North American In-cab rides

[onionjoe76]

I'm a big fan of Don Coffey and Ben Elias, but was wondering if anyone knew of a source of similar in-cab rides but featuring American and Canadian lines. I'm talking about substantial journeys, I'm aware there are some 5-20 minute videos on Youtube but was looking for something more akin to either a full journey or at least a long section of the journey. Thank you in advance.

 

[nlogax]

Walter Kebalo's Northeast Corridor videos taken from the rear of a private caboose are excellent quality. Naturally the footage is backwards-facing but that way there's none of the bother of dead insects or rain on the screen. Example below.

Anything else I've found is usually from dvd rips and is usually older than the footage I've linked to and lacking resolution / sound quality.

 

[onionjoe76]

Walter Kebalo's Northeast Corridor videos taken from the rear of a private caboose are excellent quality. Naturally the footage is backwards-facing but that way there's none of the bother of dead insects or rain on the screen. Example below.

Anything else I've found is usually from dvd rips and is usually older than the footage I've linked to and lacking resolution / sound quality.

Thank you for that. I will take a look, might even reverse it to make it look "normal" . Might also be a jumping off point for finding modern stuff hidden away on youtube etc

 

[driver9000]

There's a few on YouTube filmed around New York including the Subway and main lines out of Penn and Grand Central on Metro-North.

 

[onionjoe76]

There's a few on YouTube filmed around New York including the Subway and main lines out of Penn and Grand Central on Metro-North.

Nice. Thank you!

 

[weepingwillowb]

Here's a Kootenay Valley Railway cab ride through rural British Columbia, a trip lasting over 3' 40".

 

[onionjoe76]

Here's a Kootenay Valley Railway cab ride through rural British Columbia, a trip lasting over 3' 40".

Awesome, thanks.

 

[Strathclyder]

As @driver9000 noted above, there are a good number of driver's eye view videos on the New York subway/commuter systems. The camera isn't in the cab itself, either pointed out the front window or externally mounted. For the New York Subway available on YouTube, DJ Hammers Trains, Fan Railer & Welcome to An Experience all have the best such videos that I've seen.

 

[weepingwillowb]

The Royal Gorge Route Railroad in Colorado, passing through the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River.

 

[onionjoe76]

Thank you so much everyone, these are great.

 

[The Puddock]

This is something I've long been after too, I have a great interest in US railroading but it seems like cab ride videos aren't really a thing in the States sadly. The longest I have found on Youtube is this:

Technically it's not a cab ride as the camera is externally mounted but it is no less interesting for it. That channel ('Delay in Block') does some really good in depth videos of US railroad operations. Another very good channel is Danny Harmon's 'Distant Signal' and he does have at least one video featuring a decent length cab ride - https://www.youtube.com/@distantsignal

I also discovered Engineer Mike Barnett who has quite a few interesting videos of him on the footplate actually driving but they are all pretty short - https://www.youtube.com/@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042/videos

 

[onionjoe76]

This is something I've long been after too, I have a great interest in US railroading but it seems like cab ride videos aren't really a thing in the States sadly. The longest I have found on Youtube is this:

Technically it's not a cab ride as the camera is externally mounted but it is no less interesting for it. That channel ('Delay in Block') does some really good in depth videos of US railroad operations. Another very good channel is Danny Harmon's 'Distant Signal' and he does have at least one video featuring a decent length cab ride - https://www.youtube.com/@distantsignal

I also discovered Engineer Mike Barnett who has quite a few interesting videos of him on the footplate actually driving but they are all pretty short - https://www.youtube.com/@locomotiveengineermikebarn8042/videos

Thank you )))

 

[b0b]

There's a few of Chicago's surburban "Metra Service" here....

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfnHLrDzbfbIHUfR23BzOHBDPgjR8Oef

 

[onionjoe76]

There's a few of Chicago's surburban "Metra Service" here....

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfnHLrDzbfbIHUfR23BzOHBDPgjR8Oef

Nice, thank you