As a railroad worker, the most important thing for us in this case is to "test" the microwave oven and coffee pot.

@BenjaminEsposti

5 жыл бұрын

And the toilet too, LOL!

@speed150mph

5 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Esposti no, don’t test the toilet. They stink. That’s why if the need arises the crew will, if possible, use the toilet in the trailing unit 😂

@likesanddislikesetc

3 жыл бұрын

I was a conductor in Arkansas- I hated to bet the CN units as leaders in summer- no AC abc the hot plate 😂

@The_BIG_salad

2 жыл бұрын

And..... that's exactly why railroad crews will be soon replaced with automation. :-)

@hakeemsd70m

Жыл бұрын

​@@The_BIG_saladStupidest idea ever. Nothing can replace railroad workers, in reality.

I'm 42 years old and I'm envious of these kids...

A kids WILDEST dreams. GREAT stuff. My Grandfather and Uncle spend a combined 94 years with CN. GREAT video.

What a beautiful locomotive. Should serve you guys well. Take good care of her. All aboard!!

Those are by farthest, the shiniest Units I have ever seen in my life!

@speed150mph

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve personally worked on 8945, trust me, she isn’t that shiny anymore, and I don’t think she ever will be again

I remember my first cab ride... In-fact, It was a passenger engine being pulled by a diesel. The amazing thing is that my mom told a conductor that i loved trains to death and i knew all the controls and how engines worked. The conductor left and came back and said for me and my mom to follow him. We followed him through cars to the front and then we walked on the side of the train. Before you know it i was a in a train cab starring at the controls n shit. Best. Conductor. Ever.

@anderlander3848

7 жыл бұрын

holy fuck this comment IS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD.

@KTRFP

2 жыл бұрын

@@anderlander3848 old

cn is my favorite line! and the sd70 is my favorite class! this was the perfect video

I'd give damn near my left testacle for a ride like this. Freakin amazing.My Grandfather and Uncle worked a combined 94 years with CN. One in Symington and the other in east yards.

That's a good engineer! He just made a life-long railfan out of that little child by letting him pull the horn and throttle. Great video!

@joes2fst4u

9 жыл бұрын

That's right! ;)

@larrystewart1503

5 жыл бұрын

any cabride video is Great. a 57 year old Railfan

I did my share of running Canadian National GE and EMD locomotives when I was a locomotive engineer for the Soo Line/Canadian Pacific out of Bensenville Yard near Chicago. This was generally for the CN transfer job from Bensenville to either of the CN's Markham, Hawthorne or Glenn Yards (former Illinois Central). I always thought the CN had the finest engines, especially their SD70s and AC4400s. Very comfortable crew seats, great forward visibility, nice sound proofing, generally a rear speedometer for backup movements in a wide body cab and even a microwave oven. The GTW (a CN company) units were just the opposite. Uncomfortable seats (some lacking armrests), poor sound insulation and just basic bare bones interiors.

Wish CN had some set up like that in Battle Creek Michigan! If I ever got a cab ride I would think I died and gone to heaven! Beautiful locomotive! I love that K5LA horn! and the bell. I would want to feel it in notch 8!

Love the whistles on these m-2s even today. What I would give to go on a ride in a cab of a train all that kid wanted to do was sit down LOL.

First and only cab ride I ever had was back in 1980 in Hialeah, FL (Miami Amtrak station) aboard an Amtrak F40PH - I helped the 'hostler' operate the bell as we pulled out of the repair facility.

I love the soccer ball sitting on the windscreen ledge. :) A nice homely touch.

Boy I love the loud and sudden "blahh!" sound from that K5LLA horn! Super cool. Sweet sounding EMD 710G prime mover winding up through the revs. I absolutely love the CN SD70M-2. Great video!

@ManitobaTransit

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@hakeemsd70m

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManitobaTransit Yes, you have great work! So good, I had to come back to watch it again today in 2021!

@jamesalling2781

Жыл бұрын

TOO MUCH KID CHATTER. 😑

How cool! Nice camera... caught that wonderful EMD sound nicely.

CN hospitality at its finest!

I love watching Cabride videos

You are so lucky! I've always wanted to go on a cab ride!

How nice that some railroads are willing to provide outreach to local communities....probably would never happen in the litigious happy USA.

love that new loco smell .

congrats on the ride ... i also am jealous ... 😁

@larrystewart1503

5 жыл бұрын

I will always be Jealous of locomotive Engineers

I'm a tram and I approve this video! Love the footage!!!

Purdy, I like their colors a lot. Denver and Rio Grande is my all time favorite, CN’s Christmas train with the red and black decorated in lights is way up there too. Norfolk Southern has to be the dog of the bunch

I think it's great for Canadian National to have a family day like this. Not only is it good for Employee morale but it also gives their family members a taste and understanding of what they do on a daily basis. It's great they do this type of event.

@wildmm9564

Жыл бұрын

They dont do this anymore im guessing?

@Bluenose352

Жыл бұрын

@@wildmm9564 I'm not sure if they do. If not, I imagine it might have become a liability, or financial issue

She is gorgeous!

Just amazing. I'm so jealous! I've operated 44-Tonners, GP7s and SD9s, but to be in command of a 16-710G3 engine is still a dream of mine! CSX down here would never allow this to happen. *sadface*

@justisbaker7452

8 жыл бұрын

you are so right on that the reason is if a csx employee was to let someone in the cab to ride the crew would more than likely be fired if cought by the train master or any other boss

@speed150mph

5 жыл бұрын

They are alright. For newer units, they still are pretty loud in the cab, and at higher notches that 4500 horse engine will shake everything. It’s also kind of annoying that most of the breakers are outside the cab in the electrical room. I definitely prefer the es44s. Also I thought CSX had the ACE.

The shine on it though ❤❤❤

WHAT A BEAUTY.

Love the K5LLA!

ahh the SD70M-2! first locomotive i started liking before the AC44's! omg look at that shiny gloss to the new loco! :D

Love that horn!

This SD70M-2 can shine as a mirror

Kids are so annoying... has the incredibly rare chance to be in a locomotive cab, but instead is asking about soccer balls and whining about wanting to sit down.

@canadianrailfan1532

5 жыл бұрын

Polish Sausage haha I know

@caderamsey8878

4 жыл бұрын

This is why I’m never having any. They’re annoying.

@Heavyres1cue

3 жыл бұрын

Kids have no business inside or near a locomotive under any conditions or circumstances, cn is asking for trouble by doing this if one of them even gets a bloody nose or a paper cut there is going to be a huge lawsuit. I found this to be true in the fire service very early on, kids don't belong in a fire house or a piece of apparatus even doing fire prevention at schools is risky enough. I'm glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.

@j-manisworld7288

2 жыл бұрын

U were a kid too so don’t that make u annoying too

Sadly you are so right, way to many people and companies are afraid of the lawyers. It really is a shame.

9:04 “Hey Bumblebee!”

wow just wow I wish I was there

Usually you have to start as a assistant conductor and work up from there. Or you could do any job and then apply for other jobs within a RR. Just don't plan on being home much.

nice video

Canadians are way too nice I might have to ask one of the cn engineers or conductors to do this

your in my seat!

Wish u would of shown the whole cab!

Thanks, Got the feeling. :)

Awesome videos

@ManitobaTransit

8 жыл бұрын

Thank - you!

@irelandbloke

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

@christophercoleman1895

8 жыл бұрын

+ManitobaTransitVids this is so cool

I wish I had a cab ride on a cn train

Dream come true...

Sweet! How did you get to experience this rare opportunity?

What Subdivision was this on?

SWEET!! I WANNA RIDE! :-D

Is the SD70M-2 the second newest EMD locomotive

SD70M-2 is a fantastic engine. I have the same CN SD70M-2 in Train Simulator just not the same ID number.

@EdmontonRails

9 жыл бұрын

Railworks and their spongy couplers, 3 de-railments and failed scenarios due to engines sliding into each over

@OregonBuildingRailfan

5 жыл бұрын

@@EdmontonRails they are fixable if you go through the files

approx. how many ppl did they fit into that cab?

@northlanderdude They called it a "Family Day". It's just a day that CN allowed families of their employees to tour the yard, shops, and some other stuff I don't remember.

why is there a soccer ball in the cab?

Indeed! Love that horn, but the E-Bell makes me sad.

@Crystal-2028

4 жыл бұрын

HOW?

would be nice if camera viewed the folks a bit and showed the controls, engineer and his/her view.

@debrajones8139

7 жыл бұрын

Mark Harris I know right

@AwesomeDesertTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Debra Jones I have heard you can't show the controls

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeDesertTrains I've heard that too, but I'm not sure why. It's impossible to steal a locomotive without the reverser, which is never ever left on the train.

i would love to ride in a locomotive

This video was taken at a CN Family Day. It was one of the many items that they were giving away.

Where was this at?

How does one become a train engineer? Anyone help me Thank You

@bwan13 I think it's a grain terminal.

I love how the kid starts driving the train, as a man on a dirty jobs trailer once said. "There isn't much you can do wrong here."

Indeed it did!

That's too bad. I was still able to go for a ride with a CP Rail engineer. Just sign a few forms and I was good to go.

Bet it smells better than a new car.

I've driven a GP9RM, so there's that.

They were giving rides all day, from about 10:00 to about 16:00.

Where about's?

what was the occasion for CN allowing cab rides ?? this is rare indeed !

Cool!

Glossy!!

The toilets on these units always stink up the cab.

@cats0182

6 жыл бұрын

That's because the railroad doesn't clean them. I guess employee surroundings aren't that important.

Cool

No problem.

How long it took for CN to give everyone a ride?

Still has that "new train smell" whats the warranty? Excellent vid.

@rungcox4823

7 жыл бұрын

XD

I'm not sure. It's near the jct. of the Rivers and Redditt Sub.

Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is for an Employee Family Day.

That Sounds Like School Bus Ride

If only up did things like this lol

Nathan has developed a unique horn for UP, a K3HL

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

I forgot about those K3HL horns. I think they sound awful. The K3LA/K3L sounds a million times better.

@TheRailfan360

4 ай бұрын

​@@hakeemsd70mProbably because K3HLs are diminished chords. K3LAs and K3Ls are major and minor chords.

That C44-9W looks pretty new as well

@EastTexasRailfan

6 жыл бұрын

C Mac its a C40-8W or a C41-8W I’m not sure which ones CN has

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

@@EastTexasRailfan CN has both of models of Dash 8 locomotives. Their C41-8Ws are ex-UP.

@speed150mph

5 жыл бұрын

The 2100 series are c-40-8w I believe

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

@@speed150mph Thank you

holy crap! those cabs are bigger than they look! Was there enough room to even breathe?

did it smell like a new car inside too? hah jus wondering

Where and when doo they do stuff like that? I am from Australia

@kyv979

8 жыл бұрын

+Trainfan 3219 Since the company is CN, short for Canadian National, there is no doubt it is in Canada.

@kyv979

8 жыл бұрын

+Trainfan 3219 When? I have absolutely no idea.

@mdgfb05

8 жыл бұрын

oh

Never to b that clean again..

Why can't they do stuff like this around here :(

Row do you get cab rides?

@Haveyy

9 жыл бұрын

Be really licky with a nice person at a yard or have a family member or friend

Is that horn a button or an air valve?

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

The horn lever for both new EMD and GE locomotives is a black-balled joystick control that looks like something straight of an 80's video game console. And the joystick is on the engineer's side. The conductor's side gets a push button.

@cweis127 It's a nice horn.

Quite a few. ;-)

Looks nicer than Union Pacific I say that

@ManitobaTransitVids oh okay, like INCO here in Sudbury.

Look on a railways website and see if they have the job posted.

Isn't SD70M-2 a DC traction SD70ACe?

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir it is. Production for the M-2 ceased after 2011 because the decline in demand for DC traction.

@larrystewart1503

5 жыл бұрын

I love taking photos of Sd70ACe's

I would take a ride

I saw 1 but in SD70ACe

You gotta start a a train operator (conductor) before becomming a engineer. I think it takes like 4 years or so before you can get promoted

It’s too bad that the railroads can’t keep the locomotives looking almost as good as out of the factory like they used to with all the signature name trains of the 40’s and 50’s

Nope, just a railfan like the rest of us. :P (Though, I do have connections at CN.)