Uhh, none of this is what an engineer does. Locomotive engineers operate trains, they are at the controls. You're a diesel shop mechanic by the looks of it. I know railroaders work a lot but you're the first guy I've seen who's so overworked he's forgotten his craft and title, lol.
You are all wrong. A locomotive is a type of train which I do not work on. Also only because you see someone working on a train it does not make them a diesel mechanic because not all trains run on diesel, this train I was working on does not even have any kind of engine. I dont know where your from but I guess the term engineer has different meaning depending on where your from. What your describing is a train operator/driver not a engineer.
@@nolimit7 Well I'll tell ya one thing, I'm not wrong. If anything I suppose we can agree the the terminology varies depending on region. In the states a train operator is a locomotive engineer. We don't say "locomotives are a type of train" because that makes no sense over here. A locomotive is a part of a train, it is the power. It certainly isn't a type of train in itself. Types of trains would be grain trains, manifest trains, intermodal trains, etc. No matter the type of locomotive whether it be a hybrid or diesel, the employees who make repairs to them are called diesel shop mechanics. Anyhow, different regions clearly. You're not a locomotive engineer tho.
@@JasonLupo I agree with you that I'm not a locomotive engineer because I do not work on locomotives. The thing with you Americans is that you think the whole world revolves around the USA but it does not. There are many other types of trains other than locomotives but maybe you dont have many over there. You are still wrong, you must ask your self what is the definition of an engineer? Engineers build, design and repair stuff. Would you call a taxi driver a engineer?
@@nolimit7 "There are many other types of trains other than locomotives" why do you keep calling locomotives trains? Locomotives are not trains bro. Since you want to get into definitions let's do that. (Locomotive- A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.) It is the vehicle that pulls the train, it is not a train itself. It's especially not a type of train, that makes zero sense dude. Also could you generalize more? I don't think the whole world revolves around the US. I'm not one of those USA chanting idiots in a sports arena, don't get it twisted buddy. I know this country is lead by a bunch of douche bags. I know how terrible we are to most other countries, I understand why nobody likes the US. We're not all the same over here, we're not all flag toting patriots. I know I'm fortunate to have been born here because it's a lot easier than living in a third world nation. I am grateful for that but make no mistake about it, just because I'm American doesn't mean I think I'm the shit. I know our shit stinks, probably worse than any other nation. I grew up in California, it's a melting pot here. We have all nationalities and I love it. I respect many cultures, and honestly I wish I had a culture of my own but we really don't. A Californian is an American but very likely to be a lot different than a Texan who is also an American. We're not all the same and I imagine you're not all the same either right? Please don't generalize me. All I'm saying is you're using the wrong terms. We then agreed that these terms vary as we live in different parts of the world. Can we not end it there?
@@JasonLupo what your calling an "engineer" in the states over here is called a train driver, the role he is performing in this video I would say is the role of a technician more so than an engineer, but these roles are often described by the employers in the UK as an engineer of sorts, so in truth he is or could well be a train engineer. hope this clears things up! cheers
