(Serious Replies only) Have you ever been in a train/locomotive cockpit POST 9/11 if so what was the experience?

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Is it possible to get cockpit tours of a train locomotive these days and if 9/11 put a damper have things relaxed since then a bit? What experiences have you had at heritage museums and/or private/public trains in your nation?

Edit: The reason I asked is because I've heard some trains ban them and I'm like WTF? I can sort of understand airplanes being over cautious but trains you can't really do anything and what you can do to trains will be done externally.

[Your_White_Knight]

Heatblizzard a écrit :

(Serious Replies only) Have you ever been in a train/locomotive cockpit POST 9/11 if so what was the experience?


Is it possible to get cockpit tours of a train locomotive these days and if 9/11 put a damper have things relaxed since then a bit? What experiences have you had at heritage museums and/or private/public trains in your nation?

https://youtu.be/DtUtbtuA_60

Just because of "(Serious Replies only)"... this seems like a sus thread

[Angel]

In Australia they still allow access to cockpits of trains in exhibits. And they have simulations widely accessible; my brother actually worked on that project. However there aren't many locomotives exhibiting where I am.

I did recently go to an aircraft museum where you can enter cockpits from aircrafts that have ceased usage.

[craigsters]

The museum of technology here in Ottawa has a running steam locomotive with old style cars from over 100 years ago and they run the steam train with a couple cars near that museum, I only went in the old steam train cabs inside the museum, just giant cool fed steamer tanks, levers and pullie's in the cab, nothing special and it smelled like old tar and oil and cool inside the train cabs

[⍚MagusFromHeaven⍚]

Yes in gmod

[Abaddon the Despoiler]

They won't let you in because they are hiding the chem trail machines. We are all doomed.

[WaitandSee]

I've had a few brief viewings of the commuter trains in my city, I didn't get long in each viewing as the trains were in service and only had minutes before they had to depart. I got some nice photos and some interesting questions answered.

[Adversary]

It would not surprise me if I was on the No Fly List. And I am only half-joking. That being said, I've only been out of the state once and that was via bus. Elementary school field trip to study the Donner Party.

I got to see snow for the first time.

That tangent out of the way, with how trains have been acting all manner of FUBAR in recent years combined with my inherent disdain for them - which is odd considering one thing that's often associated with autistic people is trains - I don't think you could pay me to board one. And I think the only time I will ever try to see if I am actually on the No Fly List is in the event I get to meet my Gramma in person for the first time, which means a trip to New York.

Aside from that, Sunless Skies is pretty cool.

[Mr. Smiles]

Yes, asked to take pictures of pilots in their seats at terminal, pilots said, "how about we take your picture with you at the controls". It was 2004, I still have the picture.

[EASY PETE]

I was on the same train with liam nissan as he went to find some person and then the train derailed

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Angel a écrit :

In Australia they still allow access to cockpits of trains in exhibits. And they have simulations widely accessible; my brother actually worked on that project. However there aren't many locomotives exhibiting where I am.

I did recently go to an aircraft museum where you can enter cockpits from aircrafts that have ceased usage.

The Feather River Museum I mean Western Pacific Museum which they call it now: allows you to rent a locomotive and drive it on their tracks which actually DOES have live freight go thru on occasion. https://wplives.org/ral.html

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https://youtu.be/XLrfaFZsmro

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craigsters a écrit :

The museum of technology here in Ottawa has a running steam locomotive with old style cars from over 100 years ago and they run the steam train with a couple cars near that museum, I only went in the old steam train cabs inside the museum, just giant cool fed steamer tanks, levers and pullie's in the cab, nothing special and it smelled like old tar and oil and cool inside the train cabs

That's a good thing. It means the locomotive was heavily used and had a good long life. RIP Mr Locomotive.

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Angel a écrit :

In Australia they still allow access to cockpits of trains in exhibits. And they have simulations widely accessible; my brother actually worked on that project. However there aren't many locomotives exhibiting where I am.

I did recently go to an aircraft museum where you can enter cockpits from aircrafts that have ceased usage.

What are the simulations like do you think they are a fork of Dovetail's Simulators or something internal?

[Candyy]

I am not american and no idea what a "cockpit tour" is... 🤷

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Soniaa ♡ a écrit :

I am not american and no idea what a "cockpit tour" is... 🤷

You mean was. I was talking about trains not those weird flying machines people fly on. The cockpit of a train is different then an aeroplane it looks more like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcr26y9nQrI or like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIQfcgp5_ok