BNSF 1573 interchanging cars at Shilshole Yard, Seattle, 9-11-2010

[WillyMcCoy50]

I bet they wish they'd of used hand signals today up at Lowell. 6 cars derailed.

[WillyMcCoy50]

You ever ride the Christmas train from the U. Village to Kenmore? I grew up by the tracks on Sand Point Way & Princeton Avenue. Caught a ride home from school once in the cab of a Great Northern Diesel Electric one cold afternoon from the U. Village to Sand Point Way & Princeton Avenue.

[SeattleRailFan]

@WillyMcCoy50 No I didn't. That was way before my time. The line was abandoned in 1971 (when I was 8), well before I had any interest in trains.

[prilasaurus]

Most engineers I've worked with prefer hand signals, as do I. It's not rare at all in the SW division.

[askcaptainscott]

Very informative. I'm a total fan of the heavy metal. Thanks for explaining the inner workings of how it all works.

[SeattleRailFan]

@askcaptainscott Thanks. I like to explain things where I can, to help out newer railfans.

[kenbobble]

rrrrrpppppppssssst  c'mon THROUGH,!!!!! Who wants some Street Meat? I said comin through!!!

[honda3813]

And it was my nephew driving the train........ Grandpa Scott

[met12345100]

i love the BNSF

[jhoboken]

loved the video, many thanks for explaining the action, and

providing background details, many thanks.

[SeattleRailFan]

@jhoboken Thanks, glad you liked it. I like to provide some context or explanations to help the newer railfans understand what is happening in my videos.

[vicguy12]

Great video! Nice close-ups of all the action 

[mafarnz]

Love the ex 45-2, still looking good after all these years, even if it no longer has 20 cylinders. Way cool the see hand signals being used on a class 1.

[SeattleRailFan]

@mafarnz She sounded good as she looked. Definitely the most hand signaling I've seen, mostly the crews just use their radios.