MUST SEE!!!! Amtrak engineer climbs out of AEM7 and shovels snow in front of train!

[Latino1342]

i see read lick say move not do very near. see train front is sooo powerful hit snow pound 74

[BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

nice vid - thumbs up & faved!

[Popsdasuss]

Great Video!!

[deadbeatbloom]

soooo,,,not much shovel action,,..,alrighty then.,.,take care now.,.,bye-bye then.,

[iOrganicTank]

I have no idea why I am watching this

I know nothing about trains

Why is it a MUST SEE?

[RookRaptor]

@iOrganicTank because engineers mostly stay in their cab.

[1f5sda]

What did the engineer say to you?

[Blueman1018]

better safe then sorry hope hes my engineer next time i travel

[michaelfrates]

The new and improved C&S foreman Doug Kydd! LoL

[biganthony1986]

How can someone not clear the snow from the signal? Boy was that engineer pissed.

[northlanderdude]

are the cabs inside an AEM7 linked by a hallway, or does an engineer have to climb down and up to switch cabs?

[ThirdRail7]

@northlanderdude They're linked by a hallway. He can walk through the engine to access the cabs.

[northlanderdude]

@ThirdRail7 thanks for the info :)

[crazytaxi1000]

OMG

[artifexaeternus]

I recognize his voice. He's the engineer on a couple of Neff Video Productions cab ride DVDs. I think his name is Mark.

[ThirdRail7]

@artifexaeternus No. His name isn't Mark.

[artifexaeternus]

@ThirdRail7 Who is it then? Was he on any of the Neff videos?

[phish59]

Damn I thought he was going to pull a bottle of booze out of the snow bank

[altcountryatymail]

"Unstoppable II" 

[Applachia0928]

This guy should get promoted. He may have saved everyone's life with a few kicks at a snowbank. Guy knows what he's doing.

[THEATREofPAIN270]

Its obvious that some high paid engineer (Not the train operator) did not want to put a 7 foot steel pole there. Lets put it on the ground so an operator cant see the signal with a lot of snow on the ground and kills everyone on board. And yea, He did seem pretty cool.

[mopacslim]

I sure am glad he knew where his signals are supposed to be.

[adelgado75]

Too bad this type of job, engineer, was closed to many people.

[mikeygeneral]

@adelgado75

Yeah, Damn right. I'm an electrician with Amtrak Sunnyside Yard. And i have always kept applying for a passenger engineer job and i dont even get a rejection letter. All they do is hire their family members through hookups in the system. i'm so tired of them. Sunnyside Yard is full of corruption.

[MrWill1985]

@adelgado75 I know. It would be interesting to get a job as an Amtrak engineer. It pays good money and from seeing this engineer they can show up to work in street clothes and not have to wear a uniform like the conductors have to.

[evilwatermelon29]

@MrWill1985 Metro North engineers do the same thing!

[bagelboi66]

Now that's a real pro. Knowing that Amtrak has such well-trained and conscientious engineers caring for the passengers makes me like riding the rails even more.

[AmtrakKid1]

@andrewhurricane you said it

[andrewhurricane]

Amtrak workers are the best!

[EpicBlazbluedude315]

I heard an electric sound at 3:15 and 3:12.Wut wuz that?

[Thunderheadpros]

@EpicBlazbluedude315 The train is powered by an over head eletric wire. Since it was a really cold day, I belive that sound is the train's pantograph contacting the wire and melting some ice that had acumulated. Thanks for watching!

[P40BH]

I know he was happy to get back in that warm locomotive

[P40BH]

This AEM7 was derailed

[vze428s7]

isnt that why they have Cab signals in the train??? so just incase this happens

[bigken6005]

@vze428s7

Of course, but MNs signals are controlled point only so I wouldn't chance it going through the interlocking without knowing what the aspect was.

[AmJaxineer]

Now that my friends.....is the key to being a successful engineer. Knowing your territory.

[chuck2271]

oh ok.. though it might be.

[chuck2271]

what is he digging out?

[Thunderheadpros]

@chuck2271 a signal that was buried under the snow

[theshugchannel]

Weird, but cool

[picturethisalso]

cool guy nice shot

[chealy349]

That was....... different.., nice catch

[Thunderheadpros]

@chealy349 yeah this catch really made my day!

[SuperStarRendon]

Nice catch..

[Thunderheadpros]

@SuperStarRendon thanks!