How Trains Work (With Southern Pacific NW2 #1423)

While at a train event with my grandpa that was hosted by the Niles Canyon Railway, I noticed the all the doors on Southern Pacific NW2 #1423 were open, allowing me to see the engine inside. Noticing this, I realized that my grandpa knows a lot about the internal parts of diesel locomotives and so we decided to make a video of him explaining how diesel locomotives (or in this case a diesle-electric locomotive) work. Plus he explained a little bit about how trains are operated. Here's the result of all that.

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[GP9railfan]

That loco is just like the EMD TR6A I ran. Great explaination, & walkaround.

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

@GP9railfan Thanks!

[thompo999]

Cool grandpa

[marctronixx]

Grandpas ROCK! he really did a great job!

[Conrail2576]

Nice video!!!

[BNSF7776]

Well done 5*****

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

@Amtrakrailfan23 Yeah, he sure does! He's been into trains for pretty much his whole life and he actually volunteers at the railroad museum in Sacramento. I think I get my interest in trains from him.

[metroliner89]

Awesome!

[Randoman35]

Cool.

[CoastStarlight11]

Interesting info.