive them!

  • @Eddy63
    @Eddy63 Рік тому +11

    Please do more of these cab tours ... Thx for posting these ...

  • @Knigozvuk
    @Knigozvuk 6 місяців тому +10

    I work as a diesel locomotive driver in Russia and I was interested in how a diesel locomotive works in the USA. thanks for this video.

  • @HDCanadianTrainVideos
    @HDCanadianTrainVideos 10 місяців тому +2

    Engineer myself, I'm so glad 99% of my company's units have the control stands rather than the desktop controls. Way more ergonomic that way.

  • @bwnotredame06
    @bwnotredame06 Рік тому +111

    Cool Videos. I understand and respect you wanting to protect your job. But the Rail Companies should know there are plenty of Training Simulators and Actual Videos, Pictures, and information online. And I also would think that corporate, would see these as good recruiting tools, for people who might want to be an Engineer or Conductor. Love the Videos, keep it up.

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому +29

      One of the stipulations on my company approval from corporate was not to show any proprietary technology. Since I'm not 100% about what each and every box is down in that area I wasn't going to risk it. There's a lot of stuff down there.

    • @maxrshelltrack7443
      @maxrshelltrack7443 Рік тому +4

      I'm sure train hoppers have posted enough videos of the inside of the cab.

    • @Douglisthe1111
      @Douglisthe1111 Рік тому

      You should buy some merch! Great stuff 😎

    • @minnesotarailfan11
      @minnesotarailfan11 Рік тому +3

      @@maxrshelltrack7443well yeah because they don’t have to worry about being fired if they show shit that train crews might not be able to show.

    • @robertgardner8680
      @robertgardner8680 11 місяців тому

      @rubykirov1549 sure you have been in it.🙄

  • @notmuch_23
    @notmuch_23 Рік тому +27

    My dad was a conductor and my sister is an engineer for BNSF, so I liked seeing where they work(ed) for YEARS, and the reason the bathroom you showed smelled like shit is because it's the second unit. Crews _NEVER_ shit in the first unit if they can help it.

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому +15

      They all smell like a litter box. Everyone of em

    • @sasquatchhadarock968
      @sasquatchhadarock968 Рік тому +10

      @@RailsTailsandTrails never have understood why so many people treat shared bathrooms as an opportunity to fling feces like a baboon.

    • @zackbobby5550
      @zackbobby5550 Місяць тому

      Motors get swapped around as trailing and leading units all the time. When that train gets to destination and possibly broken up, those locos may go a decade without being paired together again, or they might be back out on the next train just like that and everything in-between. You might not take a shit in your leader on that particular trip, but on the next trip your trailing unit might be somebody else's leader, now with the after market modification of your shit stink.

  • @luismanuelmartinezcastaned8880

    All BNSF C44-9W H1 still look in excellent condition, I have been on AC4400CW KCS and FXE... 👍

  • @NorlandBoxcar
    @NorlandBoxcar Рік тому +13

    That was cool. As a rail fan I get it that some engineers and conductors don't care to wave or honk. Not a big deal. It's just a job for most. I can see that being inside that cab does not really give one the majestic feeling of machine power that a rail fan sees when this enormous machine of well engineered power goes by on the tracks from a lower level. I always just hope that the rail persons don't think we are just a bunch of idiots to be admiring it and filming it. Having said that, it is always really cool when you guys wave and/or honk. The old fellas back in the day always did. Again, not a big deal if you don't. Just try once in a while. lol

    • @njcurmudgeon
      @njcurmudgeon Рік тому +6

      I'm in my 50s and still get a kick out of getting a wave from the engineer or conductor when railfanning. I'm sure it can get irritating to have people shoving a camera at you at work and then getting second-guessed by the keyboard warriors on UA-cam and so on because they played Train Simulator. But a lot of us are just interested in how this stuff works and respect the folks who do it for a living. Even as a "civilian" I've been able to stick up for the railroad folks I know in criticisms of them by the ignorant over the recent contracts or derailments in the news. These kinds of videos give the rest of us some idea of what they do and what they deal with. A whole lot of our economy and ability to get from here to there is down to these people. They deserve a whole lot more respect and consideration than they historically get. As annoying as railfans might be sometimes, we can also be advocates.

    • @mtheoverlord7840
      @mtheoverlord7840 Рік тому +7

      One of my favorite parts of the job is blowing the train whistle for kids. Doesn't matter how crappy my day was before then, or if I'm ever upset with the job or company. Seeing a kid's face light up when they see the train go by and the whistle blown puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day.

    • @NorlandBoxcar
      @NorlandBoxcar Рік тому +3

      @@mtheoverlord7840 Cool..That is nice to hear man. Cheers to that..

    • @railfandepotproductions
      @railfandepotproductions Рік тому

      Rail person?

  • @CLAelev1
    @CLAelev1 7 місяців тому +1

    I just watched a video on the 1986 CN railroad collision. Am I right in assuming that audible alarm early in this video was indicating an overspeed, yet the actual speed on the dash was normal?

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for helping us Better Understand what your and the Engineers Office looks like. It’s more roomy than most people realize. Litter Box is for short visits. 😬👍

  • @TheAntweld
    @TheAntweld Рік тому +1

    My dad work for SP or T&NO all his adult life, from the time he was 20 till he died at 52. I can’t remember much about the RR. When he-came in he looked like they cleaned the inside of pipe with him he loved it 😍 He was a fireman and engineer.

    • @ellisjackson336
      @ellisjackson336 7 місяців тому +1

      Sorry to hear your dad passed away at 52. RIP 🕊️

  •  Рік тому +4

    This is such a cool video. Thanks for posting. The bathroom is not where I guessed it would be!

  • @FTBFHRITP
    @FTBFHRITP Рік тому +6

    Awesome tour! 1073 is lead qualified I’ve caught it on a few Galesburg freights up in Iowa/Illinois

  • @SweetSunrising
    @SweetSunrising Рік тому +2

    Thank you for the tour & satisfying our curiosities!

  • @HSETM
    @HSETM Рік тому +2

    It's cool to see what it looks like on the inside.

  • @Matty.G.Weights
    @Matty.G.Weights Рік тому +3

    Sometimes you gotta go back and flip that switch to idle and then back to run. At least we had to sometimes. Gotta love when that power starts going up for no reason

  • @randallellison6421
    @randallellison6421 Рік тому +8

    Cool tour, especially of one of the BNSF Heritage 1 Dash 9s, would love to see more tours of these locomotives, thanks for sharing!

    • @azrailroader
      @azrailroader 11 місяців тому

      They all look the same except he picked the worst Dash 9 doesn’t even have radio tone buttons on conductor side or a handset. All except the 1000s 900s do.

    • @randallellison6421
      @randallellison6421 11 місяців тому

      ​@azrailroader that's interesting, wonder why only those units lack that stuff? Most of the complaints I hear from crews here at Thayer are that they're rough riding, they don't like the desktop controls, and they're just plain worn out (their words, not mine).

  • @aloner245
    @aloner245 11 місяців тому

    Love your video- I used to be a conductor- ended when I was injured in the Hoxie head on train wreck of 2014.

  • @billclements3879
    @billclements3879 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the tour … be safe

  • @paulbergen9114
    @paulbergen9114 Рік тому +2

    It's the basics. Only one number off from my badge number at work and those are at least 20 years old. I half expected to see papers tucked in at various crevices to quiet squeaking plastic and rubbing sounds or metal clunking. Looking back at older locomotives with all the circuits behind you the clicking was really something especially when switching. Thanks for the updates

    • @archiebunker7688
      @archiebunker7688 Рік тому

      The GE units had very few defects in infancy which was a million miles. Maybe a loose terminal nut or fitting. All systems are monitored at global control centers for any possible failures before they become serious enough to shut the unit down.

  • @KutWrite
    @KutWrite 5 місяців тому

    LOL "Here we go." Used to say that a lot on the CSX.

  • @GeatOlafsson
    @GeatOlafsson Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the tour bud. Hope you are enjoying your birthday

  • @alainaarrhodge5900
    @alainaarrhodge5900 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the tour.

  • @ellisjackson336
    @ellisjackson336 7 місяців тому

    I’ve seen like 5 different control stand layouts for this body style of locomotive…c44s and c45s. I’ve also seen different railroads order the cabs with the displays in different positions too

  • @brfts2001
    @brfts2001 11 місяців тому

    Awesome! You're in 1073, which still wears H1 BNSF wagon wheel scheme.
    PSR has kept me from wanting to even work for the Class 1's. BNSF does it too, despite not really calling it that lol. I'll gladly watch your videos though and enjoy it!

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  11 місяців тому +1

      I believe BNSF spins it off as "Common Sense Railroading" which is the same dang thing! lol

  • @Kenwhoo
    @Kenwhoo 11 місяців тому

    Thanx for this vid.. I always have loved trains every since I was a child but now as a trucker I still love them so I had to subscribe to ya channel. Thnx

  • @NOC1TIME
    @NOC1TIME 21 день тому

    How's the heat and AC in a cab ? Stay warm in blizzard conditions etc. Cool in the desert, etc ? Oh, is there a coffee pot available?

  • @tracylarson1935
    @tracylarson1935 11 місяців тому

    Jon thanks for the walk through.

  • @RidealongGang
    @RidealongGang Рік тому +1

    Nice view

  • @osuoiler3605
    @osuoiler3605 7 місяців тому

    Just stumbled upon this video. I have to say that I'm surprised by how basic and rough the cabin seems. I sort of figured that modern locos would be pretty nice on the inside. I do believe I've seen oilfield equipment cabins that would put that to shame, and that's saying something. It sucks for the workers because you guys have to practically live in those things!

  • @DieselDucy
    @DieselDucy 9 місяців тому

    This is awesome. I work for ns as a locomotive engineer. I’d love to be able to do this. I’d get in trouble if I got caught doing so. Is bnsf more lenient about photography?

  • @edwardchamberlain3504
    @edwardchamberlain3504 11 місяців тому

    😆 u look very enthusiastic

  • @RonStanek
    @RonStanek Рік тому +1

    How is the air conditioner/heater?
    I've seen in some EMD built Australian diesels, have a "tool room"; refrigerator & microwave. Some Canadian engines have an electric stove burner. Is there a track radar obstacle detection system on those? Oh yeh, PTC detection.

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому +2

      That really varies with the ac and heater if they work. You never know what you're going to get.

  • @cleenlivin
    @cleenlivin 9 місяців тому

    I just came across your channel and this video. Pretty cool to see inside the Dash 9. It definitely looks well with.
    As an engineer or conductor I imagine deadheading must take some getting used to since you can’t see or control things.

  • @lemmykilmister9979
    @lemmykilmister9979 3 місяці тому

    I’d love to have that job been a dream job for a long time

  • @lesliebrennan3351
    @lesliebrennan3351 11 місяців тому

    This is very cool, thank you.

  • @TheQuebecRailfan
    @TheQuebecRailfan 6 місяців тому

    So you were in a BNSF DASH 9 in a H1 scheme, nice.

  • @robertd.7060
    @robertd.7060 8 місяців тому +1

    Do all Freight trains have a CAM on them to video the rails , as you guys go down them ? If they do , I"D like to know some of the STRANGE things in the wilds you have seen ? I do mean [ STRANGE ] things , not the normal things out in those woods ?

  • @JF-lt5zc
    @JF-lt5zc 11 місяців тому

    Great vid. Put the lid down on the toilet to keep smells at bay. :)

  • @brooksallenyoung
    @brooksallenyoung Рік тому +1

    I'm trying to get on at UP with some of my buddies.

  • @kelmd1030
    @kelmd1030 11 місяців тому

    Cool video nice to see a fellow co worker videos I work for BNSF also the Chicago division I’m on B&B bridge & building

  • @Siriusblck55
    @Siriusblck55 10 місяців тому

    You said you hate the Dash 9. Which locomotive do you like?
    Is there a railway company where the locomotive bathroom is cleaner?

  • @johnsnow1355
    @johnsnow1355 Рік тому +1

    What about the dead mans switch? Hows that work in modern engines

  • @captaincoon_
    @captaincoon_ Місяць тому

    1:30 great place to let out a few Amtraks if ya catch my drift

  • @bradh4421
    @bradh4421 Рік тому +1

    I used to run between St. Louis and Memphis on the River sub. Where do you run between?

  • @eugenenewton1909
    @eugenenewton1909 Рік тому +1

    When dead heading are you getting paid or on the clock of some sort. Are they positioning you for a future run? Did you have an conductor and engineer dead heading with you on your way out…. Now you get to dead head on the way back…?
    Thanks, I enjoy the content.

  • @carlospada9586
    @carlospada9586 Рік тому +1

    Hi, I'd like to know how the engineer controls the operation of the other locomotives in the train. What the titular locomotive performs is repeated by the others? Thank you and congratulations for everything you give us with your videos. Ciao

  • @dylanmccallister1888
    @dylanmccallister1888 11 місяців тому +1

    The opening of this video made me understand the crime pays but botany doesnt guy a lot more
    I hope you are paid enough lol 😂

  • @stangssoftwash
    @stangssoftwash 17 днів тому

    What was the cart in front of what you were in? You look in front of the windshield and there’s another cart. That must suck having to stare at that instead of looking at the open outdoors

  • @terrywebb8636
    @terrywebb8636 11 місяців тому

    Great video, very educational.

  • @someoldguy109
    @someoldguy109 6 місяців тому +5

    I'm a truck driver and wanted to see how life is for ya'll.

    • @rossbryan6102
      @rossbryan6102 4 місяці тому

      I GOT TO RUN BIG RIG TRUCKS AS WELL AS BEING AN HOGGER / ROAD FOREMAN OF ENGINES!
      IN MY TIME OF TRAINING NEW ENGINEERS, AN GOOD SHARP TRUCKER WAS ONE OF THE BEST LEARNERS OF BEING ENGINEERS!!

  • @steviebettelyoun
    @steviebettelyoun Рік тому +4

    Never thought that conductor could be the One to blow the horn I thought the engineer that did it

    • @jamesbarker5262
      @jamesbarker5262 Місяць тому

      @@steviebettelyoun they both have a horn lever.

    • @steviebettelyoun
      @steviebettelyoun Місяць тому

      @@jamesbarker5262 interesting I never knew that. That’s cool. I guess if the conductor had to hop out it, they have to blow the horn somehow makes sense.

  • @davidimhoff2118
    @davidimhoff2118 11 місяців тому +1

    It’s funny how they tell you that you can’t film “important” stuff but I’ve seen the inside of trains recorded on police body cams. In this one case someone had locked himself inside and they showed the area with the electricals because he was most likely hiding in the bathroom. I’m guessing they don’t want you showing them the how to operate the train via the screens etc. It’s not like a train is so secret lol. The beeps would drive me crazy. I’d take a hammer to my head.

  • @jairveloso9952
    @jairveloso9952 Рік тому +2

    Hello, I would like to know how the maintenance of the diesel engine is done.

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому

      I wouldn't know anything about that as I'm a conductor and not a carman or diesel mechanic

  • @canucksfan2024
    @canucksfan2024 11 місяців тому

    Love trains!!

  • @c.harris9989
    @c.harris9989 7 місяців тому +1

    I interviewed for this job and was doing well, until they learned during the physical that I had a weak immune system. They told me the trains are Petrie dishes and so I failed. I thought they were overreacting but I can see now that they were not 😂 Wow. So they sent me to the Dispatch Center. I didn't take the job. Way way way too stressful.

  • @c4mstack1n
    @c4mstack1n 6 місяців тому

    You think you can take a closer picture of the controls for my friend trying to recreate a train model? Would appreciate haha

  • @Bassotronics
    @Bassotronics 5 місяців тому

    I was looking for Dash-9's on UA-cam.
    I saw this channel.
    I say to myself "I Love Dash-9's...Let Me Check!"
    **Checks video**... and the first thing I hear is "I Hate The Dash-9's!"
    The irony! LOL
    I still love the video though. :)

  • @powerofthepizza3280
    @powerofthepizza3280 Рік тому +3

    If one wanted to work for BNSF as either an entry level job/trainee Conductor & work up the ladder of jobs from there, is college necessary in order to be hired?

  • @jordialfonsoaragones4978
    @jordialfonsoaragones4978 Рік тому

    Nice video, thanks

  • @graysontheginger
    @graysontheginger 10 місяців тому +1

    Dude you look EXACTLY like the WWE wrestler Baron Corbin! I swear you guys are twins lol!

  • @scottnichols309
    @scottnichols309 8 місяців тому

    When the head engine moves . Does it Control the rest of the frate engines . Power

  • @davidward3147
    @davidward3147 11 місяців тому +1

    Aren’t these power units ever cleaned?

  • @cmdrriotz5283
    @cmdrriotz5283 4 місяці тому +1

    Yo that fridge has been there since 1975. Jesus.

  • @ThePeyton301
    @ThePeyton301 Рік тому +1

    What does the fra 223 glazing mean?

  • @simonthetrainguy
    @simonthetrainguy 3 місяці тому

    I see these along with BNSF Sd70mac in Longmont Colorado 0:51

  • @bouffant-girl
    @bouffant-girl 11 місяців тому +1

    Rail 🚈 Pail is a great name for the toilet

  • @likesanddislikesetc
    @likesanddislikesetc 2 місяці тому

    I’ve been in several when I was a conductor.

  • @FalconWing1813
    @FalconWing1813 11 місяців тому

    Does the restroom have any sort of vent ? lol Or does all the fumes go out into the cab area lol ? Thanks

  • @tacticex5300
    @tacticex5300 11 місяців тому +1

    Do any train models that BNSF runs have a bed for long stretches where it might be a day or two before you reach a stop, if those kind of trips even exist?

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  11 місяців тому +1

      Not even close.

    • @tacticex5300
      @tacticex5300 11 місяців тому +1

      @@RailsTailsandTrails What’s the farthest between stops any trips get? I would’ve imagined some trips would be a day or so if you are going through mountainous regions, but I have no idea.

  • @eddie75935
    @eddie75935 11 місяців тому

    are any of the locomotives equipped with a/c?? it's hot here in Texas and it seems like you would also pick up some heat off of the 'workings' around you

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  11 місяців тому +1

      they're supposed to all be function. Now if that's the case or not is like buying a lotto ticket. You never know what's going to happen =)

  • @bconppp
    @bconppp Рік тому +1

    hi i really like this i am new here but i also like trains, i want to ask a question, what is a reverser and what is it used for ?

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому

      The reverser sets which direction the locomotive will travel.

    • @metronorthrailfan2244
      @metronorthrailfan2244 Рік тому

      @@RailsTailsandTrails Pretty much works similar to your transmission found in your car or truck.

  • @RonStanek
    @RonStanek Рік тому +1

    Does the restroom have a fan?

  • @ang9968
    @ang9968 9 місяців тому

    How do you get around filming with no electronics allowed in cab? Per FRA?

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  8 місяців тому

      Not in the controlling locomotive and I am dead heading. There’s no fra violation

    • @ang9968
      @ang9968 8 місяців тому

      @@RailsTailsandTrails ok. Nice to know.

  • @Trememzto
    @Trememzto 4 місяці тому

    Here in Brazil we use a system with a keyboard to talk to the traffic controller, where we inform when we stop or break down locomotives or wagons, sending a message, I see that in your system there is no keyboard, what is the way of communicating with the traffic control center ?

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  4 місяці тому +1

      the good ole fashioned radio. That's all we have. We can call directly via our person cell phones if the train is stopped as well.

  • @samfuller6273
    @samfuller6273 Рік тому +1

    SP used to have a master and slave radios. The Conductor could actually change the channel! That's the way it should be. How many times am I busy, and I need to change the channel ?
    Remember happily the Con is the boss! 3 paragraphs of responsibility to my one.
    Never single man crews ( crew??) !!!

  • @myfavorites1016
    @myfavorites1016 Рік тому +1

    Sorry but I'm still a little confused on why the conductors side has the emergency brake and air horn , aren't those only the engineers responsibility. Sorry that I'm not clear on that topic. Bye the way I love the channel. It's awesome

    • @MrsGreen173
      @MrsGreen173 11 місяців тому

      The conductor needs to be able to stop the train safely and warn oncoming traffic in the unfortunate event that the engineer becomes incapacitated.

    • @myfavorites1016
      @myfavorites1016 11 місяців тому +1

      @MsStephaneebrown173 oh I understand now . Thank you for your reply

    • @MrsGreen173
      @MrsGreen173 11 місяців тому

      @@myfavorites1016 Np!

  • @curtisrobinson-gc5dm
    @curtisrobinson-gc5dm Рік тому +1

    I was alwas told the rest room was was in the nose of the loco and i DID know people rode in the trailer loco i thought they followed directions from the lead loco

  • @DogenSao
    @DogenSao Рік тому

    Nice trainz

  • @MeowzerzGaming
    @MeowzerzGaming Рік тому +2

    When I was 18 I was going to do this for the army. It didn't happen but this was what I would've been going to do.

  • @myfavorites1016
    @myfavorites1016 Рік тому +1

    I have a question , why does the conductor side always have that emergency brake valve lever , doesn't the engineer control that ? And is that the lever that is used to put train into emergency ?

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому

      It's so we can put the train in emergency as well if needed.

    • @myfavorites1016
      @myfavorites1016 Рік тому

      Oh i just seen your reply , thanks , but isnt the engineer incharge of that basically to drop the emergency lever ? I guess i didn't know you as conductor could control that to , thanks for your reply

    • @benjlar1902
      @benjlar1902 Рік тому

      @@myfavorites1016 put it this way, if your coming in hot to a red light its your responsibility to make sure your hog has a brake on or if need be put the train into emergency, if the conductor feels its necessary to soak it they will. its your job on the line too

  • @vonbryanalicaya6374
    @vonbryanalicaya6374 Рік тому

    Good stretch

  • @Sebastian-xy5en
    @Sebastian-xy5en Рік тому +1

    Is the engineer more senior than the conductor? Are they both qualified to drive? Is there a pay difference?

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  Рік тому

      No correlation typically. Some times a conductor also has their engine card, but not always the case. Lots of variables in that. To become an engineer you have to be a conductor first though.

  • @brianmurphy6452
    @brianmurphy6452 Рік тому

    Very cool!

  • @7DirtRyder
    @7DirtRyder Рік тому +4

    Just wanted to say thanks for all the videos The information you be given on the videos has helped me get a job with BNSF on my 10th week of student conductor training. It is a very intimidating job. It's definitely the hardest easiest job you could have. Definitely away from home alot, going to take some getting used to. But that's railroading right?

  • @Big_mac_specail
    @Big_mac_specail 10 місяців тому +1

    The extremely promising bathroom

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  10 місяців тому +1

      The possibilities are endless =p

    • @Big_mac_specail
      @Big_mac_specail 10 місяців тому

      lol

    • @Big_mac_specail
      @Big_mac_specail 10 місяців тому

      @@RailsTailsandTrails a bit to endless

    • @Big_mac_specail
      @Big_mac_specail 10 місяців тому

      @@RailsTailsandTrails that toilet has endless diseases

    • @Big_mac_specail
      @Big_mac_specail 10 місяців тому

      @@RailsTailsandTrails thankfully if I got cancer or kidney disease I would get free health care with 1-800 railroad protection

  • @blueants-lq7lr
    @blueants-lq7lr 4 місяці тому

    Subscribed !!!

  • @BRADYN_NICHOL
    @BRADYN_NICHOL 6 місяців тому

    I wished i could actually see inside a locomotive its on my bucket list and i love this vid can you please do a emd70ace please

  • @nong1993h1
    @nong1993h1 11 місяців тому

    I love trainz

  • @YellowFunnyMan
    @YellowFunnyMan 7 місяців тому

    How hard is it to get into this job

  • @VishnuKamath
    @VishnuKamath 5 місяців тому

    The people who work on the ground should really get paid more. This is hard work. There should be a coffee machine for you all in this.

  • @roadrailmediagroup
    @roadrailmediagroup 3 місяці тому

    I am surprised no one has developed a modular bathroom for locomotives. Something that can be swapped out and refurbished. Would help crew morale at a minimum.

    • @RailsTailsandTrails
      @RailsTailsandTrails  2 місяці тому

      technically they are modular, just many of them are vented directly into the crew area of the cab. Great design feature.

  • @joshuaprice6322
    @joshuaprice6322 27 днів тому

    Damn. This guy curses just like me. I can totally respect that. At least he's honest about everything. And he wants to protect his line of work. I understand where he's coming from.

  • @samfuller6273
    @samfuller6273 Рік тому +1

    BNSF has way better USSG seats than UP. The butt part is SOoo much better. UP is like sitting on a CONCRETE BENCH.

  • @stephenhottle6783
    @stephenhottle6783 Рік тому

    I'll have to disagree about the litter box lol

  • @Csxt_type_guy
    @Csxt_type_guy 11 місяців тому

    Dash nines are painted in h3 and h2 right

  • @Nashvillesteam42
    @Nashvillesteam42 Рік тому +1

    What railroad spikes are on bnsf