This was actually rebuilt in 1989 I believe and a 12 cylinder 645 replaced the old 567. Mechanically it’s a carbon copy of a GP38 while still keeping the F Unit carbody.
@@pootispiker2866 Please refer to my first phrase there. I think your question...ANSWERED before your tried to impress others in the comments. Alas, my question (see the curly thing at the end of my post?--!! another!) goes unanswered.
If you're still curious, no. It does not, but that is simply because the way the motors are set up, they're gonna pick up the voltage in series, comparable to shifting gears in a car. The amount of power applied stays the same, but it's distribution and product changes. When all motors are running at max amps, which the prime mover should in theory be calibrated no to exceed, the residual power is rerouted into the batteries or auxiliary systems. Pretty much, the heater will suddenly turn on in the cab, or the headlight gets mysteriously brighter or stuff like that And if that's not enough, the amp meter will show an overload about twenty seconds to a minute before traction motor combustion
@@nathanschmidt4889 This mostly just incorrect information. The low voltage systems like headlights and radio operate on a completely different electrical system that is regulated to 72VDC. Under no circumstances with they suddenly get brighter or dimmer because the speed got too low. It shares no connection to the traction components aside from the battery field in the main generator. On top of that, F units do *not* start in series. The first transition step (transition 1 on manual transition units) is series-parallel. Both trucks are connected in parallel with each truck's motors connected in series. Speaking of traction motors, they absolutely do not "combust" after 20 seconds in the red. If you spent more than 5 minutes looking at something other than trainz on mommy's ipad, you would see short time ratings in MINUTES. F units could last between 15 minutes and an hour in an overload- depending on amperage. Those amps don't magically get sent to some fictional byebye device. The heater in the cab is NOT electrically operated apart from the fan. It uses engine water to produce heat. I don't know if you used chatGPT or your own behind to come up with that but it was just blatantly wrong.
"After the train has been started, the throttle can be advanced as rapidly as desired to accelerate the train." That's straight out of a GP38-2 operators manual (which, mechanically and electrically, is what this locomotive is) on page 3-21. So it would appear that someone read the manual more closely than others...
@@levans9911 You left out the next couple of sentences from that "operator's manual" which reads: "The speed with which the throttle is advanced depends upon demands of the schedule and the type of locomotive and train involved." It goes on to say in the next line, "In general, however, advancing the throttle one notch at a time is desired to prevent slipping." It comes down to the type of train you're operating. If you're running a light unit or consist (all units "on line"), you can accelerate it pretty much all the way up to notch 8 without worry once you're moving. But I wouldn't do that with a heavy train even after you're up to 18 mph. This is how you "get a knuckle" (and an upset conductor) or spin the wheels and burn the rails. At the Soo Line Railroad where I worked as a locomotive engineer (now retired) we were taught to allow at least 3-4 seconds advancing the throttle and to watch the amp gauge whereby you advanced to your next notch as the amperage came down from the notch you're presently in. This is especially true for the newer locomotives such as GE AC4400s or EMD SD70s which can produce incredible tractive effort especially at lower speeds.
You think maybe the engineer in the video knew the train they were running? How heavy do you think this train was, knowing it's at a museum where a typical diesel train is only 3 passenger cars? Also, there's no wheelslip. Yeah, the sentences I left out are relevant if this was a 10,000 ton freight train, which it clearly is not. The point being, I'm pretty sure the "cowboy" in the video is perfectly capable of counting.
@@rearspeaker6364 No, this can always do damage/harm components. I've personally seen brand new tractions motors burned up by new/shitty engineers not knowing what they're doing and modulating the throttle.
Still am gonna be the only comment to address how awesome this guy is. Laid back, and just puts the pedal to the metal
It's more fun when you have 15,000 tons trailing behind you😅
@@Paul070 If you did that with 15,000 tons behind you, you'd just melt the rails with wheelslip.
Good ol' EMD thrashin'! That's how they used to run F-units in commuter service back in the day. Love it!
Nothing like the sound of an EMD 567
This was actually rebuilt in 1989 I believe and a 12 cylinder 645 replaced the old 567. Mechanically it’s a carbon copy of a GP38 while still keeping the F Unit carbody.
Straight to 8 dont be late
If y’all are wondering what locomotive this is. It’s a F unit
Those were definitely the prettiest diesel locomotives ever produced - in my opinion…
The video description says its an F9, thoguh maybe it didn't when you made your comment.
I wish it was longer 😢
Alco or EMD. You can't beat the power up speed of a 2 stroke roots blown diesel!
AWESOME!!!
Gotta love kicking it to full power
If it doesn’t move in notch 3 go to 7 or 8
I thought we were trying not to make excessive noise around Karstens...
Anything less than notch 11 is not excessive. 😉
How did you not get a weel slip?????
Him already moving at 18mph helps out. Much easier for something already moving to apply power without wheel slipping
@@SeanJAnimationsPlus, it would've been a pretty short train anyway.
@@Rails-Of-Illinois There ya go
I don't know anything, but doesn't that make a lot of juice since we're not going real fast? Up to the dynamic brake grids?
?? Dynamic brake grids? Do you know what you're talking about?
@@pootispiker2866 Please refer to my first phrase there. I think your question...ANSWERED before your tried to impress others in the comments. Alas, my question (see the curly thing at the end of my post?--!! another!) goes unanswered.
If you're still curious, no. It does not, but that is simply because the way the motors are set up, they're gonna pick up the voltage in series, comparable to shifting gears in a car. The amount of power applied stays the same, but it's distribution and product changes. When all motors are running at max amps, which the prime mover should in theory be calibrated no to exceed, the residual power is rerouted into the batteries or auxiliary systems. Pretty much, the heater will suddenly turn on in the cab, or the headlight gets mysteriously brighter or stuff like that
And if that's not enough, the amp meter will show an overload about twenty seconds to a minute before traction motor combustion
@@nathanschmidt4889 Thank you.
@@nathanschmidt4889 This mostly just incorrect information. The low voltage systems like headlights and radio operate on a completely different electrical system that is regulated to 72VDC. Under no circumstances with they suddenly get brighter or dimmer because the speed got too low. It shares no connection to the traction components aside from the battery field in the main generator. On top of that, F units do *not* start in series. The first transition step (transition 1 on manual transition units) is series-parallel. Both trucks are connected in parallel with each truck's motors connected in series. Speaking of traction motors, they absolutely do not "combust" after 20 seconds in the red. If you spent more than 5 minutes looking at something other than trainz on mommy's ipad, you would see short time ratings in MINUTES. F units could last between 15 minutes and an hour in an overload- depending on amperage. Those amps don't magically get sent to some fictional byebye device. The heater in the cab is NOT electrically operated apart from the fan. It uses engine water to produce heat.
I don't know if you used chatGPT or your own behind to come up with that but it was just blatantly wrong.
This is how not to drive a diesel electric locomotive. The GM manuals stipulated to pause between notches. This cowboy cannot count.
"After the train has been started, the throttle can be advanced as rapidly as desired to accelerate the train." That's straight out of a GP38-2 operators manual (which, mechanically and electrically, is what this locomotive is) on page 3-21.
So it would appear that someone read the manual more closely than others...
@@levans9911 You left out the next couple of sentences from that "operator's manual" which reads: "The speed with which the throttle is advanced depends upon demands of the schedule and the type of locomotive and train involved." It goes on to say in the next line, "In general, however, advancing the throttle one notch at a time is desired to prevent slipping." It comes down to the type of train you're operating. If you're running a light unit or consist (all units "on line"), you can accelerate it pretty much all the way up to notch 8 without worry once you're moving. But I wouldn't do that with a heavy train even after you're up to 18 mph. This is how you "get a knuckle" (and an upset conductor) or spin the wheels and burn the rails. At the Soo Line Railroad where I worked as a locomotive engineer (now retired) we were taught to allow at least 3-4 seconds advancing the throttle and to watch the amp gauge whereby you advanced to your next notch as the amperage came down from the notch you're presently in. This is especially true for the newer locomotives such as GE AC4400s or EMD SD70s which can produce incredible tractive effort especially at lower speeds.
You think maybe the engineer in the video knew the train they were running? How heavy do you think this train was, knowing it's at a museum where a typical diesel train is only 3 passenger cars? Also, there's no wheelslip. Yeah, the sentences I left out are relevant if this was a 10,000 ton freight train, which it clearly is not. The point being, I'm pretty sure the "cowboy" in the video is perfectly capable of counting.
@@levans9911Get ‘em Cowboy!
This is SO bad for the engine, traction motors, etc. lmao.
Why is that?
only if the governor fails and the load regulator goes to min. field.
@@rearspeaker6364 No, this can always do damage/harm components. I've personally seen brand new tractions motors burned up by new/shitty engineers not knowing what they're doing and modulating the throttle.
@@zackbobby5550 ok.