Here I am watching a program, with a whole bunch of mechanical get-it-doners, widgets, gadgets and railroad jargon that I don’t understand, and yet, I love it. Thanks for the entertaining video.
@@eastterminalrailway5975 no railroad is complete with out a uniform so why not make ETR reflective safety vests and hardhats you know put the ETR logo on the front of it.
wait till you get to see a demo of hand signals for numbers ... a 14 year old boy would find "15" to be hilarious ... unless he had to demonstrate it himself
As A retired Electrician from IBEW Local 16 and an Air Force Veteran, I know about some old time controls. You have some great help. I wish I could be there to enjoy the fun.
DO NOT adjust the drive chains until you take them off, and soak them in a tub of diesel for a few days. Then reinstall, then adjust, then apply chain lube. Make sure you have a quality chain breaker. After re installing the chain, it may have more play then when you removed and soaked it. Use the chain breaker to remove one or more links to make up for the wear and stretch.
Great video as always, love seeing you guys playing around on the 1:1 scale. So hard to bring friends along on the big roads these days, thanks for sharing these machines!!
I'll bet, Tim had a lot of fun and a great day, running the 2021. I know that I would have if I could have been there. I too am pulling for you and shall pray for your success.
I worked at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC from the age of 15-18 as Assistant to the Master Mechanic while in High School. They have a yellow US Navy 44 ton switcher they use to move stuff around on the site. Very powerful little locomotives.
The 50 Ton GE is finally coming along nicely.👍👍👍 It's great to actually see it moving Freight back and forth on the East Terminal Railway. Of course, I'm not sure how many of you will consider one cup of coffee on the back of the engine being freight!☕☕😁
I have operated a GE45ton center cab for many years and you will enjoy it more as you get the feel of it - also would not hurt to put fresh crater grease in the traction motors after you inspect them
I would recommend a small amount of clear silicone sealant, like the white bath sealant but clear. Here in the UK you can get it from builders merchants, hardware shops ect. A small amount around where the glass seats onto the metal frame if the meter this will hold the glassing also acting as a water sealant and give some flexibility and will be easy to remove if it is needed to work on in the future. The instant glue will work but any movement the glass will probably brake and you would not be able to remove the glass without breaking it, it's also not sealed against water and moisture. The silicone sealant will be useful in other uses on the diesel water and electrical sealing protection for instance. If I lived in the US near you I would lend a hand. Thanks for the video.
Other than barometers you should not need to tap meters. If you do the The pivots and mechanical parts in the meter most likly over the years has an ingress of dirt or dust impeading/slowing the movement. If the above is happening very cafully take it apart and again caerfully clean it. Usually meters for such as railways and military ect the units are sealed against dust and moisture.
Greetings from Michigan! I think we have a pretty knowledgeable crew here at the ETR. You’ll be moving cars in no time. I like your sense of humor. The buck stops at the top. Don’t sell yourself short though. You are taking all the risk-and that as the old timers say, takes moxy.
Well done Tom and Brian! A bit envious of Tom. He deserves the training and operation time. Bet we'd all like a turn. Does ETR need a long out of service USCGR aerographers mate? Most likely not. Hey, Tim be careful of those White Castles.
Really nice video! Also an update about my railroad I have narrow down what locomotive would get. And saving up money to purchase the 5 miles of rail and also I'm currently going to school at an aerospace academy in Central Florida. Learning about how to fix electronics, leadership and maintain your aircraft.
I know what you are going through, I ought a 1952 GE 44 tonnes as a standby engine for the tourist vs I volunteered at in WVA. It took about 2 months to check all the wiring, change oil and clean the engine compartment. The engines are Car D17000 and run realy well, it has 4 traction motars. Two months after we got her running she resqued the steam engine and train.
Good to see some of the rail & wheel surface getting a polished shine to them from the back & forth trips! Can't wait till you get to polish a shine on the rest of your rails! I was curious how the temp of each engine is holding since the radiator vent at each end appeared to be closed in this summer time weather. (I would guess since mainly using low idle, probably is not an issue.)
Excellent progress Brian 👍🏻 Love that 45 toner 😀 You should have a subscriber open day with a BBQ 🍖 & coffee ☕️ and get it rubbed down and painted 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😎🏴
Trucker and heavy equipment operator here for 22 years next month. Also Amateur Radio Operator in my free time. Independent railfan live stream and broadcastify scanner feed provider as well as atcs server host.
It's nice to see things coming together for the ETR. What I'd really love to see a complete tour (walk or drone fly over) of the ETR right of way. Also if you need a security specialist to look after the security of your property I think I may know a guy. Cause hey every railroad has railway police don't they?
I was on a SSBN crew that took three days to get to Scotland on a C141 that the Air Force took five air bases to repair the air plane. this happened in the last 80s.
Just be thankful you didn't get stuck on Kwajalein. This happened to us in 1956. They had to ship a new engine in for a C-54. Navy family but traveling on an Air Force plane.
Learning quite a lot on this. Can't wait to see this engine in action moving up and down the line you cleared. Been in a steam engine cab, but never a diesel engine . Watching this is like going to school again.Thanks again!
I think it might be advisable to change that whole stack of rubber isolators on the gaer case, I have seen gear cases fractured by loose/worn/missing isolators previously.
Cool to see it up and running! The US armed forces, conveniently, also owns some older GE switchers, so bringing in your special guest that's former active duty USAF is fun in two ways.
I have some mobile VHF 2-way radios (2 Motorola CDM1250's, Radius M1225, and a Radius CM300) if you guys are interested. I can reprogram them to your custom specifications or just program in all of the AAR allocated frequencies. These radios were pulled from hi-railers and MOW equipment. The radios are FCC narrowband and part 90 approved as well. Also it looks like your locomotive has a UHF antenna on it, that will have to be changed out to a VHF one unless you want to use UHF but then you may run into a compatibility issue when operating with other railroads.
Nothing wrong with just a little while smoke if you’re idling a lot and then ramping up the rpm’s especially for how old that baby is- Coming from a large ship mechanic. Would love to see a tune up/valve adjustment or checking injectors. Maybe try adding some injector cleaner to the fuel or just keep running fresh fuel through it along with refreshing some areas. Cool though. The rail side of the house is interesting to me. Great video ETR!
When you start the engines press the start button once and don’t let go until oil pressure stops climbing. This procedure will prevent you from having sticky start contractors by having no load on the starting contractors. Pushing and releasing the starter buttons quickly is asking for trouble. I worked for years on PC, Conrail and finally Amtrak. Anything from 600 horse SW 1 switchers up to U-36B road switchers. Rated at 3600 horsepower. Food for thought
Glad to finally see a Newer video. Looking forwards to the next one.. Any idea on when you might be able to store a car or two on one of the sidings. In fact ae the sidings clear for a visual of your terminus? Oh, wait you had to add some timber for a switch...
Question - please tell me if I'm wrong... Should the reverser be the other way around? I've driven a few rail vehicles, and the reverser on those always points in the direction of travel. Maybe it's backwards as well? Maybe it's a state or region thing? In any case, love your work, great to see you rolling! 🙂
@@eastterminalrailway5975 is it 3 phase because if it is someone has changed a phase over and it would give u theses problems the throttle been backwards and the load gages going the wrong way round u have changed the phase back on the load gages genes why it’s working again ask mr Tesla to swap 2 phases round under the throttle and we should be back on track a 3 please system wire has 3 lives (maybe a neutral as well ) and a earth
Take the loco for a spin down the track! Running on the same 100 feet must be a bit boring. Now you need to get some cars in for storage fees and start making some money!
I m glad that the Corporation of EaSt Terminal Transload Railway ...recognize each Division of East Terminal Transload Railway..... It be exciting when Eastern Terminal Transload Railway. Has multiple short lines around the USA......ENJOY......
Just maybe someday, I would enjoy a bit of throttle time there. Your 2021 is a bit of a toy next to the KLS&C 85 that I ran. She was an ex ATSF GP-7R 122 tons. 1.500hp. Then KLS&C 95 was an E-8. I can see the brakes are a fair amount different from either. Nothing that a bit of practice and run time wouldn't cure. In the Air Force, I was an "Electronic Neurosurgeon". Our office symbol was LGMD. Logistics Ground Maintenance Data. See the MD? In short, I repaired computers back in the day when that was still possible.
Regarding the reverse load meters: Was the polarity of the starting battery reversed? I seem to remember that may have happened at first. The battery should be positive ground. The generator uses a bit of an oddball excitation. The generators are grounded on the negative lead (through the start winding). The shunt winding for the generator connects to the positive of the generator and the negative lead is connected to the start battery negative at low throttle settings. The start battery excites the generator at low throttle and the generator is self excited at high throttle. If the battery was connected negative ground, then the excitation of the generators would be reversed. That would make the traction system excite as positive ground instead of negative ground, and the current in the traction system would be reversed. Note that the reverser direction would not change, because the current direction in the traction motors reverses in the field winding AND the armature. Either the field winding or the armature connections are reversed. Just to complicate things, one motor may have a reversed field and the other may have a reversed armature... Just speculating: When they went from 32V to 36V, the alternators may not have been available in positive ground. That could explain the meters working backwards.
Love the humor in the videos, the radio phone call made me laugh, that was something my old man used to do and people would fall for it. With that said just a Farmer here, can't help much with your project, but do have a question, are there any bean counters on the payroll? Atleast the ranks of upper management isn't bloated!
Were the load meters reading backwards because the batteries were originally hooked with polarity reversed? Maybe it was originally correct and that is why the selector is also now backwards (you said it to go forwards you had it put it to the rear). Just a thought - great channel!
Here in Ontario Canada we have a tourist line. They have a few of these GE's..maybe you could reach out to them for some issues you have. They are based out of Port Stanley, Ontario. They might be able to help. Just a thought..keep up the great work!
Chris I love my brothers and sister from up north! I was up there to look at a locomotive and I stayed one night at a hotel on the Welland Canal! Lake freighter horn at 0330 will bring you right out of bed!! Brian
Do Not use "Crazy Glue" for your amp gauge lens... too brittle and the vibrations will only break the "weld". Use a couple of drops of Clear silicone sealer.... will absorb any vibration while holding the glass lens in place. Replace the engines with either a pair of Detroit 6-71TA's or 6-110's.... which were used in the Budd RDC's.
When the locomotive is moving, the engineers hand must always be on the brake handle in th "LAP" position. Note: The handle can only be removed in the lap position. Then, if one wants to stop or decelerate, you just give it a sip of air by moving the handle quickly to the apply position and back to lap. To the right of lap is apply. to the left of lap is release. One should not be "fanning" the brake handle by quickly moving it from apply to release repeatedly. Joe Brandtner Chief Instructor Pennyvania Trolley Museum
I don't recall if my instructor taught us that way at the Shore Line Trolley Museum, but I came to operate streetcars in exactly the way you describe. I became sufficiently familiar with the operating fleet that I could bring a car to a stop within three feet of a specific point, often coasting the last few feet a standstill before applying full service to hold the car right where desired.
The majority of the time an engineer is not using the 6BL brake valve, the one that has the lap position. That’s only used when you have cars that have the train line connected. The majority of the time your only using the independent brake valve, thats for the brakes on the locomotive. I’ve flat switched and humped hundreds of cars and you only use the independent brakes.
Yep, just lap the brake valve and let the train line leakage slowly set the air (brakes) for you. If you do it right then there’s no need to go beyond the lap position for slowing down. This procedure was used in mainline freight service, not in yard service,
I am a retired locomotive engineer and instructor. I ran UP mainline freight at 60 MPH and never kept my hand on the brake handle until I needed to use it. And I do not recall any rule or special instructions that required it. There are times I would be completely out of the seat to do something while running. It may be something y’all do in the trolly world but it was never required in the Railroad world I worked in.
I worked on MH-53 helicopters in the Air Force. We would "rag wrench" while flying, which means we just wiped the leaks. No problem. The problem began when there was no leaks.
Glad to see THE ETR safety cone going along for another ride! Since my lofty Safety title is honorary in nature I would like to ask the rest of the ETR safety team (who REALLY know RR's) is it ok to have a red, "gas" can sitting on the loco while it is moving? Do we have less to worry about since it is not gasoline? I also love the fact the 2021 is soooooo smmmoooooothhh the coffee cup barely shakes. God Speed ETR!!
@@eastterminalrailway5975 Hi. I took a page from your book and adventured out with the Mrs. to Plant City, Fl. yesterday. We did the usual antique browsing and then had lunch at the Whistle Stop Cafe. I highly recommend that spot! The Amtrak into Tampa went through and a bonus was a CSX Plant City local (?) (Danny Harmon can confirm!) rumbling by the cafe. Good lunch, a "Cherry Smash", and trains. Come on down we have much to see there including a GE, that from a distance, looks like the 2021! I WILL investigate further the next time we go.
Not sure how your yard is oriented, but I think the "proper" titles to your "north/south" should be "A" end and "B" end. That's how it used to be with a caboose, anyway. It's been a few decades, but I seem to think the SW-12's were set up to simply connect/excite the system in notch 1, without taking the diesel engine off of idle. Sometimes that's all you need to move or take up slack in the cut of cars being moved.
Easy fix on the needle sticking and loose glass…. Use a bit of masking tape to pull the glass outward and put a real small amount of super glue on a toothpick and put it on at 10 and 2 just before you pull the glass outward, use masking tape to hold in place for 24 hours… Your computer geek and radio man in Sherman NY. And yes I know commercial radio gear!!!!
Glad you figured out how to operate the train brakes. You had the independent brakes released, but as you found out, when you bail off the train brakes while they’re in emergency, they always set back up by design. After all, if you really have an emergency, you don’t want the brakes to release and stay released until you’ve resolved the problem that caused the emergency brake application to begin with. I’m used to 26L brakes and can’t say I’ve ever heard the brake positions for older brake systems. The handle positions for 26L brakes are from the left when facing the valve: release, minimum service, full service, suppression, handle off, (allows you to remove the brake handle from the valve and store it somewhere) and emergency.
Brian, how far out are you from bringing in some customers? I am curious to see if 2021 will operate the same under a real load. Love the videos! Keep them coming please!
I can't believe there is something older than a GP-7 running out in the world. Not sure, but that might be 24RL or just 24L air brake system. BTW, when running you need to have the bottom brake,(the train brake) in release ,not "Running" Air gages should read "o". Good Luck!
Here I am watching a program, with a whole bunch of mechanical get-it-doners, widgets, gadgets and railroad jargon that I don’t understand, and yet, I love it. Thanks for the entertaining video.
That is awesome! We are here to help with your free RR education! ETR Nation
@@eastterminalrailway5975 no railroad is complete with out a uniform so why not make ETR reflective safety vests and hardhats you know put the ETR logo on the front of it.
wait till you get to see a demo of hand signals for numbers ...
a 14 year old boy would find "15" to be hilarious ... unless he had to demonstrate it himself
@@infoanorexic lol.
You'll never realize just how much or how little you know until you take on a daunting task. You guys got this!
Thanks to the US Air Force Veteran🇺🇸from the State of Washington. Your Service is Appreciated👍
As A retired Electrician from IBEW Local 16 and an Air Force Veteran, I know about some old time controls. You have some great help. I wish I could be there to enjoy the fun.
DO NOT adjust the drive chains until you take them off, and soak them in a tub of diesel for a few days. Then reinstall, then adjust, then apply chain lube. Make sure you have a quality chain breaker. After re installing the chain, it may have more play then when you removed and soaked it. Use the chain breaker to remove one or more links to make up for the wear and stretch.
Well, it's almost time for a cab ride tour of the line. Keep on living the dream.
I need to see that
Very informative.
Gonna learn how to operate that sucker sitting here at home on the sofa.
Glad she is running ok.
Take care.
"I like, when I have people that know more than I know."
The benefits of community 👍😎❤
Amen. Ultimately, a lot of being successful has to do with knowing ones limitations and when to reach out.
I've been so blessed with amazing mentors.
Bob You nailed the mentor concept, it turbo charges your learning process. Brian
Don't use superglue to secure the lens, it's too brittle for the locomotive vibrations, clear silicone RTV would be a better choice.
You need to install cup holders..😊👍
Everytime I wonder when the next video will come it BAM here it is! Thanks for sharing
Great video as always, love seeing you guys playing around on the 1:1 scale. So hard to bring friends along on the big roads these days, thanks for sharing these machines!!
I'll bet, Tim had a lot of fun and a great day, running the 2021. I know that I would have if I could have been there. I too am pulling for you and shall pray for your success.
Another great video! Always glad when they come up! Thanks for the great postcard!!!
Purring like a kitten 😁
Glad to see Graham back. Big thumbs up to Tim!
Thank you.
I worked at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC from the age of 15-18 as Assistant to the Master Mechanic while in High School. They have a yellow US Navy 44 ton switcher they use to move stuff around on the site. Very powerful little locomotives.
The 50 Ton GE is finally coming along nicely.👍👍👍 It's great to actually see it moving Freight back and forth on the East Terminal Railway. Of course, I'm not sure how many of you will consider one cup of coffee on the back of the engine being freight!☕☕😁
Ron We will start small but soon we will move gallons of coffee, and dozens and dozens of Sliders and doughnuts! Brian
So glad to see your engine up and running. Cool video. Miss seeing your son on there. 👍👍👍❤️
Fantastic project. I would love to be a part of something like this. Do what you love! Learn a lot along the way.
I just love the little whistle at the intro. Nice to see the old loco coming back to life. Won't be long, you WILL be moving cars👍.
Jen I have a whistle around here somewhere, Ill put it on the 2021, that would be cool! B.
I have operated a GE45ton center cab for many years and you will enjoy it more as you get the feel of it - also would not hurt to put fresh crater grease in the traction motors after you inspect them
I would recommend a small amount of clear silicone sealant, like the white bath sealant but clear. Here in the UK you can get it from builders merchants, hardware shops ect.
A small amount around where the glass seats onto the metal frame if the meter this will hold the glassing also acting as a water sealant and give some flexibility and will be easy to remove if it is needed to work on in the future.
The instant glue will work but any movement the glass will probably brake and you would not be able to remove the glass without breaking it, it's also not sealed against water and moisture.
The silicone sealant will be useful in other uses on the diesel water and electrical sealing protection for instance.
If I lived in the US near you I would lend a hand.
Thanks for the video.
Other than barometers you should not need to tap meters.
If you do the The pivots and mechanical parts in the meter most likly over the years has an ingress of dirt or dust impeading/slowing the movement.
If the above is happening very cafully take it apart and again caerfully clean it.
Usually meters for such as railways and military ect the units are sealed against dust and moisture.
Anthony You have a unique aria of knowledge, glad to have you aboard! Brian
Great video. A lesson on how to learn, how to work towards a goal, and how to operate Diesel locomotive.
Greetings from Michigan! I think we have a pretty knowledgeable crew here at the ETR. You’ll be moving cars in no time. I like your sense of humor. The buck stops at the top. Don’t sell yourself short though. You are taking all the risk-and that as the old timers say, takes moxy.
Good to see Graham too!
Nice to see it moving bro. Safe travels
Supply guy here. I can usually find any piece of equipment or part. Have a great day. Larry
Larry You are how the Logistics Bureau Chief. Brian
Getting better all the time, good job guys 👍
Well done Tom and Brian! A bit envious of Tom. He deserves the training and operation time. Bet we'd all like a turn. Does ETR need a long out of service USCGR aerographers mate? Most likely not. Hey, Tim be careful of those White Castles.
Really nice video! Also an update about my railroad I have narrow down what locomotive would get. And saving up money to purchase the 5 miles of rail and also I'm currently going to school at an aerospace academy in Central Florida. Learning about how to fix electronics, leadership and maintain your aircraft.
Last January I flew out of Kissimmee to Cape Canaveral! I Love Fla and aviation!
@@eastterminalrailway5975 December, 1968, I was at the Cape to watch the launch of Apollo 8. WOW!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing. FAN-tastic.
Our pleasure!
Another great episode
I know what you are going through, I ought a 1952 GE 44 tonnes as a standby engine for the tourist vs I volunteered at in WVA. It took about 2 months to check all the wiring, change oil and clean the engine compartment. The engines are Car D17000 and run realy well, it has 4 traction motars. Two months after we got her running she resqued the steam engine and train.
Good to see some of the rail & wheel surface getting a polished shine to them from the back & forth trips! Can't wait till you get to polish a shine on the rest of your rails!
I was curious how the temp of each engine is holding since the radiator vent at each end appeared to be closed in this summer time weather. (I would guess since mainly using low idle, probably is not an issue.)
Awesome to see the 2021 cruising the rails of the ETR! 😀
Excellent progress Brian 👍🏻 Love that 45 toner 😀 You should have a subscriber open day with a BBQ 🍖 & coffee ☕️ and get it rubbed down and painted 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😎🏴
Great idea! B.
Love you guys!! From Aussieland🤣
Trucker and heavy equipment operator here for 22 years next month. Also Amateur Radio Operator in my free time. Independent railfan live stream and broadcastify scanner feed provider as well as atcs server host.
It's nice to see things coming together for the ETR. What I'd really love to see a complete tour (walk or drone fly over) of the ETR right of way. Also if you need a security specialist to look after the security of your property I think I may know a guy. Cause hey every railroad has railway police don't they?
No paint yet Whats up lol .. 😆 love the channel.
I was on a SSBN crew that took three days to get to Scotland on a C141 that the Air Force took five air bases to repair the air plane. this happened in the last 80s.
Just be thankful you didn't get stuck on Kwajalein. This happened to us in 1956. They had to ship a new engine in for a C-54. Navy family but traveling on an Air Force plane.
Learning quite a lot on this. Can't wait to see this engine in action moving up and down the line you cleared. Been in a steam engine cab, but never a diesel engine . Watching this is like going to school again.Thanks again!
State of Washington representin'. More good news on the ETR!!
I think it might be advisable to change that whole stack of rubber isolators on the gaer case, I have seen gear cases fractured by loose/worn/missing isolators previously.
Love your videos and what's happening there, just wished you weren't so far from me!😆
Cool to see it up and running! The US armed forces, conveniently, also owns some older GE switchers, so bringing in your special guest that's former active duty USAF is fun in two ways.
I have some mobile VHF 2-way radios (2 Motorola CDM1250's, Radius M1225, and a Radius CM300) if you guys are interested. I can reprogram them to your custom specifications or just program in all of the AAR allocated frequencies. These radios were pulled from hi-railers and MOW equipment. The radios are FCC narrowband and part 90 approved as well.
Also it looks like your locomotive has a UHF antenna on it, that will have to be changed out to a VHF one unless you want to use UHF but then you may run into a compatibility issue when operating with other railroads.
We might need to take you up on your offer, stand by. Brian
Nothing wrong with just a little while smoke if you’re idling a lot and then ramping up the rpm’s especially for how old that baby is- Coming from a large ship mechanic. Would love to see a tune up/valve adjustment or checking injectors. Maybe try adding some injector cleaner to the fuel or just keep running fresh fuel through it along with refreshing some areas. Cool though. The rail side of the house is interesting to me. Great video ETR!
Thank you Daniel, I respect all you have done! Brian
Marvelous update.
Also you may not want to adjust throttle until you get a load on it. Might be hard on motors coming in at a lower voltage under a load.
This is so awesome. I thoroughly enjoy this
Thanks Jade, You are part of this. Brian
When you start the engines press the start button once and don’t let go until oil pressure stops climbing. This procedure will prevent you from having sticky start contractors by having no load on the starting contractors. Pushing and releasing the starter buttons quickly is asking for trouble. I worked for years on PC, Conrail and finally Amtrak. Anything from 600 horse SW 1 switchers up to U-36B road switchers. Rated at 3600 horsepower.
Food for thought
James Excellent point, its a switch, not a spot welder! Brian
…and a chemist. Blessings!
Glad to finally see a Newer video. Looking forwards to the next one.. Any idea on when you might be able to store a car or two on one of the sidings. In fact ae the sidings clear for a visual of your terminus? Oh, wait you had to add some timber for a switch...
Question - please tell me if I'm wrong...
Should the reverser be the other way around?
I've driven a few rail vehicles, and the reverser on those always points in the direction of travel.
Maybe it's backwards as well? Maybe it's a state or region thing?
In any case, love your work, great to see you rolling! 🙂
Kaylee You are correct, I have NEVER seen this. We will find the problem and when we fix it we may have to change the load meters back. Brian
@@eastterminalrailway5975 is it 3 phase because if it is someone has changed a phase over and it would give u theses problems the throttle been backwards and the load gages going the wrong way round u have changed the phase back on the load gages genes why it’s working again ask mr Tesla to swap 2 phases round under the throttle and we should be back on track a 3 please system wire has 3 lives (maybe a neutral as well ) and a earth
Take the loco for a spin down the track! Running on the same 100 feet must be a bit boring. Now you need to get some cars in for storage fees and start making some money!
I m glad that the Corporation of EaSt Terminal Transload Railway ...recognize each Division of East Terminal Transload Railway..... It be exciting when Eastern Terminal Transload Railway. Has multiple short lines around the USA......ENJOY......
Just maybe someday, I would enjoy a bit of throttle time there. Your 2021 is a bit of a toy next to the KLS&C 85 that I ran. She was an ex ATSF GP-7R 122 tons. 1.500hp. Then KLS&C 95 was an E-8. I can see the brakes are a fair amount different from either. Nothing that a bit of practice and run time wouldn't cure.
In the Air Force, I was an "Electronic Neurosurgeon". Our office symbol was LGMD. Logistics Ground Maintenance Data. See the MD? In short, I repaired computers back in the day when that was still possible.
got a freight hopper too
Regarding the reverse load meters: Was the polarity of the starting battery reversed? I seem to remember that may have happened at first.
The battery should be positive ground. The generator uses a bit of an oddball excitation. The generators are grounded on the negative lead (through the start winding). The shunt winding for the generator connects to the positive of the generator and the negative lead is connected to the start battery negative at low throttle settings. The start battery excites the generator at low throttle and the generator is self excited at high throttle.
If the battery was connected negative ground, then the excitation of the generators would be reversed. That would make the traction system excite as positive ground instead of negative ground, and the current in the traction system would be reversed. Note that the reverser direction would not change, because the current direction in the traction motors reverses in the field winding AND the armature. Either the field winding or the armature connections are reversed. Just to complicate things, one motor may have a reversed field and the other may have a reversed armature...
Just speculating: When they went from 32V to 36V, the alternators may not have been available in positive ground. That could explain the meters working backwards.
What a awesome video please put up more
AVIONICS FOR THE WIN!!!! Thanks for rep'ing us Avionics guys...
Love the humor in the videos, the radio phone call made me laugh, that was something my old man used to do and people would fall for it. With that said just a Farmer here, can't help much with your project, but do have a question, are there any bean counters on the payroll? Atleast the ranks of upper management isn't bloated!
We need you as much or more than anybody! The ETR Army travels on a full belly! TP, thanks for watching!
@@eastterminalrailway5975 Just so long as that full belly isn't from cold C-Ration spaghetti!
Whenever the pilot asked how I fixed the jet, I always answered, "Avionics magic."
Great step forward. Keep working away at the to do list.
Congrats on getting it running. Good luck with the bugs.
Were the load meters reading backwards because the batteries were originally hooked with polarity reversed? Maybe it was originally correct and that is why the selector is also now backwards (you said it to go forwards you had it put it to the rear). Just a thought - great channel!
You got forklift drivers. Anyone else in the ETR nation drive a forklift?
Here in Ontario Canada we have a tourist line. They have a few of these GE's..maybe you could reach out to them for some issues you have. They are based out of Port Stanley, Ontario. They might be able to help. Just a thought..keep up the great work!
Chris I love my brothers and sister from up north! I was up there to look at a locomotive and I stayed one night at a hotel on the Welland Canal! Lake freighter horn at 0330 will bring you right out of bed!! Brian
Good morning from SE Louisiana 11 Oct 21.
Excellent video
Glad you liked it
Do Not use "Crazy Glue" for your amp gauge lens... too brittle and the vibrations will only break the "weld". Use a couple of drops of Clear silicone sealer.... will absorb any vibration while holding the glass lens in place. Replace the engines with either a pair of Detroit 6-71TA's or 6-110's.... which were used in the Budd RDC's.
Cab Ride Tour!!!! Plus, you need a marketing director in order to provide daily videos. I can't wait a week for my ETR fix.
Thanks Pete! Brian
Drumm Tank wash in Cincinnati has a GE 44 TON. It just shunts m/t tank cars into and out of their railcar tank wash Facility
Polish those rails, fellas! Great work!
When the locomotive is moving, the engineers hand must always be on the brake handle in th "LAP" position. Note: The handle can only be removed in the lap position. Then, if one wants to stop or decelerate, you just give it a sip of air by moving the handle quickly to the apply position and back to lap. To the right of lap is apply. to the left of lap is release. One should not be "fanning" the brake handle by quickly moving it from apply to release repeatedly.
Joe Brandtner
Chief Instructor
Pennyvania Trolley Museum
I don't recall if my instructor taught us that way at the Shore Line Trolley Museum, but I came to operate streetcars in exactly the way you describe. I became sufficiently familiar with the operating fleet that I could bring a car to a stop within three feet of a specific point, often coasting the last few feet a standstill before applying full service to hold the car right where desired.
The majority of the time an engineer is not using the 6BL brake valve, the one that has the lap position. That’s only used when you have cars that have the train line connected. The majority of the time your only using the independent brake valve, thats for the brakes on the locomotive. I’ve flat switched and humped hundreds of cars and you only use the independent brakes.
Good old manual lap brakes ❤
Yep, just lap the brake valve and let the train line leakage slowly set the air (brakes) for you. If you do it right then there’s no need to go beyond the lap position for slowing down. This procedure was used in mainline freight service, not in yard service,
I am a retired locomotive engineer and instructor. I ran UP mainline freight at 60 MPH and never kept my hand on the brake handle until I needed to use it. And I do not recall any rule or special instructions that required it. There are times I would be completely out of the seat to do something while running. It may be something y’all do in the trolly world but it was never required in the Railroad world I worked in.
Bell on and a toot of the horn before any movement. Safety first.
Love the videos!!! May I ask what is thr total length of the railway that you own? And do you plan to have platforms?
cool, getting things done.
Little by little! What a project, not very many people get to do this and I want you to feel like you are here. Brian
19:50 Like my old VW, it's just marking it's territory. You know you have oil in it if it leaks, the problem is when it stops leaking.
I worked on MH-53 helicopters in the Air Force. We would "rag wrench" while flying, which means we just wiped the leaks. No problem. The problem began when there was no leaks.
LoL Brian
The USAF has its own diesels!
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Glad to see THE ETR safety cone going along for another ride! Since my lofty Safety title is honorary in nature I would like to ask the rest of the ETR safety team (who REALLY know RR's) is it ok to have a red, "gas" can sitting on the loco while it is moving? Do we have less to worry about since it is not gasoline? I also love the fact the 2021 is soooooo smmmoooooothhh the coffee cup barely shakes. God Speed ETR!!
Just doing your job! I don't take it personal. But there is room for improvement, thanks for your watchful eye!
@@eastterminalrailway5975 Hi. I took a page from your book and adventured out with the Mrs. to Plant City, Fl. yesterday. We did the usual antique browsing and then had lunch at the Whistle Stop Cafe. I highly recommend that spot! The Amtrak into Tampa went through and a bonus was a CSX Plant City local (?) (Danny Harmon can confirm!) rumbling by the cafe. Good lunch, a "Cherry Smash", and trains. Come on down we have much to see there including a GE, that from a distance, looks like the 2021! I WILL investigate further the next time we go.
Not sure how your yard is oriented, but I think the "proper" titles to your "north/south" should be "A" end and "B" end. That's how it used to be with a caboose, anyway.
It's been a few decades, but I seem to think the SW-12's were set up to simply connect/excite the system in notch 1, without taking the diesel engine off of idle. Sometimes that's all you need to move or take up slack in the cut of cars being moved.
He has 6 feet of rail lmao
@@colevoncole3180 need to kill more weeds to get 50 feet!!!!
Funny how different railways do different things... where I work, it's 'number 1 end' and 'number 2 end'.
Same same but different.
Well given the requirement that every locomotive have the front end marked as such, front & rear should be fine.
@@LordPhobos6502 that'll work too.
Easy fix on the needle sticking and loose glass…. Use a bit of masking tape to pull the glass outward and put a real small amount of super glue on a toothpick and put it on at 10 and 2 just before you pull the glass outward, use masking tape to hold in place for 24 hours…
Your computer geek and radio man in Sherman NY. And yes I know commercial radio gear!!!!
Franklin That's an easy fix, I'll do it! Brian
Glad you figured out how to operate the train brakes. You had the independent brakes released, but as you found out, when you bail off the train brakes while they’re in emergency, they always set back up by design. After all, if you really have an emergency, you don’t want the brakes to release and stay released until you’ve resolved the problem that caused the emergency brake application to begin with.
I’m used to 26L brakes and can’t say I’ve ever heard the brake positions for older brake systems. The handle positions for 26L brakes are from the left when facing the valve: release, minimum service, full service, suppression, handle off, (allows you to remove the brake handle from the valve and store it somewhere) and emergency.
I see you are working out the kinks on your locomotive good luck with it
You sure have come a long way in a year. 😁
Brian, how far out are you from bringing in some customers? I am curious to see if 2021 will operate the same under a real load. Love the videos! Keep them coming please!
Not sure yet, but I will be curious as well, Roger That!
I'm about ready to try driving that big locomotive CSX leaves parked down the road from my house sometimes.
How often do you refuel that engine and how much fuel does it hold in the tank or tanks.
OK, it's running good. How about a scenic ride from one end of the track to the other? You need to test all of the track too.
Enjoy your video's and anytime is coffee time. Do you have to go through a lot of ARR and FRR inspection and documentation to haul freight?
We are learning about that now. B.
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Great!!!
Your Viewers come from ALL parts of Bidnez and their Knowledge is as Valuable as any Manual.👍
Ken You nailed that! Brian
Are you going to do a Jawtooth track shine comparison before and after you run across the track?
I have a paint scheme idea for you guys. the locomotive is painted Milwaukee Road orange with safety stripes at both end.
I have my application in for VP in charge of obtaining sufficient White Castle burgers to fuel the ETR. Can’t wait to start!
Doc Back up the truck!! Brian
I only go to work to support my caffeine habit.
2 of us! B.
Work is the curse of the drinking classes.
-Oscar Wilde
@@eastterminalrailway5975 Not me! Never touched the stuff! 21+ years in the military.
I can't believe there is something older than a GP-7 running out in the world. Not sure, but that might be 24RL or just 24L air brake system. BTW, when running you need to have the bottom brake,(the train brake) in release ,not "Running" Air gages should read "o". Good Luck!