What it takes to get A Train Moving 8 22 2014
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2014
- In todays video we look, and listen close to just what it takes to get A Train moving. Four Locomotives demonstrate their muscle as they move A seriously heavy tonnage Mixed Freight Train at Jenkinsburg Georgia on 8-22-2014. Locomotives NS 8379 C490-8W, NS 8351 C40-8W, NS 6565 SD60, NS 6083 SD40-2,
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That is a sound I will NEVER GROW TIRED OF!!!!!!!
I lived about 50 yards from a railroad years ago. I always thought it was cool when a train would stop, and when it would start going again you could hear the chain reaction of clunks from the slack coming out of each coupling. I also find it amazing that metal to metal contact of the locomotive wheels and the track can provide enough traction to move all that weight.
Thanks for the comment the extreme weight has much to do with it working
@@pwalpar After making the comment and watching a few other videos I found out they spray sand in front of the wheels for traction. Learn something every day.
@@tubehound69 Without Sand they will go nowhere.
I got chills watching and listening to that. That right there is why I love trains, the sheer power and what it takes to move them. The non railfans will never understand. Awesome video Walter, very nice!
***** Thanks Jay It was awesome to me as well
benchedthatpiece I think with me it's the nostalgia of childhood memories that draws me back like a big heavy rolling security blanket lol
@@dianeharris3423 Was it an SD60 or SD40-2?
Trust me, I understand the power behind that locomotive, can bonk cars and make then fly
I cannot believe it gets that hard for a big massive engine to pull that many car behind it those cars are all loaded to
I'm 55 years old and I still stop and watch trains. I love learning more and more. Thanks for sharing!
Your among friends when your a rail fan thanks
pwalpar fascnating
Fantastic stuff Walter!! These are my favourite videos , pure power and it shows how much torque electric traction motors have! More of these please Walter!!
Cheers Gregg
FishplateFilms Thanks Gregg I do hope all goes well there in your hemisphere I will try to do more
I remember seeing a coal train starting up to go through the steep Otira tunnel in NZ, it needed 6 engines, the power and noise of those things starting up is incredible.
Yep it is some awesome power to move a heavy train
2 dash 9's, an SD60 and an SD40-2. Love it!
I'm glad I wasn't waiting at the level crossing for this train to go past.
Narrative and video are of equally high quality! Very informative!
Thanks I really appreciate the compliment
I always go straight to notch 8 & yell PULL !!!,, PULL !!!! till she moves 😝
Nice video, much appreciated. Great work.
Brilliant video Walter, the adhesive qualities of steel on steel is amazing as clearly shown here....Bob
Robert Masterman Thanks Bob
When they had steam engines, they would go backwards first to tighten the cars, then use the slack in the couplings to then go forward. Saw many coal trains do this.
also known as bunching up the slack
@@pwalpar do they still do that ?
Good way to get a knuckle
@@shostetler Steam Engines used this a lot, chance of broken knuckle or drawhead.
@@tonypike5785 We sure do! I've done it countless times myself. "Uphill slow, downhill fast, profits first and safety last!
I love those old Southern box cars at 3:20 "Gives A Green Light To Innovation" Southern Railways old slogan still visible after all these years!
+1977SOUTHERNBOY Thanks my friend
I would have to call this train "The Monster Train". Everything was on this one, very very good catch Walter!
eddieg749 Thanks Eddie It was A beast LOL
A very beautiful old lady that SD40-2 # 6083.
Congratulations Walter, beautiful images.
Wilson Silva Freitas Thanks my friend
Man, that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. What a display of pure grunt! Wonderful video, Walter.
Bruce Boschek Thanks Bruce it was awe inspiring to watch
So smooth without breaking a knuckle. Excellent video Walter.
***** Thanks Hans He did good LOL
Pure Brute force in action, love it Walter :-)
Bevoin1970 Thanks Paul I appreciate it my friend
Great catch as always Walter, nothing like those old SD40-2's throttling up.
I agree thanks
That Rocked Dude🎸
Sweet video Walter! I truly miss the old power! Nice catch of the Dash 8s and SD60!
Thanks! Guess them days are gone
2 C40-8s and a great horn! Gotta love it!:)
***** Thanks Rob
Great to watch ,Walter ,you the man knows his stuff. HORSE POWER rules.
Thanks my friend
I am a new sub. 20.001 :))
Broke your 20k barrier.
I like trains and birds, so i will have fun with your channel.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
great chance to see the power, combined of those locomotives, and I suppose the technical excellence of the traction control systems to put that per down on such small contact patch between wheel and rail. Thanks Walter for posting
+Ken Sherwood Thanks ken
The contact area for one 42 inch wheel is the size of a dime. On a single axle you add up to 1000 horsepower per axle depending on the locomotive's maximum horsepower.
That is incredible!
I'm pretty sure I heard one of those locos saying, "I know I can, I know I can..." Great demonstration of what it takes to get moving and why trains take off so slowly. Great catch Walter.
The Shade Tree Fix-it Man Thanks George :-)
I like train videos on you tube😀
Nice video. Thanks Walter!
jimpeoples1 Thanks Jim
As a kid I saw good example of diesel power. Years ago KCS freight northbound near Lanagan, MO had long flatbed car loaded with new telephone poles catch fire from hotbox fire. Wooden side posts burned away and 6-7 telephone fell partially off at 30-35 degree angle with poles pointing down into ground. Crew anxious to isolate train on siding decided to move train without waiting for help/machinery to arrive (which would take hours). About freight cars up were 4-unit F-? Unit diesel. The engineer applied power and with just a yun-yun-yum-yun of the engines the poles pushed against steel wall of box car at other end; and the poles sliced into the ground an 7-10 feet deep trench just like it was melting butter and moved along effortlessly like it was no problem extending the trench on and on. What a sight.
Thanks for sharing your story
Awesome Walter...just awesome......As you said this was going to be a bigger upload than usual....such a lot of weight to pull...Great capture....Steve.
***** Thanks Steve :-)
Love it, my friend some big time HP he got it going that was a beast of a train. Thanks.
***** It was a monster thanks my friend
Great video, love your narration.
Thanks Travis
Nice catch, love the old power on the train.
upsd402 Thanks Terry
Walter I think this is one of your best. I go back and watch it often Pure horsepower is right He got it moving without breaking a knuckle
+Steve Allen Thanks Steve
He bunched it up when he stopped.
I live on the Union Pacific railroad that csx operates here in Illinois they just done a big upgrade on the tracks nice and smooth now love watching the trains 🚂
Awesome
I can't comprehend how these locomotives get enough traction to move a single one of these cars!
Welded Rail and Concrete Cross Ties
@@Udontsay948 Sand- Finer than Golf Course Sand
like the power on that one Walter,like out side of my place when they power up to pull the mountin,,nice video
David Frobel Thanks David
Awesome video!!!
NS Railfans Thanks I am glad you liked it
Great video
Justin Hood Thanks Justin
Awesome thanks
Thank you William
Informative
awesome great video Walter
irishmanO1 Thanks Patrick
Lovely video informative and well filmed. So different from the UK where trains are never that long and tend to be of a single type of load.
Also you get a fell not just for the power but the traction control and linked control of so many loco's
sherrif1959 Good point thanks Ken
Sweet Video, that guy was obviously pulling hard!
Steven Michael Thanks Steven
When I retire, I want to chase trains with you!
Sounds like a plan :-)
Walter you and I know what it takes to get a train moving of that size.
Great of you and your commenting to tell other about the train.
At one time I didn't know if a car was loaded or empty till someone told me look at the springs LOL
***** Thanks Wayne :-)
Great Catch Walter
Brandon Priest Thanks Brandon
Yup, it takes a couple of EMD SD's with DC traction to get those GE locos off the dime. Interesting to see so many EMD units, old legacy ones, on new BNSF mainline trains on the Cascade Main line out of Lowell, and up through Steven's pass. See 20 or 30 a day, and lots of them are showing up with legacy EMD units on them An engineer told me that the GE stuff is getting tired, and they are adding older DC units to the consist to help get the trains started. I love the sound of the EMD prime movers. They just sound better, and like they are actually doing something
I totally agree I loive to hear them as well
That's quite a consist Pwalpar ~ good video Pwalie 🎢🚎🚎
Thanks Dennis
Great video @pwalpar. You're the best!! Here's a suggestion, if you can get a pal to be at the end of the train with another camera, you could post 2 videos in a split window - and you'd be able to tell precisely when the last car started moving!! You'd probably be the first to do this. You're in the US where the mainline freights are the best in the world.
Awesome idea depending on if you can sink the time when you adjoin them
I like the way he talks
I do too
Interesting. Thanks
Thanks for commenting Charles
Those Dash 8’s, god I miss’em
As do I Thanks my friend for the comment
Cool video!!
:-)
Some power houses there Walter , take a bit to move that , like the old horses pulling the barges , once they get going it gets easier ...
***** Nice analogy Thanks Dave
You need a follow up video "What it takes to Stop a Train".
I best keep those secrets to myself
Heck yeah!
rJay Stillwell Thanks Buddy
Pwalpar, Thank you fro reply.
Thanks Bob
Nice video
Thank you for the comment Dave
If he does not have a DPU I WILL VERY SURPRISED
This video came up when I was doing random train watching, and I miss your train videos. I think you stopped doing them in 2016? Thank you.
Thanks Walter I just put rail fanning on hold a while I shall return
I bet the ground is vibrating but good with that much power.
great job walter
Lauren Metzger Thanks Lauren
great vid.pwalpar.
Cool!
CSX453 Thanks Jason
I like train videos on you tube😀
Horsepower indeed nice video!
Nick Greed Thanks Nick
Nice video. I like the steady camara (likely on a tripod) and your comments during the recording. Is the track going slightly uphill from the starting point? I think the acceleration of the train was very slow. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos in the future.
Cheers Adam (from Denmark)
Thanks it is a bit of a grade
Great and informative as usual. Must have been a very heavy train.
Gary Zimmerman Thanks Gary :-)
Gary Zimmerman What happened to an SD60?
You can see how long they are to
When did they leave Jenkinsburg, GA?
Hey Walter, nice video. Hope you have been well, enjoy your pumpkin pie tomorrow .
Thanks my friend We are having sweet potato pie lol
Pure horsepower😂 I like that.
I like it as well thanks
Those locomotive's was like ' greeerr! Let's do this thing.
LOL Yep the were straining Thanks
Back when NS still had Dash 8s ;(
Trains pull the whole world literally
Train moving = Notch 8 all the way..... Full EMD POWEFR
It took so long for this beast of a train to get going that once it did begin to roll, I got kind of dizzy and had to look away from the screen for a minute.
Thanks for watching I appreciate it
What Linda or mileage do they get and how far they get pér tank
Was it the GE's Sound or the SD40-2's ticking away?
That's one heavy train, Walter.
It was indeed thanks for commenting
Very nice video walter
Brant Bouslog Thanks Brant
Did I ever tell u that I really love your videos
Brant Bouslog Thanks Brant I truly appreciate it
Walter, I wish you'd do a video about how a locomotive gets enough traction on these slick rails to move ANYTHING. I can't figure it out!
They spray sand on the tracks for traction. Really
Awesome video, freight trains are my favorite, but did you know on some railyards they have a vehile more massive and tuffer than a freight train that moves railcars around instead of keep having to hook and unhook?
Yes you mean something like this. it happens to be one of my most watched videos ua-cam.com/video/8zcbitdaSGQ/v-deo.html Thanks for commenting
Over 14,000 controlled by a single hand! Man he is loud Walter! GE's always seem to take longer to load vs. an EMD.
Trains Big and Small Thanks it was kinda loud LOL
who makes the call on how many power unit that will be used on a train? looked good on my wide screen. Thanks for another outstanding video.
Thanks John I aint sure how they deside
Yardmaster or Chief Dispatcher calls Roundhouse and tells him how many to put on train.
They forgot to turn on the ditch-lights before leaving the siding in Jenkinsburg, Ga. When do they pick up speed?
Thanks
Nice Horn
Franky M I appreciate it Franky
them NS dash 9 locomotives
And even harder starting on an incline!
I agree
I cannot imagine the pulling strain on the knuckle of the last locomotive. All of that tractive effort of the head end units (16,000+ HP combined?) goes though the knuckle of the last locomotive to move the load.
It dont take that much to get them rolling
pwalpar oh yes, isn't it true that the wheels / bearings a carriage are so efficient one person can get a fully loaded car moving on level track if their patient?
@@lonewolf2156 I once pushed a 26 ton caboose by hand!
Not only it takes a while to get up to speed, but also a while before coming to a complete stop too
buffaloditka Thanks for sure thanks
Was it heading North at Jenkinsburg after a meet with two Southbound Trains?
It was leaving Jenkinsburg nortbound toward Locust Grove and beyond
Watched this video again, Questions: How do the driver know when he has all the slack out of the cars? Was all four engines under power? at what run speed did he use when he got the train moving. Pwalpar thanks for all your videos. Very good video. How are you doing these days?
Its A talent the engineers develop, not having ever been an Engineer I never pulled a full size train so I don't know it all About the most I ever operated was A GP-38 just to move it or get it back on the tracks when derailed. I am doing well John Just putting up with me bad hip from when I broke it. The Doctor say maybe I will heal up in a year lol
@@pwalpar Hope you hip don't give you too much trouble. About two months ago I got a set of hearing aids, my problem is when I go out I forget to put them in my ears. I don't wear them in the house. take care.
once and a while i see 1 or 2 cars in a train that seem to be rocking side to side, it looks really dangerous. In one case I swear the wheels were lifting off the track, what causes one car to do that and the next car runs straight as an arrow?
Too much side bearing clearance or load uneven it is fairly normal to see the rock time to worry is when there is no side bearing clearance
Pwalpar::: Is there not a standard formula to form a train with enough motive force to pull X amount of cars so they do not end up stalling? thanks! I'm in winder GA
Its done with computers
In your timetable is the tonnage an engine can pull over each section of track. You choose the lowest tonnage you can pull over your run and that determines the number of engines.
So what's max speed this will do?
Not allowed to speed lol
Is that stretch of track on a grade? Do you think the throttle was in run-8 as the train began to move, or do they have to more slowly notch it up? Nice video, Walter.
musicandtrains Honestly I don't know I have operated some locomotives but they never let me drive A train LOL
AC traction, let them go.
a sundaymorning with time over here: 4 loco's and 114 wagons counted :p
Do you know how long that train was in miles? Is there a limit to how many cars a freight train can have?
I doubt there is a limit on total cars providing you have the horse to pull them lol This one as I recall was about a mile long
Does the engineer see and overlay of the train on the track or does he only know where the last car is? Is the device on the last car used for this purpose? Thanks for the videos.
griff1961 All he really know is how much air pressure is reaching the last car
Fred ( flashing read end device) has a radio on that continuously tells the engineer how much air pressure at the rear of the train, how many feet from the head end the rear of the train is and how fast it's moving and that was back in the mid 70's. But the rechargeable batteries back then would die after 10 hours or so using nickel cadmium batteries would build up a memory real quick after a month or so and be useless. Now they use lithium-ion batteries which don't build up a memory and are far better the old batteries.