CSX NO&M Sub Part I - Amtrak Train No. 1 Cab Ride - Mobile to Pascagoula
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2016
- Take a ride aboard Amtrak P40-8 826, the lead locomotive on Train No. 1--the westbound Sunset Limited--on December 21, 1997. Passenger service was halted on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and has not resumed since.
Sounds like a couple of 'good ole boys ' drivin the train.
When i was a kid, about 60 years ago, getting a ride in the cab of a train was nearly impossiabe, unless you had a realative working on the railroad, or your dad new some big shot . for a kid of 9 or 10, it was an adventure that lasts forever in your mind! weather it was steam or diseal, now we see it right here on you tube! Big thumbs up!
I rode the Gulf Wind from N.O. To Jacksonville, Fla as a 14 year old in 1963.....sadly, something my children nor grandchildren will experience. I loved the L & N and did much train watching aside the Waveland, ms. train station. Wonderful childhood experiences.
That K5LA is epic! Perfect half-step of the chord down from half blast to full blast. I love how the Genesis locomotives sound. It's a shame that cab rides and crews carrying electronic devices went away before consumer audio recording technology got good enough to record modern high-quality audio.
This was part of my dad's territory back in 1967-1969 when he worked in the Engineering maintenance of way department of the L&N. We lived to the east (north) of the mainline right past where the second crossing is at the 674 milepost. I used to go to work with him on every third Saturday in that same depot in Mobile. Sadly, it's no longer there.
Amazing vintage vid.
The best part is the banter between the two dudes; it's the greatest.
Lived in mobile for a number of years and always wanted to see the town from this perspective, thanks for sharing!!
Back when the Genesis locomotives had good K5LA's.
Beautiful Horn
Absolutely thrilling! This is excellent CSX track, and great scenery.
Great and realistic footage! I can’t wait to ride through these parts when It finally opens again!
What do you mean? It’s closed?
At 20:24, we come upon a famous level crossing, Padgett Switch. This was the crossing at which Roy Neary (played by Richard Dreyfuss) stopped his pickup truck to read a map and received a sunburn to half of his face during an encounter with alien spacecraft. Of course I'm referring to the 1977 Spielberg classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", most of which was filmed in and around the Mobile area.
Fantastic footage! Thanks for the upload. I'm looking forward to the footage of the rest of the NO&M sub.
Thank you Chris & Michael. I enjoyed the ride.
I grew up on the road that is crossed just past M.P. 676.0. About 15:45. That's the Dolphin Line Trucking Company on the right. It's still there. They then pass under Rangeline Road. At the time there was only one two-lane bridge, but not long after they built a second bridge to make two lanes North and two lanes South. Sometimes I still miss hearing the train horns. Thanks for the great video.
pee wee bounds was dispatcher who passed away in early 90's ...great dispatcher
Great video! I liked how you noted the mile post markers. I estimate that the train cruised at about 80 mph.
Yes, this is HISTORY, here!!!
I hear amtrak is restoring the route to mobile Alabama in 2022. I sure hope they restore the route all the way to Florida.
Great video I'm looking forward to part two!!!!
Cool video, sucks Amtrak didn't get 1 and 2 back to Florida after CSX gave them the OK to come back after they repaired that line after Katrina!
Great movie, I like the detail even down to the mile posts and rivers. Looking forward to Pascagoula and further west. Do you have anything east of Mobile?
Looking forward to part 2.
Thanks for this really thankyou
One of the best of Amtrak 42:18
I was 2 when this video was shot and I live 2 hours north of Mobile. This is awesome to see. Thank you for uploading.
Where were you at the time?
@Colorado23395 No telling. Too young to remember specific details like that. Lol.
Outstanding!!
I enjoy videos such as this I am a rail fan
Fabulous . . . . got any more? Take us thru' to the Pacific Coast anytime you like! Thanks so much.
Very nice realistic footage, a fine cab ride video! And you are NOT using the zoom, which distorts speed and distance. I hate the rail videos where it looks like you are travelling at 15 mph, and railroad cars look like they are 10 feet long, because of the zoom lens. Also, this video has none of the annoying "panning" from side to side. No panning or zoom --- keep up the great filming! The cab conversations also add realism, and are entertaining.
awesome video chris. thanks for posting. good memories
+signalman71 You are very welcome...
nice vdo shot..beautiful... usa
I would like to see a cab ride through Summerville, SC (my hometown). Nice video.
Great, Christopher! And I do mean GREAT!!! Do you or your Father happen to have any Cab Rides aboard the EMD F40PHs? SDP40Fs, or E-Units down there (or anywhere?). Or, aboard the GE P32-8BWH "PEPSI CANS," or the old P30CH "Pooch" Units? Even in Super 8? And if aboard the true Southern "Southern Crescent," either pure or in its Transition Era from the SR to Amtrak, well. I'm certain the two of you have many slides at least of those ABSOLUTELY **WILD** Locomotive Consists of that era? Probably video as well!!! Wow were those some wild engine consists during the handover period! F40s leading blends of both Southern AND Amtrak E9s, and occasional SDP40Fs! Anything went!!!
And the period after the tragic 1978 Southern derailment was "Anything Goes," as well.
Thank you for posting this! Very interesting & enjoyable!!!
Thank you Clayton. I have some videos from F40PH and Dash-8 32BWH's shared on my father's facebook page - you can search fro them here: facebook.com/groups/225493681137530
Nice ride:)
Amtrak is expected to return to the line seen in this video by 2023.
WE Trains Amtrak is expected to return late 2022, early 2023. Most likely will either use the GM&O station or will rebuild a station at the convention center. Amtrak is expected to run test trains late 2020, early 2021, at the latest, end of 2021.
Where is the mobile river I really want to know.
Please upload part 2 soon!
wheres part 2?
It's a shame they didn't reinstate that service. But today it wouldn't make a difference. Great footage
David Stewart I heard it’s happening in 2022. The sunset limited 🚂 route is being restored in Mobile .
can you upload part 2?
The station area in Mobile Al, is a quiet zone, so no more horns.
Does the conductor manually sound the horn at all those grade crossings, or is it done automatically? If the former, how does he know when a crossing is ahead? And if the letter, what are the differing timing and lengths of the - - • - pattern based on (e.g. speed?)?
The engineer sounds the horn manually for the crossings. There is always a "whistle post" a certain distance out from any crossings warning them that they're approaching a crossing (these days they also say if it's a quiet zone crossing). The standard horn pattern for all grade crossing is two long one short and one long blast held until the crossing is occupied.
Where are Upper Brookley, and Lower Brookley, outside of Mobile?
Yes, Brookley is the first siding east (timetable south) of Mobile.
Nothin like a nice 5mph train ride
Great video! You're not using the camera like a watering hose. The pictures are nice and steady.
What is that white strip (looks like a crosstie)? They've been regularly spaced the entire route.
CSX paints ties white over top of culverts, not 100% sure this is what you're seeing though
Usually White painted crossties represent either a water line or a gas line under the right of way.
anybody know why they hadn't restarted amtrak service ? they have freight service don't they?
Csx owns the tracks so of course.
Lol My house is at Milepost 685 or otherwise North St.elmo so cool to see the old days for when i wasnt around
Chicken waffles in the deep blue sea of mustard my boy
This seems to be around and New Orleans at the beginning. I remember going in that mall that you go under at around 2:30. And I remember the huge container ships their. Just wondering if it was. Love the video though!
The beginning is Mobile, AL and we pass under the Mobile Convention Center.
Mobile
Did they go over Bayou Canot?
That's to the north of Mobile towards Montgomery.
31:43 Bambi almost got hit
NEAR MISS!!
Good camera work. You're not using the camera like a watering hose. It stays nice and steady.
It astounds me that you can move all that weight because the contact area between rail and wheel is the size of a roll of quarters......
31:45 Rudolph and Clarice almost got hit and died
AlaBoard Amtrak!,0:10
@ 14:00 they are moving!!
Sad. Now that I’m ready ride...no Train.
Maybe they will try to rebuild it again
ONLY in Mississippi could you have FRESH venison on the Sunset! LoL
Mobile AL East run through sherfeild AL
Katrina knocked out rail lines like agnes did in the east coast rails
Back when the P40's had normal steel ( not the plain sounding E-bells ) and beautiful K5LAs! Also, was this before the Sunset Limited wreck in September 1993?
Nope. This was filmed in '97 and the wreck was in '93.
RIP 5 months before the big wreak of 1993.
It is called a P40DC!!!
As delivered the GE builders plates identified the locomotive model on the Amtrak 800's as "Dash 8-40BP". That was a bit cumbersome to refer to so those of us working in the industry at the time called them P40-8's simplified even further to just P40's. Eventually the foamer world decided to label them as P40DC's, though there is no such thing as a P40AC to differentiate them from. So to me, they are P40-8s and I will continue to refer to them as such. Here is a link to a photo of the builders plate on AMTK 828. www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3167292 You will notice the designation P40DC is nowhere to be found. Their successor, the P42, was designated as P42DC on the builders plate and rebuilt P40's do have P40DC on the builders plate. At the time this video was taken, the term P40DC had not been coined.
this guy love the use horn!!!!!!! bro,its too much
Not really. What is excessive is the number of grade crossings on this route. Federal law requires a sequence of two long blasts, a short blast, and a long blast to be sounded for every public grade crossing where a quiet zone is not in effect. This sequence is to begin 15-20 seconds before the train occupies the grade crossing. You will find this engineer to be spot on with the requirement. Here is a link to 49 CFR 222.21 if you are interested: www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/222.21
Yes, you are right. The engineer is only observing the law. To my knowledge this came into effect after some awful trains wrecks in the 1940 years, didn't it? Or do I confuse this with the 79 mph speed limit for tracks without train control?
by the way I forgot to mention this is an awesome video. Though you really can see the difference between a today's 4k 60fps video and 20 years ago... :) I guess this was still shot with an analog video camera
And if you were the asshole hit by a quiet train you would sue because they didn’t blow the horn,stfu.
@@daviddowling9830 wow you seem nice
The bantering between the two dudes driving the train need to shut t'h... up!
No they don’t,they are two coworkers on a long ride in close quarters. Maybe when you are driving down the highway with someone and you have a conversation with them maybe YOU should shut up!! The guy is nice enough to tape an outstanding trip for our enjoyment and you think they should shut up because it bothers you?? GTFOH 👋
@@rapman5363 Yeah you tell him!!!
Cab ride NO, Window rIde YES.👎
Dude… COME. ON. Cab rides are coool!
20:35 discrimination - thousands of cars going up and down daily and a train per day go straight
I dont like Alabama
too much Capital punishment , death penalty
Better in NY , Mi, MN ND ID KS VT ME MH WV NU MA AK
I Wish They Would Bring Passenger Service Back!
It wasn't lucrative enough for all the former passenger train railroad companies to keep them operating, that's why only AMTRAK is the only authorized passenger train in existence. And AMTRAK operates on other railroad companies rails, they don't maintain the rails or properties.
Part 2 ?
@Juan Sanchez Hope thats the case. I hope they restore it all the way to Florida where it once was...