Mr engineer Mike you must love train horns my favorite train horn is the beastly K5lla!!!!!

Great video, a fraternal greeting from an Italian high-speed driver, I'd love to try one of those beasts you use in the united states

@nutbean7794

3 жыл бұрын

very cool! You should post some engineer POV videos too!

@liamc7343

3 жыл бұрын

@@nutbean7794 That'd be amazing.

I've never heard that horn so much in one video! I went into horn overload!

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

I wish you a speedy recovery.

@vandariuscowan6879

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 mr mike Requirements to be in the CSX

@vandariuscowan6879

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 what* are. The requirements to be in the CSX

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@vandariuscowan6879if you are at least 18 yrs or older submit an application for employment online and if accepted CSX will give you the rest of the requirements if any and all of the training .

@user-yn7gi5iv8f

22 күн бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 I hope the rain wasn’t bad when you drove through it safe inside the cab of the train

Amazing horn sounds..very clear and musical! In Canada our most common horns are the Nathan K3L, P5, and K5HL 👍💯

these videos are so calming to watch , I love trains😭

Lonely nights driving my semi on US 54 between Wichita and Tucumcari, the bright three headlights on the parallel track always made feel better because I wasn't the only one toiling until dawn. Edit: Can I get train horns (I've seen them at Morrill, NE in a box! Not the fake ones!) blaring when I pass to the other side? It would be my honor to know that the power of the locomotive would carry me home.

Hope you had a great thanksgiving, young man. Be safe out there! Love the videos, keep up the good work!

Thanks for the ride-along Mike. I always enjoy hanging out with ya man.

Thank you for your videos. They give me so much enjoyment and give me insight to a career I’ve always wanted to experience.

Mr Barnett , Love your videos!!! Keep them coming !!!!! Thanks Jay

This is my dream to operate at some point in my life. Thank you so much for the cab rides, I love them Edit:changed drive to operate

As a person who always railfans the New England section of the Northeast Corridor, this is AMAZING

I loved watching your train videos Mike.. hello from columbus ga!!

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Tony.

All I have to say is thanks for sharing these Mike enjoy your retirement

Just subscribed and started watching your videos...like them a lot! CSX lines are close to where I like and I love freight trains...keep posting please!

Nice video Mr. Barnett!

If you have a good computer, an Xbox One or newer, or a PS4 or newer, you should definitely check out Train Sim World 2. One of their routes is set on the CSX Sand Patch Grade route, if you're familiar. Great video by the way, and happy late Thanksgiving!

Thanks Mike for another great video. Love the night time ones, console all lit up and the lights outside just add to whole experience. Livin my dream through your vids. Lol

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy Doug thanks.

Them Pecan Sandies slowly disappeared lol

I could watch your videos all day ... 🚆👍🚆👍🚆👍🚆👍🚆

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! and pleas do by all means thanks !

I love driving the train. Hello, this is Alex Elevators and Trains from Jasper, Alabama.

Beast horn.. Well driving Mike.. Love from India..

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Hello India thanks Prasanna.

Nice video, I enjoy these types of videos, especially rail enthusiasts like me. Thanks for uploading!

Awesome video Mike!

Woo! Keep on rollin' bud

Love your videos Mike!

I love your csx train videos

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eugene.

Now this is a hot video! Great work!

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🔥

Guten Morgen Mike.... deine Videos sind echt klasse und es fasziniert mich immer wieder... mach weiter so liebe Grüße aus Deutschland

How lame are the six dummies that didn't like this video....I know in order to do this job you have to put your whole life into it.... I could imagine many cold dark nights like this you've had to deal with over your career.... You're an inspiration to all that think they might be able to do this someday

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said...thanks

@thaniteking5958

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 from the hart my friend...🚂

I can't imagine driving a loco at night was fun.... I don't care for driving my car at night. Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours. Thanks for the video too. 🥰

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving to you after so many years day and night are all the same.

@richardsylvanus2717

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 I hear you. I worked shift work my whole life. ☹️

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

Why? You don’t have to steer or anything

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@derekrohan9619 I think you are referencing the comment Richard made correct?

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 yes sir, was wondering why operating at night would be an issue since he isn’t having to steer the train like you would a car. I obviously don’t operate a train but as long as you can see the signals you would be ok.. so yes I was referring to Richards comment. It’s cool I like right where you are going through on most of your videos. I live in Marietta. Cool to see from your perspective since I watch the train come through all the time with my son.. thanks for uploading

Very Nice Video, Thanks for sharing 👍

Great vídeo...

kewl cab ridin'.

Gosh I love your videos 😍😍😍

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Railroad fan from Brunswick county Virginia

We love trains

That’s awesome!

Very awesome video

Now that's what I'm talking about: night time, tunnels and bad weather on a train cab ride.

Mr. Mike, I am a daily Runner. How do train personnel keep in shape with these hours. If I work 3:30pm-12MN, I run in morning am. If I work 7:30am-4pm, I run in the evening. How do train personnel keep in shape. When do you all eat. Do you all bring food on to the train?. I am very impressed with your videos. Do enjoy your retirement. God Bless 🙌 🙏 .

Engineer Mike, did those windshield wipers actually clear the windows? I always wondered if they did the job or not.

Train hopper here thanks

Mike, ever ran the Abbeville Sub through Athens,Georgia? That sub's been real quiet lately. Back in the day,I used to watch locos stop and take off with monster speed across the Athens trestle over North Avenue! Legend has it that some dude dared an engineer the he could out run that loco side by side across that trestle. And then there's the legendary 'Rail Rotter'. Some unidentified dude who's cursed to walk across the Earth. He decided to walk the rails because he realized he's off the rails. (Dead/Zombie.)

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Never ran the Abbeville.

Hope you are having a great retirement

I love it

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cory

Damn no coffee cup holder and air suspension, heated seats in the Loc :)

Nice

Mr. Happily Now Retired Engineer Barnett: did you have a favorite among the equipment you ran?

Happy late thanksgiving mike! What unit number was this? The horn on it sounds amazing!

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Csx 5103 AC44CW-9

Carry me and my family on the train one day

hope youre enjoying retirement, mr. barnett!

Looks like the cab of a Dash 9-44CW

Your welcome mike I love all trains and all kinds of train engines..I own a HO Scale loco yard with sd 60 sd 70mac sd70Ace sd 40 sd45 SD40-2 SD35 sd40E an old GG1 GP60 Gp35 Gp38-2 C40-8 B40-8 9-44cw you know haha all them haha...I'm levein the videos

I like Pecan Sandies too.

Great video as always. What is the light tree between the windshields for? The one with the red lights lit on the bottom.

@ccoeltrains

3 жыл бұрын

Last signal passed indicator i think

@BossSpringsteen69

3 жыл бұрын

Those are the cab signals. They are to correspond with the wayside signals. I skipped through the video but, i think they were cut out as we call it. Or temporarily inoperative,

Is the loco a GE AC4400?

Hey Mike! Did you ever come through St Louis Mo. and what is the farthest you go on a train before a rest period?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Hi never been to St Louis the maximum trip is 12 hours.

@willwest6301

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 and i am sure you got them 12 hours to

What engine number was this? 5105?

Hey man I Love You video I live down here in Savannah Georgia y'all got to CSX y'all right around the corner from me by Amtrak do you ever come to that yard over there and Waycross yard

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

No Jeremy I didn't . I retired in 2014.

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

Y’all got to CSX? Hun?

May I use the horn audio for a train simulator sound pack? I love these vids!

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Sure.

@Dansvideos03

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 Thank you very much!

How did you get away with recording in the cab ?

At 2:09, where you starting the locomotive? Or where you taking over for another crew? Coming back from dinner?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Resuming movement after a delay for a train working near by.

Wonder if shoestring is riding in one of your cars back there haha

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Well if he is he's purring like a Chessie Kitten .

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 haha.. you know of him?

Hi Mike I am Derek I like trains to

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Derek enjoy.

@derekfrazier1228

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you mike

When you were a engineer Did you ever drive the same engine back to back, or is there 5 to 10 engines that you're usually going to be driving, or is it usually a different engine every time and rarely ever drive the same one again?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly it's different engines but occasionally you work the same locomotive multiple times.

@Congobruh4

3 жыл бұрын

It also depends on what job you're running, what end of the line you're on and the availability of power. Like some power will go right back out on the counterpart of train they came in on.

Ride seems a little bit rougher than I expected it to be. Rode commuter trains in Long Island Ny growing up but always in the passenger cars obviously.. didn’t expect the ride in the power to be that rough.

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

It san be rough from time to time ,that freight is heavy and puts much wear on the tracks.

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 I had a teacher make me write a letter to the RR asking to ride in the engine. They said they don’t let people because of insurance but made an exception for me and I got to ride a GP-38 from port Jefferson to Huntington , about a 45 min ride.. was such a cool experience. I got to push a few levers and blow the horn. Time of my life.

Nice video. Also mind if I grab a couple of cookies

Mike Buddy ! Hello from Edmonton 🇨🇦. I had understood you retired from the railroad. Did they entice you back somehow? Regards.

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Edmonton thanks Rick no just older footage.

Not sure why your picture kept getting darker and lighter. Your camera settings seem to be off.

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Running in the dark at night very little light.

What cities did you drive trains to and from

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Chattanooga Tn. to Atlanta Ga.

Hi Mike, What was your cargo here? I was just wondering.

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Containers intermodal.

Question what’s with that red light? Isn’t that supposed to be the upcoming signal.

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

That light doesn't work on the tacks we run on.

@emilioconejero2073

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 ahhh thanks

Have you operated csx along Tri-Rail’s line?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Where is it known by another name,I have operated on lines with three main tracks and lines shared by other railroad .

@Sarah-nl2rk

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 Well Not literally TRI tracks lol, I meant like South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, csx usually drives on that line along with amtrak

wow you're mainly in not quite snow coming the choo choo to the big a. however for those that run rails and icy winter conditions and if the wipers get all messed up do you have to radio in and say like if you're in your car or truck I need to stop for a minute go wack the wiper so I can see where I'm going? cuz yours are just one person in the locomotive nowadays for like the last 10 years with all the remote stuff going on or was there always still too at the same time engineer/ conductor even on freight lines. who could get out on the catwalk at slower speeds and try to get the windshield cleaned cuz I know it's defrosters can only do so much but when you're in like freezing rain or ice just made me wonder.

K5HL horn

Hello i am from Indonesian

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Indonesia

Good video Mike! I honestly hope I can be in your shoes one day as of now I’m 18 bout to move on 19 and soon into 20’s lol. What’s it like to hire out?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

For me it was a great experience.

@Trainman1776

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 probably was.. what year did you hire out? I’m pretty sure as of now it wouldn’t be great experience as I’ve heard few things

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trainman1776 1976

Watch your vids all the time, Have you ever driven coal trains to Virginia

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Operated coal trains in Tn. and Ga. only.

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 ever take coal through plant Bowen ?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@derekrohan9619 Yep quite a few.

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 that’s cool I work up there all the time .. one time I saw the second engine back all of the sudden go to like full power.. the wheels were throwing insane amount of sparks but the rest of the train was still doing it’s slow creep over the area where the coal is dumped. I had always wondered what happened. Any idea?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@derekrohan9619 I don't know perhaps a severe wheel slip while the lead engine maintained contact with the rail.

Are you driving a sd70ace

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Ge CW44 AH

What type of locomotive are you operating in this video?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Csx 5103 AC44CW-9

@railfanjames7699

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 love the old GE chugging sound!

Mr Mike is that an AC4400CW your operating

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@metro-northrailroadproduct5043

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 nice

Film trains at emporia Virginia

Where were you headed?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

From Chattanooga to ATL.

@stantaylor524

3 жыл бұрын

So when you made round trips between Chattanooga and Atlanta did you have to spend the night?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@stantaylor524 Yes most times other times I would return to home at the end of the assignment be it hours or one of more days.

Eugene Kleis train videos

Why do you blow the horn when entering a tunnel?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

It's required to sound the horn prior to entering a tunnel.

@southerncrescentproductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 never knew that I guess it’s for anyone who would be in the tunnel trespassing

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@southerncrescentproductions Yes its highly possible a person caught in the tunnel can be a fatality but there were none that I was aware of.

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

Seems like common sense no?

Hey mike! How do you get a Job like that is the United States?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Just one of the many blessings the make up the story of my life God is Good. I didn't do anything didn't even know the RR was hiring a fellow just happened to mention it to me one day on the phone back in 1976.

@valdezgarciajoabisai2983

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 mike,we’re looking for an opportunity on the Railroad in the United States but we don’t know how to get insolved , my dad is a road Driver in kcs in mexico and we’re looking for an opportunity for me. Do you know how to engage in the railways n the United States?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

@@valdezgarciajoabisai2983 Joab I am retired and have no current contacts with the RR in that way. You would have to go online and search for railroad job openings and apply online . If you are trying to get into train service the includes conductor and engineer you would need to search for railroads hiring conductor trainees or hiring for engineer trainees. All of this is done online and you have to be patient some years railroads do a lot of hiring and other years it can be slow or not at all, best wishes.

@valdezgarciajoabisai2983

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 ok mike thank you very much for the information I hope to find an opportunity since I am a great fan of trains, greetings

Is that a dash 8

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

Either AC44CW 593 or 588.

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

ES44

@Ohio_Photographer

3 жыл бұрын

Ah ok.

Where is that tunnel at?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Tunnel Hill Georgia.

@kingjames1282

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 Okay, thank you.

Hi mike

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Moorman.

@latosharose8005

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 well im actually corey im on my moms account but hi and are you still working with csx

@donhurst8459

3 жыл бұрын

@@latosharose8005 He's retired now and has a video of it.

@latosharose8005

3 жыл бұрын

@@donhurst8459 oh ok thanks

ive always wondered, how do train engineers know where crossings are? if theyre coming around a bend, how do they know where they are

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Practice practice practice

@liamc7343

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 oh lol

@System6VideoProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Whistlepost

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Whistle post don't work well in fog blizzards and very poor visibility, just saying .

Thought you retired Mike?

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

I did in 2014.

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Someone came up with more footage.

@tommybritton9273

3 жыл бұрын

@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 love any in cab footage 👍👍

So I guess the conductor doesn’t need a clear windshield to look out of

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

Conductor doesn’t need to really see outside I wouldn’t think. Engineer does tho..

@MrHunt916

3 жыл бұрын

@@derekrohan9619 Conductors watch the signals my man. Why would he want an obstructed view? 4 eyes on the rails are better than 2.

@BossSpringsteen69

3 жыл бұрын

Well...that's not true.

@MrHunt916

3 жыл бұрын

@@BossSpringsteen69 actually it is true

@derekrohan9619

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrHunt916 I agree, I mean if I was up there I would want a good view out the front even if I didn’t necessarily need a good view

I would have to wear ear plugs that cannot be good for your ears!

Great video Mike!

I could watch your videos all day ... 🚆👍🚆👍🚆👍🚆👍🚆

@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks and all night is all right !