Amtrak Cab Ride

[harry811]

Is this the faster Amtrak can go. No wonder I want high speed trains in the great USA.

[Amtrak1194]

You were in a NPCU right?

It looks much higher than the cab of a P42!

[teddybeareleventeen]

Good Stuff!! Cab ride shots never get old!

[p42Amtrak83]

Cool the loco has a great horn!

[Streetcar1743]

How did you get a ride in the engine? I thought that Amtrak empoyees are prohibited from taking people into a live locomotive.

[MaryRaeMcPherson]

@Streetcar1743 - You're right. We are. I was deadheading a about seven years ago when I shot this.

[Streetcar1743]

If you do work for Amtrak, Do you also work the Missouri Runner? I would love to see a cab ride on train train 314 or 311.

[MaryRaeMcPherson]

@Streetcar1743 - I've not even been on one of those trains since 2003. We work out of specific crew bases, rather than simply roaming around where needed.

I briefly was on the roster at St. Louis, but only made a few qualifying trips before getting bumped. I think I did shoot a few minutes of video on a head-end trip, but I'm not sure if I still have it.

[Streetcar1743]

Oh I see. If you do have it, please uplad it for me.

[howardkevinm]

i know this might sound stupid and you probably answer it already but. Since when is there snow in June in Chicago?

[MaryRaeMcPherson]

@howardkevinm - You are right, that is stupid. That date is the date the video was POSTED, not the date it was shot.

[UnshavenStatue]

How did you get into the cab? Do you work for Amtrak?

[techphy100]

Is that the 392 F40PH or is that the cabbage control?

[MaryRaeMcPherson]

Train number 392. The locois a P42.

[techphy100]

Oh, i thought the P42 series engines were numbered 1-199, and F40s are numbered 200-499

[MaryRaeMcPherson]

Again, 392 is the TRAIN NUMBER. NOT the ENGINE number.

FYI - The P42s run into the 200 series.

[techphy100]

Oh man i thought you were talking about the engine number.

[jonc1996]

Cardinal?

[bodkin1]

This is 392

[jonc1996]

I meant is this the Cardinal route? I guess not, because they only have train #'s 50, 51, 850, and 851

[DJGENEX71]

Totally awesome video! Thanks for sharing! 5*****

[zackman86]

northbound Illini?

[zachmeaux34]

what kind of engine

[MaryRaeMcPherson]

P42

[zachmeaux34]

cool thanks

[BenAliGtor]

It'll always be the IC to me.

[dragonhighlorde]

Always love the cab ride shots. 5*****

[amtrk128]

cool vid

u know this engineer or are u a conductor

[gp40mc]

To amtrk: Sometimes you can get cab rides without knowing anyone. You have to ask. If you get a nice engineer and crew it is possible.