Gosh, I can't stop watching this so I figured I might as well write a comment! This is truly one of the mose awesome sounding train videos I have EVER seen! You captured the sound perfectly here. I can almost feel the ground shake and smell the diesel smoke! Great job on this! I'll be back again and again for this one! Rick!
I'm glad I took the shot when I did. It's been the only opportunity I ever had to shoot GEs throttling out from overhead since, even with trips to the 8th St. bridge over Rose Yard in Altoona or the 'Railfan Bridge' at Enola Yard outside Harrisburg.
Great video! Man do I miss those days. One time an NS crew let me come up in the engine and check it out the train had a still conrail painted c40-8cw on the point.
I would have to agree with you there! It’s a shame I never was around for the conrail era, at least I saw a lot of Ex Conrail power though. This was awesome hearing the GE’s Chug 👍
I can't stop watching this. It's like an addiction of some sort. "Kyle, what's in that brown bag?" "Nothin..." "Do you have Conrail Chugging Contest again?" "PLEASE! NO! I DIDNT DO IT!"
Sniff, I can almost smell that exhaust thru my monitor! LOL Gotta say I still love hearing GE power. This spot was one busy place during the steam era!
And the newer models still do it. I think the NS ES44ACs in particular have a good loud bark to them, almost as loud as CSX's AC6000s with their original prime movers. As common as they are, I do like the chug of the NS Dash 9s as well.
FastFlyingVirginian on my fictional railroad, I'm gonna add Dash 9-44CW's, AC6000CW's. I already have Dash 8-40CW's, ES48ACCTE's (which I upgraded to 4800 horsepower), U34CH's, AC4400CW's, and ET44AC's.
I love ge locomotives! C30-7 were my favorite back in the 80s and 90s. Seen a true c60ac on the union pacific line from boone to clinton iowa. c60ac was on the front and a unpatched sp was on the rear. c60ac are still around.
Thanks for the reply! Ah yes, nothing like the smoke from a big diesel locomotive. This reminds me of a bridge in Butler Wisconsin. It was right over the throat to the yard there. We often stuck our hands out over the rail as the units passed under. (Foolish, I know). It was incredible the amount of force in that exhaust. ...and the sound!!! Only wish we would have had video/audio recording equipment back then! This brings some of those great memories back to me. Rick
PS: I love diesel units; I grew up with them. However I can't help but wonder what it would have been like to be on that bridge...or on any bridge for that matter...when a hard pulling steamer passed under! Thanks again for this video and for responding. Rick
Odd thing about the lead unit. Doesn't appear on the CR roster. Closest number is the highest of the LMS D8-40CW fleet, which ends at 732. The roster picks up in the low 1,000's with MT4's. Rare catch! And the trailing 6089 is still in CR blue -- now CSX #7316. Awesome video, those GE's sound absolutely amazing!
TrainManTy, hey guy! Haven't seen you on the MRR forum for a while. Yes, the GE "chug" is, imho, such a cool attention getter. For DCC/Sound in HO, Soundtraxx did a nice job in capturing the GE chug in its Diesel Tsunami decoder.
Lots of uncommon stuff here. Very rarely see eastbounds down at the Gallitzin, usually they go up through AR and the Portage Tunnel. Also odd the train was held in the middle of the block until instead of at UN
listen to those 7FDL's at work,ill take the GE's anyday over any turbocharged EMD,but the sound of the non turbocharged locomotive...thats something you 'll love to hear
Im trying to figure out which scheme looked better on the C40-8Ws..the Conrail Quality paint job that most of the units recieved or the original Conrail job that the 2nd unit had on. Im not really sure
Good to know that somewhere, 3 days before I was born a GE toaster was chugging it's beastly heart out! (I actually like GEs best, I just find the toaster name funny and endearing)
I don't recall ever hearing them called toasters - that was always the ASEA/EMD AEM-7 electrics where I grew up - but given GEs' tendency to belch flames when they are in a bad state of tune I can totally see that name being appropriate. As many things as I've ever caught as a result of being in the right place at the right time, I have yet to capture a GE throwing flames out the stack.
Yeah they seem to have gotten a bad rap among rail fanners who are hardcore old emd but somehow I just love their sound. The 710 and 645 Prime movers sing, but these FDLs and now GEVOs sound like an invading army- I woudnt have it any other way!
I don't know about the Tier 4 units, but since I first saw an NS ES44AC I've thought they have quite a bark to them when they are working hard. If one is in mixed company it always seems to be the loudest voice in the bunch.
@@FastFlyingVirginian for sure, the Evolution Series definitely chugs too, but they also have a neat resonance to them. I'm not sure if that's some sort of engine harmonics or if that's the inverters or what. All I know is that they sound pretty cool. The tier 4s are wildly quiet, not to mention the tier 4 SD70aCe just sounds like a giant vacuum cleaner. It's too bad the emissions regulations killed the 710.
Well actually i do have memories from back in the 90's of the old Rusty Bridge actually not the greatest but some fond memories. And Oh I have never seen U type units before so that why i didn't know of this
Back when they faced the horns the correct direction instead of today's way of facing them backwards. They sound choked out today, not warm and rich at all.
I'll have to look at some recent footage, but I was under the impression that nearly all horn racks had one or two facing rearwards, or at least whatever's considered rearwards depending on the locomotive they're mounted to. I totally agree on the present-day quality - aren't most button-activated these days anyway, so there's no room for quilling or any sort of finesse?
Gosh, I can't stop watching this so I figured I might as well write a comment!
This is truly one of the mose awesome sounding train videos I have EVER seen! You captured the sound perfectly here. I can almost feel the ground shake and smell the diesel smoke!
Great job on this! I'll be back again and again for this one!
Rick!
Here I am 10 years later, still absolutely loving these beast adding power to throttle!
I'm glad I took the shot when I did. It's been the only opportunity I ever had to shoot GEs throttling out from overhead since, even with trips to the 8th St. bridge over Rose Yard in Altoona or the 'Railfan Bridge' at Enola Yard outside Harrisburg.
One of the best chugs I've heard with engines being Dash 8 and newer
Great video! Man do I miss those days. One time an NS crew let me come up in the engine and check it out the train had a still conrail painted c40-8cw on the point.
I praise you for being their that day and catching this!! What an awesome video I love the CONRAIL Dash 8 and MAN IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS!!
Ex Conrail Productions dude agreed that GE Dash 8 is doing some WORK!!!
I had know idea FFV was the one who took this!! Thanks man! I didn’t realize it was you. This is one of my favs to go back to, I miss the Dash 8’s
Glad you enjoyed it! This is one of those moments I'd like to revisit with a time machine and my present-day camcorder in tow.
I would have to agree with you there!
It’s a shame I never was around for the conrail era, at least I saw a lot of Ex Conrail power though. This was awesome hearing the GE’s Chug 👍
CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! Love those GE's! The sound is so much different than the EMD's, I can't decide what I like better! Great video!
Man i love that chuggin sound.
I can't stop watching this. It's like an addiction of some sort.
"Kyle, what's in that brown bag?"
"Nothin..."
"Do you have Conrail Chugging Contest again?"
"PLEASE! NO! I DIDNT DO IT!"
Kyle **they found it it’s those two locomotives**
Sniff, I can almost smell that exhaust thru my monitor! LOL Gotta say I still love hearing GE power. This spot was one busy place during the steam era!
That chugging is one big reason why I love GE more than EMD!!
And the newer models still do it. I think the NS ES44ACs in particular have a good loud bark to them, almost as loud as CSX's AC6000s with their original prime movers. As common as they are, I do like the chug of the NS Dash 9s as well.
FastFlyingVirginian on my fictional railroad, I'm gonna add Dash 9-44CW's, AC6000CW's. I already have Dash 8-40CW's, ES48ACCTE's (which I upgraded to 4800 horsepower), U34CH's, AC4400CW's, and ET44AC's.
EMDs sound better while sitting still.
GEs sound better while moving.
Also if you love GE so much then why do you have an EMD in your profile pic?
Plot twist That's a GE built EMD
Best lash up I've ever heard:D
I love ge locomotives! C30-7 were my favorite back in the 80s and 90s. Seen a true c60ac on the union pacific line from boone to clinton iowa. c60ac was on the front and a unpatched sp was on the rear. c60ac are still around.
What an unbelievable sound!
Wow Chug chug chug..... Awesome sounding....
Sounds GOOD! I also am partial to an EMD but the chug of a GE is music to my ears as well:).
@Tracksider216 well, the chug of a GE is pretty cool. I don't see why people like EMD more. You can't hear the horsepower the way a GE does
Thanks for the reply!
Ah yes, nothing like the smoke from a big diesel locomotive.
This reminds me of a bridge in Butler Wisconsin. It was right over the throat to the yard there. We often stuck our hands out over the rail as the units passed under. (Foolish, I know). It was incredible the amount of force in that exhaust. ...and the sound!!! Only wish we would have had video/audio recording equipment back then!
This brings some of those great memories back to me.
Rick
Great chugging!
And haha, that was a few months before I was born ... damn! XD
PS: I love diesel units; I grew up with them. However I can't help but wonder what it would have been like to be on that bridge...or on any bridge for that matter...when a hard pulling steamer passed under!
Thanks again for this video and for responding.
Rick
Odd thing about the lead unit. Doesn't appear on the CR roster. Closest number is the highest of the LMS D8-40CW fleet, which ends at 732. The roster picks up in the low 1,000's with MT4's. Rare catch! And the trailing 6089 is still in CR blue -- now CSX #7316. Awesome video, those GE's sound absolutely amazing!
LMS unit.
Great video, awesome sound - thanks for posting!!
That's some motivation for ya!
TrainManTy, hey guy! Haven't seen you on the MRR forum for a while.
Yes, the GE "chug" is, imho, such a cool attention getter. For DCC/Sound in HO, Soundtraxx did a nice job in capturing the GE chug in its Diesel Tsunami decoder.
you cant beat the GEs chug! unless your an Alco...
That is sweet! What a cool time travel
Cool sound
I still remember that old Rusty bridge whenever those trains would apss underneath the whole bridge Shook!
amazing sound! wow!
Lots of uncommon stuff here. Very rarely see eastbounds down at the Gallitzin, usually they go up through AR and the Portage Tunnel. Also odd the train was held in the middle of the block until instead of at UN
very cool
listen to those 7FDL's at work,ill take the GE's anyday over any turbocharged EMD,but the sound of the non turbocharged locomotive...thats something you
'll love to hear
@SD70MAC but a chug is awesome too!!
Same me too I love EMD's sound so awesome
That's rarely because there got unpatched CW40-8 there after NS own CR units..
I love it!
Very cool, dude. 5*.
Amazing!
awsome
Late GE bell on that unit. Sounds like a Dash 9
This is why I prefer GE over EMD that CHUUG
Wow, that'd be cool! If you do you should make a video -- then & now!
Im trying to figure out which scheme looked better on the C40-8Ws..the Conrail Quality paint job that most of the units recieved or the original Conrail job that the 2nd unit had on. Im not really sure
Both are perfect
Good to know that somewhere, 3 days before I was born a GE toaster was chugging it's beastly heart out! (I actually like GEs best, I just find the toaster name funny and endearing)
I don't recall ever hearing them called toasters - that was always the ASEA/EMD AEM-7 electrics where I grew up - but given GEs' tendency to belch flames when they are in a bad state of tune I can totally see that name being appropriate. As many things as I've ever caught as a result of being in the right place at the right time, I have yet to capture a GE throwing flames out the stack.
Yeah they seem to have gotten a bad rap among rail fanners who are hardcore old emd but somehow I just love their sound. The 710 and 645 Prime movers sing, but these FDLs and now GEVOs sound like an invading army- I woudnt have it any other way!
I don't know about the Tier 4 units, but since I first saw an NS ES44AC I've thought they have quite a bark to them when they are working hard. If one is in mixed company it always seems to be the loudest voice in the bunch.
@@FastFlyingVirginian for sure, the Evolution Series definitely chugs too, but they also have a neat resonance to them. I'm not sure if that's some sort of engine harmonics or if that's the inverters or what. All I know is that they sound pretty cool. The tier 4s are wildly quiet, not to mention the tier 4 SD70aCe just sounds like a giant vacuum cleaner. It's too bad the emissions regulations killed the 710.
That's an odd number, 742 for a conrail CW40-8??? Can someone explain that?
Odd how???
LOL! It's just too good
What do You Mean By U-Boats Here?
Me to, i never get any work done because of this obsession!!
Well actually i do have memories from back in the 90's of the old Rusty Bridge actually not the greatest but some fond memories. And Oh I have never seen U type units before so that why i didn't know of this
WHAT is that "humm" at 3:00 ??? Bad brakes?
I think some brakeshoes are just louder than others when the brakes are applied. It's not necessarily an indication there's a problem.
That's possible, IF he was applying the brakes? I'm willing to bet also a dry bearing or something. Maybe someone else will chime in...
0:37
agreed
you know what sucks, they put fences up on both sides of the bridge, disappointed me.
Oh, yeah I know that. :)
Diesel is diesel. Two stroke or four... Music...
Back when they faced the horns the correct direction instead of today's way of facing them backwards. They sound choked out today, not warm and rich at all.
I'll have to look at some recent footage, but I was under the impression that nearly all horn racks had one or two facing rearwards, or at least whatever's considered rearwards depending on the locomotive they're mounted to. I totally agree on the present-day quality - aren't most button-activated these days anyway, so there's no room for quilling or any sort of finesse?