It's a specialized unit called a Self-Powered-Slot (SPS). It is used in a consist called a Slot Machine, with specialized gondolas and an excavator that can travel the length of the consist while performing MOW work over the side, along the rail line.
Self propelled slot machine. I have a video of two of them on the tracks When i saw the first one on the tracks it took me by surprise. Cool capture on that one.
Awesome video RTS. Loved the train mix and different locations. The Triple Crown Express looked to be longer today. I’m amazed that only one locomotive pulls that consist into Detroit. Thank you also for the great comments.
busy day on the Wabash! Great video and I have to admit "Danes pass" as it used to be called was my favorite location to watch trains. Tall Sycamore used to let us throw a tent up down by the east end of the siding and we'd camp all night and day there. Those were the days!
The GERX unit on the end is a MoW motor, not being powered as DPU. In tow for somewhere. It’s used for Slot car MoW equipment. The motor was probably a rebuilt EMD like a MP15 or GP38.
Here's what you find if you search that ?? DPU. Grex 6008 road number Owner: Georgetown Rail Equipment Company Model: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Built As: Builder Info (Unavailable ) It appears to have only 4 axles
Plenty of fast moving trains today with a good variet of equipments and closing with a road railer really moving along. Nice to see the BNSF power and it sure was an Automax day. GREX Georgetown RR probably has a few of these built on the frame of a GP38 just like Loram and Speno have done. The easy way to remember the Georgetown equipment are the 15 cars with a conveyor belt climbing in between every one of them
Thank you for your input... On my new footage I'm filming I'll be keeping that in mind and I have a lot of single Camera video that I'm working on that is easy to keep count of the cars... Thank you so much for watching...
Common as on trains these days.Helps with draw bar/coupler loads on long trains.They are radio coupled to the lead locos.They are called Distributed Power Units or DPUs.
It's a specialized unit called a Self-Powered-Slot (SPS). It is used in a consist called a Slot Machine, with specialized gondolas and an excavator that can travel the length of the consist while performing MOW work over the side, along the rail line.
They must've ran out of normal engines and were like "screw it we'll use this"
@@wes1243 lol possibly - but probably just being shuttled around the system for m.o.w. work
It's not a DPU. It's just being towed.
Self propelled slot machine. I have a video of two of them on the tracks When i saw the first one on the tracks it took me by surprise. Cool capture on that one.
@@BeeLineEast cool I’ll have to check the videos out. Share a link to your videos and I’ll pin it to the top of the comments
@@therailroadtiespiker Tried the link it says video not available? Just put in BeeLineEast Self Propelled Slot Machine.
Awesome video RTS. Loved the train mix and different locations. The Triple Crown Express looked to be longer today. I’m amazed that only one locomotive pulls that consist into Detroit. Thank you also for the great comments.
@@curtisdavis5556 thank you Curtis for watching.
That first train was an improperly built train! The mid train DPU’s had flammable hazmat cars right against engines with no cover.
@@Cam_4216 wow I didn’t notice that.
Check out special permit 20996
You don't need buffers for Mid train DPUs
You're allowed to have DP up against hazmat now. The FRA changed the rule a few years ago
There is a special permit about this. I have tried to post it but UA-cam won't let me. I guess because it is five numbers. Who knows.
Excellent video my friends awesome like and Greeting😊
@@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg thank you so much for watching
busy day on the Wabash! Great video and I have to admit "Danes pass" as it used to be called was my favorite location to watch trains. Tall Sycamore used to let us throw a tent up down by the east end of the siding and we'd camp all night and day there. Those were the days!
@@ryant4715 thank you for watching… it’s a great place to film from.
GREX 6008 is a modified GP38M. MOW equipment.
"Slot machine " and never knew they're essentially rebuilt GP38's
I love them articulated autoracks
Apparently CSX nicknames them Gorillas
@@brandonpurple165 lol that’s strange
The GERX unit on the end is a MoW motor, not being powered as DPU. In tow for somewhere. It’s used for Slot car MoW equipment. The motor was probably a rebuilt EMD like a MP15 or GP38.
Here's what you find if you search that ?? DPU. Grex 6008 road number
Owner: Georgetown Rail Equipment Company
Model: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
Built As: Builder Info (Unavailable )
It appears to have only 4 axles
@@RealMelodyBlue the funny thing is it came back through on NS 120 the next day unfortunately I didn’t catch it.
@@therailroadtiespikerdang. His road number is Grex 6008 if that helps
Odd Catch on the End of the Train. 🤔👍🙏
@@kens.3729 the funny thing is it came back through the next day going to Elkhart. Not sure where after that.
Nice catch never seen it before
Plenty of fast moving trains today with a good variet of equipments and closing with a road railer really moving along. Nice to see the BNSF power and it sure was an Automax day. GREX Georgetown RR probably has a few of these built on the frame of a GP38 just like Loram and Speno have done. The easy way to remember the Georgetown equipment are the 15 cars with a conveyor belt climbing in between every one of them
GREX unit on the end.
Awesome share
@@mccoy79productions66 thank you for watching
That was awesome seeing the road railer, especially since I thought they had been discontinued!!
@@bennetfox they’ve been telling us this summer haven’t heard when those
Enjoyed this video, didn't know if I would see the triple crown again! It was a long train that day. 😊❤👍
@@Carolb66 thank you Carol for watching.
Pretty cool from Plymouth Indiana
@@terrygraham5901 thank you for watching. It’s been a while since I been in Plymouth.
New one to me too!
The GREX 6008 was built as SD60 #6018 for the SOO.
That GREX unit was most likely D I T
Why do you use 2 cameras to take of the train. Cause it's hard to count the trains
Thank you for your input... On my new footage I'm filming I'll be keeping that in mind and I have a lot of single Camera video that I'm working on that is easy to keep count of the cars... Thank you so much for watching...
I've seen a lot of trains but never a locomotive in between cars
Common as on trains these days.Helps with draw bar/coupler loads on long trains.They are radio coupled to the lead locos.They are called Distributed Power Units or DPUs.
Nice ending with the Triple crown. I heard they are done, any news about it, anyone?
Slowly being phased out.
@@tomp8871 I haven’t heard anything lately I do know Ford was shut down last week and they haven’t been running
That Triple Crown train, how many trailers does it normally contain?
It is the only one still running.
Certainly not a mystery locomotive and NOT in any way a DPU unit on its very best day. Could not recieve a signal if it wanted to.
Take it easy Francis
Is GREX 6008 on DPU!
It's GREX Unit
Nice footage, I have only seen those on MOW equipment trains usually!🛤🚂
@@ChainsawNW1218 I’m thinking it was only in transit