Huge respect for the female shunter!!

@davidjerrido5096

2 ай бұрын

Go on girl! Handle yo bizness! That was awesome

Amtrak got some really thiccc engineers

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

Saves lives.

@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont

3 жыл бұрын

My late grandfather (a trainman and conductor) liked to point out that "there was no such thing as a fat brakeman".

@mr.boomer8794

3 жыл бұрын

The difference between a conductor and engineer? About 30 pounds

@andrespalanco1771

2 жыл бұрын

4pp0o iis IHEU88E8UEEUEWW

@andrespalanco1771

2 жыл бұрын

6h

I love how the workers are so casual and friendly looking.

@locomotiveengineer4779

5 жыл бұрын

What are they supposed to wear in the yard? Tuxedos? Uniforms? 🤔😂

@vikingofengland

Жыл бұрын

​@@locomotiveengineer4779 here in the UK they would all be wearing uniforms and hivis jackets 😂

@locomotiveengineer4779

Жыл бұрын

@@vikingofengland unfortunately the hi-vis crap is now required per rule. 👎👎

I don't know, but I thought that was awesome seeing her working in a typically man's job! Kuddos to her!

I love the fact that the switcher was so dirty and run down...but then you see every other amtrak train to exist is clean and shiny and well managed.

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't go that far, but some of the WAS Terminal switchers are still in the 80's grey and black scheme. I consider it a heritage thing xD

@adamm2837

Жыл бұрын

Either that is sarcasm or you haven't seen many Amtrak trains. Some of those Genesis locomotives look like they have had the snot pounded out of them (which they have) and quite a few trains have that layer of brown filth on them from not being washed in sometime (especially the long-distance trains).

@kylesnider1784

Жыл бұрын

@@adamm2837 only 2 Amtrak's run through my town. Both of which are between the hours of 1 and 5 am so I never get to see rhem

@kylesnider1784

Жыл бұрын

@@adamm2837 also this comment is 4 years old lol.

@adamm2837

Жыл бұрын

@@kylesnider1784 Hahaha My bad! Sorry about that! Have a great Sunday!

That engine looks like it's seen better days...

@MilwaukeeF40C

5 жыл бұрын

It's just dirty. I wouldn't even call it rusty. Outside of Amtrak, a switcher like that is worth a lot more than the GE it coupled to.

@elfnetdesigns702

5 жыл бұрын

And that SW will outlive and out work that GE P42 and that POS Siemens Charger..

@kalenmatson8586

5 жыл бұрын

@@elfnetdesigns702 there is no Charger in the video. 🙄

@cameronriccio6050

3 жыл бұрын

I believe that is an SW1200 built in 1954.

@Kaizoku_Zoro

3 жыл бұрын

@@elfnetdesigns702 that was a sprinter not a charger

Nice to see that old switcher, just subscribed

Hand signals galore...outstanding. set and center etc.

What the hell....all 3 of them look like they walked off the street into a rail yard. RR employees should be reasonably identifiable....

@philipperiopel1911

5 жыл бұрын

Agree! I work as a volunteer in a poor railway museum and we have to wear a safety vest, so why is Amtrak not supplying them???

@douglasnash7821

5 жыл бұрын

W-T-F do you mean by reasonably identifiable????????? The yard crews don't have to be that, they all have railroad issued passes that identify them, and they don't need to be identified to the public since they don't need contact with them like an on-board crew does.....WHAT THE HELL is everybody upset with about what they wear, uniforms.casual Friday, etc??????????????

@michaelmccarthy4615

5 жыл бұрын

@@douglasnash7821 easy Douglas...unbunch your panties...we're just saying that there should be reflective vests worn....as required.

@douglasnash7821

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmccarthy4615 MY panties are not bunched........what I have been through is that Amtrak does not always require vests to be worn...only Car Inspectors have to have vests and hard hats..........a road crew doesn't have a vest when they have to go outside a train to find dragging equipment, they are required to get adjacent track protection.................what a bunch of these so-called forum-experts don't realize off the top Michael is that what is required on one road may not be or used on ANOTHER..each one is different.

@michaelmccarthy4615

5 жыл бұрын

@@douglasnash7821 this is not a veted forum of rail experts Douglas...its KZread.... where anyone can view a video and make a comment on their own free will. You're more then welcome to chime in with your expertise. But some humility will go far to have your voice taken more seriously. Then a comfortable impromtu learning experience is available to all! :)

Amtrak must have very laid back safety rules. Had this been any class 1 freight she would be sitting at home without a paycheck for a while.

@tommytruth7595

5 жыл бұрын

She can't be an Amtrak employee.

@cats0182

5 жыл бұрын

@@tommytruth7595 If she's not an AMTRAK employee, who is she?

@bruinbeertje1

5 жыл бұрын

Some men just can't stand seein' a woman doin' a men's job.. 🙂

@Nscalestuff

5 жыл бұрын

Well dick, the facts are she is wearing leggings, and no reflective vest which is an FRA mandated item. I don't think anyone has an issue with it being a female

@michaelmccarthy4615

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nscalestuff I agree 100%. It has nothing to do with gender. I'm not involved with RR. But all 3 of these people dont appear to be dressed to do their job. Loose clothing, no readily recognized identification as RR employees. They look like they walked off the street into a rail yard. Heighten security alone would dictate clothing requirements.

She did a good job 👍 ! Very good video and terrific catch :-))

@Angry.General1461

6 жыл бұрын

All she did was coupler the trains together she did not repair a diesel engine!!!

@kgirl4078

6 жыл бұрын

The Angry General that may be true

@MilwaukeeF40C

5 жыл бұрын

The hook was satisfactory. Nobody is complaining about that.

@GaryNumeroUno

5 жыл бұрын

I think he meant... SHE is a terrific catch! Hehehe...

@victorxiong2374

5 жыл бұрын

Amtrak employee in the month

Wow this one of hard job to couple trains and here a lady does the job great job well done mam

@minnesotarailfan11

3 жыл бұрын

She broke many rules for the railroad but it’s Amtrak

You know you're getting old when everybody looks like a kid in an adult's job.

cleanest coupler sound i've heard...

I saw at least 5 safety rule violations in this video.

@HILLERYYARD

5 жыл бұрын

yah what were they?

@kd5qgy

5 жыл бұрын

No PPE, walking the gauge of the track, went in between equipment without acknowledgement the engineer had set and centered the locomotive, not have proper distance of separation before going in between equipment, not wearing proper clothing (leggings and non steel toed gore-tex boots are not in compliance)

@kd5qgy

5 жыл бұрын

On the railroad I work for, the site safety team would have her pulled out of service after seeing this.

@DrRichtoffen1

5 жыл бұрын

kd5qgy lol 14....

@steemdup

5 жыл бұрын

Well, this is Amtrak lmao

Having her shirt tied around her waist is a good way to get yourself dead, by getting it hooked up on something thats moving

@elfnetdesigns702

5 жыл бұрын

Correct and not only is it an FRA violation but also an OSHA violation

@Marine8304

5 жыл бұрын

So as her ponytail :/

@muddynmonte

5 жыл бұрын

@@elfnetdesigns702 OSHA has no oversight on railroads

@muddynmonte

5 жыл бұрын

@The Hamburg one Because a locomotive really cares if you have a vest on

@philipperiopel1911

5 жыл бұрын

Agree.It happend to me.

_They forgot all parts of the uniform except the gloves._

Is it casual Friday at the station???

@steemdup

5 жыл бұрын

doing dirty work, yes. The station is old and exceptionally dirty - I go there twice a day for work, so I know.

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

It was shot on a Monday.

@michaelmccarthy4615

5 жыл бұрын

@@PositionLight I was being facetious.

@jamesa6272

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. Didn’t know you could wear stretch pants as a conductor. 🤷🏻‍♂️

In reality they stole the switcher and are now taking off with the whole train....

@PositionLight

6 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@user-mt5cm5xp2o

5 жыл бұрын

What even is this comment thread, no responses are even related, most random shit lmao.

@josephnadler5521

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if they actually did though

@MilwaukeeF40C

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-mt5cm5xp2o It's like an AxCx comment thread.

@user-mt5cm5xp2o

5 жыл бұрын

@@MilwaukeeF40C What is that?

Good Job and nice video.

wait were they actual Amtrak workers? up here in Canada clothing like that wouldn't be permitted in that line of work, safety vests are a must here

@PositionLight

6 жыл бұрын

They have high visibility gloves on.

@NBECMich

6 жыл бұрын

Still were the safety vest, hard hat. Not even sure those were steal boat

@shed66215

6 жыл бұрын

Here in the UK it has to be orange hi-viz pants and jacket or tabbard, hard hat and steel toed boots. Everybody (drivers, shunters - those who physically attached air pipes etc and permanent way workers) also have to undergo a rail safety exam

@douglasnash7821

5 жыл бұрын

@@NBECMich Some crews wear a safety vest, but a hard hat in the type of work a yard conductor does is a ridiculous item that will do nothing but get in the way....conductors don't use them......one basic rule of most crews is....you lose sight of the conductor or the hand signal, YOU STOP THE MOVEMENT.

@richardsavaglio661

5 жыл бұрын

Night Hawk love the flannel shirt tied around her waist too,,, not to mention walking in the gauge,,,

Lose clothing is always a good idea working around body crushing equipment!

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

Don't think it matters much at this scale.

This is how railroading should be. Everyone is dressed how they want and not doing all the new safety junk. I wish all railroads did things this way.

@dinosar9230

Жыл бұрын

I somewhat agree, she should've at least been wearing a radio though.

@Supgangy

8 ай бұрын

You say that till somebody dies

@123mcatify

8 ай бұрын

Uniforms and work clothes should be mandatory.

@hamiltonsullivan6563

8 ай бұрын

​@@123mcatifyaccept on class twos and lower

@KandWRailroader

8 ай бұрын

❤

For a second there I thought that was Ronda Rousey 👍😎

@jmm2000

5 жыл бұрын

She's the Rhonda Rousey train worker of Amtrak.

Perfect hookup

I just like seeing female train crew members especially on old power I remember seeing a female conductor on a csx yn2 standard cab dash 8 it was glorious

@SouthJerseyRailfan

3 жыл бұрын

simp

@lazarpejic6415

2 жыл бұрын

@@SouthJerseyRailfan GOT EM'

Excelente video!!

Its nice to see he lets his kids work before school

@user-ul2ym2sl6c

5 жыл бұрын

🤔🤔🤔😂😜😍😍👍👍👍👍🎶

Great job, she got right up in there to connect the air lines, great job girl......

@lippertkaleb

6 жыл бұрын

@@Angry.General1461 you just an idiot

@Angry.General1461

6 жыл бұрын

@@lippertkaleb I see you're having a pity party over what I just said it must be true that you do!!! You must be a lonely micropenis virgin that never had a woman before!!!

@jessieb4503

2 жыл бұрын

@@Angry.General1461 Hey! That's very insulting! >:(

@Angry.General1461

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessieb4503 you haven't seen me insulting! That's just the good side of me!

@Angry.General1461

2 жыл бұрын

@@lippertkaleb I bet you call all people idiots that tells you the truth because you are too weak minded to handle the truth!

Now I want to pull levers on trains

A good handsome locomotive coupled with old shunter.

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

Ugly stick P42 coupled to a charming shunter.

This was really great to see! We have come a long way. Good to show this that women can do just as well as men in transportation!

@s0nnyburnett

5 жыл бұрын

Give me a break.

@tommytruth7595

5 жыл бұрын

I got a bridge to sell you over Lake Erie.

@tommyhunter1817

5 жыл бұрын

Women deserve equal rights-----AND lefts. LOL. Is good to see them out there though. May not do as well, but dang sure better looking.

@brianburns7211

5 жыл бұрын

s0nnyburnett I’ve been railroading for 22 years. There have been some really good women that I’ve worked with. I’ll bet you’re not a rail, and probably are mad because you couldn’t get hired.

@DrRichtoffen1

5 жыл бұрын

Give us a break... everything in this video was so fucked up.. you mean what women in the RR work force can get away with... smh... fuck off foamer

You go girl

She had a yoga class before work.

That's real professional attire.

Very interesting. Maybe it’s the, work on the train discount ticket pricing system.

Yoo Amtrak knew what they were doing putting two thick workers on a job like this 😌

@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll go to work everyday if she was my engineer

Wow Fantastic mate

Well done!

Buen video !!! 😉👍

A lady switchman...how cute!

Good job guy

Good job dear

lol that yard cat is brand new

My lord. If I was as bad with rule compliance as she I'd have been fired from the railroad I work for a long time ago. Actually, the one line I worked for a couple years ago did switch for Amtrak, we were watched by at least two trainmasters when switching Amtrak, any little screw up meant at the very least an E-test failure, more likely a write up or decert depending on the violation.

@wileyleon

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf is E-test the shit poeple make up

@SouthJerseyRailfan

3 жыл бұрын

@@wileyleon ok bud

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

3 жыл бұрын

@@wileyleon efficiency test...

As a woman, Mike, this thrills me to no end! Thanks so much. I wish I had been born 20 years ago instead of 59 years ago. Things have changed so much for women.

@tommytruth7595

5 жыл бұрын

Sure, just as long as they lowered the requirements to let them on police, fire, the military, and on and on..

I Wonder if Amtrak see this they'll be inviting that lot into the office for a chat?

@steemdup

5 жыл бұрын

The employees have their own office, so it's all good

I would like 2 see mirrors on this train but more like semi truck mirrors for the engineers

I see no issues with this whatsoever. An efficient move, made with hand signs. The need for stupid, bullshit reflective vests is ridiculous. Well done.

@divergingapproachproductions

2 жыл бұрын

I agree about the vests, the the problem really lies with the sloppiness of the hand signals she was giving, no where in the rule book does it say that a dismissive wave is the go away signal, it also doesn't say anything about yelling up to the cab for a red zone and barely getting conformation.

Superb

My father's retired a CSX engineer. Retired mid 2000s. Showed him this video. He saw nothing safety wise that was a violation. I'm sure things have changed from 2005 though.

@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont

3 жыл бұрын

Very true. There is real safety and there is safety theater. Guess which one is more in vogue today. Don't step on rails, face your work, watch pinch points, and stay alert for slack action are the best ways to stay alive.

@FFred-us9tw

2 жыл бұрын

She is not violating ANY Amtrak or FRA safety reg in this video. She was wearing everything required by company rule. Boots with a defined heel, long pants, a shirt with at least partial sleeves and safety glasses. Train crews at Amtrak are NOT required to wear vest or hard hats.

These comments are entertaining just a bunch of railroaders and none railroaders going back and forth 😂😂 almost sounds like an FRA meeting

Isn’t she adorable

@SouthJerseyRailfan

3 жыл бұрын

simp

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

3 жыл бұрын

Fucking virgin

Cake makes the world happy

Very interesting video indeed, stunned to see that women connecting BP hose, awesome

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

It's not that hard xD

@PakRaillionProductions

5 жыл бұрын

@@PositionLight isn't for us but think it as a women 😂

PAWG for real!

@Dislynn

4 жыл бұрын

She probably got a fat ass that's why her shirt is tied around her hips. 😏

Not a safety freak by any means, but as an NS employee, I noticed she did just about every basic thing wrong.

@PositionLight

6 жыл бұрын

Such as?

@SureShotImages

6 жыл бұрын

Jersey Mike's Rail Videos Wearing almost NONE of the required PPE. Dangling hair and clothing included. Walking between the gauge. Going in between the power and rolling stock with less than 10 feet of room. Not asking for 3 step before MU’ing the units. I can go on.

@tommytruth7595

5 жыл бұрын

But it is ok as long as she is a girl and Amtrak wants to show how diverse it is, don't you know.

@jjroman3123

5 жыл бұрын

NS is the worst railroad ! I worked for them out of Croxton yard in NJ , everything is over kill . They micromanage and have Trainmasters for other terminals spy on you looking for you to do something wrong . Glad I left that crappy place ! They also hide a lot of things at that yard . You can ask any T&E crew that works there and I'll guarantee that they're miserable .

@douglasnash7821

5 жыл бұрын

@@SureShotImages Amtrak doesn't have any PPE (???) requirement for yard crews, she HAS to walk the gauge between the engines to open the knuckles at that short a distance, ridiculous to go off the track on the platform then back on the track.....you freight guys don't have platforms, Again she HAS to go between the car and engine with that close of a distance to coupling....the engineer usually stops within 10 feet or less.....Amtrak doesn't use 3-step, and most of all, crew understanding is the engineer DOES NOT move until he gets a hand signal or sight of the conductor.

Probably not a good idea to have a shirt flapping lose while working around a 150 ton railway locomotive. You have overalls for a reason. And wear is the hi viz clothing.

@locomotiveengineer4779

5 жыл бұрын

We aren't required to wear vests.

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

4 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineer4779 no need to explain to these know it all fucks in here. Funny how people that don't work for Amtrak know all their rules🥴

@steelcityrailfan4808

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Nice video. I'm just surprised they don't have to wear uniforms.

@PositionLight

6 жыл бұрын

In North American tradition, only customer facing employees year uniforms.

@douglasnash7821

5 жыл бұрын

She's probably the brakeman or Asst. Conductor on a yard crew...yard crews don't use uniforms unless they go to work a road job

@richardbushong1201

5 жыл бұрын

That is a Norfolk Southern tee shirt she has on

i like the video

Ive never seen an acs64 run light before lol

Super

Everyone in comments acting like they haven’t goofed on some safety regulation at some point in their work.

2 women brake men and 1 male engineer. Best reason to be an engineer

U seen the caboose that got off dat switcher 😍

They didn't signal the locomotive had come to a complete stop

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

4 жыл бұрын

What?? Lol. Before she goes in between? She tells the engineer "3 point" doing hand signals. All the rules say is hand signals have to be clearly understood by the crew.

I see all the comments but... I wish I could be laid back...on the PPE no vest ?

How many people who have entered a training program to work on a railroad have gotten inside a cab and asked where the steering wheel was?

@kimkoch7482

5 жыл бұрын

37 years on rr never heard that question. You can see it there on the right hand side.

@kimkoch7482

5 жыл бұрын

Is that you Doug?

wow shes fit as

That’s a dangerous job to be a switch man

Good use of proper hand signals. Don't need radios fo this kind of move.

My hard working woman is the real hero 😂

Great video.. glad to see women working on the rails from this perspective. A little bothered by the fact that neither one of them had on the appropriate safety and work attire though... that could be very dangerous.

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

They are dressed exactly the same as their male counterparts, however it's funny how people never seem to criticize men on their fashion choices.

@factnotfiction3544

5 жыл бұрын

Jersey Mike's Rail Videos no they were not.. the men are wearing appropriate work jeans. Leggings and sweatpants do not provide the proper protections for your body. With the job function she has her hair should also be tied up and she should have additional PPE equipment. If you posted a video with a male doing this job function wearing a tank top and sneakers I would absolutely say something because of the field I work in. Especially since it appears they are at s public train station not the yard being randomly videotaped.

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

5 жыл бұрын

Shut the fuck up. You got no idea what conductors and engineers do. Show me in a rule book where it says you have to wear jeans. That's right. It doesn't say that. Not all RRs require vests either. Shes got HiViz gloves...glasses and boots. If a chick can do this job then i say power to her.

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

Last I checked Conductors must perform the same tasks in the field wearing nothing but a suit jacket and pants. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z22Hz6SOd6TSoKQ.html

She's cool

Hey good job,subscribe you and all the best

You guys catch on at them arguing?

Safety first.

I just want to know where she got her horse shirt I want one!!

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

I know! I think it's a bar or something.

I’m really confused on who works where or for what. Just looks like some fan enjoying trains.

769 shunting Power

super

Anyone tell me what those constant hissing bits of sound from the shunting loco about?

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

Air reservoir overflow valve.

Cool!

Engineer had vanilla and chocolate in the cab!

The Yard Engine

What was it casual friday?? What's with the clothes?

She has good at back 🙄😘😘😁😁

That's cool seeing a young woman working on the train. Mostly being a older male job. Being a guy that works at the post office in transportation, it is cool seeing some diversity in these types of jobs. In my department there is only a handful of women, but maybe 2 that bring that awful gossip to work that is never necessary. To all women please don't gossip at work, it's not worth it. Just do your job and clock out

@thomasstambaugh4832

5 жыл бұрын

Endless talk about sports is fine, but we can't have any of that awful gossip.

I'm surprised that switcher can move, lookin at it, it has seen better times

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

EMD lasts forever.

@BAS19.6

Жыл бұрын

Ther is an 80 year old switcher that works that station

Alot of crying foamers here

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

4 жыл бұрын

That and virgins that aint ever seen a chick in leggings before. And all the train masters and FRA officials pointing out what she does wrong

@NortheastCorridorFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Cubs Fan22 Okay now how do you not know that’s a guy?

Strong leady

Lol, even the camera guy was like "bizarre "

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't know why a switcher was used to pull of the diesel power.

@killroy9628

5 жыл бұрын

Jersey Mike's Rail Videos but that chick was kinda cute tho 😁

Can anyone explain why they're hooking up the switcher? From reading the description I'm getting the impression that they had to hook the switcher up just to power down the other locomotive?

@elfnetdesigns702

5 жыл бұрын

General maintenance so they can refuel and resand the locomotive without pulling the whole train over. They also clean the cab and empty the toilet tank. A fresh loco would be pushed back onto the train while the one pulled off is being serviced.

Just a coupla gals doing the shunting

Why do they need a switcher to move the locomotive? And I am surprised no safety vest

@PositionLight

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why they brought in the switcher and I think the gloves are the reflective equipment. The guy coming out of the cab of the P42 is wearing the same thing. Remember, this isn't the UK.

It’s especially good too see the thick chicks operating the trains 😊

Wow a female rail worker. That’s rare

I've seen more male conductors old heads and young break more rules working on one track than she did.

Apparently I've opened this video between 2 years ago because some comments already liked by me. Don't know how or why.

Where did she not learn hand signals? Don't get me started on the other safety violations.

@WesternMaryland-rd1gd

5 жыл бұрын

The hand signs are the least of her worries, that she can (technically if Amtrak allows for the use of modified hand signals, it is permissible per the CFR, not necessarily permissible under Amtrak rule) get away with as you can use any hand signals you want as long as a job briefing is held on the use of different hand signals at the start of the tour of duty. The other rule violations, however, my lord.