My dad started on Penn Central, went over to conrail on the rail gangs, in 96 he went to conductor school for CSX and then engineer, he retired in 2006 but passed away in 2009. Love watching these to see first hand what he did. I told him one time I wanted to be like him and work on the rail road and he put the news paper down and very sternly told me "boy, I work the rail road so that one day you don't have to do that life." I ended up becoming a Jet Engine Mechanic on aircraft instead. Part of me thinks about the rail road alot and him. He ran trains out of Louisville, he did the Louisville to Evansville, Louisville to Nashville, and the Louisville to Cincinnati main lines. Anyways take care and love the videos.
Sorry for your loss. He sounds like he was a very good dad, role-model, & more. We all have regrets in life. One of mine is not following through with what I had upstairs. Me and a high school buddy were near a signal tower ( In Des Planes, IL) thinking about asking about a railroad job. Well, the only railroad job, I have now is my ho layout. Thank you for the video.
I don't think engineers understand the fascination that many of us have with trains. Just the sheer size and power of the locomotive along with the length of the consist and its load can be both amazing and awe inspiring.
Mr. Barnett, I think you guys are great!! One of the Conductors-Engineers saw us standing at a crossing & waved & hit the horn. Thank you guys for that little bit of kindness to a old weary traveler like us. Much Love & Respect. Gypsy & Taz
I just want to say thank you for making these videos and showing those who are interested in the rail industry a unique view that some of us may never see. Thank you very much and I hope you are enjoying your retirement!
The daily horn blast blarring And homes just feet from the track must be so completely relaxing. Heck 2 miles from a track here at my house and I can hear horns from trains blaring while in my house.
The toughest part of being an engineer or a conductor are the suicides.. Its normally at night when a person just lays there, and most of them are under the influence of alcohol. I guess liquid courage helps them do it. The train crew is so high up, a person appears like a trash bag, and when they realize it’s not, they place the train in emergency stopping mode, but by then, it’s too late. My husband’s son is 26yrs old, and an engineer here in Florida.
@@SvenTSchixe : Constantly, we live in Florida where the FEC trains run. They get between 50, and 70 suicides a year. You’ll hear more about it during the holiday season when people get depressed, and lonely.
When I was working in Philadelphia, I used to ride Septa. The regional rail line that I used shared tracks with Amtrak. I don't know how many times septa was delayed or cancelled because someone got hit by an Amtrak train.
That short clip you made of a freight rolling through the business district underneath Atlanta, Georgia, past the old Union and Terminal Station sites, is a gem I wont forget. People, outside of those in the railroad business, never get to see sights like that. And, one would never know, because there's hardly a trace of it left, what a vibrant passenger business Atlanta once had. That area was once known as, "The Iron Triangle," an incredible wye - a maze of tracks - between the two depots stretching from Forsyth Street to Marietta Street.
Love listening to the sound of that GE ES44AH gevo engine from inside the cab of the locomotive I can imagine sitting behind the throttle of those things.
2024 and I am still loving these amazing videos I always wanted to become a CSX engineer since I was a child and I am now 21 and still would love to become one CSX will forever and always be my favorite railroad in the whole wide world
What’s stopping you it’s a wonderful job as far as providing for your family but in turn my children grew up without their father and let me add this it takes one hell of a strong woman to stand beside you not behind you
I grew up beside the N&W in Sprigg (between Williamson and Matewan) mingo county, West Virginia; funny thing about train noise, and whistles, once use to it... you can sleep right thru. The trains I knew were very large steam locomotives, with a whistle so lonesome as to make one want to cry... It is a sound one never forgets, I still miss the mighty majesty... even after all these years.... Truly a time and era, Gone with the Wind.
Currently living in Newark Ohio, and CSX used to run through Newark when it was an East West Line before Ohio Central Railroad took over the line between Columbus and Zanesville, which also bought out the CSX LINE That ran to Mt Vernon, and one of my West Virginia cities that CSX runs is Williamstown Wv, just north of that crossing there is a beautiful bridge that goes across the OHIO River and goes into downtown Marietta. And the Williamstown wv Bridge has been there for 30 years, which replaced the old one that was built in 1903 and was removed in 1988.
great video as always Mike. I am sure that I am not alone here on TH-cam in wishing you would come out of retirement so we could see more of your fantastic work. Double meaning meant here! :)SMILE(:
I've been a train watcher most of my 70yrs and I've owned a layout for a lot of years and now I have a shelf train around the wall of my home office. Mike that frame starting at 1:11 with you standing on the balcony in front of your engine is the most awesome train setting I have ever . That is so cool with all the auto racks behind you, damn.
Good eye! If I knew how to capture the image at 1:23 I would make a poster size picture, frame it, and hang it in my shop. The Dash-8 dominates the field but Engineer Mike steals the show standing proud in front of the cab. Poster name: MY TRAIN. Beautiful!
I’ve always loved the cabs of freight trains of the CSX ones their even better than the cabs of the city buses the cabs of CSX freight trains are so cool and what’s doing the clang clang sound on the train?
this was a awesome video right here. i cant remember how long or when exactly but my granddad ran trippie header locomotives. and he would hang off the side of them as well when switching tracks. i think it was back in the early 80s to late 70s but am not sure.
Stupid question on my part: Watching many train driver videos from the Netherlands and Switzerland, I noted they hardly ever use their horns - even when coming to crossings. Whereas, in the US, horns are constantly being used. Kinda wondering why such a difference? Don't Europeans like the noise?
@Dennis Knepper US Federal law requires sounding the whistle when approaching crossings unless the crossing is designated as a Quiet Zone, but they still have to sound it then if there are workers present or vehicles too close
@@Topcat1952 the horn is used more often and way louder because united states has a suicide problem on the railways and its required to horn at every single crossing.
So jealous, wanted to be a engineer all my life , unfortunately was somewhat color blind and they couldn't take me, it was the worst blow ever back in 1985 , so I bought a truck and been a owner operator since then , but seeing this videos gives me a tear in my eye , God bless and safe travels
Ditch lights are usually activated by blowing the horn or engaging the engine bell, and then remain on for a period of time. Some roads have flashing ditch lights, while others have them on steady.
I grew up a Block West of Flint, Michigan CSX Switch Yard and Terminal. I moved aways 30 Years Ago Only To Realize I Am Now 22 Years Later A 1/4 From The Very Same North and SouthBound CSX Line. CSX Leased to a Canadian Company but They Still Run The 8:30 Southbound Train Every Night. It’s not Quite As Good a A Break Yard For 24 Hours a Day Trains Moving Around But I Will Take it. There is Nothing More Lonely then That 8:30 pm Line Blowing at Every One Mile Crossing. I Can Hear that Train Coming From Five Miles Away.
110 / 5,000 Resultados de traducción Traducción Fantastic video, I liked it a lot. I always wanted to see the drivers. Seeing how they drive that beast is great!
Man this is so damn cool! I would LOVE to become a train engineer. Few weeks ago I stopped by the tracks and went talk with some Union Pacific guys working on a gate by the tracks. I asked them about what it’s like and how to go about one day becoming a train engineer, they laughed at me and told me if I value my time with my family to stay away from the railroads. I told them surely there must be local routes you can do where you’re not gone all the time. They said that’s people with seniority. Idk, the way they talked about it all, it kind of killed it for me a little. I find it so fascinating. But the way they made it sound, they make it sound miserable. Saying you could get called out and be in another state over night. I love trains, I’d love to one day be in that driver seat, but the idea being gone all the time sounds crappy. Also, where they go to that bathroom at on these things? lol
Those trainmen weren't lying. That's certainly the reality working for Class I railroads. For regionals and shortline operators, it may be different. Maybe.
You won’t know how much YOU’D like it until you’ve tried it. There are many occupations that require time away from family but are still enjoyed by many workers. There are many factors of course, but that’s how I see it
If you care about family and such yeah they werent lying. Ive been with NS almost a year now and it does depend a bit on where your terminal is. Im lucky(or unlucky some would say) to have a terminal that only has locals so everyone here sees their family at the end of the day. That said railroad is brutal on a family life. You are often gone before everyone wakes up and home when everyones going to bed or asleep
Hello friend, I'm Rafael from Argentina. I congratulate you for your beautiful work, I already subscribe to your channel... could you upload videos when they go through the hills, mountains, routes, roads, the route they generally take with these machines and so on from the cabin with the sound of the engine etc etc thanks a sdo.
I noticed that in America we almost always travel with the high beams on and the flashing lights activated, couldn't they be annoying for passing trains? In Italy, low beams are normally used at night, high beams and additional headlights are used on very dark tracks and are turned off when you pass other trains or cars. There is a blue light on the dashboard that reminds you that they are on. the high beams and the symbol is like that of cars, while during the day only the position lights are used and the high beams are used only to attract attention together with the horn. In recent years with the advent of xenon headlights and in the very last years with LED lights, having the high beams on is a guarantee of blinding for those traveling in the opposite direction, with normal halogen lights this was less problematic
I grew up a Block West of Flint, Michigan CSX Switch Yard and Terminal. I moved aways 30 Years Ago Only To Realize I Am Now 22 Years Later A 1/4 From The Very Same North and SouthBound CSX Line. CSX Leased to a Canadian Company but They Still Run The 8:30 Southbound Train Every Night. It’s not Quite As Good a A Break Yard For 24 Hours a Day Trains Moving Around But I Will Take it. There is Nothing More Lonely then That 8:30 pm Line Blowing at Every One Mile Crossing. I Can Hear that Train Coming From Five Miles Away. I was a Fireman For 23 That Covered The Flint Break Yard, I Have Worked a Propane Tanker Leaking ( Eventually They Brought In a Blow Crew From Texas To Blow The Fire Out. Then just a Leaky Valve on a different Propane Car, A Driver Having a Nervous Breakdown From His Wife Leaving Him Took off North With a Single Engine at Full Speed Eventually Derailing at The Curve North of The Break Yard( He Was Moving Fast) so Don’t ever think an Engine By itself Won’t get Going Fast Because They Will. Then just a Derailed Engine Tank Caught Fire But We were about To Get The Fuel Shut Off Fast. I can’t even Count The Calls For Camp Fires from Train Hobos. One Thing About CSX Sure Sent Us All To Schools all Over For Any Little Situation That Might Pop Up.
It was allegedly Brad's electrical company that wired up the new house on Gun Club. I knew about his job because of renting that house from him. He's got the garage full of tools and the appearance, but all I had to go from was what they told me themselves. I've never actually seen Brad do the work. Coincidentally, I'm the one who lost my mind at the wiring job that Doug's former coworker from Elk Creek Technology Partners did for the new house low voltage wiring. Of course, I was comparing it to the work that Dave Nelms out of Monument Colorado did for us, because he did the wiring for the new USAV building when we moved it from Circle Dr (Frank's Farm) to the one on Sinton Road, right next to the dairy of the same name. "All my Milkshakes..." Something something something. :P
Only thing I ever wanted to do in life. It was very difficult to get in and I had to do something so I ended up driving boats in the coast guard instead 13 years later.
I feel like this is a dumb question but how does one become an engineer? Its a dream of mine to drive a locomotive one day. How would I go about getting that job?
Conductor here: the clip at 2:10 would have had me plugging the train on this fool. Doing 20MPH+ at a meet around a blind corner with the train still coming into the siding/down the main with less than 1000 feet to go, this engineer is a maniac and is going to kill someone someday. Never ever assume you have the light to depart, he should have been doing 10MPH and either some air taken or full DB depending on the units. Unreal.
I really don't know where to start, but anyway @ 2:10 in the clip I was traveling on signal indication on double drack that by the way was not the home signal but an advance signal (more of an approach signal) telling me what to be prepared for at the next signal . Now going back just a bit there was a signal telling me as well what to expect at the signal that freaked you out. There was no eminent danger at hand please don't consider yourself a conductor on CSX at that location if you don't understand signal indication. Perhaps I'll have a fellow engineer chime in as well to clear the air in this matter. I'm a professional and never take chances with guessing what might be I worked by rules of operation and prescribed and approved practices all the while carrying a federal certification. You may think you understand what you think you saw , but I'm not sure that you realize that what you saw is what what was occurring.
A bit of additional info for you 4K the part of the conversation where the engineer was banking on an approach medium had only to do with the decision of the dispatcher to line the necessary route for him before he reached that point otherwise he would have received an approach signal instead, from where you saw the two trains pass to the stopping location was a distance of approximately two and one half miles away.
Anything you can tell us about the ac6000/ac60cw before they're all gone? Were they really known for ripping trains apart? Thanks man really appreciate you
My dad started on Penn Central, went over to conrail on the rail gangs, in 96 he went to conductor school for CSX and then engineer, he retired in 2006 but passed away in 2009. Love watching these to see first hand what he did. I told him one time I wanted to be like him and work on the rail road and he put the news paper down and very sternly told me "boy, I work the rail road so that one day you don't have to do that life." I ended up becoming a Jet Engine Mechanic on aircraft instead. Part of me thinks about the rail road alot and him. He ran trains out of Louisville, he did the Louisville to Evansville, Louisville to Nashville, and the Louisville to Cincinnati main lines. Anyways take care and love the videos.
Sorry for your loss. He sounds like he was a very good dad, role-model, & more. We all have regrets in life. One of mine is not following through with what I had upstairs. Me and a high school buddy were near a signal tower ( In Des Planes, IL) thinking about asking about a railroad job. Well, the only railroad job, I have now is my ho layout. Thank you for the video.
I railfan the Louisville to Nashville route and have been since I was 6, im 32 now
@@melvin0833 you've worked on the rail roads since you were 6? How?
@@elibock5838 I'm a railfan not a railroad worker
Hey, I’m a horseman as well and love trains. 😅
I don't think engineers understand the fascination that many of us have with trains. Just the sheer size and power of the locomotive along with the length of the consist and its load can be both amazing and awe inspiring.
Been trying to explain that to others when they find out I’m a fan also…
I think they understood before doing what they do everyday. They’re used to it now and have been doing what fascinates us for years.
After 45 years it's just another trip but every trip is different...
I think that’s what made them become engineers
They understand. That's why they got started doing it.
Mr. Barnett, I think you guys are great!! One of the Conductors-Engineers saw us standing at a crossing & waved & hit the horn. Thank you guys for that little bit of kindness to a old weary traveler like us. Much Love & Respect. Gypsy & Taz
Every iron horse commands attention,and most people have an ongoing love affair with trains,,love the sound of the horn, especially at night 💯
best comment, live right next to the tracks GO NFS!!!
I just want to say thank you for making these videos and showing those who are interested in the rail industry a unique view that some of us may never see. Thank you very much and I hope you are enjoying your retirement!
The daily horn blast blarring
And homes just feet from the track must be so completely relaxing.
Heck 2 miles from a track here at my house and I can hear horns from trains blaring while in my house.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. That has to be annoying.
Yeah u can hear trains up to a mile away but in your case 2
I live about 50-100 feet of two tracks, its amazing.
Except when im trying to sleep and a horn gets blasted at 2 in the morning.
The toughest part of being an engineer or a conductor are the suicides.. Its normally at night when a person just lays there, and most of them are under the influence of alcohol. I guess liquid courage helps them do it. The train crew is so high up, a person appears like a trash bag, and when they realize it’s not, they place the train in emergency stopping mode, but by then, it’s too late. My husband’s son is 26yrs old, and an engineer here in Florida.
Christ that really happens!!???
@@SvenTSchixe a lot.
@@SvenTSchixe : Constantly, we live in Florida where the FEC trains run. They get between 50, and 70 suicides a year. You’ll hear more about it during the holiday season when people get depressed, and lonely.
@@natalia-grace Wow that is so sad for everyone involved. Crazy the way the world actually works.
Thanks for replying, I appreciate it.
Take care!
When I was working in Philadelphia, I used to ride Septa. The regional rail line that I used shared tracks with Amtrak. I don't know how many times septa was delayed or cancelled because someone got hit by an Amtrak train.
That short clip you made of a freight rolling through the business district underneath Atlanta, Georgia, past the old Union and Terminal Station sites, is a gem I wont forget.
People, outside of those in the railroad business, never get to see sights like that.
And, one would never know, because there's hardly a trace of it left, what a vibrant passenger business Atlanta once had. That area was once known as, "The Iron Triangle," an incredible wye - a maze of tracks - between the two depots stretching from Forsyth Street to Marietta Street.
Very glad you get to see that in the clip..enjoy 😉
Love listening to the sound of that GE ES44AH gevo engine from inside the cab of the locomotive I can imagine sitting behind the throttle of those things.
2024 and I am still loving these amazing videos I always wanted to become a CSX engineer since I was a child and I am now 21 and still would love to become one CSX will forever and always be my favorite railroad in the whole wide world
What’s stopping you it’s a wonderful job as far as providing for your family but in turn my children grew up without their father and let me add this it takes one hell of a strong woman to stand beside you not behind you
Just to add something posting on my mom’s phone but I was an engineer for CSX for 15 years KD and CV sub
I grew up beside the N&W in Sprigg (between Williamson and Matewan) mingo county, West Virginia; funny thing about train noise, and whistles, once use to it... you can sleep right thru. The trains I knew were very large steam locomotives, with a whistle so lonesome as to make one want to cry... It is a sound one never forgets, I still miss the mighty majesty... even after all these years.... Truly a time and era, Gone with the Wind.
I can’t wait to show this to my grandson!! He LOVES TRAINS!!! Thank you for making this!!
I like video that shows what the engineers see. They are men of courage.
this man clearly takes pride in his work, thanks for sharing!
Sweet music to my ears!!!!! Those gevos was humming
Thank you so much for the ride along in the cab. Just Great
I start my conductor training down in Atlanta for csx
Former Holland Welder and it sure is nice to see the guys riding on our welds. Hello from Nakina Ontario Canada
Currently living in Newark Ohio, and CSX used to run through Newark when it was an East West Line before Ohio Central Railroad took over the line between Columbus and Zanesville, which also bought out the CSX LINE That ran to Mt Vernon, and one of my West Virginia cities that CSX runs is Williamstown Wv, just north of that crossing there is a beautiful bridge that goes across the OHIO River and goes into downtown Marietta. And the Williamstown wv Bridge has been there for 30 years, which replaced the old one that was built in 1903 and was removed in 1988.
Love the BELL It's not a train passing without the Bell!!
Here's how it goes in my mind. The COOLEST jobs ever in this order: Astronaut > Fighter pilot > Navy ship's Captain > Train engineer.
great video as always Mike. I am sure that I am not alone here on TH-cam in wishing you would come out of retirement so we could see more of your fantastic work. Double meaning meant here! :)SMILE(:
THE JOB i ALLWAYS WANTED.
I've been a train watcher most of my 70yrs and I've owned a layout for a lot of years and now I have a shelf train around the wall of my home office. Mike that frame starting at 1:11 with you standing on the balcony in front of your engine is the most awesome train setting I have ever . That is so cool with all the auto racks behind you, damn.
Thank you so much I hope you continue to enjoy sthpac69
@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 Mr mike Barnet is there any chance I can contact you on Facebook Instagram or number which ever one you use
Good eye! If I knew how to capture the image at 1:23 I would make a poster size picture, frame it, and hang it in my shop. The Dash-8 dominates the field but Engineer Mike steals the show standing proud in front of the cab. Poster name: MY TRAIN. Beautiful!
Yep there’s something mysterious about trains I love hearing them going down the track late at night with horn fat in the background ❤
I’d love to see you do a hornshow or give horn salutes if you see a railfan or someone you know outside seeing trains like you!
Great video Mike, thanks for sharing your passion.
I’ve always loved the cabs of freight trains of the CSX ones their even better than the cabs of the city buses the cabs of CSX freight trains are so cool and what’s doing the clang clang sound on the train?
this was a awesome video right here. i cant remember how long or when exactly but my granddad ran trippie header locomotives. and he would hang off the side of them as well when switching tracks. i think it was back in the early 80s to late 70s but am not sure.
Thank you for putting this up.
I just wanted to hear the train sound that woke me up 😂
That horn is f*cking epic!
Stupid question on my part: Watching many train driver videos from the Netherlands and Switzerland, I noted they hardly ever use their horns - even when coming to crossings. Whereas, in the US, horns are constantly being used. Kinda wondering why such a difference? Don't Europeans like the noise?
As a brakeman on an old emd nw2 I used to wear cotton in my ears because the horn was so damn loud !
@@ernestpassaro9663 I guess European horns being electric vs air horns in the US/Canada is why they seem quieter (relatively speaking).
@Dennis Knepper US Federal law requires sounding the whistle when approaching crossings unless the crossing is designated as a Quiet Zone, but they still have to sound it then if there are workers present or vehicles too close
@@Topcat1952 the horn is used more often and way louder because united states has a suicide problem on the railways and its required to horn at every single crossing.
Nice, an old Conrail unit still with the marker lights....wish the freight railroads would have never gotten rid of them. Great Vid!
Love the scenery.
This is SO cool! I’ve always wanted to drive a train and see the inside lol 😅🎉
I absolutely love the "How's it going?" at the beginning.
So jealous, wanted to be a engineer all my life , unfortunately was somewhat color blind and they couldn't take me, it was the worst blow ever back in 1985 , so I bought a truck and been a owner operator since then , but seeing this videos gives me a tear in my eye , God bless and safe travels
Probably worked out best for you 😅
I really wished there were more videos like this out there. Would love to sit in that seat when I grow up.
This is very cool and interesting to the the point of view of a train engineer! Great video 💯
What a cool job. Awesome video.
Hey Mike I live near marietta man the Csx there is perfect
Amazing Locomotive
Google clip, enjoyed.Thanks for sharing
I have 1 question do the blinking ditch lights turn off on there own or do you have to turn them off by a button
Ditch lights are usually activated by blowing the horn or engaging the engine bell, and then remain on for a period of time. Some roads have flashing ditch lights, while others have them on steady.
4:03 coming through Marietta, GA
This was my dream job, but I became a truck driver🤣👍
now is the time to get in
Mike can you give me any good tips
I'm a conductor in Engineer school right now. You make it look so easy.
I would love to operate an old steam locomotive at a theme park.
Sir, you habe have the best job in the world
I grew up a Block West of Flint, Michigan CSX Switch Yard and Terminal. I moved aways 30 Years Ago Only To Realize I Am Now 22 Years Later A 1/4 From The Very Same North and SouthBound CSX Line. CSX Leased to a Canadian Company but They Still Run The 8:30 Southbound Train Every Night. It’s not Quite As Good a A Break Yard For 24 Hours a Day Trains Moving Around But I Will Take it. There is Nothing More Lonely then That 8:30 pm Line Blowing at Every One Mile Crossing. I Can Hear that Train Coming From Five Miles Away.
You Mike Barnett inspired me to become a csx train engineer someday 😊
Man I wish my dad was a engineer
I’ve been in that cab. Think 5435 just came through our shop.
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Fantastic video, I liked it a lot. I always wanted to see the drivers. Seeing how they drive that beast is great!
Fantastic video
I am fascinated with trains but my thing is ships.
I love ships especially the very large ships..
hoping for more ! thank you
passing thru Marietta, Georgia ?
Man this is so damn cool! I would LOVE to become a train engineer. Few weeks ago I stopped by the tracks and went talk with some Union Pacific guys working on a gate by the tracks. I asked them about what it’s like and how to go about one day becoming a train engineer, they laughed at me and told me if I value my time with my family to stay away from the railroads. I told them surely there must be local routes you can do where you’re not gone all the time. They said that’s people with seniority. Idk, the way they talked about it all, it kind of killed it for me a little. I find it so fascinating. But the way they made it sound, they make it sound miserable. Saying you could get called out and be in another state over night. I love trains, I’d love to one day be in that driver seat, but the idea being gone all the time sounds crappy.
Also, where they go to that bathroom at on these things? lol
bathrooms are in the front of the cab
Those trainmen weren't lying. That's certainly the reality working for Class I railroads. For regionals and shortline operators, it may be different. Maybe.
You won’t know how much YOU’D like it until you’ve tried it. There are many occupations that require time away from family but are still enjoyed by many workers. There are many factors of course, but that’s how I see it
If you care about family and such yeah they werent lying. Ive been with NS almost a year now and it does depend a bit on where your terminal is. Im lucky(or unlucky some would say) to have a terminal that only has locals so everyone here sees their family at the end of the day. That said railroad is brutal on a family life. You are often gone before everyone wakes up and home when everyones going to bed or asleep
@@fluxthelycanroc9603how did you go about getting hired ?
So cool. I always thought horn was on the cieling
At what point did this job get boring for you? Or did it ever?
Do you know what the engine number was for 5:06 ?
Wow almost at the end of the video the train is passing by a very green part, where is that!? Looks beautiful landscape
cool stuff. thanks for sharing
Hello friend, I'm Rafael from Argentina. I congratulate you for your beautiful work, I already subscribe to your channel... could you upload videos when they go through the hills, mountains, routes, roads, the route they generally take with these machines and so on from the cabin with the sound of the engine etc etc thanks a sdo.
Have u ever encountered theft while stopped at a depot or at a track stops
Melhor maquinista!
very interesting.. thanks Mike.
Question: Do the engineers wear earplugs? Those whistles are really loud ❓❓
Hi Mike hope all is well with you wanna ask you something what’s the hardest part of being a engineer I’m trying to become one
Have you ever operated an ALCO before
U still make video I'm in the process of working for UP I always wanted to drive a train
Is this Georgia? What town. Awesome 👍
Great work.
I noticed that in America we almost always travel with the high beams on and the flashing lights activated, couldn't they be annoying for passing trains? In Italy, low beams are normally used at night, high beams and additional headlights are used on very dark tracks and are turned off when you pass other trains or cars. There is a blue light on the dashboard that reminds you that they are on. the high beams and the symbol is like that of cars, while during the day only the position lights are used and the high beams are used only to attract attention together with the horn. In recent years with the advent of xenon headlights and in the very last years with LED lights, having the high beams on is a guarantee of blinding for those traveling in the opposite direction, with normal halogen lights this was less problematic
I grew up a Block West of Flint, Michigan CSX Switch Yard and Terminal. I moved aways 30 Years Ago Only To Realize I Am Now 22 Years Later A 1/4 From The Very Same North and SouthBound CSX Line. CSX Leased to a Canadian Company but They Still Run The 8:30 Southbound Train Every Night. It’s not Quite As Good a A Break Yard For 24 Hours a Day Trains Moving Around But I Will Take it. There is Nothing More Lonely then That 8:30 pm Line Blowing at Every One Mile Crossing. I Can Hear that Train Coming From Five Miles Away. I was a Fireman For 23 That Covered The Flint Break Yard, I Have Worked a Propane Tanker Leaking ( Eventually They Brought In a Blow Crew From Texas To Blow The Fire Out. Then just a Leaky Valve on a different Propane Car, A Driver Having a Nervous Breakdown From His Wife Leaving Him Took off North With a Single Engine at Full Speed Eventually Derailing at The Curve North of The Break Yard( He Was Moving Fast) so Don’t ever think an Engine By itself Won’t get Going Fast Because They Will. Then just a Derailed Engine Tank Caught Fire But We were about To Get The Fuel Shut Off Fast. I can’t even Count The Calls For Camp Fires from Train Hobos. One Thing About CSX Sure Sent Us All To Schools all Over For Any Little Situation That Might Pop Up.
Love the videos!! Did you ever operate an sd40-2? What were your observations of them
Great video! What sub is this?
Those displays look like they were made in the 1950's.
It was allegedly Brad's electrical company that wired up the new house on Gun Club. I knew about his job because of renting that house from him. He's got the garage full of tools and the appearance, but all I had to go from was what they told me themselves. I've never actually seen Brad do the work.
Coincidentally, I'm the one who lost my mind at the wiring job that Doug's former coworker from Elk Creek Technology Partners did for the new house low voltage wiring. Of course, I was comparing it to the work that Dave Nelms out of Monument Colorado did for us, because he did the wiring for the new USAV building when we moved it from Circle Dr (Frank's Farm) to the one on Sinton Road, right next to the dairy of the same name.
"All my Milkshakes..."
Something something something. :P
How did you film yourself on the job and not get in trouble?
Only thing I ever wanted to do in life. It was very difficult to get in and I had to do something so I ended up driving boats in the coast guard instead 13 years later.
Those controls and screens seem really heavy duty to me. As it should be. Did the job give you a chance to get lost in thoughts, or would this be bad?
what is the significance of sounding the letter Q in morse at every crossing?
another great video. hope your enjoying retirement.
7:22 I like that horn. 1st Gen K5HL horn. Driving a train is easy.
7:00 - "Look, Ma! No hands!"
I've seen others do it with their eyes closed.lol
this looks so fun for some reason
Mr. Barnett how can I message you on another forum sir?
I don't have any information that can help.
@@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042 thank you.
What were yall hauling on your train
Don’t you want to come back to Willard?
Dream job.
I feel like this is a dumb question but how does one become an engineer? Its a dream of mine to drive a locomotive one day. How would I go about getting that job?
What do I have to do to get on to be an engineer? I'm totally lost.
This is my dream job that I am currently trying to get into. Any advice aside from Google is greatly appreciated.
Conductor here: the clip at 2:10 would have had me plugging the train on this fool. Doing 20MPH+ at a meet around a blind corner with the train still coming into the siding/down the main with less than 1000 feet to go, this engineer is a maniac and is going to kill someone someday. Never ever assume you have the light to depart, he should have been doing 10MPH and either some air taken or full DB depending on the units. Unreal.
I really don't know where to start, but anyway @ 2:10 in the clip I was traveling on signal indication on double drack that by the way was not the home signal but an advance signal (more of an approach signal) telling me what to be prepared for at the next signal . Now going back just a bit there was a signal telling me as well what to expect at the signal that freaked you out. There was no eminent danger at hand please don't consider yourself a conductor on CSX at that location if you don't understand signal indication. Perhaps I'll have a fellow engineer chime in as well to clear the air in this matter. I'm a professional and never take chances with guessing what might be I worked by rules of operation and prescribed and approved practices all the while carrying a federal certification. You may think you understand what you think you saw , but I'm not sure that you realize that what you saw is what what was occurring.
Thank you for your comment 4K channel we will do what we can to help you and others better understand what you see or think you see .
A bit of additional info for you 4K the part of the conversation where the engineer was banking on an approach medium had only to do with the decision of the dispatcher to line the necessary route for him before he reached that point otherwise he would have received an approach signal instead, from where you saw the two trains pass to the stopping location was a distance of approximately two and one half miles away.
What happened to sound what was it call
Love your videos.Is this one new?
We need more of these videos
Anything you can tell us about the ac6000/ac60cw before they're all gone? Were they really known for ripping trains apart? Thanks man really appreciate you
I can tell you we miss them! No they didn’t rip trains apart but they were a hoss. Who wouldn’t love 6000 HP and 11 dynamic brakes 💪🏻
Dynamic brakes would make the engines stand on there nose
Dynamic brakes would make the engines stand on there nose