Great video , reminds me of when I was riding welded rail trains for Union Pacific . I picked up the old rail that went to the salt mines south of New Iberia . What a job that was , great people to work with and enjoyed every bit of it . Beautiful country down there , hell of a lot different than we have here in central Arkansas . Rockin and rolling on 40 mph track .
This is one of the best cab ride videos on you tube, in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing it with us! I just love the turbo whine of the EMD SD series locos too. You did a great job showing the engineer controlling the train plus the spectacular scenery, and the sound of this video is awesome too.
Thank you for giving us a really cool view that most people in the public never get to see. The bridge crossing was impressive but it is scary! Especially at 10:00. Seems that when you look down from the cab windows, there's much below except a big drop. The horn and Gyra-LIte brings back memories as I remember the Gyra-Lites on Amtrak SDP40Fs and miss seeing them in action. I often heard the RS5T horn on SCL U33/U36B locomotives back in the day. That unique sound was hard to forget!
@Dexter- that's an oscillating headlight, aka mars light, gyralite. It was a twin beam headlight/spotlight designed to get motorists attention at crossings. When the fra mandated ditch lights in the early 2000's the kcs did away with the mars lights.
Could never understand why the line south of Latanier was signaled and north of it to Shreveport was not. Switches (at least back in 2007) between Latanier and S-port weren't automatic either. Meets always necessitated the opposing train having to stop and reline the switch for the train that went in the hole. Used to hate that among other things - like the crappy hotel in Alexandria. Every room had something wrong with it from water on the floor to heat/cooling units not working properly. Was always a crap shoot, too, if they were going to give you a ride to the hotel in the first place from the yard - which was around 10 miles each way. They were always stingy about giving your train enough power as well. You'd start out underpowered as it was and then they'd want you to pick up at that paper mill half way down.
Coming into Morganza. A few years earlier you guys could have caught Billy , Wyatt , and George on their choppers getting laughed at in Meloncon’s Cafe
Id rather wake a few people up than hit a car with a bunch of teenage kids out late... Because that sticks with you forever... Most people forget about the crews aspect and just go on about how crappy trains are. We work on them every day its our job to blow the horn...
710 is the best locomotive sound, followed by 645 and 567, then GE and ALCo's 4-stoke, they are also good hearing. Actually I love all diesel sounds. 22:24, you passed a switch that against you ? When you see a vehicle stuck on track, you will emergency brake, but how is the operate? Hit emergency botton or switch directly? Or set throttle to idle, then set brake handle to full(emergency)?
How was the line dispatched on the line that the video shows? Was it TWC or DTC block authority on that part of the great kcs? And what is the name of the subdivision? And is it still in operation? author Stillwell would be amazed that the kcs uses ge locomotives and husks coal and how long were Mars lights used on the kcs for? I love the kcs myself and where does it start and end? And what are those silver metal parts used for when they are part of the hotbox detector on the kcs line that the video shows?
Shell refinery in Norco, La., marathon oil in reserve, la., Kaiser aluminum and colonial sugar both in Gramercy, La., and a brick spur in Gonzalez, La.
Leave the zoom alone, makes for sickening feelings after a while. Set the focus on manual so the camera doesn't try to compensate for everything you are doing.
+plaros23 I kind of agree. If you get the chance to make some more vids like this I'd love to see them. Really I'd like to see it all from the engineer's perspective, even just plowing through the most boring, central kansas, aint nobody out here territories.. What are the gauges doing? What are the signs and lights? The radio coms? Most importantly.. the engine sounds
Great video , reminds me of when I was riding welded rail trains for Union Pacific . I picked up the old rail that went to the salt mines south of New Iberia . What a job that was , great people to work with and enjoyed every bit of it . Beautiful country down there , hell of a lot different than we have here in central Arkansas . Rockin and rolling on 40 mph track .
The way it used to be in railroading! Good video, watched many times thru the yrs.
Great video! Brings me back to my time on the SP. Love the Mars light. Don't see them much anymore!
This is one of the best cab ride videos on you tube, in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing it with us! I just love the turbo whine of the EMD SD series locos too. You did a great job showing the engineer controlling the train plus the spectacular scenery, and the sound of this video is awesome too.
Earned my like 0:40 in when you zoomed in on that ammeter, Lord knows I had my eye on it as he throttled up.
This is one of the coolest rail videos out there. The audio portion makes it come alive---thanks for sharing this .
Ran SD60's for a few years before my retirement. Good powering units with good dynamic braking!
The by gone days of real railroading!
That doppler effect was AWESOME.
i sure miss the clinchfield rail road that was the good old days
That gyralite would drive me crazy watching it out the cab all night!
Good cab ride. Loved the sound of that EMD SD60 and the gyralight that it had.
every time i pass that bridge it brings back great memories.
Nice video. Love hearing the horn echo off cars and buildings next to the track.
That is the most amazing RS5T I've ever heard!
Wow! I never knew these SD60s had gyro lights!!
I’ve checked out some of these KCS locos in Norco when nobody was around ….much lower to the ground compared to the new locomotives of present
Thank you for giving us a really cool view that most people in the public never get to see. The bridge crossing was impressive but it is scary! Especially at 10:00. Seems that when you look down from the cab windows, there's much below except a big drop. The horn and Gyra-LIte brings back memories as I remember the Gyra-Lites on Amtrak SDP40Fs and miss seeing them in action. I often heard the RS5T horn on SCL U33/U36B locomotives back in the day. That unique sound was hard to forget!
Many thanks!A great ride.Excellent video/captions.Frodsham, Cheshire, UK.
@Dexter- that's an oscillating headlight, aka mars light, gyralite. It was a twin beam headlight/spotlight designed to get motorists attention at crossings. When the fra mandated ditch lights in the early 2000's the kcs did away with the mars lights.
excellent video! Thanks for posting!
Hey thanks-I've always wanted to ride in one of those
love the TRESTLE over mississippi river, great video.
best (one of the) RS5T i've ever heard :-)
Awesome video!! It made me feel like I was a conductor! Also, I never got tired of listing to that nice sounding RS5T horn!
Great Video Man I Luved it Glad You alright with the fuel truck
I have lived in St.Charles parish for 47 years and I have never heard of a town called Frellsen. Btw great video.
Awesome video! Thanks for posting it!
Where the sun never shines
Nice video you should do some more nice to see railroads in places some of us have never been
I remember when KCS had gyra lights. I miss seeing those.
Metra has them
@@youraveragejoe2 they do and Im glad they still do
Very cool! Live around here. 👍👍👍😎😎
Awesome video, thanks for posting! Cheers!
by far my most favorite video on youtube
Muy buen vídeo, saludo desde argentina.
I'm a train and I approve this video! :D Choo choo!!!!
wow awesome vid with rs5t on kcs
Great video, thanks for sharing, i enjoyed watching, big like. Sending my full support. See you around.
I love the oll mars light.Nice.
Amazing video.
5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars.
Charlie Muller Jr.
holy shit that trucker wow
Very nice
Great video. Would love to see something from say, DeQuincy to Leesville or even S'port
Could never understand why the line south of Latanier was signaled and north of it to Shreveport was not. Switches (at least back in 2007) between Latanier and S-port weren't automatic either. Meets always necessitated the opposing train having to stop and reline the switch for the train that went in the hole. Used to hate that among other things - like the crappy hotel in Alexandria. Every room had something wrong with it from water on the floor to heat/cooling units not working properly. Was always a crap shoot, too, if they were going to give you a ride to the hotel in the first place from the yard - which was around 10 miles each way. They were always stingy about giving your train enough power as well. You'd start out underpowered as it was and then they'd want you to pick up at that paper mill half way down.
Coming into Morganza. A few years earlier you guys could have caught Billy , Wyatt , and George on their choppers getting laughed at in Meloncon’s Cafe
Never heard or seen of them before! :-O
It must be hell living next to the railway lines in the States, The way the drivers are constantly on the horns even at night it seems
Not really, you get use to it.
Id rather wake a few people up than hit a car with a bunch of teenage kids out late... Because that sticks with you forever... Most people forget about the crews aspect and just go on about how crappy trains are. We work on them every day its our job to blow the horn...
Most railroads were built before the houses. So if anyone complains about it, its their fault. What do you expect to hear living next to a rail line?
that horn sounds hellish
Awesome video!
great video!!!
710 is the best locomotive sound, followed by 645 and 567, then GE and ALCo's 4-stoke, they are also good hearing. Actually I love all diesel sounds.
22:24, you passed a switch that against you ?
When you see a vehicle stuck on track, you will emergency brake, but how is the operate? Hit emergency botton or switch directly? Or set throttle to idle, then set brake handle to full(emergency)?
I had to figure out what type of lighting was on this locomotive since I've never seen a pattern like that before. I think it's called a gyralight.
Sweet Video
Some went to PCRC and some to KCSM. Some (maybe all) are painted in the Belle scheme.
Awesome footage! How was the ride?
When you had Gyralights! :D
Whats that gauge between the brake pressure gauges and the ammeter? I've always been curious about that
Air Flow Indicator.
greaaaaaaaaaat
To bad this Engine was scrapped,I would of loved to Buy that Rs5T.
merry Christmas
KCS always had the greatest RS5T's next to N&W
What year was this? I remember when the L&N had MARS light. Great video!
How was the line dispatched on the line that the video shows? Was it TWC or DTC block authority on that part of the great kcs? And what is the name of the subdivision? And is it still in operation? author Stillwell would be amazed that the kcs uses ge locomotives and husks coal and how long were Mars lights used on the kcs for? I love the kcs myself and where does it start and end? And what are those silver metal parts used for when they are part of the hotbox detector on the kcs line that the video shows?
This is a great video bro, I'm looking to model the KCS New Orleans Sub an I was wondering do you remember all of the industries of the line?
Shell refinery in Norco, La., marathon oil in reserve, la., Kaiser aluminum and colonial sugar both in Gramercy, La., and a brick spur in Gonzalez, La.
+plaros23 thanks bro could you possibly email this info a more to me at damiankingkong@yahoo.com
Is this SD60 Locomotive still at service on KCS?
@ 22:23 the switch is set against yall
Wow it has a mars light? On an SD60?!
in all honesty it's a gyralight (#20585) and yes. They were on the SD60s.
10:56 WOW that's a scarry shot.
is that ken
Does anyone know what the short; but shrill, "beep-beep-beep" signifies? It is an alerter?
Yes that's the alerter you heard.
22:23 THE SWITCH IS NOT LINED UP!? :-O
lol now all KCS engines (at least widebodies) have store cameras in them
Did it take you 12 hours it seems like between the two cities it's only 211 miles driving or 161 miles flying
How did you get to ride in the cab I've been wanting to ride in a bnsf freight cab since I was a little kid but haven't got to. :(
These guys still railroading?
Yes.
wish for more footage ...
How is the line dispatched? Twc or DTC track warrant? And what radio channels are used?
hey for the mu control what are the six hose lines each of them do what dose what
no ditch lights, hey? gyralight instead?
Is this the Hwy 90 bridge?
How long was the actual trip?
How long ago was this?
niesamowite!!!!!!!(pl)
Great video but what in gods name is wrong with that horn?
Can driver's allow for foot plating / loco riding?
are they allow for loco ride?
How much,if any, are you allowed over the posted speed limit?
None
What was the Road Number?
niesamowite (pl)
square e bells
35:46
35:57
37:19
@Barry- none.
21:56 oh mother
why is there a rotating light?
It's called a Gyra Light. It is basically just a visual warning. From a distance, a gyra light looks like it is flashing, rather than rotating.
so a mars light? I thought it was a beacon on top of the engine (like what BN had)
That s5t
무궁화호 탈선사고 양모 기관사님 사망사고.
how loud does it get in these cabs? anybody know the decibels at different speeds of operation?
KCS 736
bus
Leave the zoom alone, makes for sickening feelings after a while. Set the focus on manual so the camera doesn't try to compensate for everything you are doing.
Harold Reardon This is meant to be constructive criticism. That is, if you change the way you do things, your videos will be better.
Thanks Harold. And thanks for watching, I hope you liked it anyway.
+plaros23 I kind of agree. If you get the chance to make some more vids like this I'd love to see them. Really I'd like to see it all from the engineer's perspective, even just plowing through the most boring, central kansas, aint nobody out here territories.. What are the gauges doing? What are the signs and lights? The radio coms? Most importantly.. the engine sounds
got any more videos riding down new orleans sub thow alexandria
No sure don't.
GOD I HATE THOSE HEADLIGHTS. THE VIDEO WAS GREAT. BUT THOSE HEADLIGHTS JUST SUCK.