Love the paint livery - looks like it escaped from the circus. I'm guessing having a separate generator room between you and the engine helps reduce the noise and heat a bit.
Originally held a generator for passenger cars lighting/climate control power. Was removed sometime in the 2000's I believe when they went to doing exclusively freight work. The radiators for the generator are still visible behind the main radiators though when looking from the outside
Listening to a 2-Stroke EMD's never gets old. Why the large empty space at the rear? Did this unit formally have a steam or head-end power generator for passenger service?
Yes they head head end power units in the rear.. The issue I see is a lack of weight across the rear axles and thus the CLP was bad for wheel slip prior to having Qtron installed but still they would loose adhesive effort and are still rated heavier than they truly are.. I wish I was in a position to change the rules. Haha.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER If memory serves me right when Santa Fe got a bunch of SDP40f's from Amtrak they put giant concrete blocks in place of the steam generators they removed to manage the weight issue when they put them into freight service.
Since this is a "P" version, should it have a Head End Power unit in the rear? I guess it would have gone in the empty area at the rear? Were they all removed even if its called a CLP?
Despite their shitty desktop layout these were a good loco. good hooters too but were stuck under the damm nose. merry christmas adam and your family regards big man
What's the chance of putting a set of chrome valve covers on that and degreasing the engine and painting it coral green (I believe that is the color designation by GM)?
Love the paint livery - looks like it escaped from the circus. I'm guessing having a separate generator room between you and the engine helps reduce the noise and heat a bit.
This is the loco l want to see in the wild, nice work
some pretty impressive oil leaks there, I guess the fire suppression system is good
Oil won’t ignite it’s totally infertile.
Merry Christmas Train Driver
Great video Aussie Train driver, keep up the good work, and merry Christmas, any news about the A class? Thanks
A class should be out before Feb 2025. I'm as eager as you!
Thanks
What is/was the purpose of the large empty space at the B end of the engine room? Excellent video BTW...!
Originally held a generator for passenger cars lighting/climate control power. Was removed sometime in the 2000's I believe when they went to doing exclusively freight work. The radiators for the generator are still visible behind the main radiators though when looking from the outside
Yes used to have a HEP unit on the CLP units for the IP/ghan and overland back in the day.
Listening to a 2-Stroke EMD's never gets old. Why the large empty space at the rear? Did this unit formally have a steam or head-end power generator for passenger service?
Yes they head head end power units in the rear.. The issue I see is a lack of weight across the rear axles and thus the CLP was bad for wheel slip prior to having Qtron installed but still they would loose adhesive effort and are still rated heavier than they truly are.. I wish I was in a position to change the rules. Haha.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER If memory serves me right when Santa Fe got a bunch of SDP40f's from Amtrak they put giant concrete blocks in place of the steam generators they removed to manage the weight issue when they put them into freight service.
@Trains-With-Shane should have done similar here. I did hear they did that, Makes sense.
Since this is a "P" version, should it have a Head End Power unit in the rear? I guess it would have gone in the empty area at the rear? Were they all removed even if its called a CLP?
Despite their shitty desktop layout these were a good loco. good hooters too but were stuck under the damm nose. merry christmas adam and your family regards big man
Horns on the nose now! Thank God! Merry Xmas too mate! 💪
@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER if they aren't on the nose are you really driving a streamliner? excluding the b class of course.
What's the chance of putting a set of chrome valve covers on that and degreasing the engine and painting it coral green (I believe that is the color designation by GM)?
Appleton?
Yes! 👍
motor looks a bit dirty a lotter oil stains needs a clean badly :)
That's a clean engine... Some are barely Visible, defs needs some attention
@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER U call that clean. Gez I don't