thanks to Isaac for getting these iconic pictures . these are the most important crew .......... across the districts and states ....... finally the ringing bell .....
I see This every day 5 days a week, I'm a Van driver and pick up and drop off crews in the yards and on the road, greatest people you'll ever meet, they are on these trains up to 12 hours then mandatory 7 to 9 hours carryovers , sometimes less than that then they are back out on the rails again. It's an honor to be able to do this .
I’m a retired locomotive engineer and I really enjoyed this video. Apparently it’s a crew change station. I’m subscribing. Thanks for making my day!👍❤️
Do you feel like labor conditions have gotten better or worse since you left the railroad industry? Most of the country was bracing for a rail strike to not happen.
Watched a crew change in 1987 at Galesburg ILL.....5 guys....train didn't stop...slow to about maybe five mph.....new guys got on then the old crew got off smooth operation....then the remaining three waited for the caboose....which they still had then......they swapped and that was that......van there to pick up the old crew.....
Yeah, we used to change crews like that quite often back in the 70's and early 80's. It was before interdivisional runs. We didn't have to carry large grips back then, so it was a lot easier to get on and off. It was the good old days.
Are you sure that was 1987 with the caboose, because I'm a rail fan , and I was not seeing cabooses around like that in 1987. I want to say maybe I saw one or two, but by 1987 the railroads had gotten rid of most caboose and trim the size of the crew. Trains were getting so long that the workers in the caboose would not be able to assist a problem 75 cars away.
Первый раз смотрю,нравиться,вы знайте что важно для отдыха,слышать стук колёс,такое удовольствие,когда тебе тяжело,когда без любимой работы на железной дороге ты включаешь душевное
Да по мозгам бьет звон колокола на тепловозы ужас как они так ездят это что у них такой прибор бдительности что-ли щас же всё электронное. Кстати звук похож на старый советский тепловозный дизель 10Д100 у оранжевого тепловоза на 2:42
There's also a small toilet cubicle inside, roughly behind where the 'B' is on the front. The crew actually have to climb up more steps to get to the cabin area.
THATS A BIG MAN BECAUSE BNSF ONLY HIRES BIG INTIMIDATING MEN!!!! THATS A WHOLE LOTTA RAILROADER RIGHT THERE!!! HE PROBABLY EATS 3 FOOT LONG SUBWAY SANDWICHES FOR A SNACK.
You step inside and there is a second door inside. Once through that inner door, the toilet door is to your right, and you have a small area on your left that has electronics, and it's usually where we store our grip bags. Then you step up 2 or 3 more steps and you're in the cab itself.
They greatly improved safety conditions when they added a walkway on the sides of the engines, specially the old passenger engines (1985 and older diesels)
@Ac Tion BNSF is basically the same as NS, they use the same locomotive GE and EMD, so as CSX, but with different paint schemes, so what’s the differences?
Those are some pretty fast crew changes! Here in the Everett area north of Seattle, the lower priority manifests and unit trains sometimes end up waiting several hours or even a whole day for the next crew.
Well if it's a Z-Train those trains can't wait much longer they have got to get moving cause they can't afford to be late. I have seen trains tied down here for like 12 hours and then a crew comes and gets onboard usually manifest but yes low priority
Excellent and revealing video. Well produced and informative. I knew from the Ft. Madison VR cam that there was a crew change location 'just around the bend'. You show comprehensive coverage of both East and West bounds. Thank you for a video so well done, and for me, reveals the actual crew change site.
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Interesting to see so many Fed Ex trailers on board, and some UPS. I can see how it could be cheaper to put 10 trailers on 1 train than to have 10 drivers. Thanks for these videos! Trains are a large part of my family history.
and in my country, I would have to check the oil, water, fuel level in each locomotive, write everything down, check for all damage, and this crew change would last two hours
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Hey thanks for this clip man... It's like another world in the USA... 😊 Hey it's good to see trucks off the road... As in truck trailers, on wagons... Sweet footage, there's nothing like that on the rails, here in New Zealand...
Why is it not inspected when a locomotive is accepted? In Russia, even when there is a change on the tracks, the locomotive is inspected in any case, but here the crew simply changed and moved on..
So I know they built the new Amtrak station in Ft. Madison, so I'm assuming they won't allow rail fans at this spot once the new station is being used.
Never knew how the BNSF train crew getting in or out of the cab of a Locomotive the the 🚪is next to Main headlights on the nose of a train so cool to witness that 😎.
My grandpa used work on railroads along time ago in the United States of America Arizona State in. Flagstaff Arizona his name was David Mike but he passed away along time ago and he was native American Indian and were native Americans and he used work bnsf railroad
Ft. Madison looks the same as it did when I was there. Um, the Warbonnet SD75s were brand new. Yeah, it's been a few years. Pre-BNSF. I was lucky enough to get a few of the last Santa Fe employee timetables.
At the 6:30 mark you see this train stop, you see 2 come off a shift but 6 get on to each of the 3 lead units. Some either must be dead heading back where they are from or the engines will be split up later down the line ( I do not know which) Fort Madison must be the hot spot for crew changes or is there a main office in that area.
The guys getting on in the back will not be legal to operate after the federally mandated hours limit, even if they are just starting a shift. Even though they are not driving, they are on the clock. The operating crew will change at the next crew change opportunity near the end of their shift.
The North American Class A operators reportedly offer the cheapest rate for long haul! Only the same can be transferred across the Eurasian landmass!
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I would love to be an engineer for BNSF. My grandfather was a conductor for Santa Fe back in the 60's and early 70's before he passed away. He rode in the caboose. So never had a person who had the hook up to get me in when I was old enough. Oh, well, I did all right in my life. Anyway, I'm too old 2 work for them.
I remember when I was a kid about the age of 13 used to go down to the station and watch the trains come in my friend AJ his father with a car inspector you forget and visit him on the west side of the building something's different down there who knew years later I used to drive for a taxi cab service called renkenberger I took the Train crewmen to Chicago and Kansas City I live here in West Point Iowa now thinking about making it down to your station and taking a look around For Old Times Sake
@@tomfields3682 my friend's dad's name was big a Marino or big Oggy that's not the way you spell his first name he was a car inspector for many years until his retirement in the early 80s
@@mikehernandez5878 Bet he knew my friend's dad then. He's probably passed by now too. My friend and I lost touch decades ago. His dad's name was Orozco.
Yes there were others even for myself it's hard to remember the name like harker was one of them two weeks ago I visited the station wow thank of change down there did not stick around long there was no place to park first time visiting down there in more than 11 years
7:35 Big Locos need big engineers to drive. - The Fourty-four C and E-types produce very less motor noise during accleration. 12:30 the double stacks in the USA and the trailer transport astonished me very much. Here in Europe we have problems with different electrical systems in different countries. And the old couplers from 1850, maybe in twenty jears the Janney-type will be introduced europewide ;-)
No disrespect intended, but I am astonished that railroads elsewhere still use link/screw couplers and buffers. I guess there is less coupling and uncoupling on a day to day basis, but as opposed to Janney type couplers, they certainly seem inefficient. No slack running, though.
I’m 65 now and remember when my father showed me the program to make the trains ready for the new system more than 50 years ago. Don’t know why’s it never was realized despite the preparation…
@@TrainManBrodie I'm watching on a phone so I couldn't see clearly. I saw some movement by the galvanised tin shed, but lost sight after that. What a Darwin Award Candidate! One day he is going to get his timing wrong and create all sorts of headaches for the people who have to clean up afterwards. Mark from Melbourne Australia
I’m surprised the new crew doesn’t do a walk around to personally verify and inspect all connections and such, just get in and drive. I drive a straight truck for a living and we always have to do a thorough pre and post trip inspection just to make sure things are right
@ 0:55 the second guy standing ready to disembark from the train gave the first guy to get off the train a hand signal to cut it off when he was talking to the engineer that was about to board, I wonder what that was all about?
thanks to Isaac for getting these iconic pictures .
these are the most important crew .......... across the districts and states ....... finally the ringing bell .....
I see This every day 5 days a week, I'm a Van driver and pick up and drop off crews in the yards and on the road, greatest people you'll ever meet, they are on these trains up to 12 hours then mandatory 7 to 9 hours carryovers , sometimes less than that then they are back out on the rails again. It's an honor to be able to do this .
I’m a retired locomotive engineer and I really enjoyed this video. Apparently it’s a crew change station. I’m subscribing. Thanks for making my day!👍❤️
Do you feel like labor conditions have gotten better or worse since you left the railroad industry? Most of the country was bracing for a rail strike to not happen.
Same here- I am a retired Driver over here in Western Australia- enjoyed this Video.
What's the credentials for crew changed? Does It Go by amount of hours? And is it at any station?
Watched a crew change in 1987 at Galesburg ILL.....5 guys....train didn't stop...slow to about maybe five mph.....new guys got on then the old crew got off smooth operation....then the remaining three waited for the caboose....which they still had then......they swapped and that was that......van there to pick up the old crew.....
Yeah, we used to change crews like that quite often back in the 70's and early 80's. It was before interdivisional runs. We didn't have to carry large grips back then, so it was a lot easier to get on and off. It was the good old days.
@@old56timer These guys had large duffle bags.....they just swung them up and followed them
@@old56timer And ice chests, brake sticks ,back packs. Glad I'm retired
Are you sure that was 1987 with the caboose, because I'm a rail fan , and I was not seeing cabooses around like that in 1987. I want to say maybe I saw one or two, but by 1987 the railroads had gotten rid of most caboose and trim the size of the crew. Trains were getting so long that the workers in the caboose would not be able to assist a problem 75 cars away.
only crew of 2 for those huge trains. I assume the second change was the the crew going for the ride home.
Первый раз смотрю,нравиться,вы знайте что важно для отдыха,слышать стук колёс,такое удовольствие,когда тебе тяжело,когда без любимой работы на железной дороге ты включаешь душевное
Да по мозгам бьет звон колокола на тепловозы ужас как они так ездят это что у них такой прибор бдительности что-ли щас же всё электронное. Кстати звук похож на старый советский тепловозный дизель 10Д100 у оранжевого тепловоза на 2:42
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wow never knew there was a little door in the front. And that's a big man that walked out. BNSF got some great road colors on those units
There's also a small toilet cubicle inside, roughly behind where the 'B' is on the front. The crew actually have to climb up more steps to get to the cabin area.
THATS A BIG MAN BECAUSE BNSF ONLY HIRES BIG INTIMIDATING MEN!!!! THATS A WHOLE LOTTA RAILROADER RIGHT THERE!!! HE PROBABLY EATS 3 FOOT LONG SUBWAY SANDWICHES FOR A SNACK.
You step inside and there is a second door inside. Once through that inner door, the toilet door is to your right, and you have a small area on your left that has electronics, and it's usually where we store our grip bags. Then you step up 2 or 3 more steps and you're in the cab itself.
They greatly improved safety conditions when they added a walkway on the sides of the engines, specially the old passenger engines (1985 and older diesels)
Can't get enough from Fort Madison....Awesome for you being there....Thank you Thank you
No shaking of hands, no acknowledgement by driver of 5191 to conductor…just common manners
I no longer shake hands since the C19 . Verbal acknowledgment is good.
Why would you want to shake hands ?? A quick run down of the loco's condition or any issues of the train and then it's off to bed.
@@enjoylife1176 sissy that's what you are!
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BNSF have some of the nicest looking locomotives and they keep them clean. Nice video thanks for posting enjoyed it a lot.
Thanks for watching!
Canadian Pacific (CP) takes Great Pride in having the Dirtiest Railroad Units in North America.🤪👎
@@kens.3729 😄🤣😄
@Ac Tion BNSF is basically the same as NS, they use the same locomotive GE and EMD, so as CSX, but with different paint schemes, so what’s the differences?
Yeah, when I was still working, I had the opportunity to run the engines of several different railroads, BNSF were the cleanest most of the time.
Been in this yard and right past here many many times when I was chasing work out of Galesburg! Great video!
Ngl it reminds me of school kids waiting for the bus
This is my first to the BNSF crews riding in different locomotives that hook up together with one train how cool is that
I'm a regular viewer of Fort Madison, but first time I got to view crew change. THANK YOU so very much.
Thanks for the crew change. The 'front door' was a surprise. 😮
Those are some pretty fast crew changes! Here in the Everett area north of Seattle, the lower priority manifests and unit trains sometimes end up waiting several hours or even a whole day for the next crew.
Well if it's a Z-Train those trains can't wait much longer they have got to get moving cause they can't afford to be late. I have seen trains tied down here for like 12 hours and then a crew comes and gets onboard usually manifest but yes low priority
@@Scorges1 Yeah that's true. I do live kind of close to a few container terminals so we do get stack trains but they rarely have to crew change here.
I drive for Hallcon, a company that taxi’s CN and CP crews in Alberta, Canada. Love the job. Crews are interesting company. 👍
“Interesting” is a polite word for sure. Arrogant, self-righteous, petty are a few other perhaps more honest descriptors. I drive for Hallcon as well.
Nice to see Ft. Mad from a different perspective. Thanks.
Awseme train action.Nice catch with the 4 BNSF engine lash up on the sideing.
Great video.im commenting the first time.im from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Love the noise and all.
Fort Madison is one of my favorite railroad towns and the swing bridge and barges are icing on the cake! Thanks for the video.
Whereabouts in America is this
@@patkelly6349 it’s in south eastern Iowa. It’s a BNSF crew change point on their TRANSCON line.
You really put a lot of work into this with the addition of engine #'s and destinations. A+ !!!
Don't see this too often in videos... Good post.
They work hard everyday to make sure that the trains running good
Excellent and revealing video. Well produced and informative. I knew from the Ft. Madison VR cam that there was a crew change location 'just around the bend'. You show comprehensive coverage of both East and West bounds. Thank you for a video so well done, and for me, reveals the actual crew change site.
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Interesting to see so many Fed Ex trailers on board, and some UPS. I can see how it could be cheaper to put 10 trailers on 1 train than to have 10 drivers. Thanks for these videos! Trains are a large part of my family history.
Que video tan espectacular esas máquinas imprecionante ....!!!
Love watching crew changes you should do another one like this
My favorite green housing. Cummins Power Generator. Used to work for them.
Love the sound of those dynamics
Wow! So nice to see a woman engineer among the crew! Go Girl power! Great video!
손바닥 아 진짜 많이 안 좋아 좋아 좋아 ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ
@@최정민-s2g go fix so fried rice
she doesnt want to sit in an office ..not afraid to get a bit dirty .
Where's the woman?
@@exoressdelivers70 6:45 left I guess
These videos are great for new and potential conductors
Thanks for posting, only seen the part of Ft. Madison that's on VR
Thank you for watching!
I'm from India love you so much. Welcome to you my country in the India.
In India crew change is amusing After 12or 20 hrs they will will be leaded to a cattle shed like rest house
tres belle vidéo !! cela m'a bien plus avec les changements de personnels !!
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Excellent video. I enjoy a lot to see train videos. Thanks.
Excellent Job patriot nice shots stay blessed sir thank you
and in my country, I would have to check the oil, water, fuel level in each locomotive, write everything down, check for all damage, and this crew change would last two hours
Oh wow....!! What a Beast...😊 Big trains in the States man...!! I hear flat spots on some of the wagons tyres....
Nice catch of the H1 and KCSM ace
Thanks for watching!
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I LIKED IT SIGNED IT UP
THANK YOU FOR SHARING WONDERFUL WORKS
WE ARE TOGETHER STRONG HUG FROM BRAZIL
Hey thanks for this clip man... It's like another world in the USA... 😊 Hey it's good to see trucks off the road... As in truck trailers, on wagons... Sweet footage, there's nothing like that on the rails, here in New Zealand...
Soon most of the Railroad companies are going automated. The days of a guy controlling locomotives will soon be a thing of the past
Ft. Madison is a Huge Crew Change Point because of its Central location to various Midwest Lines.
Do *Fort Madison* crews operate on any other lines than the *BNSF's* _Transcon?_
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The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954 still get a tear in my eye when I hear an old train in the night!
Some still do!
Why is it not inspected when a locomotive is accepted? In Russia, even when there is a change on the tracks, the locomotive is inspected in any case, but here the crew simply changed and moved on..
Thumbnail looked like a painting.
Freight train 16000 horsepower between the 4 engines.. Very cool
Man, that westbound Z train was loading up deadhead crews like it was an Amtrak
ive never seen anybody sitting in the other locos before like 10 people got on that second train
i was wonder the same thing why they had crews in 3 engines.
Yeah it was odd to me. I was told crews aren't allowed to deadhead in separate units. I guess BNSF makes their own rules.
I am wondering if the train splits up ahead and some of the crew in the other units would take the other half of the train?
They're just dead heading multiple crews back to KC by train instead of ordering multiple vans.
So I know they built the new Amtrak station in Ft. Madison, so I'm assuming they won't allow rail fans at this spot once the new station is being used.
Never knew how the BNSF train crew getting in or out of the cab of a Locomotive the the 🚪is next to Main headlights on the nose of a train so cool to witness that 😎.
And different locomotives although similar looking have the door on different side of the headlights.
Would love to see a video of how containers go from ship to train and how they are attached.
I work for Hallcon in Wenatchee WA BNSF has some of the coolest crews here in Washington state.
The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954!
My grandpa used work on railroads along time ago in the United States of America Arizona State in. Flagstaff Arizona his name was David Mike but he passed away along time ago and he was native American Indian and were native Americans and he used work bnsf railroad
Watch the VRF camera mounted facing the new station. Nice to see what is around the bend and off camera.
Ft. Madison looks the same as it did when I was there. Um, the Warbonnet SD75s were brand new. Yeah, it's been a few years. Pre-BNSF. I was lucky enough to get a few of the last Santa Fe employee timetables.
Nice Catches
Thank you!
Wow! What a place, never ben there. Thanks. 8-19-2021
Que muy buen video felicitaciones saludos desde Argentina
Excellent well shot.
Thanks, James!
Salam saya dari Indonesia pencinta lokomotif
Hearty Greetings and Congratulations 👏 Enjoyed the production. From India 🇮🇳
1960s-70s trains passing took about 5ms
Nowdays you need a packed lunch waiting for these to pass Long freight .
Similar to crew relief here in England, quick verbal about train performance and any issues, then right away!
1:31 Good way to start the shift. Close and latch the door while your co-worker is behind you.
Great video train man, great job!!!
Thanks, Ron!
Nice job TMBrodie!
Slow and steady,nice train
these loco looks so strong.. nice fotage , greetings new friend
At the 6:30 mark you see this train stop, you see 2 come off a shift but 6 get on to each of the 3 lead units.
Some either must be dead heading back where they are from or the engines will be split up later down the line ( I do not know which)
Fort Madison must be the hot spot for crew changes or is there a main office in that area.
The plus 1 was a familiarizer
We use these type of locomotives on our mines over in the west but a shame they couldnt do across Australia for the long haul freight
Axel load is far too heavy for general use in Australia.
@@itchyvet oh ok thanks for that.. a shame tho
That' a lot of crew change especially if they're heading to California.
The guys getting on in the back will not be legal to operate after the federally mandated hours limit, even if they are just starting a shift. Even though they are not driving, they are on the clock. The operating crew will change at the next crew change opportunity near the end of their shift.
You have to wonder just how many kilometres US trains are! Certainly impressive.
As much as ~3.5km for some consists.
Very nice video! Great shot!
Very nice video! 👌👌👌
Great camera work and most interesting - haven't seen the crew change before. Thanks!
Nice train video.
No offense but I hope they packed salads in those lunch bags.
Beautiful
The North American Class A operators reportedly offer the cheapest rate for long haul! Only the same can be transferred across the Eurasian landmass!
I would love to be an engineer for BNSF. My grandfather was a conductor for Santa Fe back in the 60's and early 70's before he passed away. He rode in the caboose. So never had a person who had the hook up to get me in when I was old enough. Oh, well, I did all right in my life. Anyway, I'm too old 2 work for them.
У бригад такие боулы будто они на неделю отправляются 🤔🚂🚂
I remember when I was a kid about the age of 13 used to go down to the station and watch the trains come in my friend AJ his father with a car inspector you forget and visit him on the west side of the building something's different down there who knew years later I used to drive for a taxi cab service called renkenberger I took the Train crewmen to Chicago and Kansas City I live here in West Point Iowa now thinking about making it down to your station and taking a look around For Old Times Sake
My buddy's dad was an ATSF car inspector at Ft Madison. He had some great stories going back to the steam era.
@@tomfields3682 my friend's dad's name was big a Marino or big Oggy that's not the way you spell his first name he was a car inspector for many years until his retirement in the early 80s
@@mikehernandez5878 Bet he knew my friend's dad then. He's probably passed by now too. My friend and I lost touch decades ago. His dad's name was Orozco.
Yes there were others even for myself it's hard to remember the name like harker was one of them two weeks ago I visited the station wow thank of change down there did not stick around long there was no place to park first time visiting down there in more than 11 years
Hay tom did you Know A.moreno
I don't think csx don't do that. Great catch to see UP train
Nice clear videos. I would re-title this FREIGHT TRAINS.......... (as not to be confused with Amtrak)
7:35 Big Locos need big engineers to drive. - The Fourty-four C and E-types produce very less motor noise during accleration. 12:30 the double stacks in the USA and the trailer transport astonished me very much. Here in Europe we have problems with different electrical systems in different countries. And the old couplers from 1850, maybe in twenty jears the Janney-type will be introduced europewide ;-)
No disrespect intended, but I am astonished that railroads elsewhere still use link/screw couplers and buffers. I guess there is less coupling and uncoupling on a day to day basis, but as opposed to Janney type couplers, they certainly seem inefficient. No slack running, though.
I’m 65 now and remember when my father showed me the program to make the trains ready for the new system more than 50 years ago. Don’t know why’s it never was realized despite the preparation…
Did anyone else see the pedestrian jump in between the cars during the shift change. 7:05 mark
I just now noticed that because of your comment. Wow.
@@TrainManBrodie I'm watching on a phone so I couldn't see clearly. I saw some movement by the galvanised tin shed, but lost sight after that. What a Darwin Award Candidate! One day he is going to get his timing wrong and create all sorts of headaches for the people who have to clean up afterwards.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
Happens ALL the time. Some times people will cross over the Knuckle with a Bicycle. 🤪👎
Wow great eye! So dangerous. What of one was coming on that other track and he tripped out? Unreal.
Perhaps a Hobo.
Excellent video, keep them coming!
I’m surprised the new crew doesn’t do a walk around to personally verify and inspect all connections and such, just get in and drive. I drive a straight truck for a living and we always have to do a thorough pre and post trip inspection just to make sure things are right
That train is 2 miles plus long, if you want to do a pre trip, have at !
LOVE these videos! More, more, more!
@ 0:55 the second guy standing ready to disembark from the train gave the first guy to get off the train a hand signal to cut it off when he was talking to the engineer that was about to board, I wonder what that was all about?
Very cool. Those were some very long trains that came through
Excellent work on this one
Thank you, Lewis!
Muy vien, muy bonito, más lo q' hace falta es una relatoría de ester documental y si la pueden doblar mejor aun. Gracias.
Great Video! Love the lash ups.
Absolutely sweeeeeet
Amazine video my friend. Getting from Argentina