Starting a Locomotive, (Full Sequence), EMD GP10 at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, FL

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • Here is the complete startup sequence of this GP10. It was originally a "B" unit for Union Pacific, then was rebuilt with a cab later on. The only step I didn't show was me opening and closing the test cocks on the engine, which are valves that allow moisture to be purged out of the cylinders prior to starting. That's why it appears I've tried to start the engine twice.

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  • @awfullyawful
    @awfullyawful 7 років тому +4918

    Thanks! I've been trying to figure out how to start my new train all morning!

    • @egm1843
      @egm1843 7 років тому +162

      Has it worked then?

    • @awfullyawful
      @awfullyawful 7 років тому +493

      Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi yes. But I can't use it anyway. The tires are flat.

    • @egm1843
      @egm1843 7 років тому +156

      Shame. I could sell you some, but I only got spares left.

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +148

      Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi lol

    • @shailendersaini4788
      @shailendersaini4788 7 років тому +14

      Abu Bakr al-Baghdad

  • @balakrishnanprakash8552
    @balakrishnanprakash8552 5 років тому +611

    Most important part : unfold the chair.

  • @gittyupalice96
    @gittyupalice96 7 років тому +1759

    the only thing these videos cant give us is the smell...

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +86

      gittyupalice96 you make a good point!

    • @gittyupalice96
      @gittyupalice96 7 років тому +162

      I guess when I'm refueling I could just soak myself in diesel fuel then watch train videos and it would complete the youtube experience.

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +75

      gittyupalice96 there you go :)

    • @BenjaminEsposti
      @BenjaminEsposti 7 років тому +11

      LOL XD

    • @samuellinares2001
      @samuellinares2001 7 років тому

      Lel

  • @drwheycooler8423
    @drwheycooler8423 7 років тому +1861

    At one time...everything in there was brand new....

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +216

      Michelangelo Mason that was a loooooong time ago

    • @raidzor5452
      @raidzor5452 7 років тому +14

      tk aubuchon Intresting how did it look like....

    • @Tokaisho1
      @Tokaisho1 7 років тому +13

      38 years ago

    • @PinMerp
      @PinMerp 7 років тому +10

      re manufactured into a gp10. originally made in ~1950

    • @Icutmetal
      @Icutmetal 7 років тому +5

      No way!

  • @tjmusa
    @tjmusa Рік тому +1

    thanks for showing, the fun part is when you push the red handled "lay" shaft, and rev-up the engine. its used on cold engine, its a throdle handle.. keep up the good work.

  • @mihalykocsis2416
    @mihalykocsis2416 Рік тому +1

    Nagyon jól szól a V12.
    Gyönyörű hangja van.

  • @dannymiller6245
    @dannymiller6245 3 роки тому +1

    I’m now the conductor of 741 different trains because of this video, thanks!

  • @windowcleaningexperts9349
    @windowcleaningexperts9349 2 роки тому +1

    How coooool is this!

  • @ToxicTeddyMusic
    @ToxicTeddyMusic 3 роки тому

    Keeping this video saved in case I ever have a Train to Busan moment.

  • @42lookc
    @42lookc 7 років тому +20

    So that's why you never hear of a stolen locomotive.

    • @rottiesdad
      @rottiesdad 5 років тому +1

      Hold my beer.

    • @charlesstevenson5141
      @charlesstevenson5141 5 років тому

      Doesn't matter if you figure out the sequence to get it started. You still can't move it without the reverser which is removed after it's shut down.

  • @australiantruckspotting8883
    @australiantruckspotting8883 2 роки тому

    That’s quite a procedure !!!

  • @FrancescoMuriana
    @FrancescoMuriana 7 років тому +16

    Come on Kenny, we're going to Savannah

  • @zagedmugen4677
    @zagedmugen4677 3 роки тому

    The beast has awakened

  • @Zach-cc4ro
    @Zach-cc4ro 6 років тому +1

    Amazing video, I have always loved trains, great job.

  • @tbok75
    @tbok75 7 років тому +1

    I always wondered. thanx for the upload. I'd like to see further procedure, getting her moving.

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому

      VaperBok75 unfortunately moving a locomotive while using a cell phone is against our rules. Since I wasn't moving it anywhere I got away with doing this video

  • @flycrazy123
    @flycrazy123 4 роки тому +1

    wow awesome! 🤩
    All these switches and controls ... if they would be accessible from the driver's seat, that would mean too much comfort 😊😅

  • @eoinpkav152
    @eoinpkav152 6 років тому

    Nothing like starting my little ge44, damn I love that little bugger lol.

  • @jamesthefisherman1060
    @jamesthefisherman1060 4 місяці тому

    It’s interesting how many extra steps there are to starting a diesel locomotive than a diesel truck

  • @dpachannel2052
    @dpachannel2052 3 роки тому +1

    I love the smell of diesel in the mornings... smells like... victory!

  • @jared0817
    @jared0817 6 років тому

    Don't know why but this reminded me of the beginning of Back to the Future ;)

  • @markgorney3325
    @markgorney3325 7 років тому

    I can't believe that actually started.

  • @arige.ravindra.5433
    @arige.ravindra.5433 3 роки тому

    Super and very informative and interesting video...very useful...brother...

  • @joshsrcs
    @joshsrcs 4 роки тому

    Thanks! Now I’ll go Steal that Train I’ve been Eyeing

  • @2boredfortv
    @2boredfortv 6 років тому

    I love how it sounds like a washing machine when it first starts to turn over

  • @lucascastro7103
    @lucascastro7103 7 років тому +4

    varry good

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому

      Lucas Castro Thank you.

  • @oldrooster7084
    @oldrooster7084 4 роки тому

    Oh how i like that sound of big old engine

  • @rotekkable
    @rotekkable 3 роки тому

    I understand the reason behind pulling the governor button out but in my 12 years of doing this no one has ever said to lol. Normally just open the flashcocks and pull the layshaft back and crank it for 3x-4x unless moisture is present.

  • @abdelrahmanothmanhelal2755
    @abdelrahmanothmanhelal2755 7 років тому +19

    0:46 RIP headphones users

  • @timothybarney7257
    @timothybarney7257 7 років тому

    Only thing missing is the reverser handle to allow you to move the engine. Good thing I have one sitting here (an original EMD brass one, not the plastic ones they eventually went to).

  • @aidenstrainz4286
    @aidenstrainz4286 6 років тому

    Great video

  • @rickenbacker315
    @rickenbacker315 5 років тому

    It helps to use the lay shaft to start the unit.

  • @Shahzad-Khan
    @Shahzad-Khan 5 років тому

    Imagine being late for work and having to start your car up like this...

  • @piotrjankowski7073
    @piotrjankowski7073 6 років тому

    2 minutes? No bad, faster than my car

  • @iansaunders8694
    @iansaunders8694 2 роки тому +1

    Didn't manually push the fuel rack to half throttle. All drivers get lazy and don't do it. Very hard on the starter motors if you don't.

  • @TheDJOKE123
    @TheDJOKE123 3 роки тому

    Thanks. Now i can steal it.

  • @richdiscoveries
    @richdiscoveries 6 років тому

    So you don't just grab the key is off the board in the office head out and fire it up??
    Just kidding, great video thank you for sharing. I've always had a deep interest in trains. So much that I have even made a handful of train videos from my UA-cam channel. Nothing quite as cool as this but just some locomotives passing

  • @FoxholeAnvilBalkan
    @FoxholeAnvilBalkan 3 роки тому

    There is one sad thing... in america this locomotive is in MUSEUME in Serbia we still use it as main locomotives....

  • @JenGM24
    @JenGM24 6 років тому

    Sounds smooth👍💪

  • @SeanDS89
    @SeanDS89 7 років тому

    GTA makes it look so easy

  • @Quint1836
    @Quint1836 3 роки тому

    When that motor hits... If that doesn't light your fire, then your wood is wet

  • @Thetrucky69
    @Thetrucky69 4 роки тому

    THIS ENGINE SOUNDS TUFF!

  • @marlagreen7999
    @marlagreen7999 4 роки тому

    In a news paper soon you will see
    Florida man crashes train after watching UA-cam tutorials

  • @f1g2
    @f1g2 4 роки тому

    The engine just rattled to life

  • @captaintraction4024
    @captaintraction4024 5 років тому

    Love that idle...

  • @rahulmark9306
    @rahulmark9306 7 років тому +5

    m also want to be a train driver coz my grandfather is also loco poilet

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +1

      Rahul Mark that's cool

  • @teds4983
    @teds4983 6 років тому

    Very interesting

  • @Writer_Treee
    @Writer_Treee 2 роки тому

    The process of my brain waking up=

  • @41-dee-bikramsantra5
    @41-dee-bikramsantra5 2 роки тому +1

    The start up sound is like ALCO...

  • @PiotrTester
    @PiotrTester 5 років тому

    amazing

  • @cristianmaran
    @cristianmaran 6 років тому

    There was one thing that to me dont make sense why do you pull start whit the Woodward protection showing the red color?

  • @bobbyp4025
    @bobbyp4025 3 роки тому

    Excellent now I can move the one some jackass parked across my driveway

  • @dipeshkumar6970
    @dipeshkumar6970 3 роки тому

    Ok thanks now iam going to drive rail engine whatever comes radius of my eyes

  • @sandrudaniel19
    @sandrudaniel19 5 років тому +2

    this locomotive start reminds me of the one in the walking dead from telltale :( Lee had to start it

  • @eswnl1
    @eswnl1 Рік тому

    Is there a hot plate in the cab for making some soup?

  • @stevenmetzger3385
    @stevenmetzger3385 7 років тому

    Thank you!

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому

      Your welcome!

  • @plixius1
    @plixius1 7 років тому

    very interesting.

  • @zackp.3940
    @zackp.3940 3 роки тому

    Do locomotives intentionally have the most uncomfortable seats in the world?

  • @jasonwhipp5721
    @jasonwhipp5721 4 роки тому

    Why pull out the oil pressure switch when blowing down?

  • @tommystearns3073
    @tommystearns3073 5 років тому

    as the description reads that this loco was originally a B unit for UP, was it part of a GTEL consist? I know a few of them were built and all but two GTELs were scrapped

  • @michaelbenoit248
    @michaelbenoit248 3 роки тому

    Man this thing makes my 7.3 idi look so tiny.

  • @dougnickerson7145
    @dougnickerson7145 6 років тому

    Very cool

  • @kishanpreston1533
    @kishanpreston1533 6 років тому

    Why train engine never shutdown while stopping and End station ?

  • @jerryjasinski8229
    @jerryjasinski8229 Рік тому +1

    and if the battery is dead just roll it down a hill and pop the clutch

  • @timothycarver9972
    @timothycarver9972 Рік тому

    For some reason I thought it was just putting a key in the ignition

  • @dasdeepraj339
    @dasdeepraj339 6 років тому

    Smoking a joint would be wow

  • @yuvarudra6602
    @yuvarudra6602 7 років тому

    thankz for watching ?????😕
    thankz for uploading. 😁😁😁

  • @sunnymishra0333
    @sunnymishra0333 7 років тому

    nice one....

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому

      Sunny Mishra thank you!

  • @ketanmmadhavan4632
    @ketanmmadhavan4632 4 роки тому

    Thanks!

  • @mrrobinson1302
    @mrrobinson1302 7 років тому

    There is a part 2 ... Actually starting the train

  • @Peppermint1
    @Peppermint1 6 років тому

    That seat looks so comfy you'd fall asleep on a 6h long ride. Do you guys get at least a free back massage at the end of the day?

  • @wfoj21
    @wfoj21 7 років тому

    I Watched before I read the description./ SO at abou 36 seconds - the push /pull pin with some red - what did that do ? Cut off the fuel while purging air with test cocks open (I call that blow-down or blow out)

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому

      wfoj21 yes that's exactly what I did. It's the governor switch which kills the fuel pump

  • @Indian_youtuber_18
    @Indian_youtuber_18 6 років тому

    awesome video...
    i was always in question that how the railway engine starts

  • @franciosdeaeruiu7555
    @franciosdeaeruiu7555 2 роки тому

    The beginning stages are a lot quieter than I expected, none of those switches made impressive sounding clunks

  • @fadlitv9353
    @fadlitv9353 7 років тому

    This Is HowToBasic!

  • @Gruntled2001
    @Gruntled2001 7 років тому

    Welcome to the machine.... (yes, a Pink Floyd reference)

  • @gamingwithraj5093
    @gamingwithraj5093 3 роки тому

    Bhai ya diesel locomotive h kya electric locomotive h

  • @Biowolf626
    @Biowolf626 3 роки тому

    Wonder what the fuel mileage is

  • @notallthatbad
    @notallthatbad 7 років тому +2

    Think I'm going to stick to my car.

  • @melody3741
    @melody3741 7 років тому

    Are those huge impellers the fuel pump??

  • @AloneCretor
    @AloneCretor 6 років тому

    Nice

  • @igorluiz9551
    @igorluiz9551 7 років тому

    I wonder how much does this monster has

  • @ben3989
    @ben3989 7 років тому

    what sort of hours between overhauls, and total lifespan of average engine?

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому

      Ben Davis The class ones do a 92 day inspection and give them a full service. This particular locomotive was built in the 50's and we just now had to start replacing liners recently

  • @BossSpringsteen69
    @BossSpringsteen69 8 років тому

    I'm a conductor qualified with RCO locos. I'v had to start SD38-2's and SD40-2's but have always had the governor button pushed in. Why was the governor pulled out and the engine start cycled then primed before doing the usual start up?

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  8 років тому +4

      We do a process called "blowing down" our locomotives. By pulling out the governor button, killing the fuel pump, and turning the engine over your're allowing any condensation to be forced out of the test cocks. The part I didn't show was me opening and closing them. I pull the switch rather than just wait to throw the fuel pump breaker so I can do everything from the long hood.

    • @BossSpringsteen69
      @BossSpringsteen69 8 років тому

      Thanks.

    • @BossSpringsteen69
      @BossSpringsteen69 7 років тому +1

      No. They just give us what they think is good training and run with it. They never told us about what could cause a manifold overpressure for one thing. I was attempting to restart an engine one day and just couldn't get that thing to start. Eventually when the mechanic showed up he said the engine wont start because the engine was over pressured. They gave us a booklet that showed us where the most common things were that we would work with. Our training was vastly different than what the engineers got.

  • @joysticktroy
    @joysticktroy 7 років тому

    Doesn't he need to wait for the glow plug light to light up first before turning it over?

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +1

      joysticktroy no glow plugs in this engine

  • @Unionpacifcfan
    @Unionpacifcfan 6 років тому

    Cant belive it used to be a b unit

  • @luckiic5714
    @luckiic5714 6 років тому +2

    Me and my friends where trying to start a abandoned train but it wouldn't start it just made a weird noise ( it was vibrating ) it and turned off

  • @Gt3x24x7V2
    @Gt3x24x7V2 4 місяці тому

    funny looking steam locomotive

  • @thehonda8290
    @thehonda8290 7 років тому

    Oookay, so, foot on brake and then push to start right?

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +1

      Zeshaan Alikhan something like that lol

  • @motorhead6763
    @motorhead6763 7 років тому +1

    Air powered starter using cylinders or motor generator cranking ?

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +1

      motorhead motor generator gets reversed to turn it over

    • @00bean00
      @00bean00 7 років тому

      Oh, cool.

  • @michaelwashington2682
    @michaelwashington2682 5 років тому

    Lot of stuff to go through like that

  • @AlarakTheHighLord
    @AlarakTheHighLord 7 років тому

    sounds like my old 7.3 idi

  • @nickstransportvlogs
    @nickstransportvlogs 5 років тому

    How? Just how?

  • @transientmatter6088
    @transientmatter6088 3 роки тому

    I have garage in st 39...
    Bring it for oil and filter change

  • @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi
    @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi 7 років тому

    now youve shown me this no train is safely parked hahaha'

  • @thurabsyedkhader5250
    @thurabsyedkhader5250 6 років тому

    I just thought we need to rotate a key

  • @McHeisenburger
    @McHeisenburger 7 років тому +1

    Trains then: Squigglefloop the dip doop to magnify the hydroelectric spork 'n shit.
    Trains now: On/Off

  • @knowledgecomesfromhere6332
    @knowledgecomesfromhere6332 5 років тому

    100 yrs ago

  • @ObamaTookMyCat
    @ObamaTookMyCat 7 років тому

    damn, and i thought the crown vic was indestructible... this thing looks like its about 3 miles from falling apart

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +1

      Its old but still going strong

  • @e_trex1290
    @e_trex1290 7 років тому +284

    how would you shut it down though, cause now I have a locomotive that I don't know how to shut down...

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +54

      The Amazing Gamer 129 push the button that says emergency fuel cut off. Also you can pull the throttle handle slightly and push forward and it shuts down

    • @e_trex1290
      @e_trex1290 7 років тому +54

      tk aubuchon thanks but the cops already caught me this morning... lol

    • @tkarail
      @tkarail  7 років тому +41

      The Amazing Gamer 129 guess I need to put a disclaimer on this video now haha

    • @suryansh3809
      @suryansh3809 6 років тому +1

      😂 😂 😂

    • @friendlyfire2615
      @friendlyfire2615 5 років тому +8

      Just take a trusty sledgehammer to the engine, you might die, and sometimes it takes more than one whack, but it gets the job done!

  • @JohnSmith-rb7tm
    @JohnSmith-rb7tm 4 роки тому +195

    So here i am killing time by learning about starting a diesel electric locomotive during corona virus lockdown/quarantine. Hope I'm not the only one

    • @Bruh..669
      @Bruh..669 4 роки тому

      John Smith yep same bro

    • @railfanlynx
      @railfanlynx 4 роки тому

      Yeet

    • @cubeman4582
      @cubeman4582 4 роки тому

      Yeah you are not the only one bro

    • @oldman4803
      @oldman4803 4 роки тому +1

      Same here. BTW I've also spent time learning how to fire up and bring up to operating pressure a steam locomotive, both a full size one and a scale one

    • @sonnytx6975
      @sonnytx6975 4 роки тому

      Same