Real Wheels: There Goes A Train, 60fps

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s of all shapes and sizes. but the real engineers have let me pretend for the day so you and me can learn all about trains and what they do and how they work now obviously this isn't a locomotive this is what's called a speeder.

Speeders are used on the tracks for maintenance work and moving crews so what do you say you and me go for a ride let her go jack chances are you've never gotten this close to one of these big locomotives and you should never unless you have special permission from the railway and a guide to show you around you probably didn't realize how big and powerful they are they are big and powerful they weigh hundreds of tons and when they go at full speed it takes over a mile to stop them, so if you don't remember anything else after seeing there

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a train, i hope you remember this, never play on the train tracks, it is not only illegal but extremely dangerous, well this is a typical locomotive like you would see. hauling cargo and let's talk a little bit about how this part works up here it's a big diesel engine it's got 20 cylinders very big cylinders and it makes a shaft turn which runs a turbine now the turbine is located there and it's a big generator it generates electricity so that the

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Between the wheels are big electric motors so really what is a diesel electric motor the diesel provides the power that turns the turbine that generates the electricity that causes the motors to turn the wheels come here I'll show you something else , this is a huge air compressor because all the brakes on the train and the cars it pulls are powered by air pressure, now the engine spins this which creates the air pressure which allows the train to stop as you can see , these engines are really big they are very high in the air when you are up here on the roof now if we come down here you will notice the headlights when the train is running these headlights are always on for safety so anyone can see you coming i want look down here's the front of the train and that's some kind of plow device that's for traveling in the winter pushes all the snow off the tracks let's go inside stranger into the cab of this big locomotive and i want you to meet someone this is the engineer larry how are you how are you know the first thing i noticed larry about the cockpit which is unusual for me there is no flywheel now basically this engine just goes right where the tracks are laid out wherever they go thats where we are going ok agreement?

What about the controls? or no sometimes the 4,000 horsepower that this big motor provides is not enough so what they do in a case like that is hook more than one of these big motors together as you can see there are three of them hooked up here come here and I'll show you how they do it. This is the coupling device that holds the two trains together. It's like holding hands that way and it keeps them from coming apart, but there's enough flexibility that when they're going around curves and things that can move these hoses are electrical hoses here these are the control hoses and of course this is the most important one this it's the air hose like i told you the air hose is what actuates the brakes let's take a look at one of these brake cylinders this is a brake cylinder on one of these engines and as this works the air is pumped it pushes this lever and that causes the brakes to squeeze the wheels and slow the train down.

Another device that you may not be aware of is that sometimes the wheels slip there is a small jet device that actually throws sand onto the track which gives the train traction and creates friction so they can go up steep hills this big wagon behind me is a box car you'll see a lot of those on freight trains because they're used to haul all kinds of different cargo now this next car is a tank car you'll see a lot of those too this particular one is filled with liquefied petroleum gas now this gives us A good opportunity to take a close look at the wheels on these cars, if you look closely you'll see that that little rim just an inch thick is actually what holds the train on the track. at the airport instead of the Railroad yard the fact is that the Tower behind us is very similar to a tower they have at an airport but instead of controlling planes it controls trains and many of them are in the Santa Fe Railroad yard in Barstow California one of the largest rail yards in the country so let's go to the tower and see what they do outside from the top of the rail yard.

You can see for miles. It is from here that the controller sorts the wagons, perhaps the easiest way to explain what goes on at a rail yard like this is to compare it to a giant post office, only instead of sorting the mail they are sorting the wagons they call it a hump because they roll them over a mound on the tracks, let them go, and then they slide down to the switches where they turn off on the different trains and different combinations of trains once they're all hooked up, then they're sent out all over the place. the country the trains assemble like building blocks they lock automatically but the air hoses have to be hooked up by people this is a dangerous job thanks once hooked up the trains can go on for miles and miles thanks ok now we are ready to learn about the passenger trains and to do that we have arrived at one of the largest train stations in the country this is Union Station in downtown Los Angeles we are about to board Amtrak so if you are ready I am ready let's go Union Station is huge it has nearly 100 years old and is the hub for passengers rail transportation throughout Southern California this is where you can buy your tickets check departure times run to the platform you don't want to be late for your train Union Station is also home to the train system Los Angeles subway and this is where you'll find Metrolink, the Metrolink commuter rail is designed to get a lot of people from home to work and to do it as quickly as possible.

The foreigner Jackson is one of the passengers here at Union Station in Los Angeles. This is all. This is the Amtrak. super liner and as you can see I'm going to be the dummy conductor today now a super liner a passenger train is very different from a freight train it's like a big hotel on wheels it has uh sleeping compartments it has a restaurant on board and of course a big locomotive that pulls the train, there are lots of different jobs and lots of different types of carriages so let's find out all that what do you say?

We climb on board, come on, hello. Hi, how are you? Foreign engineers have an important job. It's up to them to drive the train and make sure nothing is on the track. They honk to warn you that they are coming. It's okay Dave. like the captain of a ship so you really are in charge of the train yes you are in charge of everyone even more than the engineer including the engineer this is one of my assistants bonnie and i will let her take you back . here i show you exactly what a conductor is hello bonnie hello are you going to teach me how to collect the ticket and do conductor things eh great thanks you are on your way thanks conductor joe see you later one of the most important things of being conductors collecting tickets.

These are the tickets I have collected so far. Okay, keep track of those and don't lose them. Fine, I'm just picking up the tickets. Yes, I think I can do that. I collected tickets. your trip so far fine I'm the driver Dave and I'm picking up the tickets today that's true for uh perfect Senator Department how are you sir yes how is the trip so far you are enjoying it well great if there is anything you need just you call the driver Dave. I am the driver today. How are you doing today? having fun? Can I have your tickets here?

Enjoying your trip. Please go ahead and if you need anything please don't hesitate to call me. Okay, thank you, sir. Enjoy your trip abroad I've been listening can I pick up the tickets can I pick up the tickets hello how are you I can get your ticket ok thank you very much here let me put this here for you ok it shouldn't be down there where it may cause a problem sorry I'm so sorry it's ok i'll clean this up right away and pick up the rest of the tickets here it is here's your bag back sorry there we go we got the tickets ok one of the best things to do on a train is walk from one end to the other another, they need to be careful where the trucks hook up because they're hooked up to some kind of rubber tunnel that you walk through and the ground actually moves a little bit it's a little scary but it's also fun.

I heard something else that's funny. Have you ever seen a train that seems to be going in the wrong direction with the engine in the back and then nothing in the front, well actually what's in the front is one of these cars called a cab car and it actually has a little control room in this is where the engineer sits even though the locomotive is at the back pushing he actually controls the train from the cab car control room which is like that. another great advantage of traveling on the train is that whenever you are hungry or thirsty come to the snack car and grab something to eat or drink hello hello can i help you? it's the lounge of the carriage you come here and watch tv or have a cold drink or just sit and watch The View that's what I'm going to do right now even though I'm supposed to be working out abroad you can't sleep in the tub you got have to go to the dining car oh well get to work sorry let me get these and go get my tickets i'll be there i'm working there the dining car now this is angela angela is in charge in the dining car okay angela i'm ready to go to work Dave do you know what you're going to do today you're in you're in the dining car on the train you're going to serve people wait at tables just like a waiter can be a tenant service attendant service attendant yes i can do that can i do that i can do that hello and welcome to amtrak find the dining car and what are we in the mood for today maybe some pasta some soufflé what would it be my love a grilled chicken breast yes yes sir and what to drink my darling with the lemon yes and then what would it be for you I'll have a burger maybe I'll be the guy I'll be right back enjoy your trip and thank you very much for dining with us at I'm trying to do that Dave Dave listen are you paying attention?

You have to wait for people, hey yeah, no one is listening. to go to work ok so now go to work i'm just going to work really sorry what's going on here don't know what sir i really am really uh so sorry so sorry sir i'll bring you something new right away. There's your chicken. I didn't know where the chicken is. plenty of space in here to sit relax put your feet up this even converts to a bed so you can spend the night and have your own bathroom you can't beat that all the timeThe comforts of home now you and I are going to have a look behind the scenes at amtrak you will see most people never come back here this is the los angeles maintenance yard where they work on the trains it is a very dangerous place to be and we are always very safety conscious when around the trains so it's time to switch hats and let's get onsome goggles to protect our eyes of course the helmet to protect our head now we are ready to look around here you will find trains trains and more trains even trucks that act as trains these are used to repair tracks that locomotive over there The Roundhouse is Amtrak's newest, it's their pride and joy, it's called the Genesis, guess what they're throwing it at. off the roundabout put it on the turntable put it on the track and guess who's driving it engineer dave thanks this is called a turntable it's used to turn trains it's been here a long time actually it worked just as well for the old locomotives steam like he does for the genesis today this is engineer chuck he's the engineer on the next generation genesis amtrak train and he's going to show me how to make it work so how do we do what do we do what do i play this is going to be very easy for you ok what we have here makes a Terrain go forward or backward and this is the accelerator it is like the accelerator pedal in a car these are the brakes on your train they keep the train from going too far fast and this is your engine brake here this will keep the engine stopping and starting whenever you want I got it I can do that screen here and we have all sorts of things that tell you what's going on at the back of the train it has a horn and a bell and just look out the window don't do that watch out people so that's it everyone was clear they would leave once you go ahead and take it Dave Dave were you listening?

I'm ready to go absolutely it's all yours take it straight huh okay I think I got it break man away let's go start motors drinking wait a minute we're going the wrong way sorry yeah I guess that was me I wasn't listening can I try again new? Ok forward come back brakes off and off we go ok that's great just had to pay more attention that's all but listen when people give you directions now we're moving one. One of the best places to learn about trains, especially vintage trains, if you like that is to go to a railroad museum, we've come to the San Diego Railroad Museum, so what do you say?

Let's take a look come on trains are fun at the San Diego Museum you will find old cabooses big vorca engines buses steam engines crane trains even more cabooses and more steam locomotives too foreign big old steam locomotives now this one doesn't look very pretty it's a little rusty because it's getting ready for restoration but i think we can use it to basically explain how one works. First, this car back here is called a tender. This is where they transport the water and the fuel and the fuel can be wood or maybe oil or coal now that it's put in the Firebox and you'll find a big huge Firebox in this area here that creates the heat under the boiler the boiler that's where the water is which is a big long tube there that the water turns into steam and eventually ends up in that Dome up there that's the steam dome and then it's pumped through the pipes into this area here now this is a big pressure chamber and what that steam does is it creates a lot of pressure that drives the big levers boom boom boom boom boom that turns the wheels that make the train go it wasn't that long ago that steam locomotives ruled the rails well as you can see locomotives come in all shapes and sizes this little baby right here is called an industrial commutator it's used to move lighter loads around train yards pretty cool uh well you've probably noticed that uh , the appearance of freight trains hasn't really changed much over the years, except for one thing: you won't see any of these babies anymore, this is a little red boxcar as you may know and the purpose of the boxcar The tail was a place for the conductor to live and conduct business and of course it had a tower on top so he could climb up and see all the way to the front of the train and make sure all was well. true, there are no caboose anymore because, well, they don't have to work long hours, so they don't have to spend the night on the train, so they don't need a place to sleep and with modern electronics, well, it's pretty.

He cares a lot about the safety of the trains. One of the best things about the San Diego Railroad Museum is that they have a real working Railroad and this is it. Here it comes. Hi kids. My name is Denby Jones. I am the director of operations of the Museum. for the San Diego Railroad Museum in Campo California come join us we have steam engines we have diesel we have old cars we have new cars and we have an hour and a half train ride so contact your parents and tell them where we are and Let's go to Engineer Field Dave, today you will be the brakeman.

I have to give you this radio. Yes, you're going to break. You will communicate with you. talk to the engineer because you're at the back of the train and he can't see you so he doesn't know what you're doing or where you are so that's an important job, a very important job, the radio keeps you safe and at train sure ok thanks have a nice day thanks our first job don't interrupt my next move delete this this break ok this is the brakeman Dave to the engineer we are ready to roll to take her away thanks foreigner 2104 here it is Field dispatch emergency emergency 2104 engine come on this is an emergency call emergency emergency foreign capital acknowledgment this is this is breaking Dave Campo sent to Breakman Dave we can't reach the engine you have to get to that engine we have got to stop that train we have a car on the routes about your emergency emergency engineer I'll call the engineer Breakman Dave the engineer Brightman Dave the engineer we have a car in the trash Franklin Dave the engineer the radio must be broken I I'm going to have to get to the front.

They're trying to stop it myself. Gasoline again guys watch out for the train tracks from now on we'll do just fine we've certainly learned a lot about trains today haven't we? We have seen big trains, small trains, diesel trains, steam trains, passenger trains, and freight trains. I would still like to learn more about trains. Don't forget to have lots of great books, lots of great photos at your local library or you can visit a train museum like this one in Campo California, well I can see it with my special train watch. here it's time for this engineer to make his next run so until next time everyone aboard no no no no ah foreigner a safety inspector from the Federal Railroad Administration hope you enjoyed learning about trains today and there there is a train going but one thing we need to remember is how dangerous it is to play around the railroad tracks and walking on the railroad tracks it takes about a mile and a half to stop a 55 mile per hour train and walk on the railroad tracks train is illegal so stay safe ride the trains and no i won't walk on rails thanks thanks alien ER Dave on the cake with Dave I'm the trucker Dave and I'm the trucker Becky I'm the engineer Dave I'm the helper Dave and I'm the helper Becky join us as we explore all kinds of fun things and get into all kinds of trouble live action video for kids jump into action and collect the entire series there goes a plane we'll fly all kinds of planes this is one of the biggest planes from the foreign world there goes a fire truck we will see what it takes to be a real firefighter firefighters also have to be specially equipped with the clothes they wear to be safe when fighting fires there is nothing like it in the whole world so be prepared in action every once in a while an excavator we're going to drive some of the biggest machines in the world it's like the jaw of a big shark what it does is it bites through rocks and then crushes them into smaller pieces so it can be recycled he told me not to touch one of these shouldn't have here goes a truck we're going to learn all about big trucks fuel gets into the engine it explodes and makes the pistons go up and down wait a minute this aren't you supposed to pick me up?

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