The US president has a bulletproof railcar
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6 років томуUS Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United States around the country in safety and style. At least, it was, until other transport came along to do a better job.
Thanks to all the team at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum: they're at www.gcrm.org/, or on Facebook at / goldcoastrailroad ! [looks like their main site's down at the moment!]
Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)
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@TomScottGo 6 років тому
I realise I said "railway" instead of "railroad" at the end. Apparently I haven't picked up too many American dialect words yet...!
@OneiroHare 6 років тому
Tom Scott hey tom
@nowionlywantatriumph 6 років тому
IMO, that’s probably for the best. There’s something innately off to my ear about hearing people with British accents use Americanisms and vice versa.
@EvanRoden 6 років тому
Realize* 😂
@JoshDoesTravel 6 років тому
Some places do call themselves “railway” museums, but usually it’s “railroad” museum (for example, the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore)
@Zestyclose-Big3127 6 років тому
The description still says railway (intentionally or otherwise)
@jonas1015119 6 років тому
that guy looks exactly like what I would imagine someone working in a train museum would look like
@prototype23ify 6 років тому
he's so american too. I don't even mean that as an insult, but you look at him and you feel "yep he's from the us"
@0Genus0 6 років тому
jonas1015119 Hahaha, I had this exact same thought. He's like fig.1.1 beside the dictionary entry for "train enthusiast".
@juststeve5542 6 років тому
It's the hat that does it. Apart from that he looks way too small to be an American!
@passthebutterrobot2600 6 років тому
I imagine they took one look at him in the job interview and said "Yep, you've got the job"
@freeman9586 6 років тому
Unhealthy Life Decisions I assume he means width/big, not tall.
@thestudentofficial5483 6 років тому
"still wont give up my phone" i love that guy. american museum guides are hilarious
@Alex632 6 років тому
No, he was hilarious. There was no need to generalize smh
@jack-er5bz 5 років тому
yo Alex Typical person to take offense at someones opinion
@flatbastard9645 4 роки тому
@@Alex632 Did you just get offended by a compliment
@Brandon-sr3uk 4 роки тому
MR ANONYMOUS ok make me laugh
@justanextraaccount2465 4 роки тому
That guy is an anti-Ok boomer
@catfish552 6 років тому
Not only is Mr Waggoner a great guide and presenter, he has the perfect name for working in a railway museum.
@RickrollFoot Рік тому
4 years
@Liwet. Рік тому
@@RickrollFoot I too had this video recommended to me recently.
@itsmie523 Рік тому
@@Liwet. indeed🤝
@RickrollFoot Рік тому
@@itsmie523 indeed
@FriedHam Рік тому
@@RickrollFoot indeed
@jonathanbrandt8044 2 роки тому
Sorry if this has been mentioned before: According to Margaret Truman, the President requested that the train slow down to 80 MPH; it was running about 100MPH at the time (there is a speedometer in the car), and Harry was afraid the super-heavy railcar would cause catastrophic damage if it were to derail at that high a speed.
@s6th795 6 років тому
I prefer the green honestly. I think a train car in red white and blue would be gauche. That glass is impressive!
@Cythil 6 років тому
Yeah. It looks nice in green
@snaaail 6 років тому
Marine One is still green, at least we have that
@davidlazarus67 6 років тому
The whole car is impressive. Considering that this is around 80 years old and still looks good even if dated by the furnishings.
@hedgehog3180 6 років тому
Green is by far the best railway colour. The Flying Scotsman is also green and it looks grest.
@JMKnoetze 6 років тому
British Racing Green FTW!!!
@icecreamgecko 6 років тому
This was great and the gentleman presenting was very pleasant to listen to. Just the right amount of humour mixed into the presenting talk.
@pseudogenesis 5 років тому
I audibly laughed at the cellphone joke at the end
@punnequraq 2 роки тому
His voice is also strangely calming
@DannySullivanMusic 2 роки тому
indeed. totally right
@stequis Рік тому
also, made me want to listen to some Allman Brothers Band..
@torvasdh 4 роки тому
That tour guide is really cool. Explained everything clearly and loved the joke at the end haha
@edgedg 3 роки тому
Casually gave a tour to as many people as in 10 years of normal tours.
@VideoSage 5 років тому
Oh, no special thanks for Cully Waggoner at the end. The guy did a good job showing you, & us, around the train.
@mrsprucenoose3181 3 роки тому
Never expected to see you here Sage.
@user-xf6ox6zx4w 3 роки тому
.,
@TheInfiniteFish 3 роки тому
In crediting, special thanks is often for people who aren't explicitly mentioned onscreen - people or organisations you might not otherwise know were involved
@claws811 3 роки тому
shut up
@DanS044 2 роки тому
@@claws811 balls
@bengrace8808 6 років тому
"Bulletproof Railcar" sounds like a great band name.
@sohamsengupta6470 4 роки тому
Sounds kinda hardcore punk-y to me
@user-uo2wn8zx5b 3 роки тому
Dildo Baggins no.
@jacobwingers5206 3 роки тому
Dildo Baggins just shush
@enmiyuu 3 роки тому
@Dildo Baggins username checks out
@Satikal 3 роки тому
Damn now I wanna know what dildo Baggins said
@CokaKoala 6 років тому
This museum is awesome but sadly it shares the same entrance as the Zoo and gets less recognition nowadays.
@jackkraken3888 6 років тому
Show everyone this video and that may change!
@speedybill47 6 років тому
I Love both places. Miami is a golden egg in a relatively bland batch that is Florida cities (Though we have some the best non western national and state parks too)
@christopherstarnes9933 6 років тому
Yeah it is really nice, and sucks that the zoo is there now. But now there’s a military museum opening up there too.
@kyotra 6 років тому
Miami is definitely more interesting than most of Florida combined, but I could never stomach how the glamour and money could sit so close to all the poverty and yet people would act like the poor didn't exist. You could drive two blocks and go straight from Lambos to homeless people sleeping under trees. Too often the place felt like a shallow party town.
@officialunicorn4516 6 років тому
I’ve been going to this museum and the zoo since I was a year old and I can say that the museum is way better than the zoo.
@ishashka 4 роки тому
I'm dying at the idea of an American president smoking in the toilet like a high schooler trying to hide it from the teachers.
@ThePizzaGoblin 2 роки тому
I agree with this guy, the US needs more rail infrastructure
@WaffleCake Рік тому
I agree. In reality though it's kind of a non-issue. Our streets are just the easiest and fastest way to transport goods, and Trucks/Cars are already very efficient in the grand scheme of total carbon emissions.
@XantheFIN Рік тому
I would want go just sit in train to travel if they go i would want to go and work!
@thepokemondusknoir Рік тому
@@WaffleCake You know trains are the main way to transport goods right?
@WaffleCake Рік тому
@@thepokemondusknoir In what way and according to who? Seems to me like Semi-Trucks do 90% of it. I've literally only seen a handful of railroads in my entire life.
@DerpyPossum Рік тому
With all due respect, you might wanna get out more ;) @@WaffleCake
@gaafts 6 років тому
Damnit Scott, This is the third time time you've been in a place just a month after I was there. That's just infuriating.
@ryanjcole 6 років тому
Come to the Minnesota State Fair. I've tried to convince him to come on his own :)
@jumbo6498 6 років тому
Look on your calendar and figure out where you will be in a month. Now skip the wait and travel there today. You will see him, it's a fool proof plan
@Ludwig1625 6 років тому
Ham III Wouldn't he have to wait 2 months since he was a month before?
@jumbo6498 6 років тому
Shhh...
@anarchyantz1564 6 років тому
Gaafts - You need to work harder at your Tom Scott stalking! :)
@yeahBradley 2 роки тому
This tour guide steals the show. He's amazing.
@StaticImage 6 років тому
Such a refreshingly light topic video. Nothing too serious, but still seriously interesting. Thanks, Tom!
@2Cerealbox 6 років тому
Was there ever a horseforce one?
@Tevildo 6 років тому
Ryan - According to Wikipedia, Studebaker built carriages specifically for Grant, Harrison, Lincoln, and McKinley. I don't know if they were reinforced in any way.
@phillipparkinson-shanley2031 6 років тому
More to the point could they get a bulletproof unicorn so the presidents can have an airhorse one?
@carolynmmitchell2240 6 років тому
Phillip Parkinson-shanley that would be a Pegasus, unicorns don't fly.
@carolynmmitchell2240 6 років тому
Phillip Parkinson-shanley unicorns have just a single horn and no wings, Pegasus had wings but no horn. I personally would rather be fly then horny.
@carolynmmitchell2240 6 років тому
Phillip Parkinson-shanley I wonder if it would be possible to get a Pegasus and a unicorn to breed.. then you would have a flying horny horse.
@docsigma 6 років тому
Totally misread the title as "The US President's Bulletproof Racecar" when this popped into my email. I must admit though, the reality is even more interesting!
@JohnDoe-ys1vb 5 років тому
Is it though?
@sydssolanumsamsys 2 роки тому
it took me 3 tries to figure out you didn't just type the video title
@whiteknightcat 6 років тому
"The railcar is the heaviest US railcar ever built." Correction: At 285,000 pounds, the presidential modifications made it the heaviest PASSENGER railcar ever used in the US.
@old_bayrailfan5312 2 роки тому
Laughs in Schnabel
@phantomaviator1318 2 роки тому
whats the heaviest
@old_bayrailfan5312 2 роки тому
@@phantomaviator1318 Schnabel
@GadgetAddict 2 роки тому
I like how the camera zooms out as you walk towards the lens. It's so smooth that you probably wouldn't notice it until you wonder why your body isn't getting much bigger after getting closer and closer to the camera.
@Gladysthehomunculus 6 років тому
Bulletproof railcar sounds rad.
@AceSkates 6 років тому
Glady sounds like the name of a metal band
@carolynmmitchell2240 6 років тому
Ariff Ishak normally it's bullet proof up to a certain caliber.
@oskarobertson5513 6 років тому
carolyn mmitchell and what caliber is that? An artillery shell?
@StringerNews1 6 років тому
Considering that no Axis artillery units made it into the US during WWII, the level of protection need only be against an infantry rifle at most. Back then, .30 caliber was the norm.
@javierpowell4705 6 років тому
Bullets would be a waste of metal as well as the artillery shell, explosives would be a LOT easier to take down the car afterall, Trains cant run without rails or wheels
@parthpujari9471 6 років тому
The guy explaining is really chill I like it haha
@yetanother9127 Рік тому
Fun fact: a similar type of laminated bulletproof glass was used to protect the pilots of WWII fighter planes from the front. If you've ever wondered why, say, a Spitfire has that small window in the very front of the cockpit that seems to have a blueish tint, that's the bulletproof glass. That, plus a steel plate in the pilot's seat back and a thin firewall behind the engine, would often be the only actual armor found on a fighter plane.
@manolocampos6884 3 роки тому
I find it funny that Tom wears a hoodie in a Miami Florida spring where the temperature rarely gets below 85 F
@iyatemu 6 років тому
I live about 20 miles from the museum, and it’s one of my favorite places to go! Sadly, it doesn’t seem like public interest is high enough to keep it going, but it’s never had any signs of closing for as long as I’ve been alive.
@cpufreak101 6 років тому
ImATrackMan wonder if it's publically funded due to the artifacts it holds?
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
You can get a surprising amount of mileage out of volunteer work and simply owning the ground you operate on rather than renting. And don't underestimate the number of railfans in the U.S.
@dwellspompano 6 років тому
ImATrackMan before it ( the museum) was in its current location... It was in Ft Lauderdale near the airport. When I-595 was constructed they had to move to their current location.
@joehackney1376 4 роки тому
During the week days, several school field trips are run through the museum.
@Tom5TomEntertainment 6 років тому
Was it resistant to banana peels on the rails too?
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
Contrary to popular belief, banana peels are not magical slippery things... It'd just squash them like nobody's business.
@itaybron 6 років тому
Yes but what about coins on the track?
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
They get flattened. I actually once tried that with a cent coin on a streetcar track...
@carolynmmitchell2240 6 років тому
Jesus Gonzalez yeah I tried it when i was a kid with real railroads, the trains are meant to be able to handle way more then a coin on the track.
@zarsasilver 6 років тому
Jesus Gonzalez Alright, Mr. Literal we get it..
@pattygq 2 роки тому
4:30 I totally agree with this guy
@xxCanUDigIt88xx Рік тому
Loved the museum as a child and my now kids still love going their. I was lucky enough to tour this train car as a kid. Thank you for sharing this hidden gem in Miami.
@rendivious 6 років тому
That's so fascinating. I never thought about the previous transportation methods that presidents of the past may have used. Thanks for this video Tom! I'm going to make sure I go see this train in person some day.
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
Abraham Lincoln "sneaked into" DC for his inauguration as there was an alleged plot by people in Baltimore to kill him (Maryland was a slave-holding state back then). It's a fascinating story how they did some switcheroo and announced him being on a different train than he actually was to keep Lincoln save.
@holden5478 3 роки тому
I'd like to see the boats.
@kempshott 6 років тому
"Air Force One" featured in this week's "West Wing Weekly" podcast. It's actually a call-sign allocated to any USAF plane the president happens to be in; not (necessarily) *that* 747.
@cpufreak101 6 років тому
And if I remember right, there is a special callsign designated to any civilian aircraft the president flies on, but it was never really used (I think only in one situation it was used, but I don't remember specifics)
@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis 6 років тому
Justin Noker Edit: It’s Executive One.
@cpufreak101 6 років тому
John George Bauer-Buis ah thanks for that EDIT: also looked into the history, it was only used during Nixon's presidency when he was setting an example to the world to conserve energy during the energy crisis by flying on a Delta DC-10. And Executive two (the callsign for vice president aboard) was used in the 70's for vice president Rockefeller who owned his own private plane that he preferred to take, and it was almost used in 2000 when Al Gore almost had to fly in to cast a tiebreaking vote, as a U.S. Airways shuttle flight was the fastest way to D.C. at the time, though his vote was not needed
@Alex632 6 років тому
We obviously know that.
@Nomystery22 4 роки тому
Does that mean the plane is NOT "Air Force One" if for some reasons it has to fly without the president onboard?
@nervun8097 2 роки тому
4:42 this dude just spoke plain facts
@linuxbegginer361 6 років тому
tour videos are awesome Tom,thank You for sharing
@Zizzily 6 років тому
I like how Cully doesn't want to give up his cell phone.
@MrCulldog 3 роки тому
These comments are super strange to me because I have never run into anyone else with the same name
@amefuraggamuffin 6 років тому
aw, the museum guy is a sweet heart. bless him
@davekirwin 6 років тому
Very interesting, thanks Tom. Cully seems like a nice relaxed chap and if I ever go to America, I think I should make the trip to Miami and the museum.
@TAP7a 6 років тому
That guide is so cool. The passion and knowledge coming from him is so infectious. What a fascinating video!
@jeremyzorek 6 років тому
Excellent video, Tom! I'm a sucker for anything rail-related so this video was super cool to see.
@MrxstGrssmnstMttckstPhlNelThot 6 років тому
For a second I read that guy's title as "Doctor of Training", which sounds simply amazing I wish it was a real doctorate you could get.
@uyuman1 6 років тому
Isn't that a fancy way of saying teacher/professor?
@projectw.a.a.p.f.t.a.d7762 3 роки тому
Such a cool video, the times were so different. Its amazing to see and allows one to imagine how things were in those days im an 80-90s kid so I can remember when things weren't so different, my great grandparents help raise me and it allowed me different perspectives and to see some really old things. Thanks!!!
@sebastianorre4762 6 років тому
This channel is awesome all around. Kudos, Tom Scott, for bringing us along on your fascinating travels and showing us new and interesting things and places. I would like to see some longer segments. Episodes in the 20-40 minute ballpark are great for sitting down with a cup of coffee (and, incidentally, so are the Citation Needed episodes!). Though that is a general complaint that goes for just about any UKposts channel.
@plopfish 6 років тому
Really interesting subject and Cully did a great job.
@OrigamiMarie 6 років тому
plopfish Yes! He is good on camera.
@davidvaldez9670 6 років тому
I was thinking the same thing.
@themightychickens 6 років тому
He was incredibly interesting to listen to. Great video as always Tom!
@Unai_asdf 6 років тому
That Nick Offerman / Ron Swanson laugh at the end.
@jgederschicago 6 років тому
Thanks for sharing this video! This car is on my bucket list! According to David McCullough's biography of Truman, for security, the route ahead of the President's train had all of the switches spiked to prevent sabotage. Talk about "right of way"!
@KoenvanDommelen 2 роки тому
We visited this museum (before your video) and it is realy a hidden gem :) Great to see this railway car!
@sshep86 6 років тому
Absolutely loved this one. Love learning about quirky history.
@JockMcBile 6 років тому
Very cool, thank you Mr. Scott.
@user-pq4gx5dd2u 5 років тому
The guy that was giving the tour is the kind of person ppl from the past would imagine. Love it!
@LifeInMontana Рік тому
Time was slow…compared to now. Nostalgia overcomes my modern mind. Thank you for sharing!
@dark0films 6 років тому
That's one thicc rail car
@inactive2458 6 років тому
But most importantly, it goes on a tracc
@Her_Imperious_Condesension 5 років тому
Except it isn't, because that isn't even a real word.
@konigstiger5529 5 років тому
Atomic Charme yo boring boi. and yes ist such a thicc rail tracc car - the color for the train is nice too
@Her_Imperious_Condesension 5 років тому
+KönigsTiger The letter K called. It wants to be used more often,
@neurofiedyamato8763 4 роки тому
No one really decides what a 'real' word is though. Language is entirely cultural and continually evolve. You think airplane was a word 500 years ago? Do you think the modern English language was written the same way 1000 years ago? Languages evolve, grammar changes, and what is socially accepted changes. Considering majority of the English-speaking world have started to recognize 'thicc' it have gained 'word' status. It is certainly not considered formal, but it is a word as much as the thousands of other informal words are.
@genericgreensquid6669 6 років тому
Very interesting that you can stand in the very same place where that picture was taken today! Thank you for showing this, Scott!
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
Unfortunately the train station where it was taken while still extant as a building is not served by passenger trains any more.
@ickballgaming6611 2 роки тому
These videos are so well edited.Thank you for that.
@dangeredwolf 6 років тому
Fascinating. Glad to have you back exploring fascinating places!!
@guieguima 6 років тому
What a nice tour, congratulations to the guy, the video was great! :D
@hmmm9658 6 років тому
They should campaign like this again
@nathanpolak8635 6 років тому
I scored almost the same place on the compass haha
@DaWolf805 6 років тому
Reagan actually used it for a one-day trip during which he campaigned at several whistle stops, much like Truman did.
@Reddsoldier 6 років тому
Agreed. the Presidential race would be FAR more interesting if they all had a limited budget (no donations) and had to travel by train. Bring the candidates back down to earth.. literally. They could even do the debates from the back of their respective railcars.. or is that too much wishful thinking?
@hedgehog3180 6 років тому
That would require a significant upgrade and expansion of the US rail network. And that would be great but that's also never gonna happen. It's a way too practical thing to spend money on.
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
Actually the German social democrats used a train in 1998 (That's the latest I found it attested in not at all thorough searchs; they may have used it later still) and Merkel used Adenauer's old train in 2009 or 2013 to suggest/show (depending on your partisan leanings) continuity from Adenauer to Merkel. But then again, the biggest city in Germany without passenger rail service has some 60 000 people. The biggest city in the US without intercity passenger rail service is Phoenix, Arizona.
@MrCulldog 3 роки тому
Happy to see that the other Cully is up to some super cool stuff! Great video and excellent tour!
@tunecloudeditsco2867 2 роки тому
Im glad I stayed up for this this is a treat
@croman478 4 роки тому
This is so cool. I’m happy this showed up on my feed
@Erik_The_Viking 6 років тому
Nice piece of history. I saw some other documentary about it a while ago, but they didn't show as much as you did. People forget that it was a time before modern media, the Interstate system, etc. and getting around on trains was the way to reach out to the American people.
@cpufreak101 6 років тому
reimann4 yeah, in fact didn't the interstate pop up around when this fell out of use?
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
Trains are still a good way to see the "real America". Nobody gives a second thought which "face" they are presenting to train tracks. And Amtrak seats you with strangers in the dining car. Better opportunities to get to talk with Americans and visitors of all stripes barely exist.
@Erik_The_Viking 6 років тому
Yes - that came later.
@jesusgonzalez6715 6 років тому
Actually the Interstate Highway Act as well as the gargantuan subsidies for aviation are among the main reasons for the decline of America's railroads...
@BlancSal 2 роки тому
Seeing old relics like this preserved is like a time capsule to the past but only being able to see a glimpse of it
@lydiahanke Рік тому
Such a cool glimpse into a museum I will probably never get to visit, thanks!!!
@jasongoodacre 4 роки тому
That guy made a good point. Railways are a great way to relax and slow down a little. Flying is far too stressful.
@thing. 4 роки тому
I dont see flying as stressfull, You get what you pay for, paying for a decent flight and having to relax is easy as hell.
@rrai1999 3 роки тому
I want to put this into practice, but in the entirety of the southeast USA there is almost no passenger rail travel available at all.
@antonymitchell3385 6 років тому
I wonder if you could wangle a tour of the Royal Train in the UK...
@RoulinBrooks 6 років тому
Leave the UK train stuff to Geoff and Vicki. ;-)
@antonymitchell3385 6 років тому
Good point!
@TheBespectacledN00b 6 років тому
Antony Mitchell National Railway Museum in York has Queen Victoria's royal railway coach if I remember correctly.
@dannysulyma6273 6 років тому
who?
@simonwest9450 6 років тому
It has a few carriages belonging to different monarchs, I believe it has the Queen Mother's bulletproof carriage from World War 2, the Severn Valley Railway has George VI's armored carriage.
@jamessatterfield5705 Рік тому
You are doing a great job! Thanks for sharing history with us.
@colinporter514 3 роки тому
Tom Scott you have a brilliant voice for presenting. Well done on how you conduct your presentations.
@JoshDoesTravel 6 років тому
Such a great piece of preserved American history. Thanks Tom!
@mattforbes7833 3 роки тому
I love how they knew enough to make an armoured rail car for the president..... then put JFK in a convertible.
@jakemckee1923 2 роки тому
Although it did have a bullet proof top. JFK wanted to take it down for a bit when some supporters were nearby…oops. My favorite president (being a space nerd) made a big mistake.
@SuperHuscarl 2 роки тому
I used to give tours of the Ferdinand Magellan back in the 2010’s at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. What memories.
@skroot7975 6 років тому
You travel to the most interesting places. I love it. Thank you Tom for giving us this. :)
@JAzzWoods-ik4vv 6 років тому
_Becomes President_ "I said I want to travel on the fancy train so we WILL travel on the fancy train"
@Solidcancer07 3 роки тому
Would love to see a next President advocate for rail travel as a means of modernising America's railways to high speed, and also encouraging the environmental benefits. And advocate for this by re-introducing a 'RailForce One' as their primary mode of transportation across the country. I think that would be fantastic to see.
@moondust2365 3 роки тому
It would be nice. High-speed trains for intercontinental travel, and airplanes for everywhere else. Of course, they'd have to make a new modern train, one that had references and similarities to the old train, but of course more modern and even better, maybe even futuristic.
@ntantwan 2 роки тому
It’s very exciting that the newly passed infrastructure bill includes funds for railroads. But a president definitely should not travel by rail in today’s day and age. Recipe for disaster
@nonyafkinbznes1420 Рік тому
Yes, convince the elites to lead by example and personally adopt the "green goals" they want to force on everyone else. Let me know how that goes.
@Youngstown529 4 роки тому
What a wonderful look at a very special train. Great to see that it's been preserved.
@aidanwansbrough7495 6 років тому
Thank you for the video!
@HaasGrotesk 6 років тому
Tom Scott you're the best! Love your videos!
@cableyoutuber 4 роки тому
Seems like some kind of DLC for Red Dead Online...
@tiko4621 3 роки тому
Rockstar let everyone down with that online hahaha
@Goofballhero 2 роки тому
It seems to me that you have better ideas than the entire team behind Red Dead Online.
@sgtpayne777 4 роки тому
Absolutely love your channel. Keep up the great content!!!!
@tomdiffley5578 3 роки тому
Great video - FDR stopped his train at Allamuchy NJ to visit Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd at her home nearby - photos of the train car at the depot are fantastic to see.
@mpitt79 6 років тому
I like trains!
@JJRicks 6 років тому
Michele Pittoni If you do, I have a ton of train videos :D
@zalsader 6 років тому
ASDF reference? 😂
@anzival1192 6 років тому
Well you had a good life RIP
@VarvasNukka 6 років тому
That takes me back.
@steviecandtheplace2b 6 років тому
Hello!
@esyew 3 роки тому
Be kind of fun (but sadly never going to happen) if Biden brought this back given his love of trains and Amtrak
@adamajluni7781 3 роки тому
His election tour was literally on a train because of COVID
@coloradostrong 2 роки тому
@@adamajluni7781 Mr. Potato Head was in his basement due to dementia.
@nonyafkinbznes1420 Рік тому
@@adamajluni7781 Before he had access to Air Force One.
@bryanpelton6646 2 роки тому
That was a fantastic tour! Thanks!
@swampfuel20 4 роки тому
Simple=easily understood.Presenting no difficulty. To see how the president traveled in those days seems so much more logical, connected to the people of the country. Wonderful vid, short and sweet. Cheers...
@gman_0277 4 роки тому
Why does cully Waggoner seem like such an appropriate name for the tour guide😂
@1kain3 6 років тому
During the introduction, I honestly expected Tom to go off on a bit of a tangent about the history of the site on which the museum sits (it was the site of three hangers for US Navy blimps back in WW2... can you imagine if Presidential blimp tours were a thing?). Anyhow, the Gold Coast Railroad Museum was always fun to visit (they even do a haunted train during the Halloween season).
@frankbiz 4 роки тому
Thanks Tom, awesome information. I would love to see it in person. Just subscribed. 👍🏻
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 3 роки тому
Fantastic museum... Like entering a time machine. Definitely worth the trip if you're going to be in the area. I would certainly return.
@MrTomtomtest 6 років тому
That's the train you wanna be on when the zombies come ^^'
@cpufreak101 6 років тому
Iamtop yeah just hook it up behind a Genesis unit and you're sailing through the apocalypse perfectly safe at 100 miles an hour... Until you run outta diesel.
@PaulMartin. 4 роки тому
Or a group of psychopaths build a massive steal barrier to derail the train and kill everyone Inside
@balyeet6479 4 роки тому
Imagine if the president held an intercontinental horse race and watching that said race in this train
@kmsprinzeugen1304 3 роки тому
Imagine if the president had back scars that form the american flag.
@Jeroensgambling 2 роки тому
Kind of impressed and how easy to understand the explaining of the guy!
@JM-lz9gr 3 роки тому
I had no idea this existed. I truly love your channel. Please, never quit your brilliance.
@miloanderson5694 6 років тому
Hey Tom , Great video - the link in the vid description leads to an unregistered domain though
@RudyBleeker 6 років тому
Actually the domain is registered to a Thomas Flanary of the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. However it's not properly configured somehow, either the DNS doesn't point to a webserver or the webserver itself is misconfigured. Not something Tom can do anything about though.
@MisterAppleEsq 6 років тому
Bulletproof Railcar is a good band name.
@desia.brimou 6 років тому
Mister Apple Oh HELL yes.
@ZiddersRooFurry 6 років тому
Yes!
@desia.brimou 6 років тому
Honestly, bulletproof _anything_ is a good band name.
@MisterAppleEsq 6 років тому
+rosemary I was trying to think of a counter-example to that, and I couldn't.
@OneiroHare 6 років тому
I agree
@slartybartfarst55 2 роки тому
Fabulous episode!
@thedeputyofnascar14 6 років тому
Love the quality of the video Tom
@izaicslinux6961 6 років тому
I'm curious about the train engine that pulled the cars, was it steam? Was it a civilian train, or a military one? Did it have armor?
@WhiteCamry 6 років тому
That depended on whose tracks they were running. If going to and from Warm Springs, Georgia, then a Southern Railway steam locomotive would pull it. If going to and from New York then a Pennsylvania RR loco - an electric GG1, to be exact - would pull it. If going from New York to his home in Hyde Park then a New York Central steam locomotive would pull it. But the US had no armored locomotives.
@agimasoschandir 5 років тому
Nice info. I understand some locomotives had been reinforced during the American Civil War
@fa.h. 6 років тому
Norwegian king family have a armored Railcar that they sometimes still use today :)
@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711 6 років тому
F. H. The same for the Dutch royal family. They even have 3 of them.
@kadafi4lyf 6 років тому
this is awesome thanks for uploading!
@g10101010101 6 років тому
i hope you enjoy south florida weather. great video
@Kori114 6 років тому
I'm surprised this isn't in the Smithsonian or something. Instead of just some random train museum in Miami....
@bw4t 5 років тому
IIRC, the Smithsonian was very much interested in it, but the acquisition process was quite complicated and time-consuming, with committees and board meetings and all manner of approvals going up various chains of command. The Miami Railroad Historical Society (as it was know at the time) simply had to meet once, approve it, and write a check to acquire this bit of government surplus.
@metropod 6 років тому
And before anyone brings it up, NO, that rail car parked under Grand Central Terminal has nothing to do with Roosevelt.
@cpufreak101 6 років тому
metropod yeah, I remember seeing a video of some people actually going down there and getting a serial number to confirm it was BS
@metropod 6 років тому
Justin Noker I could tell you it was BS just by looking at it. You could barely get a Smart Fourtwo in that baggage car, let alone a Pierce Arrow
@niccolorichter1488 3 роки тому
@@metropod what ?
@andrewschulzsd 6 років тому
The attention to detail is amazing
@keithmayhew2161 3 роки тому
Very cool video.Thank you for sharing a little part of history..
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