Cab Ride on CNW SD40-2 6847 

To all with questions about how they "running through a switch" here is a article explaining how the switches work. Thanks for watching! davidnamefeatures.com/qa/what-is-a-railroad-spring-switch.html

I wish I had a nickel for every time I sat behind the throttle of that locomotive! Worked as a hostler, fireman, and hogger for the CNW from 1974 until the UP bought the CNW in 1995. I loved those SD40-2s!

They guy blowing the horn has his own style, I like it. 👍

Always loved the sound of those SD40-2's in motion!

Credit to these guys. They have continues responsibilitys through out their shifts. Public safety and mishaps from inpatient motorist. These guy's are always at guard, always alert and professional.

i worked for csx and my first coal train had 5 new sd40-2..those things were beasts

Sat in that seat a few times…….was locomotive department employee in Milwaukee, Council Bluffs and Chicago. Wonderful times, great people and I miss it at times…..thanks for posting😎

I was an electrician on the C&NW, the SD-40-2 were easy to work on and very reliable engines

I was always fascinated by those control panels as a kid

I can remember as a kid, going for a short cab ride in one of those SD units, there were like 8 of us all jammed up in the cab lol great times 🙂

Love the music of the engines turbo…. Was on 2 tugboats that had an EMD 20-645 E5 turbo diesels pure beasts with 12 ft propellers …Tugboats/Locomotives my favorite heavy duty machines.

Brings back memories from when I was a kid. I was fortunate enough to get to ride in a Missouri Pacific, SD40-2 back in ‘81. My uncle worked in the yards and gave me a tour of his shop and the ride. I always loved the sound of them. I still have a brass reversing handle from that visit.

My favorite unit after 42 straight years, Fireman- Engineer 67 - 2009, on the C&EI, MOPAC and finally it all morphed into the UP...! Never missed a beat and I have to say I enjoyed it...! LOL.... Loved the SD-40 -2 long decks and hearing that turbo brings back memories, I especially liked heavy stretch braking and throttling down with that rumble, what a sound ...!!!! "Smoke Em"... Crackers

Can't wait to visit this museum and Chicago sometime next year! Been planning that trip for ages now!

Fan fact-this track is the original right of way from the Elgin and Belvidere Electric that started operation in 1907. The adjacent track is originally the C&NW Galena subdivision dating back to the mid 1850s

Thank you. All of this is wonderful. I always wanted to drive/watch from Engineer's porthole/window. I'm familiar w/ships, this is Way Cool! ! !

The sounds are the best. Notching up and down. Sweet sounds for sure. EMD baby.

Some incredible footage here. Thanks!

Cool video my friend 👍🏻👍🏻 Seeing inside the locomotive control cabin reminds me of when I was little, who often accompanied my father to work as a machinist. Greetings from me in Indonesia 🚂🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

That was a great treat at the end!!! 😊

My favorite part of the video is at the end when the train pulls into the siding to meet the Frisco steam train.

*SD40-2s are the Harley's of the rails.. Incredible, distinctive signature sound! He's literally at the end of the line - **10:28*

I like that they put crossing bells on there for nose bells.

That horn probably causes hearing damage to the driver.

Man I love the way the engine sounds.

Retired from EMD after 32 years. I imagine there are still plenty of units with my clock number on their paperwork out there running strong

The best office view!!

I love trains n this came in my feed I’m on board with the channel new subscriber here enjoyed this ❤️💕

I enjoyed it. Feels like the good old days

That was beautiful, just what I was looking for. Thanks

I thought the thumbnail was Stone Cold Steve Austin driving a train 😂

I was last at IRM in 2014, I don’t remember seeing the CNW SD40-2. Cool video. If I get out that way again hope to get yo see it.

The Illinois Railroad Museum is on my short list of places to visit. Noticed the gorgeous Nebraska Zephyr there on the main.

I lived in Palatine, IL from 1972-1979. I remember these engines when they were new and running fast freight for the C&NW in several unit M.U.'s. I used to love sitting by the tracks and watching these babies fly past... just don't hang around if was a sand or ore train... you'd be left in a eye stinging dust storm. 🆗

Awesome! You’re living my dream!

run many of those before i retired in 2011 sort of miss them. They had a lot of cab noise

Awesome thank you for sharing

NICE VIDEO!

Thank you for posting.

A cab ride along would be cool, I can say as a private citizen I got the chance and took it, rode in a navy hovercraft, that was cool also

You've got one of the best jobs in the world. Thanks...

What a beautiful day to be on the railroad

People who've played TSW: piece of cake for me😅

Slept on many of these as local & yard power... Hurry up & wait every day🤯👍

You definitely could interpret the talk and forth along sound they are dealing with high wheel slipping! I am sure they either need new wheels, or checking of the wheels or sand. Great video guys!

Cool video!

Awesome! That RS3K Leslie is beautiful sounding! I really miss our LMX B39-8S which had that horn!!!!!

Great content you have a new subscriber

Super cool!!

I wouldn't mind doing that, but that damn bell would drive me nuts

Very cool!

Nice video!

Oh my train loving heart. I wish I could ride in there.

Trains are awesome

Thanks for sharing

This is so awesome!!! Id love to do a ride along :)

So cool

Was nice to see some Mickey Mouse insulators still in use!

ive been in an ex cnw gp9(?) high hood that was made for commuter service in Chicago. Lycoming Valley RR has her. they have since chopped the nose for visibility reasons. i have videos of the old girl on my channel in my North Shore RR playlist.

I can't imagine being in charge of all that force,weight and energy....also being on rails

Thanh you very much,i love trainz locomosie

This is in Union Il at the RR museum...

Dope ass view dude

Where is this? Steam train? Awesome. Also the catenary went from a trolley style to the real deal!

I operate commuter rail and we have all kinds of switches out on our alignment. Yes, dude trailed a switch, but that was a spring switch. Now, if he'd done that to a dual control switch or a rigid manual switch, it'd be a problem, but spring switches were literally designed for this.

Never heard of that before. Looked into it and its pretty cool. We don't have those in my area.

That locomotive looks like it's seen a lot of hard use but still going. Going slow.

I've heard about the WD40. Slick stuff.

I started train service in 1976 on the Burlington Northern. Pulled hundreds/thousands of coal trains out of the Power River Basin near Gillette, Wy. In 1978 or so, we started getting brand new SD-40's from LaGrange which were only 5 days old (they had a plaque in the cab with roll-off date). The paint in the cabs was still "soft." My God they were absolutely BEAUTIFUL locomotives......no dust in the cabs yet! We were also receiving brand new General Electrics at that time. The GE's were interesting, but, they were NOT SD-40's.Boy, I used to crack open (in the cold, cold winter nights) the cab window and listen to those turbochargers SCREAM coming up and out of the mines. They were so damned impressive. Part of the time, we did NOT have helpers on the rear end and that could make for some treacherous pulls. You simply have NOT lived if you have never needed to pack a 75-pound knuckle back 40 cars or pull a massive, long chain back there to pull a draw bar car to a siding......in 20 below weather.....at night. Wow...back then, I was physically able to do this shiit. My body is older now. THAT part....I will never miss.

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 21 Sep 22.

Amazing ❤ woohoo

Most of the comments here are about the engine, switched tracks and Cab ride which was Cool.... but im still wondering why we went down the track and had to back up because of all the debris on the track, and then another train headed out and down the same track?? I guess im missing something here?? 😮

That's a old sante fe loco man I'm suprised that's still even there didn't they scrap many of those a while ago

Not even 3 minutes into the video and you’re met with paparazzi. 🤣

I sure hope those are spring switches

Never seen a spring switch before interesting

its a spring switch folks..

Do they have any freight cars you can tie onto and take with you ?

Was that a spring switch you went through before the road ?

They definitely ran through 2 switches in the first minute and a half. The first one was when they first got the signal out the yard and then at the crossing

At about 1 minute and a half in, it looks like that switch is throne the wrong way. How did the train make it over.

I have a question sir... At 14:08 what kinda and or type of steam train 🚂 was that going by that passed the locomotive ? I am wondering??

Is this The Illinois Railroad Museum? If so that place Is definitely worth a visit for sure I loved the steam collection they have

Did they go 5 to 8 to 5 oh lord lol.

interesting video, but the tracks need major aligments around the switches. I am surprised thatt the engine did not derail considering the horrible condition of the tracks at these points !

Nothing sucks worse than “end of track”.

Wish Florida had this

was he running through those switches? I know he had the green but they looked thrown against him

I once had a friend of mine Ray Kelly "AKA" RJ who now had passed away back in 2017 he used to volunteer at IRM just as he was about to let me ride in the engines myself with him next to me it never came true at all he passed away before I could even get any throttle time and it really sucks now that I can't even get that without all the red tape involved

Cool

Horn is good

10:25 was that end of the track or does keep going on but never cut back to keep the track clear ?

I see catenay. Is there some kind of electrics operated here or maybe at one time?

Hmmmm it’s ok to flop switch’s now 🤣

@1:36 the train goes through a switch and the points are clearly set for an oncoming train to take the other route. The train passes without incident. Had no idea they could do that without derailing. Learn something every day.

That a helluva lot of corn…

Found your channel cause all the hobo crap I watch. I wish I could ride along

Locomotive engineer from sweden here. I have a question about your switchgear? (Sorry im not shure about the english name) It seems they are springloaded? Because if you would drive past them while they are in the wrong position they would be considered broken, where i come from/driving atleast..

Mazel tov!

why and i seen in other videos do they play with the break handle? doe sit have to be set and turned on and off to use? Also it seems that the engine is not going fast set the number set on the throttle is very high.