One trip as a locomotive engineer we were eastbound when a westbound we were approaching went into emergency and while I wasn't ordered to I initiated a full service brake application and refused to release it when my conductor asked what I was doing. I replied just a feeling, release the brakes and let's get home, I didn't release the brakes and as we came around a left hand curve all I saw was scattered freight cars all over the place. We stopped three car lengths from the first car on our track. When I called it in the dispatcher wanted to know how bad our train was from the impact and I asked him what impact? I never said anything about an impact, we stopped just shy of the first car on our track. The trainmaster when he showed up wanted to know why I put the brakes on my train and all I could tell him was I had a feeling that I needed to stop my train. Both the conductor and I thought he was going to give us a hard time when he came back 1 hour later with the division super I thought here we go. Instead I got was thank God you had that feeling as the 4th through 19th cars were 200 proof alcohol for old Mister Boston brand in Boston. 6 hours later the contractors opened one track through and off we went. I never worried about putting the brakes on if something didn't feel right.

@GEES44DC

7 жыл бұрын

This is why the rules state to stop if an approaching movement on another track goes into emergency.

@trailswest817

6 жыл бұрын

That's an amazing story. Sometimes gut feeling and instinct are all we have to go on. Great Job!!

@fiacchinorobert

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you . Good drives are always better than good rules .

@Brian-rj1un

3 жыл бұрын

How do these engineers know when a couple breaks, or a derailment happens way back in their train?

@butterpecanisfire

3 жыл бұрын

@@Brian-rj1un The air hose will snap if the train breaks apart draining the air pressure to 0 PSI, which will apply full emergency throughout the train, the BP and ER readings on the MFD's (screens in the cab) will drop to 0 and a warning will flash that an uncommanded emergency application has been made.

I once saw a Norfolk Southern intermodal stack in emergency but didn't see him stopping, I tried to record him at first but the camera didn't record, so I chased him and found him stopped blocking several crossings. THEN I go to the next crossing that is off. And an hour and a half later he hasn't budged at all, so I left, out of all it was a total fail and it wasn't my day, and I've been annoyed by missing and not seeing all of trains since then, if I don't catch the whole train on camera I get real mad, because the locomotives are the best parts, I live in the southeast where I don't get much luck, but I live a few miles from the track that I see most trains. Another time I saw 3 trains in a single day and I wasn't even legit rail fanning, it was just random phone catches, although I didn't get all of the last one, but it was still crazy.

nice video and great catch of the 2 train's in your video.

What are the cars that look like they have windows

That was near the Eton Junction. The River and Marceline Subs feed into that junction. The Marceline starts in Fort Madison Iowa of the Chillocothe and the Hannibal and ends near downtown Kansas City. The River Subdivision actually belongs to the Union Pacific Railroad and comes off the Jefferson City and the Sedalia Sub at Cole Junction northwest of Jefferson City Missouri near Rock Hill Road and Cole Junction and East Cole Junction Roads. Where those two trains are is an important subdivision for Amtrak. The Southwest Chief out of Chicago runs the Marceline and the Missouri River Runner runs the River and Jefferson City Subs out of St. Louis. Where those two trains were is the beginning of the Kansas City Terminal which is connected to the BNSF Argentine and 19th Street Yards and the Union Pacific Neff, Armstrong, and 18th Street Yards.

Great video, I really enjoyed it!

got a question how does the driver comunicate engine speeds and breaks and power settings between front middle and rear engines

@ImpyLane

7 жыл бұрын

Everything electrical goes through the MU cable, everything pneumatic goes through the MU hoses.

@GrnArrow092

7 жыл бұрын

When multiple locomotives are used in a train, they're connected together through electrical cables. That allows the crew in the lead locomotive (called a controlling locomotive) to control the other locomotives. For example, when the operator of the locomotive increases or decreases the throttle in the lead locomotive, the other locomotives do the same. Brakes usually work in the same manor through the train's air lines. It's called multiple unit train control.

@jamesshanks2614

7 жыл бұрын

Not all locomotives are mued with 27 pin MU cables. Mid train power and power tied onto the rear of the train are remote controlled by a specialized radio remote control system. Where the railroad doesn't want another crew on the mid or rear power.

I never heard the air go off for the autoracks when it went into emergency

The train was smoking.........did they release the parking brake?

very good job

I love your intro

I saw the same thing earlier this year at this same spot

Yep... that what happens when all you get are Gonna Explodes. Great video Chris! BNSF... three letters: E, M, and D.

@844Train

10 жыл бұрын

Haha, General Explosions. Thanks!

@BenjaminEsposti

8 жыл бұрын

+844Train Great Explosions, Gone Emd, etc ... lol

@pkranz937

8 жыл бұрын

They wouldn't be buying them if that were the case. There's a very good reason EMD is now a very distant #2 in the locomotive race. As far as that goes, the 1000th ES44T4 was just recently constructed. Cat is still trying to figure out a way to keep their T4 test units running. So much for EMD.

@BenjaminEsposti

8 жыл бұрын

Pete Kranz What is the issue CAT is having anyways? Don't they already have Tier 4 engines that are powerful enough? Or are the problems not in the engine but the other systems? (electrical, etc..)

@warzonerandoms.1773

7 жыл бұрын

there not cats locomotives.they are from GE,the problem is the horse power ratings of the r e c,it did not comply with emmission standards. fixed now

3:55 Anyone know what those big carts with hole on the sides carry?

@mctherailfan

3 жыл бұрын

Cars

Okay, now congratulations on 300 videos!

@844Train

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nothing like the sound of a 4-stroke

Great video!

@844Train

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks

The first clip I knew what happened. The engine sounded like it was down a cylinder from the engine cause it sounded like it

I love your new video's

Maybe he had a red over red on the signal. In emergency, a train stops much faster than that one did. I saw no problems with the train. Emergency makes a train stop unusually fast, not slowly like that one did. You would also hear the brakes being applied hard. No emergency here.

at approx 3-30 what are the cars (rolling stock) they look 3 or 4 story's high. we don't have them in the uk lol ;-)

@luvrwilliam6868

5 жыл бұрын

SparXz478 they’re called autoracks they transport vehicles

@SparXz478

5 жыл бұрын

@@luvrwilliam6868 ok ty for the info

WHO CAN SAY ME WHAT THE TRIALS HP HAVE - GREETINGS FROM GERMANY

What did i see at 1:30 ? Now I have lost faith in graffiti artists !

@knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094

4 жыл бұрын

I can now NEVER unsee this...lmao

@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907

3 жыл бұрын

hMmMmMMMmmmMMMMMmmMMMMMMMmMMm

@browncheese5658

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

BNSF stack train in full-apply. "Emergency" is just an unregulated dump of the train brake.

Like the heritage diesels lol .. I have them in H.O. scale with sound & DCC All the U.P. ones

I like train videos on KZread 😁

As a conductor, conductors DO NOT have to walk the train on every emergency brake application, it's not mandatory as you put it.

@BenjaminEsposti

8 жыл бұрын

+Arthur West Probably depends on the RR

@arthurwest6270

8 жыл бұрын

It would apply for this video as I'm a conductor for BNSF in the Gulf Division.

@BNoakville

8 жыл бұрын

+Arthur West The Gulf Division is the Frisco Stuff right? I think it is mandatory up here in the Pacific North West Division that you inspect your train after a Emergency App.

very nice view but needs edge of stone result not so messy from tjb p.s notice the stones and train looks fine to me.

Okay, so the second one didn't go into emergency, he just came to a stop. At that speed, had he gone into emergency you would have immediately known because the train comes to a stop right quick, and it sounds like all Hell is breaking loose. Trust me, growing up next to a busy main line, I've witnessed it a few times, and it's actually quite alarming when it happens!

@844Train

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you can hear the air pop around 2:01. :) I did talk to the conductor of that train and they said both had hit the emergency.

the second problably had a kicker, with well cars and autoracks

Look at the Smoke stake!!

I like train videos on KZread 👍

What happened with the locomotive? Sounds like it might have some sort of engine problem, or it's in skip-fire mode.

@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606

8 жыл бұрын

It sounded like the air compressors firing, it does that to keep water out of the tank

@pkranz937

8 жыл бұрын

Air compressors running.

Interesting.

That had to be a long day for them, yikes. Nice rare catch. Enjoyed it.

@844Train

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That's... actually kind of scary and imposing.

Not something you see that often. Nice video.

@844Train

10 жыл бұрын

Nope, thanks

That engine sounded like a Harley

The second train to move is obviously destined for Wal-Mart and Target.

I live in Crawfordsville,IN! I'm Sheriff's Deputy Dakota Carlton of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office! We have a Sugar Creek too! Anyway do you know what happened to both trains?

@knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094

4 жыл бұрын

👀

there are no electrical cables used to hook up the engines

@thefrozenoutdoors1731

5 жыл бұрын

David Anderson yes there are. Locomotives have a 21 pin jumper cable between them to control everything other than the air.

totally hypnotic darling

the chances of catching a heritage unit are the same chances of getting a new gun from the b03 black market

Damn long train.

What is the point of this video?

Cause of going into emergency?

@oklahoma_railfan

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Gift blown turbocharger in the lead engine

i do like the buzzing sound the train at the start of the video made when it was slowing down. as well the sound of the engines "chugging" when taking off is nice to....

Looks like they really didn't have any "emergencies".. Looks more like a bottleneck problem..

@844Train

10 жыл бұрын

No they were in emergency, I talked to the conductor.

@mikegross6107

7 жыл бұрын

Could it be because they are overloading the engines with too many loaded cars to pull? WHY do the trains have to be SO LONG?

Hyundai red containers nice.

Please give me my 9 minutes and 50 seconds back. This was in no way entertaining.

@dakotacarlton6451

7 жыл бұрын

Then quit watching the motherfuckin videos!

@michaelgonzales1561

6 жыл бұрын

CarlsCustomCreations you don't like railroad videos don't watch them

Lmao, EMERGENCY? NO

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Freight trains and graffiti go hand in hand. Lol. And HOLY crap are those concentration camp cars??

@thenoblegerman2637

4 жыл бұрын

Realms Of Darkness …?

"Yawn"...

This seems more like a video taken by someone that has no clue what they're talking about more than anything else. Looks like a plain old train meet or the trains switched who went first. I couldn't quite tell if they passed each other going the same or opposing directions. The second train didn't go into emergency at all, or it would have come to a complete screeching halt not just slowed down.

@mayrasize

6 жыл бұрын

ke o o wjli

To bad the Graffiti people can't get jobs in the arts ??

' color graffiti arts / sprays are so ugly on the boxtrailers... train company need time to paint again

@toptipgitgud7911

6 жыл бұрын

bestamerica if you paint it people are just going to graffiti on them again

@bestamerica

6 жыл бұрын

hi AM... dont use a word - YOU - on me... let explain about a person... if a person graffiti again... police arrest the graffitist to put in jail and graffitist must paint again as cleaning up... that simple

@cdavid8139

6 жыл бұрын

Why should the railroads pay to paint them again. That just gives the vandals a fresh billboard to work with and would cost thousands per railcar.

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i didn't hear shit

I was disappointed seeing the CHINA SHIPPING containers on one of those trains. That's just what we need... more cheap Chinese made crap in our stores.

@s0nnyburnett

8 жыл бұрын

+GrnArrow092 Where did you think all this shit came from? Detroit?

@thebusterdog6358

5 жыл бұрын

Bound for Wal-Mart Costco and Target my friend. 99% of the products sold in those stores is Chinese made crap.