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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2025 · 32 MIN

5 Cab Cars

from The Naked Railroader - Going Off The Rails · host thenakedrailroader

In the late 80's, Amtrak started using Cab Cars on their trains so that the train wouldn't have to be turned around at the end of the line. In the beginning, they had many problems and you could leave it to Tommy to be the voice that let the powers that be know this! Also, what would you do if you saw the engineer lying in the middle of the isle of your passenger car when he was supposed to be running the train???   Intro and Outro:Sounds of Santa Fe Steam Locomotives by Stan Kistler Track 14 At Riverside, October 16 1950, 4-6-2 1369 is on No. 54 

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