More like they haul everything dangerously and delayed the do not connect the factories build along the lines we do not have the goods to help give this economy a spart our trains tracks and bridges oh they'll get you pretty close.
Thanks to this ad, and Schoolhouse Rock, adults who were children in the mid to late 1970s now have a special affection for Norfolk Southern. "As your body grows bigger, your mind must flower. It's great to learn... 'Cause knowledge is power!"
Bubbadoo Started as a cartoon using train cars to demonstrate to kids how to hook words together then it evolved into a video showing how NS hooks their actual train cars together! Weird....
I mean they did used to be SD90MAC's, which were known for being absolute trash, so yeah, I guess your right. It was still a huge waste of money though. They should've kept the SD40E's as the helpers on the Altoona district.
Norfolk Southern, What's Your Function? Selling All our power til we've all got none. Norfolk Southern, How's That Function? Using PSR Until the Day is Done.
And you mean selling by rebuilding. You people got to get over Locomotive power. They do rebuilding for the company, NOT FOR RAILFANS. They are also doing it to be better for the environment. SO GET OVER POWER FOR RAILROADS.
As someone who grew up with Schoolhouse Rock, I instantly got the reference from reading the title. A lot of my friends my same age, or slightly younger, did not.
@@zayyanhakim747 The crashes aren't really an issue with NS, people at crossings try to beat them and/or not calling the number posted at all their crossings.
Well, do they have the same history of derailing and causing massive chemical spills like ours do? Cuz if not, they probably don't need to spend the money trying to clean up their image.
@@csx_defectdetector For the Ohio derailment, it actually was. They fired maintenance personnel in that sector years back, and over time the lack of any sort of safety checks outside of federally mandated ones led to hotbox detectors not working.. Which led to the crash.
Interesting to note that the late Jack Sheldon did the vocal on this updated version of the ABC Schoolhouse Rock classic "Conjunction Junction" from the 1973 Grammar Rock season.
@@greaterhoustonrailfan Apparently, you must be confused. This commercial was done for Norfolk Southern. I was actually asking the creators if they could do something similar for Union Pacific and/or CSX.
_"Hooking up the country helping business run"_ *>Milking the living shit out of PSR* *>Having higher incident averages than CSX* *>Mass retiring locomotive power, including units manufactured as recent as the mid-2010s* *>Abolishing/combining manifests and unit trains to where engineers and locomotives suffer more difficulties* *>Abandoning and razing various rail lines and focusing on only big cities to where essential industries are abandoned* *>Making shitty choices on operations to where mains like the SC and SB Lines are almost dead* helping business run straight into the ground, that is.
Song: Norfolk Southern What's Your Function? "Hookin Up The Country, Helpin' Business Run" Me: Norfolk Southern What's Your Function? "Furlouging Our Workers 'Till We Aint Got None"
I made this a while back as a joke but now it's more relevant that I did so without further a do here it is. Can some one please sing this and turn it into a video thanks all the back stuff is the same Now What the lyrics should be Norfolk southern whats your function hooking up the trains in a very aggressive way trains they push nothing safely and ontime Tracks they don't connect the factories built along the line We've got the goods to help back up the trucking routes Our trains tracks and bridges oh they won't get you very far Norfolk southern whats your function Ruining the lives of people near our tracks Norfolk southern how's our function Helping this big contry getting backed up We are investing small to keep our county in the lead We keep derailing we can't bring you what you need And that means jobs lots of people rerailing all of our trains Let's get the first responders moving now everybody sing Norfolk southern whats your function Hooking up the country cuz we blue it up Norfolk southern how's our function Helping to derail the contry as one
this song is more high quality than the actual railroad
This is the comment I've been looking for.
Yeah, even tho there Lieing, since most there trains derail
ITS ROB CANTOR
Tbf it’s like 10 years old tho
Norfolk southern voted HOTTEST railroad in Ohio!
This comment hit me with laughter harder that that freight train hitting the ground!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Swag like Ohio bro
Voted most derailed railroad in ohio
Bruh 😂😂😂😂😂
“They haul everything, safely and on time”
Me: (rolls eyes)
Now with psr they ain't
Piss off
More like they haul everything dangerously and delayed the do not connect the factories build along the lines we do not have the goods to help give this economy a spart our trains tracks and bridges oh they'll get you pretty close.
Press x to doubt
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Railroads: let make a fun little theme
Norfolk southern: let’s make a full on banger
@@TrainsAreReallyCool ok bro...
And their Heritage Units…………. There are millions of them
Hi, other SD80MAC
THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING IN SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK AND ROB CANTOR FROM TALLY HALL, I HAVE TO MEET THE PERSON AT NS THAT CAME UP WITH THIS
This song really *BLEW UP* in the railfan industry
Thanks to this ad, and Schoolhouse Rock, adults who were children in the mid to late 1970s now have a special affection for Norfolk Southern. "As your body grows bigger, your mind must flower. It's great to learn... 'Cause knowledge is power!"
Lol
@@justinandell951 aged like milk
Why would you have an affection for this greedy corporation that poisons villages?
I watched school house rock in 2014 in school
Lol you’re just a nerd
Best song I've ever seen. Gets their point across, and it's catchy.
Nick Hanley agreed
It's a remix of Conjunction Junction by Schoolhouse Rock with some of their own lyrics.
Bubbadoo
Started as a cartoon using train cars to demonstrate to kids how to hook words together then it evolved into a video showing how NS hooks their actual train cars together! Weird....
you should try Were cargo moving people from the N&W railway heres the link - th-cam.com/video/zP69fQBiNXQ/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/zP69fQBiNXQ/w-d-xo.html You haft to see this!
I came here for the Schoolhouse Rock references. I am not displeased.
Same here, m8.
Me too!!
You have found yardhouse rock
Same, that and Rob Cantor
Ja
NS: finally, we have only GEVOs in our yard, ready for filming?
0:05 Ex-Conrail C40-8W: hello 😊
I’m missing conrail because they could’ve bought out NS and CSX
Hi
@@Tranquiinc don’t we all
@@Tranquiinc and AWVR
@@hmhstitanic1867 dude awvr is a fake railroad from a movie… y’all really be goin too far with this 🙄
This aged extremely well.
Right?!
10/10 Best railroad meme
Yeah it very well did
Unlike your american rail infrastructure.
Hhf😮yy🎉yhbp#[][&;^
@@BaileyChap
This has no right being this good Rob
he made a god tier song for a banking app. he will make banger music out of what ever the hell he wants.
@@justanotherschmuck4149 wait what banking app? If I can’t get new Cantor/Tally Hall music his advertisements will have to do
@@Katie-ph8ti th-cam.com/video/heWXOUOcC3I/w-d-xo.html here you go kind sir.
@@Katie-ph8ti this song th-cam.com/video/heWXOUOcC3I/w-d-xo.html
Why thank you sir 😊
Came here for ROB CANTOR! New single/music video slaps!
Me too man, me too
WAIT ROB CANTOR FROM TALLY HALL?!?
@@startupedition6874 Yep, recognize that voice?
@@startupedition6874 THESE GUYS ARE F U C K I N G EVERYWHERE
@@startupedition6874 WAIT WHAT I'm a railfan and tally hall fan what even is this
Schoolhouse Rock lives again!!! Nicely done.
NS rock
“We’re investing big”
Rebuilds 900 dash 9’s for no reason
They rebuild for better and more efficient traction motors. And the AC44C6Ms Are now 4400 HP.
Dang this guy counts so many heritage units
@@TrainsAreReallyCool They actually had a reason for that and it's because the SD70ACUs are just plain garbage.
I mean they did used to be SD90MAC's, which were known for being absolute trash, so yeah, I guess your right. It was still a huge waste of money though.
They should've kept the SD40E's as the helpers on the Altoona district.
"we're gonna fix the Dash 9's problems"
Add's a rattle to the squeak
it's so surreal to hear a Tally Hall's member's voice on a commercial.
Wait what???
@@davidpollock2057 it’s Rob Cantor from tally hall who does the singing in this
F U C K
I can’t get away from them
The crayola commercial
Norfolk Southern, What's Your Function?
Selling All our power til we've all got none.
Norfolk Southern, How's That Function?
Using PSR Until the Day is Done.
Big oof god it was good until PSR ruined all the Class 1’s
rip the SD70M-2s
And you mean selling by rebuilding. You people got to get over Locomotive power. They do rebuilding for the company, NOT FOR RAILFANS. They are also doing it to be better for the environment. SO GET OVER POWER FOR RAILROADS.
@@northernpennrailproduction3373 people still like locomotives?
@@TrainFan119 Not CN or UP, they stopped using that shit
thank you rob very cool
Trains are quiet when they are not blowing the horn wow
They really said “to give this economy a spark!” I guess they took that a little to seriously! 😅
Underrated comment 😂😂😂
As someone who grew up with Schoolhouse Rock, I instantly got the reference from reading the title. A lot of my friends my same age, or slightly younger, did not.
it has to be rob though his voice is very audible here
Couple years ago, I hated this, now I adore it 😂
Damn, this song is explosive!
Norfolk Southern: What's Your Function?
*MASS RETIRING PERFECTLY-FINE LOCOMOTIVES LEFT AND RIGHT*
And also all the crashes this railway had
I really miss the SD80Mac`s
@@zayyanhakim747 The crashes aren't really an issue with NS, people at crossings try to beat them and/or not calling the number posted at all their crossings.
@@johndeerefan725 East Palestine, Ohio would beg to differ.
@@SadisticSenpai61that was Workers Sabotaging the train. There WERE MASSIVE PAY CUTS people will do ANYTHING for Their Paycheck.
Why don't Australian train companies have epic music like this
Well, do they have the same history of derailing and causing massive chemical spills like ours do? Cuz if not, they probably don't need to spend the money trying to clean up their image.
because they dont have the glory that is Rob Cantor
@@SadisticSenpai61This commercial is about 10 years old. It was made when NS was a reputable, respected company.
It's also because there's little devils that lives in Australia
They haul everything, safely and on time. Me: Uhhh, then how come you are a few hours late and you have wrecked cars behind you?
this is why Santa Fe/BNSF is better lol
@@santafewarbonnetproductions no union and southern pacific is better
@@lopwr1212 lol
@@santafewarbonnetproductions @Lemon Express we can all agree Amtrak is late
Glad I live close to BNSF and IAIS track
0:16 our trains tracks and bridges oh they will get you pretty far
Yeah no derailment lel
@@InadButters I have the story for you
@@12thmanrailfans26 flex tape
@@InadButters Just use Flex tape and it will be all good.. Totally
@@locomotivesteam9334 Phil Swift: **I SAWED THIS BRIDGE IN HALF!!!!**
Also Phil Swift: **And Repaired it using only Flex Tape**
How the hell did they come up with this! Its so good!
It was inspired by Conjunction junction
@@ROTE cool
@@ROTE it's the other way around
It was NS answer to Schoolhouse Rock's Conjunction Junction
My sis plays this all night when I’m trying to sleep
My brother plays we are great big railroad poeple from uncion cause northfolk made ohio the worst crash in historu
🎶East Palestine Ohio, how's your lung function?🎵
Two weeks later, another derailment. The company needs to be dismantled.
@@CharliMorganMusic It was not their fault.
It’s not their fault that the train derailed, they can’t predict the future😮
@@csx_defectdetector For the Ohio derailment, it actually was.
They fired maintenance personnel in that sector years back, and over time the lack of any sort of safety checks outside of federally mandated ones led to hotbox detectors not working..
Which led to the crash.
Train derailment in swift city Glendale
THIS HITS HARD NGL 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
0:47 My favourite part!
0:16 and 0:32 are my favorites
I like how every train has one locomotive. It certainly ain't happening that much! LOL!
At 0:06 look at the train in the back
Maybe 0:05
@@skyvictoriaofficial Actually, you're right! That's the only one!
I LOVE THIS COMMERCIAL! I’ve watched it so many times and every few months, watch it again!
Thank you for making that theme norfolk southern IT's makes me happy =D
Interesting to note that the late Jack Sheldon did the vocal on this updated version of the ABC Schoolhouse Rock classic "Conjunction Junction" from the 1973 Grammar Rock season.
i thought it was rob cantor?
@@peepers811it is, they also brought him in for this remake of the song
Ohhh they gave us a spark alright
Sounds like Rob from tallyhall
Honestly, never would have expected them to do a parody of Schoolhouse Rock's Conjunction Junction but you know what, it works!
Great song can't wait to work there
when I see a ns Visitor I sing this
I saw one of these last week and after I crossed the road and then it came by
“Safely and on time”
We’ll see about that
About that... didn't age well
BSNF: (Cowarding in the corner)
It’s rare to see that many Gevos in a Ns yard
Yah, were are the older engines?
Railfanguy 1290 LOL
@@realcanadian67 there was one Dash 8
@@saskatchewanrailfan8149 oh, guess I didint notice
I'll look out for it
Well yeah. Obviously because it’s for a commercial!
I just came through a Reddit post where this was used. This song is such a banger, unlike railways nowadays in the US. 😅
Is that Rob Cantor I hear?
WE’RE MAKING OUT OF EAST PALESTINE WITH THIS ONE 🔥🗣️🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️
I'm such a proud preson
it been 1 hour ive been listening this music
Hidden rob cantor song let's goooooo
Listening to this while playing Derail Valley
@RP3 Agency...this commercial was yall's brainchild? WOW! Absolutely top notch job from concept to execution!
No, NS themselves made this. This channel just uploaded it.
Norfolk Southern: The only railroad willing to go to war with Ohio
I respect the bravery, but pity the stupidity.
Rob cantor?!!
*song plays*
Amtrak, CSX, some random class III railroad, and the entire fucking state of Ohio:
*stares fearfully*
Good job!
I love the schoolhouse rock reference!
0:20 Norfolk Southern: What's Your Function?
0:48 Norfolk Southern: What's Your Function?
This is creative. But could you gang do something similar for Union Pacific and/or CSX?
CSX did something?
@@greaterhoustonrailfan Apparently, you must be confused. This commercial was done for Norfolk Southern. I was actually asking the creators if they could do something similar for Union Pacific and/or CSX.
*cough cough* Great Big Rollin Railroad' *cough cough*
@@KCDash4400cw Fiddlesticks!
@@wonderglory This wasn’t done for Norfolk Southern, it was done *by* Norfolk Southern. NS created this, this channel uploaded it.
0:08 Carlinville Middle School
0:08 Carlinville Intermediate School
0:08 Carlinville High School
0:08 Carlinville Primary School
Now Bnsf needs a song
they do but its a commercial or something like that! I use it for my YT intro
I love this song! They did a good job with the voices
Why is American railroad music so darn catchy
Nice intro, really sums up whats happening in Ohio rn…
_"Hooking up the country helping business run"_
*>Milking the living shit out of PSR*
*>Having higher incident averages than CSX*
*>Mass retiring locomotive power, including units manufactured as recent as the mid-2010s*
*>Abolishing/combining manifests and unit trains to where engineers and locomotives suffer more difficulties*
*>Abandoning and razing various rail lines and focusing on only big cities to where essential industries are abandoned*
*>Making shitty choices on operations to where mains like the SC and SB Lines are almost dead*
helping business run straight into the ground, that is.
Lol and wreaking every heritage unit in the fleet
@@SouthwestRailfanProductions yes
@@nssunburylinerailfanraymon8563 NS needs some reform and fast or there gonna get eaten alive by CSX
@@SouthwestRailfanProductions eaten alive as in merged? Or go bankrupt? Because a merger would be instantly dead on arrival.
@@harrisonofcolorado8886 merger would most likely get approval because of NS fail to keep up with FRA safety standards
YOOOO ROB CANTOR??
Bob Dorough
This has been memed on so hard in the gmod trainbuild community
This convinced me to work for Northfolk southern.
You've made the worst mistake of your life.
@@TrainsAreReallyCool how so?
@TheP725ReturnsBro shut up
You have nothing to worry about. Even by NS Standard. Their Trains Don't Fatally Derail Often.
@@shanestrains548 wrong
Great vibe
Why is low key a banger 🔥
There should be a video of “Norfolk Southern, What’s your function?” Vs. “Conjunction junction, What’s your function?)
Rob Cantor?!?
I love this commercial! ❤️
It’s not a comercial, it’s a song
@@ROTE it was before, now it’s not
This song is the best one ive heard
Took me 10 years to realise that Norfolk Southern's anthem originates from Schoolhouse Rock "Conjunction Junction".
THIS HITS HARDER THAN A HERITAGE UNIT SLAMMING INTO A FOAMER AT TOP SPEED‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
I swear I have seen this on TV one or two times
Song: Norfolk Southern What's Your Function? "Hookin Up The Country, Helpin' Business Run"
Me: Norfolk Southern What's Your Function? "Furlouging Our Workers 'Till We Aint Got None"
guys i think it may be bob csntor although the comments make it unclear
"Safely and on time."
*Top 10 funniest jokes of 2023*
I made this a while back as a joke but now it's more relevant that I did so without further a do here it is.
Can some one please sing this and turn it into a video thanks all the back stuff is the same Now What the lyrics should be
Norfolk southern whats your function hooking up the trains in a very aggressive way
trains they push nothing safely and ontime
Tracks they don't connect the factories built along the line
We've got the goods to help back up the trucking routes
Our trains tracks and bridges oh they won't get you very far
Norfolk southern whats your function
Ruining the lives of people near our tracks
Norfolk southern how's our function
Helping this big contry getting backed up
We are investing small to keep our county in the lead
We keep derailing we can't bring you what you need
And that means jobs lots of people rerailing all of our trains
Let's get the first responders moving now everybody sing
Norfolk southern whats your function
Hooking up the country cuz we blue it up
Norfolk southern how's our function
Helping to derail the contry as one
NS is amazing as hell
I wish we still had Train Meets like this😢
that the best song i ever seen
I actually live near a line Norfolk Southern uses to Deliver Freight cars.
🎶North folk Southern what’s your function? Blowin up Ohio every Chance we got!🎶
This video helped me understand Train people
Just recently I saw my first NS engine. It was hooked up to a CN Mixed Freight Train. 3rd engine in the front.
Norfolk Southern, a great American Company! 🇺🇸👍🫶
ROB CANTOR?!?!?
Welp, this aged well
The cc say cooking up the country( definition of Norfolk southern💀💀💀💀
Are new kitten was purring really loud when I was watching the video
Why did the Song go hard at 7AM?!?
ROB CANTOR WTH
Bob Dorough
That's real cool!
Why is this so good?
Really a nice representation of a great American railroad! 😉
Best recruitment video yet😀
0:06 “safely and on time” u sure?
Conjunction junction what's your function, sung by my shop teacher