Grandpa was a steam locomotive engineer for the New York and Michigan Central Rail Road and he would take me into cab of the engine, throw lumps of coal into the firebox and blow the steam whistle. I had a great childhood.

@robertkerr3059

7 жыл бұрын

and you just imagine what a finishing touch that was to let a little tyke tinker too

@steammausss164

7 жыл бұрын

I would really like be at your place or having a experience with my father like you.

@highflyinryan76weezer25

6 жыл бұрын

lucky man

My uncle retired as a steam and diesel locomotive engineer on the N.Y.C. I was told that he could never quite get over an event in which two people jumped off of a station platform in front of his train. They had been holding hands.

I love watching those guys work...those pilots must LOVE their job. I love how they're just chatting away. Around 2:54 the 844 is just working away, cylinder cocks turn on and Ed is just looking at paper work LOL...Gotta love his office. This entire video inspires me in every way. Thanks for sharing!

@TheCaltrainator903Trackside

Жыл бұрын

Same

For you youngsters who didn't live in the steam era, the left side of the engine was watched over by the fireman. He did a lot more than stoke the fire.

@dmpyron2

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Bowman Yeah, according to my (late) neighbor, who worked both sides of the cab with the Cotton Belt at the end of steam, the fireman was responsible for making the coffee. :-)

@Patriot1776

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Bowman That's right. He had to watch the water level too and keep the water level a good bit above the crown sheet, which was the most safety critical item, keeping the crown sheet covered. He was also supposed to backup the engineer on watching for signals, and double check the work orders with the engineer too and fully understand all the tasks on the worksheet and tracks to be taken for running on.

@mikemac2888

7 жыл бұрын

+dmpyron2 Don't forget he also had to help load luggage on the train for Uncle Joe and the girls when stopping in Pettycoat Junction.

@giveandlive

6 жыл бұрын

Great video!! My Great, Great Grandad was a fireman for RR around the Boston Area. I have yet to find out whether is was Boston Maine, Boston Albany or..?. I need to dig some more.

It's amazing how the UP never had this beauty retired from the locomotive roster! Love live the UP!

@Texassince1836

6 жыл бұрын

09trainman she was relatively new, and capable of 120MPH when the end of the steam Era came about, so the UP kept her around.

That whistle is probably one of the best sounds in the world.

Whatever the situation, this locomotive has contributed a lot to the country and its user community, appreciate the work of the engineers of that era by diligently caring for his work ... I am a resident of Indonesia who really admires the steam locomotive by the engineers of earlier times.🙏👍

My Grandpa, C.L. Groff drove one of these for many years for Missouri Pacific. Ran from Falls City, NE to Kansas City, MO. He was a good engineer! Heard stories about him for many years in town here.

Ed is a REAL railroad pro!

To think they're not only reviving these old giants, but modernizing their fuel sources so they burn oil instead of coal. Not only will this most likely save resources, but the power these things had back in the days was INSANE. At the highest incline these engines only ever needed a back engine with over 100 fully loaded cars. Now a days you get 2-3 engines per load regardless of hills. Look at the Amtraks longest journey, they use 2 of the most powerful locomotives to date to do their trip. Meanwhile this monster could do it single handed.

My grandfather was a steam locomotive engineer for the New York/Michigan Central Railroad; Joseph L. McPeak.

@epicswag5509

7 жыл бұрын

My grandaddy was a fireman. He told me about a Joe McPeak. He worked on the same railroad as your grandaddy. He told me he worked with him frequently. My grandaddys name was Arthur K. Fintson.

Ed dickens and steve lee are two of the luckiest people alive.

love that fef-3 4-8-4 locomotive #844, thanks for showing us your video!

dat whistle is the best

amazing how bad the visability was for an engineer, what a powerful locomotive

Damn! That's a whistle! Woo!

I freakin love the sweet sound of that Hancock 3 chime!

@Joseph Ignudo haha well actually it was the conductor of the train asking whether or not they'll floor it or not (since they are a small and special train, they have the rights to do that). But since we had slow orders due to those BNSF guys working on the main track next to us, we rolled along between 20-35 mph.

@Petemonster62

5 жыл бұрын

Oh is that why they are doing left-hand running! The train crew found out what it is like to operate on the C&NW or British Rail!

This stretch was jointed rail in 2011. I used to like to crack the windows open the hear rapid click click sounds. At 49 mph it had rhythm.

Horn blast , then a sub "G" toot. that's amazing!

thanks for the videos.....I got to see the 844 in Reno, Nv .....now waiting and trying to keep up with the buzz on 4014 .....so want to see one back in service......I grew up in the wrong years

cant get over how good that whistle sounds in this clip

there is a tourist railway 14 miles of me in the town of Boone, Iowa and its called the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad and guess what I got to be in the cab before they left for the second trip

That is incredibly cool, Nick. Lucky you!

you should buy that train driver a camera that can be mounted on the train, so he can record all his travels, would be a great way to watch without needing to be there all the time

@kleetus92

3 жыл бұрын

What and miss the trip??

I love trains l always wanted to be an engineer love to hear the steam whistle

This is absolutely AWSOME!!!! I've Ridden behind a lot of steam and diesel too and also rode in the cab of diesels, even ran freight and passenger, would love to be able to ride in the cab of any UP steam loco!!!!

No, Rod. We call 'em throttles in the US.

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

If anyone gets the "Railroader of the Century" award it should be Ed Dickens Jr., the engineer, and head of Union Pacific's Steam Shop in Cheyenne.

I would absolutely love to ride in the cab of one of those beasts!!

I want one of those whistles....

Great video. Interesting to see a view inside the cab of 844.

looks like new track, last time i was through there in 82 that track was bad. nice vid thanks Nick.

@barneychapman1078

5 жыл бұрын

WHAT A MACHINE BREATHING GIANTS HOW AWESOME THEY. ARE

Hey thank you Hunn! Thanks for watching!

Up 844's whistle used for up big boy 4014's original whistle used 2011-2012

Nick, i love you!!!😘😘😘😍😍 Thank's for the video

Up 844 meets another trains passing by eastbound Southbound & northbound westbound

remember riding whith my dad in the uk years ago,,smaller locos but we had to feed it coal,,,,lol,,these guys got it easy,,good video

I subscribed, because you have some assume videos. Thanks for letting me experience your type of work, and I will keep watching your new ones in the future. Tom?

I missed history for this dream job

Are you an engineer? If not, how in tarnation did you manage to get a cab ride?!? UP 844 is my favorite train EVER; she has the most melancholy-sounding whistle I've ever heard--which sounds quite different from inside. Thank you so much for sharing this video!

Einfach klasse geil der bericht der Lokführer sehr locker cool

@DaveLeh2 That is the throttle. it's kind of like the gas pedal on your car. It controls the amount of steam going from the steam done (just above the boiler) down into the pistons to make the wheels turn.

GREAT TRAIN RIDE

beautiful video! greetings from argentina!

Cool series!

@gerardleet7292

7 жыл бұрын

Dave Ackerson f

He sure likes that whistle...lol Video doesnt really give you the real essence of her but you can tell she's "ALIVE"

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954.

50 miles to the North, correct? Marvelous video.

Just give me a pair of overalls and gloves and I'd shovel coal all day to ride in one of these monsters!

@SkipW

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff N It is an oil burner, so kick back, watch the steam pressure and just turn a valve!

@ChiefKandiyohi

8 жыл бұрын

+SteamUP well that's even better! I should have known it wasn't burning coal haha

@luckyrail23

7 жыл бұрын

Jeff N I know how to drive this mass of metal

@anotherfreediver3639

7 жыл бұрын

An oil-burner? That's cheating! ;-)

@steammausss164

7 жыл бұрын

The cabin has Been modernized with radio and electronic and use oil. I always dreamed to drive a steam train or get a ride inside the cabin😭. The closest I can get is watching this amazing video 😮

cool videos!

Up 844 nevada Utah to colorado & kansas Oklahoma to texas end of UP 150th anniversary special

great steam train sound

Biggest mistake they made in the steam age is to put a whistle and a bell on those loco's.. lol.. they can't resist the urge to pull those ropes over and over again. Beautiful machine though :)

Nick I'm so happy for you! :)

I sure would like to see those big shots at U.P. allow our Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive #2472 to have excursions on the San Francisco to San Jose run. HAVE A HEART!

Up 844 excursions like the years little rock express/new México & Arizona centennial special/shiloh limited & 150th anniversary special 2011-2012

this train came through Pratt ks a couple years ago I have pictures of it and I went to the souvenir car

Nice bro

A hi def camera on the front of the locomotive with an LCD monitor in the cab would be a great safety feature!

@icefire001

7 жыл бұрын

They see just fine for what they need. If something cant hear that thing to move its their own fault for getting mashed.

@mikemac2888

7 жыл бұрын

So they can see what they are going to hit?

Up 844 red mars Light was removed in 2013-14

bravo....

Up 844 blows it's currently whistle was reffited cracked whistle used 2009-2011

muito bonita essa locomotiva a vapor!!!!

Nick, you're pretty dam lucky.

nice video it is!

The engine is running like a Swiss clock, but at about 7:30 it's a rather rough trip. The tracks however don't appear to be in a good shape. A bit worn, plus the gaps...

While a great Alco, it doesn't compare to NYC NIAGRA's. I've ridden behind them at 100 mph. plus. Grand Central NY to La Salle ST. station, Chicago in 15 hours. On the Pacemaker.

I really like these old steam trains but my god are they major polluters lol. Still remarkable

These guys look like they work for the county .The old engineers would shake their heads at these pretty boys.

Up 844 trips in june & nov 2012

Come on 844 to union station ogden ut tomorrow may 8th 2019 i will be listening and waiting to see 844 again union pacific indeed

nice moment

4:33 Loud loud whistle.

@Micah Rogers you're welcome man! more videos coming soon!

Up 844 w new gevo helpers painted

Oh what i would almost do to get a ride on 844 or 3985!!!!

Up 844 build for alco in 1944

Up 844 with whitefalls in 2010-13

nice

Up 844 150th anniversary special train to colorado Springs

Tim templeton's 9th years old kid

Me encanta la cultura ferroviaria de Estados Unidos

What is the lever (control) that the engineer is always using with his left hand. Hangs from the cab ceiling.

I wish they would restore the 838 to do a doubleheader

(Cont'd) And I should've added to become certified to operate one of these babies?

wish there was a way for somebody to somehow describe what all of nthose levers do on the engineers side, as of right now, dont have a clue what ANY of them do.. lol the only one I know is the one for the Whistle....hahah and one more thing before they had radios like he has in the 844, how did they actually communicate before radios??????

Come on union pacific 844 it may not be amtraks whistle or just the union pacfic. Whistle 844 gots its own whistle. Indeed

Was that a secret base

I am surprised at how long the engineer leaves the cylinder petcocks open. I know it's to get rid of any condensed steam but geez. Of course it does look great for those trackside taking photos! Thanks nice posting, I thought visibility from a GG-1 was bad, this is clearly no better!

@ToolofSociety

7 жыл бұрын

Takes a while for the cylinders to heat up? Condensation being blown out? Just guessing

Stick the paperwork under the shovel. Bacon & eggs will cook quicker.

Up 844 pulls commuter trains & bussines train

@DaveLeh2 excuse me I mean Steam Dome not done

can you make a video of up challenger please?

At 6:00 the dispatcher asked the engineer if he wanted to run track speed or go a lil over lol... I wonder what he said!

@justenlunger9186

7 жыл бұрын

Joseph Ignudo same here

@Texassince1836

6 жыл бұрын

Well shes capable of 120mph, the limiting factor is track condition and stopping space.

@Texassince1836

3 жыл бұрын

You're dillusional, modern Diesel with dynamics will stop alot easier than a steamer

Wonderful video. Well done! At 3:38, why steam coming from the cylinders? If venting water condensed in the cylinders, (my guess), why not from start-up? Would be nice if you can do manual exposure to show more detail in the darker cab. Also, hold camera at arm's length out as far as possible and aim inward to show more of the front of the engine. Who cares about boring scenery? We're interested in the locomotive. I would also hold down low and show the wheels and side rods. How fun!

@NEAFarmKid4010

6 жыл бұрын

He did do it at the very start in part one and he's doing it again here to play it safe. You really don't want water to stop up those pistons :). That would be a bad day for everyone nearby.

Up 844 nov 5th & 10th 2012

You don't call it the regulator in the US ?

Tim templeton as up fef-3 #844