I first saw cuba railway in my life. Love cuba from Bangladesh

Really very nice train cab video see natural views of Cuba with locomotives engine sounds thank you.

This was awesome a train ride through my old country. I can't thank you enough. Saving it in my Cuba vids.

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for sharing this, I always wanted to see what the railroads in Cuba looked like, they are even more interesting than I imagined.

@6680thSOG

3 жыл бұрын

I have visited and even worked in Cuba. Railroads are amazing there. I even got to sit at the controls of an old Baldwin steam engine in Santa Clara for 10 miles. Unforgettable experience with some of the nicest people I've ever met. Proud railroaders as well.

San Antonio de los Baños-Bejucal-Boyeros... I love to see things like that ❤️❤️❤️

Such a facking fantastic ride! Thanks!

Класс! Понравилось! Не знал что на Кубе так хорошо развита железная дорога🚂

thanks . Cheer for Cuba!

Felicidades, casi estoy seguro que es el primer RDC Budd que se filma en Cuba, agradecido, por este video y por ver tantos lugares del recorrido, por linea central y otras vias, muy buen video, lastima que sea el unico que circula por sus medios, probablemente hayan ahora mas personas que deseen filmarlo, como reliquia que es.

@davidraber

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. This is actually the last operational RDC car in Cuba. They had 18, and only one remains. (Gracias por el comentario. Este es en realidad el último automóvil RDC operacional en Cuba. Tenían 18, y sólo queda uno.)

@PABLOHERNANDEZ-bq1gy

7 жыл бұрын

En Cuba entraron 16 RDC, 11 RDC1 y 5 RDC2 a la Cuba, y 10 a Occidentales 4 RDC1 Y 6RDC3, o sea 26 RDC, posteriormente se fueron deteriorando por falta de piezas y quedaron 12 RDC 1, HASTA QUE SE CAMBIARON MOTORES Y QUEDARON 5 RDC1 de estos solo querdaba el del video hasta que entraron 5 RDC1 de Canadá que ya quedaron y este sigue vigente.

Thank you

great video!

the OLDER THE VIDEO the easy way TO GO BACK IN TIME, Old Photographs by Jim Capaldi and HALINA SA NAYON muchas gracias

Estaba bien cabron comprar in pasaje o ticket a sobreprecio despues El tren salia con horas de retraso y podias estar mas de 24 hrs de viaje pero mi gente q lindo es viajar en tren por Cuba

I am still glad one is still running there. I'ts great to see the China built diesels and the EMD G12 in this video. Great video!

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the China ones while you can. As it turns out, they are not lasting. Now, it is not the Chinese units that are being mothballed. The main EMD maintenance/rebuild facility in Moron is back at full capacity. They are going to keep maintaining the EDM fleet because they are much better in the long run. The RDC cars also get their heavy maintenance there.

@EMDSD14R

6 жыл бұрын

Oh so the china diesels are wearing out faster? Well EMD units have been known for their durability and quality. So that means they'll be fixing and rebuilding more of the EMD's. What about the Alco/MLW units? I know they are reliable and are still running. So does that also mean more of the RDC's will be powered again? Thanks for the info!

@MultiGvazquez

4 жыл бұрын

It's a GM G8 built in 1955 for the Consolidated Railroad of Central Cuba.Less power than the G12, (900hp).

@georgeh372

4 жыл бұрын

EMD stupid comunist

Estuvo bueno,yo también fui ferroviario trabaje en estaciones como colon,los arabos,Quintana ,Limonar y Matanzas provincia,Fueron 12años parte de operador de mov,trenes y los otros de j,turno pasaje en estación matanzas un saludo para todos mis hermanos ferroviarios de cuba q a pesar de la situación del país amamos nuestro trabajo como si fuera una familia,Todavía ya tiempo hace no pero cuando siento un pitazo de tren,se siente lo q vivido,A todos mis compañeros mis respetos y saludos

@alexeisalmenarespalao4705

6 жыл бұрын

Saludos yo fui operador en Palo Seco y Tallere en Camaguey.

@RobertoRodriguez-eq4dj

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexeisalmenarespalao4705 bu Buenas

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

It appears that there was great comradery among the railway workers there. It was a very professional and well-run organization. Parece que allí había una gran camaradería entre los trabajadores ferroviarios. Fue una organización muy profesional y bien dirigida.

Fantastic footage. Back in 2003 we chartered a train such as this to take us from an eastern province all the way back to Havana after a tour of the last of steam in the sugar plantations. I am 99% sure that the car was the same as this, ex Canadian railways I believe. In Cuba, while everything else is falling to bits, they always find the money to keep their mainline tracks straight and safe for fast running. On the way back to Havana we hit a goat at about 60 mph and came out of the back end doing cartwheels. That goat ended up on a few dinner tables with rice and beans. Tony, London, UK.

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

The mainline east of Havana is 80MPH track now. All concrete ties and welded rail. The rail infrastructure in Cuba is very good, considering how poor the country is

@kevinstaddon8517

2 жыл бұрын

Had a tour with 2305 in 2003 which was an ex VIA rail Canada railcar. I think the one in this video was new to FCC. Many dumped / stored around Moron.

@marcleslac2413

9 ай бұрын

@@davidraber Daaaammm thats nice!

wow, gracias

Asta parece que yo iba en la Cabina, disfrutè mucho el viaje

What a beautiful informative video, thank you！

Its like a different planet. Russian Zil trucks, Ladas, 50s Americans, ancient trains, Caribbean climate. I haven't been since 2006.

Beautiful country beautiful people

beautiful nature

mirip negaraku Indonesia...! i like cuba..!

Buen video y tres patines

Incredible peice of rolling stock.

When I was in Cuba I was inspired to write a song called destination wedding playing on KZread by Keith Rideout thanks for the memories

Está mejor que en Brasil, donde los trenes de pasajeros fueron casi todos desactivados después de las privatizaciones.

@georgeh372

4 жыл бұрын

Cállate 🤐 chivaton cumpliendo misión

@davidescareno8387

2 жыл бұрын

En México pasó lo mismo,es más ésos vagones azules de pasajeros eran de ferrocarriles nacionales de México. Es decir México le vendió a Cuba esos vagones cuando México privatizó Lola ferrocarriles.

@CarlosPerez-xo5sg

10 ай бұрын

@@davidescareno8387 Y muchas locomotoras super-7 se fueron también.

Good video

Train Orders..........of course this is Cuba!

Really nice video. I already shared the link via the Cuban Railways Yahoo Group. Would there be a part II of this? It would be awesome! Thanks a lot for sharing it.

@davidraber

7 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, this is all of the footage I took on the trip.

@jmream2618

6 жыл бұрын

are u from Cuba

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

No. I took a special tour of the railroad and industrial infrastructure that Cuba bought in the 40's and 50's

@davidraber

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This is all that I have.

nice videos

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nice... Jose Silva G Scale

Interesting as the RDC was non Air-conditioned. I sar a mixed train in the background of one scene, that was very interesting.

@goclunker

4 жыл бұрын

Air conditioning on a 60 yr old + railcar in CUBA....oooook there bud, like they have freon let alone ac parts

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

@@goclunker Those cars came from the factory with AC, so it is very likely that they have enough parts around to put one together if they really needed to. There is also mechanical refrigeration in Cuba, so they have freon. It is just not a priority.

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure which scene you were referring to, but most of the freight trains have a crew car with bunks, a kitchen with a chef, and a lounge area. I did not see any that also carried passengers.

2301 is the last operational Budd and has just been overhauled and given a new livery. It is seen around the system but, I understand, it has been overhauled for Executive use.

@MilwaukeeF40C

3 жыл бұрын

How many non operating ones are still around? I would like the corpses of 2304 and 2306.

Wow, what a find! Thanks so much for sharing. What line is this on?

@davidraber

7 жыл бұрын

It was all over Cuba. The opening was the furthest West we got, which was only about 50km west of Havana on the line to Guanajay. The rest of the trip was East. We took the main-line all to way to Santiago. The nice downhill section was into Santiago. Before that we took a very small branch line to a tiny village on the north coast, Manati, then all the way south to Trinidad (the RDC car only went as far as Sancti Spiritus), then up to Holguin (the night shot was at the junction of the main line and the branch to Holguin) and finally on to Santiago. It was an amazing two week chartered tour of Cuba by the last remaining RDC car still in service on the island.

@downeastrailfan

7 жыл бұрын

Who hosted the charter?

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

This is on a local line running southwest out of Havana. Benjucal is about 45 minutes out of Havana

@MilwaukeeF40C

6 жыл бұрын

Are the other RDCs just trailers now? I want to keep track of the Meadowlark.

@kevinstaddon8517

6 жыл бұрын

PTG Tours UK

nice view slow motion move great culture i love cuba

excelente viaje!! desde donde y hacia donde fue el viaje del tren?

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

Havana --> Santagio -> Guantanamo

Los vi llegar a mi Pais, nuevos, recién fabricados, donde Uds. saben, mas barato no podia ser el precio de los billetes, por el servicio prestado, obra de la ingieneria, pero fueron criticados por ciertas personas, todavía recuerdo las frases vertidas al respecto, rey

Nadie sabe que la primer tren y red ferroviaria de España y toda hispanoamerica, fue en la provincia española de Cuba en 1837 cubria toda la isla con ferrocarriles de carga y de pasajeros

@kowalskidiazdegeras9190

3 жыл бұрын

Curiosamente, también fue allí donde se produjo el primer accidente notable 😦

The customary Teal Blue

un ambiente hermoso para un turista crédulo, pero esta es la terrible verdad de un estado fallido de Cuba en 2022 / a beautiful atmosphere for a gullible tourist, but this is the terrible truth of a completely failed state of Cuba in or around 2022

4:42 that's quite a horn show! the horns on the two Chinese-looking engines sound like they have Leslie horns! 11:06 that yellow diesel looks American-built!

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

You are correct. That yellow diesel is one of a few hundred that private railroads in Cuba bought from General Motors EMD during the 50's, before the revolution. You will be seeing more on the road as time goes on. The EDM refurbishing shops in Moron are in full operation keeping the EMD units on the road. Those are the power of choice on the Cuba railroad now.

@MrBnsftrain

6 жыл бұрын

David Raber I know 😌

@MultiGvazquez

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidraber , it is a GM G8 built in 1955. It's nickname is "NOVECIENTOS"(900HP).

Nice video

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

todavia trabajan esos carros whaooo esos fueron 4 que se hicieron en Cienaga /Havana con motores Leyland cruzandose con un tren con los coches argentinos que un dia se compraron de aquello lo que queda es esto jajajajaja

Cuba importou 4 RDCs p/ bitola larga da Fabrica BUDD dos EUA. E o Brasil importou 10 p/ bitola larga e 19 p/ bitola metrica. Das 10 do Brasil, so 3 foram reformadas e estao em condiçoens de rodar. As outras 7 retiraram os motores e sucatearam definitivamente.

Cuba es tan hermosa y tiene un pueblo tan amable! Una pena que tiene un gobierno tan deshonrado!

I just got back from Cuba the Monday prior to this Monday. I was told they have new trains running from Havana to Guantanamo where I stayed with family. Is this true? Are there trains running the entire island?

@m.w.6526

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. and Cuba has new Chinese built trains that service the whole country too

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, they have modified their strategy lately. The EDM (U.S GM diesel locomotives) overhaul facility in Moron was put back in full production. We toured the shop there and saw the work progressing. Out on the mainline we saw lots of old EDM units from the 1950's that are back on the rails. Many of the Chinese units are now in the dead line on the outskirts of Havana.

@failyourwaytothetop

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidraber I don't understand.

@phiplihigalgo4729

Жыл бұрын

Bull shit man

@phiplihigalgo4729

Жыл бұрын

¿Es este el tren que va a ninguna parte?

Mantenimiento ah las vías 🛤 ferroviarias, en lo particular haría un censo de las viviendas que están ah orillas de las vías del tren oh carreteras y realizaría un plan de viviendas sociales pueden ser casas oh edif: de tres cuatro plantas con tres cuatro habitaciones con closets empotrados salón comedor cocina zona de lavandería dos baños con buena ventilación si son edif:con ramplas en vez de escaleras por cualquier problema de movilidad y si son casas con unas zonas ajardinadas zona para comercio centro de salud Iglesia ⛪ colegio en fin que tengan cubiertas sus necesidades cancha deportiva y una vez hecho esto derivaria toda esa línea de viviendas para dar una mejor imagen del paisaje.

RDC orginally from Canada either CP or CN.

@davidraber

5 жыл бұрын

All Budd cars were originally made by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Some were purchased by both CN and CP, but those were all made in the USA. Four of the 18 RDC cars that Cuba bought were used cars from CN and CP. The rest of Cuba's fleet came new from the Budd factory in Philadelphia. I saw 7 RDC frames in the main shops in Moron. They cannibalize those for parts to keep the one remaining running. All of those were the new purchases from the USA.

@davidraber

4 жыл бұрын

Guys, Cuba bought their fleet of RDC cars new from Budd in the 50's. They were made in Budd's factory in Pensylvania and shipped to Cuba. They bought a few later on used from Via, but the majority of them came to Cuba new from the manufacturer, Budd of Phillidelphia.

@MilwaukeeF40C

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidraber Which ones haven't been scrapped?

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

@@MilwaukeeF40C When this video was made there was only one that was still in special charter service. I saw 8 others in the main overhaul facility in Moron that were used to scavenge parts off of. My understanding is that the one that we used has now been mothballed.

What was the beginning and end point of this ride? What towns?

@davidraber

Жыл бұрын

It started and returned back to Havana. We went all the way Santiago and then out to Guantanamo. We called at most of the major towns east of Havana, including Trinidad, Camaguey, Moron, and Holguin.

Cuba is frozen in times and I like it that way Away fr modern hustle n bustle The old world charm! Keep it that way

where is that train yard at the 5 minute mark?

@fernandosolvit4297

4 жыл бұрын

At 5 minute mark the train is entering to a place named Talleres de Ferrocarril, at Camaguey.

What speed is the train going?

@davidraber

3 жыл бұрын

The RDC car was not restricted, so it went at the track speed limit. That varied. At times we were over 80 mph on the excellent track for about 100 miles east of Havana. It was double-track, welded rail, and concrete ties. On the other hand, we went for several hours on a very small branch line out to the north coast at around 20 mph.

Gostei é uma pena que é uma ferrovia parada no tempo, nada de modernização os desvios ainda são todos manuais ao invez ser todos elétricos como no Brasil. Aqui tudo é moderno até locomotivas modelos AC44i

todo ese recorrido es dentro de la provincia de mayabeque ???

@alexeisalmenarespalao4705

6 жыл бұрын

No, hay partes en Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Santi Spiritus y Santiago de Cuba.

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

Fue en toda Cuba, desde La Habana hasta Guantánamo. (it was all over Cuba, from Havana to Guantanamo

@georgeh372

4 жыл бұрын

Oye balsero que cojones provincia de mayabeque, esa es la provincia de la Habana, acostúmbrense cuando caiga la mierda de comunismo todas las provincias serán seis

Cadê os trens moderníssimo de Cuba? A Suíça ainda não entregou a encomenda?

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

Não há trens modernos. A França deu a Cuba um conjunto de passageiros há cerca de 15 anos. Isso é moderno, assim como fica. (No modern trains in Cuba. France gave them a passenger set about 15 years ago. That is a modern as it gets)

Alguien puede decirme que Central era este, del que quedaron solo sus dos chimeneas ( minuto 5: 55)? Que lugar es en el minuto 13:35 ?--Que lugar es en el minuto 15:05 ? Muchas gracias !

@fernandosolvit3438

3 жыл бұрын

Descripción del video por lugares: Pasando por Bejucal (Provincia Mayabeque )rumbo Este, Minuto 1:02 No se el nombre de esa estación, 2:14 Saliendo de Camagüey rumbo Este, 5:27 Talleres Ferroviarios de Camagüey, 6:30 Antiguo Central Azucarero ( no se el lugar) 6:41 Saliendo de Holguín, 8:00 Tramo Holguín- Cacocum, 9:28 Tren hacia Guantánamo en la estación Costa Rica, 10:41 Pasando por F. Salcines (Sempre'-Guantánamo) 12:34 Saliendo desde San Luis rumbo Este hacia Guantánamo y pasando por debajo de la doble vía Santiago-Holguín

@fernandosolvit3438

3 жыл бұрын

13:35 Dando prioridad de vía al tren de Guantánamo, 15:02 No se cual es ese lugar, 16:31 Entrando a Florida, Camagüey rumbo Oeste, 21:40 Entrando a Zaza del Medio rumbo Este.

Eeeeeyyy!!! Que están haciendo allá nuestros trenes que ya no los veo en México??? Min. 9:40

@gamarodriguez3313

3 жыл бұрын

seguro que cuando trono N de M mandaron esos coches a cube

I did not know that Cuba had trains. I always figured the country was too poor to afford them. This RDC is definitely from Canada.

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

Cuba has the distinction of having the most miles of railroad per square mile of land of any country in the world. All if it was built by investments in pension plans from U.S. companies long before Fidel. Most of Cuba's RDC units were bought new, directly from Budd, again financed with bonds purchased by U.S. pension funds. All Budd cars were from the U.S., the Budd factory in Philadelphia, to be exact. This particular one, 2301, is the last remaining RDC car in operation in Cuba. I was able to walk through the main maintenance and overhaul facility in Moron where they work on Cuba's rather extensive fleet other United States diesels from the 1950's. At this facility, they have 9 other RDC cars whose sole purpose is to provide parts to keep 2301 in operation.

@northlanderdude

6 жыл бұрын

that 2301 has the same window and headlight distinctions as the ones we have here in Canada.

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

True, but what you see here was the standard Budd configuration. Several railroads had brackets on the doors on each end to mount an additional headlight on the front or a larger red light on the back (Southern Pacific, for example).

@northlanderdude

6 жыл бұрын

the small cab windows and above cab headlight is what got me.

@raulamx

6 жыл бұрын

northlanderdude what fucking rude comment 😠

I want to know what special paint they use on the rolling stock. Not one car has graffiti.

@RailyardProductions

7 жыл бұрын

Lead paint, only its applied one once at a time. lol

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

There was hardly any graffiti in Cuba, anywhere. The Cubans have been through a lot, and seem to have emerged from it with a pretty good sense that they are all in it together.

@lulucuervo

6 жыл бұрын

They don't have paint to use in commercial or residential buildings...there isn't any to spare on graffiti.

@rjbjr

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe aerosol paint cans aren't sold in Cuba?

@renerodriguez9408

6 жыл бұрын

Ronald Buss yes, are sold, but most people can't buy it, most of them earn less than $20 a month. They have to struggle for food first.

I love india

@user-in8rc4rq8l

4 жыл бұрын

You seriously must be blind and deaf. This is most definitely not india.

Ordinary life in Cuba seems ordinary. Minimalism is a fact of life there.

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

Very true, but there is a great sense of community prevails there.

@davidraber

4 жыл бұрын

Minimalism, for sure, but with much more of a can-do and get-it-done outlook. They have always faced a lack of resources.

Cu ba hon dao tụ do thanh bình

Qué.retroceso.de.santiago.a.la.habana.los.buud.se.tardaban.12.horas.esmeralda.a.habana.7.am.a.3.pm.logico.antes.de.fidel

Hei

Mubarak

This is not the high speed train

Parece que estoy viendo un video de un pais descastado por una guerra, una tierra árida, no puedo reconocer nada, que pena y tragedia....

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

Sí, la gente ha sufrido mucho, pero son muy resilientes y tienen una mentalidad comunitaria (Yes, the people have suffered through so much, but they are very resiliant, and community-minded)

@victoryamanysilvestrereyes6963

5 жыл бұрын

Y eso que no has venido a México, con Miles de desplazados y con más de 60 millones viviendo en otros países , con cerca de 50 en los EUA, y con cerca de 80 millones viviendo en la pobreza, 20 en pobreza extrema, solo comparado con países de África sin educación ni servicios médicos y comida ni hablamos.

Rdc looks better in via scheme

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

An RDC operating out on a mainline these days is great, regardless of the color scheme :)

Train driver MUST BE THE EASIEST JOB IN THE WORLD .BIG BIG MONEY IN AUSTRALIA drivers offsider gets $50 an hour. And still complain.

@daveboydell2896

5 жыл бұрын

Nope Firefighter is they get paid to sleep on the job but of course they keep that fact under wraps!

Atraso secular, mas pelo menos nao tem lixo plastico e nem pichacoes!

@ettorediblasio7241

6 жыл бұрын

Muito melhor que aqui no Brasil, onde os trens de passageiros da RFFSA viraram sucata.

Da tristeza ver la suciedad abandono y decadencia y hay gente se sienten orgullosos de vivir asi al promover un mal llamado socialismo. Eso quieren eso tienen

El daño q se le ha hecho a mi Cuba! no tiene nombre! Entre otros muchos la destruccion de un Pais Democratico, Prospero y feliz! De q habia barrios insalubres, los habia! De q habia pobresa, la habia, corrupcion, etc., etc., pero... todo eso se estaba mejorando! ...Y se podia erradicar! Hoy en la martirizada Cuba todo es tierra arrazada! Familias separadas, muertos, y Exilados todavia huyendo a como sea de aquel infierno en q convirtieron esa Cuba Bella!

@aliceperez9018

6 жыл бұрын

Me duele Cuba!

Looks like india

Russian locomotive

@davidraber

6 жыл бұрын

No, 2301 was designed and built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

ZAZA. DEL. MEDIO. STATION......CUBA.....

Mubarak

Mubarak