The last time I got a good look inside the cab of an engine was when I was 10 or 11 in the late 70's. My Dad(probably violating about 12 regulations) let me ride along on a short 15 mile trip. Interesting to see all on the equipment that's on them now.

When I was in elementary school, me and a friend got to climb aboard one of these. Actually IN the locomotive. We had to squeeze past the engine and everything. It was immensely hot and loud. Still a great experience

@general5104

5 жыл бұрын

Nolan Abell, hidy...imagine working on and driving these evey day for 36 plus years. It always gives me the warm & fuzzies when I tour a unit. Thanks!

@carsonfarist8590

Жыл бұрын

Amen I just have to say praise GOD I have nothing to fear or worry about because I’m saved and going home are you? Turn to the LORD and have all!!!! GOD bless you all keep doing for the LORD using your special gift amen hallelujah praise GOD!!! GOD bless all!!! Amen GOD is so good amen!!!!

@carsonfarist8590

Жыл бұрын

@@general5104 Amen I just have to say praise GOD I have nothing to fear or worry about because I’m saved and going home are you? Turn to the LORD and have all!!!! GOD bless you all keep doing for the LORD using your special gift amen hallelujah praise GOD!!! GOD bless all!!! Amen GOD is so good amen!!!!

When I was about 6 years old (66 years ago!), I got to go aboard a real locomotive of the day while it was in operation. HOT and LOUD sticks in my memory. My uncle was a railroad employee, and he accompanied me. Strangely, his name was Uncle Bus (real name).

I miss driving these big boys.

@ALL-bj7mj

5 жыл бұрын

makes 2 of us....did plenty of miles in GP8s and GP10s.....as well as B23-7s.....

@ian_the_random

4 жыл бұрын

That's what she said

@DFWTrains

4 жыл бұрын

@@ian_the_random Lmao got me laughing

@kylehill3643

4 жыл бұрын

@@DFWTrains The best part is when you spin the locos around and around!

@1sonic687

4 жыл бұрын

You used to run trains? You can run a train on me.

Never knew I liked trains till playing Train Sim World 2 now I can't find enough good videos on trains..

Nice to know BNSF still can do it if they want to. Rode about 160 miles on a shorter exec train about 20 years ago. LOVED the full dome!

Hey guys, I really appreciate the atempt to show us fans the locomotive. But WTF you moving the cam around so fast it gave me a headache just trying to see what you were trying to show us. Next time, please take your time and SHOW us things with out flinging around like your on crack. Sorry I had to go there... Thanks Guy's :) I'm looking forward to your next show.

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Gregory Spivey I didn't have much time in the cab so I was trying to get as much on camera as possible. Try putting the video on .5 or .25 speed or pausing every once in a while

@ThumperKJFK

7 жыл бұрын

Roger that. :) I probably would have done the something just from the excitement of being there. Again I really want to thank you for posting this, and don't stop filming.

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Gregory Spivey Thanks. I have plenty more videos to post so stay tuned.

@puffnstuff12

6 жыл бұрын

+Gregory Spivey I noticed the quick jerky camera in the cab too but appreciate him trying to share his experience with us.

@kamrankhattak93

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah Correct!

Because of the size of these things and the crew always traveling I always thought the cab had beds in them (like semi trucks). I'm absolutely blown away by the fact that they don't... 🤯

@natew48

Жыл бұрын

I always wondered the same thing. So if they dont, I'm assuming they stop somewhere to sleep?

@justinmorgan4568

Жыл бұрын

@@natew48 I've seen videos of them just sleeping in the chairs kinda like what you'd do in your car on a long road trip.

@jsmith5443

Жыл бұрын

​@@natew48 i believe i can answer this but I don't know if they want that information out in the public.

@benjlar1902

8 ай бұрын

take a train down, crew change, stay over at a hotel, take a train back home

@cloeprice1953

Ай бұрын

This company has driver that drive the crew to and from hotels when it’s time for them to go to sleep my mom and step dad use to work for the driving company but I always thought they had beds in them too before she started working their

Cool experience, good on you for getting in to take the shots! When you shooting are up close in a small space like that, it isn't like outdoors. A small shift in where you're pointing makes a total shift in where you are looking. It makes viewers dizzy. Next time, try to move the camera more slowly and pan slowly. Try to keep your motions smooth. Also, pause for a one count over each instrument panel and bulletin board -- that lets us enthusiasts pause the playback and read what is there. It is easier said than done, so maybe you could find a small room at home with stuff on the walls to practice with. Still, cool experience and good on you for getting in to take the shots for us. Keep it up!

Love those new GE's.

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

+Terrell Howard They're pretty cool although I don't like how the BNSF letters are so small

@mdgfb05

7 жыл бұрын

i find the new GEVOs boring i like the classic ALCOs and EMD

@hakeemsd70m

6 жыл бұрын

Terrell Howard Yeah the new GE's are pretty cool but noticeably quieter than older GEVOs, AC44s, and Dash 9s and 8s. Still T4s are some very cool units.

@ALL-bj7mj

5 жыл бұрын

I miss the C30-7s...to bad I need to travel to Brasil to see them...some are still in ATSF and BN paint!

Gave me the warm and fuzzies...I would have liked to have had a little SLOWER scan of the cab area, but I appreciate it anyway! Still gave me the warm and fuzzies...as many of the GE Dash 8's and 9's I worked on and did projects on. Brings back old memories! Thanks for making and posting this extremely nice video!

@andyelliott8027

2 жыл бұрын

Run it back on 0.25 speed.

That was amazing! Those locomotives are really cool.

@DFWTrains

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Those locomotives are awesome!

Nice but you need to slow down on your panning. You pan really fast and viewers missing out. Pan steadily, slowly.

@andyelliott8027

5 жыл бұрын

Run the video on .25 speed.

@frankk1512

4 жыл бұрын

he is like 17 dude

@kylehill3643

4 жыл бұрын

@@frankk1512 He thinks he is on a merry go round. I wonder if the throttle controls the spin?

@thatoneguy611

4 жыл бұрын

Lower the playback speed

@Thegam4rpro

3 жыл бұрын

He doesn’t have to slow down just play the video at a certain speed you’re so annoying

I played on RR Tracks as a kid in the 70's the best part of the train was always the Caboose and that always had a guy in it that would wave to us and throw candy to us kids in Garfield, New Jersey

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@Hello D Lobes, How are you doing?

@thebotlagamerfreefire4936

2 жыл бұрын

@@lydiaanderson3312 ll

I've picked up crew off this train before. I dropped a crew right there by the Hyatt as well. There is a service shop for the trains farther down towards the hotel.

That is a very beautiful train 😍 I love BNSF

Did get to ride in the dome car of this train when it was giving special rides for raising scout funds in Springfield Mo.. Went about 20 miles then returned. Had engines on both ends so no turnaround or switching was necessary. The engine was coupled to the dome car and the engineer had that engine crankin!! Was a sound!!

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

+Fred Marlin That's pretty awesome! I wish I was able to ride it.

This was in Fort Worth, TX? I used to always be able to hear the sound of train horns, very soothing. Thank you!

One beautiful train...

Did you ever drove an older train like the SD-40-2? And how was it like?

Are most of the coaches on the business train ex-ATSF?

Is it me or does the logo on the sides of the engine seem small?

A beautiful looking locomotive . . .

If that train comes back this year I'm hoping I can get a cab to or the locomotive and walk to the passenger cars I would love to ride it if I could

Do the ET44C4 and ES44C4 use DC or AC propulsion?

Whats the purpous of that bell sound in the locomotive?

That was a very interesting tour. I have always wondered if how they handled going to the bathroom. I also have seen the door on the front of train engines open before wondering if it was an access to work on the engine or to get inside the cab. Thanks, Great Video :)

@DFWTrains

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's always cool to see the inside and how everything works and where doors lead to

@general5104

5 жыл бұрын

Dave W Inside that door is a sand box, as well as a little corridor to a set of fairly steep steps, the fronts of which are removable for access to the piping and wiring under the cab floor, as well as the lighting for the step well. There are lights inside the wall cavities and overhead. The bathroom has a standard sized toilet. Some flush to a holding tank with redwood pieces inside the tank, to help break down the contents. Others are vacuum operated, like those used onboard airplanes. Another small room, in the nose, under tge area before the windshield, is an area where tge Sanding and forward horn relays and associated air magna-valves are mounted. Radio equipment and GPS racks and Cab Signal equipment are mounted in quick-change racks, welded to the floor and wall. Some units of some companies have a small refrigerator in this hallqay, too, as well as a urinal that has a small sink that also runs its drain-water to flush the urine down its drain. This, in most cases, drains out thru a rubber hose about a foot above the cross-ties behind the coupler area clamped to the back of the draft-gear pocket assembly. All the area ceiling to wall radiused areas have removable access plates about every two feet, to replace bad antenna and electrical circuitry that run inside a duct system. All the equipment runs on eight 8volt batteries, or, on the newer units, unitized batteries equal to four batteries each. Somw types of units have one battery box on each side of the unit and most GE's have the batteries on one side and the Air Conditioning unit on tge other, just outside the long hood cab window. Most of the circuit breakers are in the cab, situated below the Isolation Panel. The Control Stand is at the top of the steps, to your left, usually, and the main electrical cabinet is directly in front of you as you come off the steps. It houses all the relays and contactors needed to control the operation of the unit, plus take care of the charging rate of the batteries and control the many circuits of lights. Motor control equipment, Dynamic Braking equipment, as well as radio and telemetry equipment. The Engineer has his own seating area and can easily turn and face either direction and can drive the locomotive in either direction. The Fireman and Conductor also have their own seats, but on the opposite side of the cab than the engineer. There are, also, pull-down spring-loaded seating for use if additional seating us required. The area behind the center split I'm the windshield, is where the dash camera is mounted as well as the Cab-Signal tree. Aomw units still have individual cab heaters that use engine water for the heat. Some are all electric and some use "Strip-Heaters" just above the base-boards. I hope this gives you a little deeper knowledge of the cab area of a locomotive. This just scratches the surface, but will being your knowledge up a tad. Thanks for letting me share some of my knowledge.

@user-yg2up4lg3r

4 жыл бұрын

@@general5104 how do they empty the septic tanks? I have a few rail yards around me and I don't see any septic tanks unless its connected into the city sewer

Interesting that the crossing gate did not come down..... I did see they had someone there at the intersection because of that.... when the engineer has to make use of the “head“.. does the conductor drive or does the train stop...

What do they use these carriages/consist for?

Why did the train go across while the gates were still up?

i was always curious, on long routes in the US/canada, do the cabs ever carry a crew change, have bunks or not?

@DFWTrains

3 жыл бұрын

No bunks. They stop and swap for crew changes along the route

haha oh wow I rode in the powder river car back in July during the military special. Nice interior on those

@DFWTrains

8 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thank you for serving!

So why weren't the signals working here and the horn did not blow properly.

did anyone notice that the signals and crossing gates didn't activate?

Awesome looking locomotive . . .

amazing video! just an observation: when showing the inner part of the locomotive, would you do it more slowly? in order that we can appreciate all the details. Thank you and congrats!

@mattwalsh9278

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN.. like he had the camera on a string and whizzed it around.. a bit of description would not go astray either.. Thumbs down,, no sub

@KC_FlightChief

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattwalsh9278 Huge loss

Nice how did you get into the engine

Is this crossing broken cause the bells weren't Ringing and the gates Didn't come Down

@raywyatt5368

5 жыл бұрын

Broken probably because 2 trucks were blocking the road.

Lucky and when I was little I got to go in one in Tucson Arizona

When you have to go Pee, do you stop the train??

In a cab once, a Saturday when I was 8, my dad was giving a tour to my older sister's future husband at SP's Sacramento yard. We were inside one of the erector shops and I got in trouble for blowing the horn. It's very loud indoors....

Nice! I went inside a EX SP ac4400 once!

@DFWTrains

8 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I wanna see the cab of an ex SP sometime. I bet that was amazing

@railfanbryan7225

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

How Do You Get A Cab Tour? Do You Ask? Or Is It Really Rare. Or Does it Depend On The Crew?

@DFWTrains

6 жыл бұрын

The crew asked me. I basically got very lucky

Where do the conductors sleep in for those long hauls

@danielg6209

7 жыл бұрын

Conductors don't sleep on the train. The railroads are divided up and crews each take a shift on a train across the country.

@cmoney220

6 жыл бұрын

Not sure what a 'long haul' is but the crew has a 12-hour shift whether they make it to their destination or not. If not they will most likely get relieved by a fresh crew then get vanned to a hotel for their FRA mandated rest. Then the cycle repeats again the next day going home. MOST runs are somewhere between 100-300 miles. Dispatchers will use every minute of your 12 hours too.

DId they show the throttle of the train?

Great cab tour! Thanks.

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

How loud is it inside

Do they not have sleeping quarters for long hauls??

@chrisgriffin5179

5 жыл бұрын

No sleeping quarters, because they do their run, according to their orders, and park on a siding, or yard.. and either tied down, or wait on the new crew, brought by van, from yard, or hotel.. to relieve them.. And the van, takes them to another train, or home yard, or hotel, for their break..

Awesome!!! I've been in the cab of a 1959 built GMD-1 for Oregon Pacific before!!! (and actually filmed it)

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've had 3 cab tours: this one, an SD70ACe, and a P42DC

@TrainsNStuff

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, awesome!!!!!!! I want to get a cab tour on an ES44AC, and an older Dash 8 (B40-8S).

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Those would be cool but I think a C44-9W warbonnet would be the best.

@TrainsNStuff

7 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah! Or a Heritage unit!

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

Trains N' Stuff I've been in a heritage unit. I'm not gonna say which one because the engineer told me to keep it secret lol.

I might have been in the train at the time I rode the business train at the stockyards it was very fun to say the least

How many people are assigned to an engine when pulling cars? I notice a right and left seat in the cabin; who set in each seat? How much training does a person get before he /she get to drive the train? What is with the names on the cars? Thanks for the video.

@cmoney220

6 жыл бұрын

As for the names on the cars not sure. But el cajon is a steep grade in san Bernardino county next to the I15. Powder River is a division on the Bnsf. Up to 13 weeks of training to become a conductor, then another 15 weeks training for the engine program. Engineer sits on the right and conductor on the left.

@arthurwest9329

6 жыл бұрын

13 weeks minimum for BNSF conductor than another 2 weeks for RCO cert or 2 weeks to become a hostler. Engine program is right at 6 months for BNSF if you get selected after bidding or if not enough bid then they force the junior guys from the bottom up.

The maintenance of locomotive is awesome

So jealous! Then again, I did see the circus train so I'm lucky there.

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

JJRicks Studios Haha. I wish I could've seen the circus train but I was out of town. This special may come thru again this year. I'm not sure though

@JJRicks

4 жыл бұрын

@Gina Romantica Ringling Bros shut down years ago, what do you want from me. Also: Animals rode near the front for the smoothest ride. In cool, climate controlled railcars with amenities. They were allowed to exercise and stop and rest on every trip. Well fed and cared for. What else do you want?

Is the crossing broken?

The Fox River Car. Is that the Fox River in Illinois? I live on the Fox River in McHenry Illinois

I can't complain I thought it was pretty cool

Nice to get a look at a shiny new locomotive. I'm in the DFW area also. Just subbed to your channel.

@DFWTrains

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’ve been in the cab of Santa Fe #93 FP45, I’ve got a short engineers seat video as well.

@DFWTrains

4 жыл бұрын

Nice, I'd like to check that out

@kansasstatealerting2424

3 жыл бұрын

@@DFWTrains I’ll post a link

@kansasstatealerting2424

3 жыл бұрын

@@DFWTrains kzread.info/dash/bejne/dH19urhukZmud9I.html

I saw that locomotive at Fort Worth when I was railfanning

@DFWTrains

8 жыл бұрын

Nice! These tier 4 locomotives are becoming very easy to see on BNSF tracks.

I’ve been hooked since seeing the Liberty Train in ‘76

IMPORTANT QUESTION: is there a secret tunnel running from the back of the cab past the engines to the other cab? What happens if you need to use that other cab in a blizzard? Are you allowed to use the secret tunnel? Or do you just have to brave the elements and hope some hobo trainhopper doesn't leap in the front cab and drive off at top speed while you're gone?

@thechannel9637

2 жыл бұрын

Bru 😂

@everettrailfan

2 жыл бұрын

No secret tunnel. They go out the back door along the engineer's side and cross over at the back of the locomotive. In case someone hops on board, they take out the reverser and automatic brake handles so anyone who happens to be on board is unable to release the brakes and get the locomotive moving.

Yo why aren’t the gates working?

They do a better job with soundproofing the interior of the cabin these days . I thought new locomotives would have like a small padded safe room to jump into in case of a collision .

@everettrailfan

2 жыл бұрын

The cab itself is pretty much a safe room. They're built to withstand pretty damn rough impacts.

That was cool to watch.

i love that horn! i wish it's on BNSF 3804

I really hope engineers and fireman look after the inside similar to their cars :)

Right around 4:21 has made me want to look at some old Royal American trains AKA (Barnum and Baily the greatest show on earth)

Interesting. I wondered how the workers on trains went to the bathroom.

Nice Video. I spent 33 years on BNSF Railway as a Machinist. Good Job.

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

+Don Clark Thank you! That must've been a cool job

@donclark7699

7 жыл бұрын

Sometimes if the weather was nice.

@southernpacific-vp8ho

6 жыл бұрын

You mean 23 because BNSF isn't 33 years old yet

I'd like to know why the RR Signals wasn't on! 😅

@kansasstatealerting2424

4 жыл бұрын

Skateboarder Robley They shut them off so they wouldn’t be holding up traffic.

BNSF certainly gets the prize for the most drab business cars. They are bright and shiny which is good, but definitely lacking any color.

This is 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 super powerful train

Super sir loved it

The cab layout is the same as a 2009-2014 ES44C4. Regarding the Alerter System where is the switch for it in the back panel? For ES44C4 you turn it on using the PTC Switch as seen on Train Sim world 3 Cajon Pass route. What BNSF should have opted for is the controls to be like a CSX UP ET44AC where up throttle engages Dynamic Brakes Down throttle Notch 1-8 to the right is your Independent Brakes then Automatic Brakes

I heard those even have sleeping quarters and lunch room for long distance trips. Maybe I was lied to

Did you notice is there a small fridge or Microwave in there? Even Tractor Trailers trucks have those things. Sure would make sense. Also I understand you have to push a dead man button every so often. How do you go to the bathroom and still have time to push the button?

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Dargent, How are you doing?

@222Dargent

3 жыл бұрын

@@lydiaanderson3312 doing great and you?

Nice too see the crossing arms dont work looking like a accident waiting to happened

Very nice. What are the stats on the loco? I thought BNSF was only for freight train.

@DFWTrains

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. BNSF is a freight railroad. This is just an exhibition train and these passenger cars are owned by BNSF for the executives to move around the railroad in.

No thank you!! I don’t mess it one bit. Worked as a conductor out of LA for years. It all looks so cool until your stuck in a siding in the middle of nowhere for 20 hours. The cab in not your friend anymore.

I'd grew up in trains cuz my grandpa, my dad and my uncles were a railroad employees and I was working in the train yard in my youth time but I resign from it I regret for it when I'd tried to get back it were late I am getting old and still missing my time on the rails. But specially I'm missing my old ones

As a truck driver I've always wondered if they had a bathroom in one of these, since they can't pull into a rest area. 😃. Now I know..

@g.k.32

5 жыл бұрын

when they take a siding near some businesses if they know its gunna be a while they run and get fast food and use the bathroom.

Where

Cool catch!

No gates down at the crossing?!

How many gallons is that fuel tank?

@rzv567

6 жыл бұрын

Tyler Harris They hold 5300 gallons but the site glasses only go to 4800 gallons or sometimes 4500 depends on the style of tank but to answer your question they get filled to 4800 gallons at the company I work for fills them to 4800

Nice!!!! How did you get the locomotive tour?

@DFWTrains

4 жыл бұрын

Luck lol

Very awesome video!!

@DFWTrains

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Excellent Railways Video! LIKE

@DFWTrains

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

3:55 Why didn't the crossing signal activate?

@DFWTrains

7 жыл бұрын

+dollarsmakesense11 I am not sure. They may have disabled it for the day due to the train being so long it would activate it even when stationary as it would be sitting over the sensor.

@sheluvlbn

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@Hello gethighonlife, How are you doing?

@gethighonlife11

3 жыл бұрын

@@lydiaanderson3312 I'm doing well, Ms. Anderson. Thanks for asking!🤗

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@@gethighonlife11 I loved meeting a friend. Can you suggest a way that we can stay in touch here and chat too and get to know each other in time and patience? If you don't mind, this is my email address (lydiaanderson6060@gmail.com). You can email me now and talk less darling.

All nice and clean, not a road unit for sure....

I miss the caboose

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@Hello michel lepage, How are you doing?

@MikeMercury

3 жыл бұрын

@@lydiaanderson3312 hello dear

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMercury Nice meeting you dear, I loved meeting new friend and get to know each other as well with time and patience dear, Can you suggest a way we can stay in touch off here and chat as well dear.

Very nice video!!!

@DFWTrains

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

why are the gates not going down

@signalpops

6 жыл бұрын

CSXT POLICE911 Crossing was disabled?

Mother kept telling me she always thought I'd end up working for the Railway, like an Engineer. But just looking at all that shit to keep track of which does what, I'd probably end up derailing myself day one.

2:50

Why is there no sink In the cab?

@g.k.32

5 жыл бұрын

they use hand sanitizer or use their water bottles. just like theres no sink in porta johns. trains arent equiped with water, they have (in both bnsf and up's case in my district) 20 packs of 10oz water bottles. theres just massive pallets of them in every yard.

Is there a restroom in these locks??? ???

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Victor Schepers, How are you doing?

What brakeman.

Nice job enjoyed

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