3,000 HP Turbo V16 Locomotive Start Up And Tour

[@GhostDrummer]

“The conductor’s chair is in 2Pac mode” Bro...between this, the dead bird, not caring about the details of what all the parts operate, and the Bluetooth bathroom,...you’re killing me here!!! This was great!!!!

[@ViceGripGarage]

Thank you!

[@centbigb97]

@calm cool collected Did you get triggered? Do you realize nobody cares about your virtue signaling and you need to learn how to spell their.

[@smithjones3548]

@calm cool collected Lighten up, Francis.

[@smithjones3548]

@calm cool collected And you do realize the name "Tupac" should be capitalized and that it is public domain--it was originally the name of the defunct Peruvian Inca empire before the rapper began using it. So you can whine and moan about racially biased ideas and opinions all day but in the end nobody gives a rat's rear about your "feelers."

[@stephenmr2]

@@centbigb97 I agree with you Cent bigB

[@matthewbanta3240]

When I saw the title, I assumed that you found an abandoned locomotive somewhere and you were trying to see if you could get it started so you could drive it back home.

[@asherdeangelo3268]

Same here .. I thought he was going to try and start an old locomotive in middle of nowhere....till I seen other people.....

[@laceylouloulou]

With no insurance, registration, plates...5 gal auxiliary fuel tank zip tied to the front bumper...sounds like a plan!!! I don’t know....

[@MickeyMousePark]

@@laceylouloulou but gotta go through a car wash first...

[@johngavanda5527]

That or he was trying to make one of their blowers fit in a car

[@TheBeeMan1994]

John Gavanda it’s been done. Someone put a 567 blower on a Chevy 572big block

[@HornetKingOfficial]

How is that guy not cracking up with your commentary 😆😅

[@codygooch510]

Pretty sure it’s his brother. I just started watching his videos but he’s all over them

[@NoName-zn1sb]

Cuz he's an adult.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

@@codygooch510 Yep that's his brother "Krang"

[@clay1671]

Because he has no soul

[@randylahey1232]

He actually seemed annoyed if you ask me lol

[@isaacpavlak5359]

I used to work as a locomotive electrician for the Union Pacific. The SD-40 was one of the best engines the railroads ever purchased. Absolute work horses and easy to fix. I wish I could have been there for this video to explain alot more in detail what you were looking at. Thanks for the video! I enjoyed it throughly.

[@TheShanguin]

How do you get into working on trains?

[@humanoverlord6708]

and the -2 where even better versions

[@aaronpfaffenberger1258]

An electrician for the railroad wow you must be a really rich man. I only dream of having jobs like that.

[@bentboybbz]

You can still explain some. And how does a man get a job working with trains?

[@Jacksonkellyfreak]

@@bentboybbz go get your airframe and powerplant certification for starters. I've had 2 or 3 offers to work on em, but I'm probably gonna stick to airliners.

[@CPthetooladdict]

A guy just admires a fella that gets to spend a day playing with real trains I'll be dipped!!

[@kallmekhaos8367]

Derek please pin this as top comment lol

[@andycap8469]

Thanks! It's not the easiest work, but I'm up for the challenge. The factry traction motors are impressive

[@nathancole8188]

I can't read that without hearing his voice in my head. Lol.

[@nickmclenithan922]

What i do for a living

[@ironken1796]

@@nickmclenithan922 same here brother...19 years of joy (sarcasm).

[@TheLocknLoadChannel]

Hey Derek, I work in a Diesel locomotive plant in PA. We build the Evolution series Tier 3 and Tier 4 12 and 16 cylinder engines then we ship them to Erie PA to be installed in the locomotive that they build. I machine the connecting rods for these engines. Going on 28 years now, Thanks for this video!

[@centamangila1217]

So you work for Wabtec?

[@saunchonass9231]

"This ones a hurculese.... You can see because the way it is" that was a red green quote and it was glorious.

[@koltonj4069]

Can't help but hear and see it now he has heavy RG vibes.

[@Jumper365]

“this is an aspen, you can tell that it’s an aspen tree because of the way that it is”

[@josiahnowak4418]

love red green

[@stellacatfish]

Uncle Red Green Don’t Lie!! 😂😂👍👍👍

[@clydestamp6970]

Long live Possum Lodge!

[@cassandrabeckermann8382]

"Oop we got a guy down. Hey are you up or are you down" *proceeds to throw dead bird* "Nope he's still down"

[@tommylyeah]

Bret: RIGHT. So, that one's dead, we know that.

[@jamesmiller113]

First genuine belly of the day, now my neighbours think I'm strange

[@TheBigWhiteWolf]

Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords.

[@DaleDix]

Had to give him a bit of a boost if he was going to take off!

[@Jimmy_CV]

f

[@mikeslatz1351]

I'm the Chief Engineer on a tug boat with 2 of these engines. The oil is currently about 10 years old. We send out a sample every month for analysis and change the filters every 400 hours. They burn about 1 gallon an hour and I top them off every evening before turning in. We use a pump and a permanently mounted piping system for adding oil. Add oil while running. Fuel usage averages about 5,000 gallons per day, we carry 148,000 gallons onboard. With some minor changes these engines can be right or left hand turning so the propellers turn opposite each other for handling and efficiency, usually the upper tips turn inwards toward each other. Interesting to the real gear heads, the turbos are gear-driven blowers until about 750 RPM when they override the clutch and operate as turbos.

[@rickbaker4571]

400000 pounds... or half the size of my ex-mother-in-law. Well, I'll be dipped!

[@CosmicStargoat]

@@merqury5 A random genius appears.

[@rickbaker4571]

@@merqury5 yes sir. Membership has its privileges.

[@jessicacordova5024]

Rick Baker do you have to do something to get membership notifications or are there different levels of memberships that get different content? I’m a member but don’t ever see early notifications.

[@KameraShy]

I was thinking Oprah.

[@rickbaker4571]

@@jessicacordova5024 you have to join. It's in the description of any video. Best money I ever spent, other than my divorce.

[@cheeseburgernetwork]

I feel like he accidentally walked onto a train yard with a camera and they just accepted it.

[@grimreefer5159]

Accepted*

[@ModMokkaMatti]

@@grimreefer5159 they made an exception for Mr. VGG, and temporarily accepted his presence in their world.

[@briantruck2284]

😆🤣

[@retro440]

The engineer dude didn't look like he was exactly over joyed, but, he did give a tour!

[@tonymac1349]

Pretty sure that’s his Brother and that’s just how he normally acts.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I've been learning about trains since I was a kid. I'm 72 now and I still play with trains. I have an HO scale layout and am building a Lionel 027 very soon. Cheers from eastern TN

[@tristan709]

Someone, somewhere, is trying to swap this into their miata.

[@bradleyogden5688]

At least it would make it quieter.

[@ItsRiiiick]

Probably be more dependable too

[@TheManLab7]

I wonder why Americans call them miata's when there ACTUALLY called Mazda's? 🤔 It's strange yanks always call thinks n cars different names compared to the rest of the world. Same goes with Nissan's, as they call them Datsun? American is a very strange place if you look at it for the outside 🤔

[@alakani]

@@TheManLab7 Miata is a model not a company. Japan calls it the Roadster.

[@ItsRiiiick]

@@TheManLab7 wow, well time for a history lesson. Nissan was formed from the merger of DAT Automobile Co. and Jitsuyo Automobile Co. in 1934 Nissan owned datsun, and only vehicles exported from 1958 to 1986 were identified as Datsun. Also, as been stated already, the Miata is a model, not a manufacturer, and if you want to be technical, it's actually the MX-5 Miata.

[@EdgarFriendly-op3rn]

I operated these aboard the USS Nimitz. Was the emergency backup diesels when the reactors went down. We had 4 EMD 645s on board, 2 forward and 2 aft.

[@newbornlog2789]

Best engine ever made by gm period I would know ..teehee

[@Romans--bo7br]

E.R. Shaw...... Were they 12, 16 or 20 cyl.?..... would imagine either the 16 or 20 E3B's?

[@trainzguy2472]

@@Romans--bo7br I imagine 16, that was the most common size. 20s were only on the SD45 series and 12s were typically for lighter duties (switching or light roadswitching)

[@aidansharples7751]

What speed could she pull on the diesels?

[@michaelbayliss1794]

E.R. shaw , thanks for your service.

[@throughmyeyes8868]

I have been listening to your channel for quite some time now. I am completely blind and have been for all my life. I love listening to your content. It teaches me a lot about engine repair. It was truly awesome to hear those locomotives run.

[@6z0]

How you comment?

[@KeifusMathews3]

@@6z0 A braille display is a flat keyboard-like device that translates text into braille and enables blind or deaf-blind individuals to read text using their fingers,or people with low vision, tools include writing or signature guides, special pens, and paper with raised or bold lines. Environmental adaptations include increasing contrast and task lighting, as well as the use of slant boards, and different types of magnification may also be helpful for those who are writing print. Rude you are..

[@jollyroger2012]

@@KeifusMathews3 why is he rude? he asked a question because he didn't know. Seems ok to me

[@yodservant]

Maybe it was the manner in which the question was asked, rather than the actual question??

[@frosty9855]

Big shout out to the railroad people for allowing us to tag alomg.. Any body else expecting a 6 foot long dip stick.

[@willrobbinson]

agree thanks for a in house visit to rail yards & look inside these fantastic monsters

[@ItsRiiiick]

@17:12 takes a taste test to see what weight it is. "Its definitely like a 20-40 or a 20-50"

[@ItsRiiiick]

For some reason it just reminded me of Adams Sandler in The Waterboy tasting his water

[@frederickmoller]

I ran a CAT 150 ton haul truck in the early '90s and the engine oil dipstick had to be 12' long, it was a real pain in 40 zero below weather. I didn't stay on that job long, I went be underground operating remote controlled scoop trams at a gold mine in Timmins Canada. lol

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Nope.

[@iiirbob]

We got a MAN DOWN!! NO Jerry!!! why!!! lol

[@jerrydwyer9057]

He'll be ok. He just had too many cold snacks

[@blacklenny6243]

He's not dead, he's restin'

[@hyperboloidofonesheet1036]

Pigeon had a few too many Lucky Diamond lagers. He'll come around in a few hours.

[@MMitchellMarmel]

@@blacklenny6243 Beautiful plumage!

[@theofficialdiamondlou2418]

Lmao.

[@gtm624]

Huge shout out to the guy who gave you the tour and the engineer for showing us that. And you for making the video. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Mike-01234]

Looks like his buddy from the boat that they had on the lake was overheating.

[@frankgessner]

That's his brother Chris AKA Krang, sp.

[@gtm624]

@@frankgessner wow. I never realized that. Crazy but this was the first video I ever watched. So that is probably why I wouldn’t have recognized him. Well I have seen almost all of them to date now. Lol. I love Derek’s content.

[@vaderdudenator1]

The way that engineer plays the console on the 3000hp unit like a piano is so impressive.

[@michaelsanchez2417]

Yup! its a fine art, for sure. I operated diesel/electric work trains for a few months in the NYC subway. Although much smaller in comparison much of the same handles and levers exist. Takes a few weeks but you start becoming one with the machine and when you get it, you get it!

[@ellisjackson3355]

@@michaelsanchez2417 I remember first time I went to NYC I had to take the LIRR to Ronkonkoma to meet with my sales trainer. It was cool hearing the NY accent over the loud speaker lol

[@codeman99-dev]

@@ellisjackson3355 Don't forget that smell in the station! :P

[@macknumber9]

Not when you do it every day for how many years....it is like anything else

[@Justice4all_001]

I'm 16-year-old pole dancer who loves diesel locos. I wax.

[@darickymeister]

He shows up with sparkalators, starting fluid, and will drive it home 500 miles with no plates :)

[@d00z3r]

you forgot his Teng toolbox......

[@beezy7412]

And don’t forget Tonya Harding!!!

[@davidjames666]

Beezy and a brake line closed off with a vice grip wrench

[@calebweems9392]

its diesel, we don't need sparkalators where were going.

[@vilstef6988]

I'd love to see Derek get that unit to his house or shop! The cost of the cold snacks for the track laying crew would empty the bank account!

[@garysprandel1817]

As a rail buff I'm loving Derek's take on things. And oh that sound of that prime mover spooling up in run 8.

[@garyolsen5790]

What a familiar sound. Those big EMD engines were the backbone of the tugboat industry for 50 years. Great little side trip.

[@Thekidsinafrica14]

They still are lmao. The tugboat I work on has Cummins ktas but those huge line tugboats use EMD’s and cats

[@shadowcd9027]

Don't forgot fairbanks-morse opposed piston. Real workhorses. Navy tugs.

[@dash456789]

Yeah there are plenty of tugs still out there with EMD’s. I used to work on the Billie H and in 2013 it got repowered with EMD 710’s. My current company has an old Crowley Sea Swift class with a pair of turbo 16-645’s

[@laughingram7287]

@@dash456789 Hey! I worked for Crowley up in Seattle from 1980-1987. I also worked the Invader Class (EMD V20’s), as well as the Sea Swift and Sea Wolf class. We had a couple of DeFelice boats with EMD V12’s and one pusher boat with an EMD V8(The turbo and air filter box was almost the same length as the engine). Changed out many “power packs” and turbos back then. We never added oil with a bucket. We had a pump for that. Otherwise at speed, there would be more oil coming out than going in. I still have all the torque values stuck in my head! Ram

[@goinplatnumpw]

Ride quality is outstanding as operator loses teeth on steering wheel...🤣🤣

[@michaelsclark]

Well technically trains don't have steering wheels but still funny

[@michaelsclark]

Never mind spoke to soon 🤣

[@micarguy8239]

I was worried he would be gettin’ summer teeth!

[@algrayson8965]

@@michaelsclark The steering wheels of a train are all of the wheels.

[@Kyle-gb6ub]

I’m just thinking 💭 I’m just

[@johanbrand8601]

THANKS DEREK. My father was an engineer for more than 40 years. Trains are in my blood and its a passion that I will never lose. This was a special video.

[@CanadianCarguy247]

I never knew I wanted a vise grip garage video on an old locomotive... up until now. Now I NEED more of it! Thank you sir!

[@testdevice989]

For those wondering, each cylinder is 645 cu.in of 2-stroke diesel. The 2 foot diameter turbo is gear driven at idle and exhaust driven under load. Max engine rpm is 900, and idle is near 200. The SD-40 gets 6 sets of wheels and traction motors for more traction vs. the standard locomotive with 4 sets of wheels. I worked on them in the 1980s.

[@jonvincent3651]

I’m a rail engineer for over 30 years with a class 1 railroad. The sd-40 is by far my favorite locomotive to operate. They are turbo engines to get to that 3000 hp, and yes they are workhorses. Put two or three together and you get 6000 or 9000 hp. Modern day locomotives are a diesel/electric. The Diesel engine supply’s power to the main generator and then turns that energy to electricity to power the tractions motors that are mounted in the trucks/ wheel assembly. It’s been a fantastic job. Tupac mode is exactly how the conductors sit going across the road. Great video! Shout out to the crew that let ya make the video.

[@alexsheppard8331]

21:48 Derek doesn't know how much the railfans love that

[@trainsoandnscale7357]

Especially when it first turns over. It sounds amazing.

[@jingles9657]

As a train and car guy, this was great, I never thought I'd get your spin on one of these

[@thealmightyquatch]

“You up or down?” Best question I’ve ever seen asked to a pigeon.

[@vilstef6988]

Recently, I watched a Reddit video where a railroad worker went into a Harbor Freight to buy a honkin' big maul to knock a pin loose. He was wearing safety gear, had a hardhat and had a remote unit for a diesel on his belt. A Karen idiotically thought he worked for Harbor Freight and lost her crap when he didn't help her. He goes out the back exit of the store and proceeds to test on the jammed pin. Karen, illegally follows him and has called the cops. Guy has the pin loose when the cops show up. He demonstrates to them he's not up to no good and Karen gets arrested for trespassing on railroad property and making a false report. You don't mess with a feller with an engine remote and a five pound Tonya Harding!

[@DCxMiLK]

Does a guy have a link? I must watch.

[@andybaldman]

@@DCxMiLK Probably not.

[@vilstef6988]

@@DCxMiLK Feller has to sleep sometime! I've seen the story on several reddit channels and I will look for it.

[@vilstef6988]

@@DCxMiLK No luck so far. I've looked back a ways on the 2-3 most suspect KZbin/Reddit channels. KZbin's search function is not very good except for pretty general stuff. Works best with specificity when you're looking or a song or have a title to work with.

[@DavesShed]

@@vilstef6988 Yeah KZbin's search function is the pits. There are untold videos on KZbin but you can only find the top 0.000001% of them, and not the ones you really want.

[@jasonbuck1776]

When i heard that big ass engine start up, i was giggling like a little girl. I can only imagine how you felt. Im kinda jealous. Probably one of your coolest videos.

[@ViceGripGarage]

Thanks Jason

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@ViceGripGarage It would run better if they threw a dozen four barrel Holley double pumpers on there...a fella could do a respectable low 9s in the quarter

[@bradleyogden5688]

@@ViceGripGarage To bad you couldn't have found a real SD45-2. Your talking 20 cylinders. In the mid 90s GM built 30 locomotives with 20 cylinders and each cylinder was 710 c i ! Other words 5,500 horsepower. The 7108 used 645s.

[@CMDRSweeper]

The startup wasn't the best... The Notch 8 rev up was the best part of it. You could even see the rattles of the vibrations from that massive EMD engine.

[@joeyknight8272]

@@bradleyogden5688 wow!

[@mikespanger2367]

I was a brakeman for 20 years I'm retired now but I just stepped back in time ran all those same units remote takes me back to the spare board thx derek keep up the awesome work

[@danhalen2579]

Shout out to those nice fellas that hooked you up on this!

[@iiirbob]

Maybe we could see on of those really big quarry dump trucks sometime... the three story ones.. How many onions are in one of them? Thanks for the field trip. Love to see more of just about any Derek Adventure. Just no sharks though please..

[@twiztid1fiddy]

This!!!

[@joeday4293]

If I recall, a quarry dump truck motor can be fed 13.6 buttloads o' onions. In Canada, that's 21.4 waffle loads.

[@robertsherman6125]

I used to drive the German euclid dump trucks but I always wanted to drive the T-Rex.

[@KCDrives]

The Cat 797's I used to operate were from 3550hp to 4000hp quad turbocharged and all kinds of fun in the mud. 24 cylinders on the older B models and 20 cylinders on the newer F models.

[@Super50calbmg]

Euclid

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Whats crazy is that V16 will get you across a continent without refuelling!

[@heikkpek]

Well it's a hybrid!

[@squarewrangler]

Who else was hollering "bring the thunder" when they started the unit ?. Great vid

[@surby7400]

19:30 is when the engine is started.

[@ryansacchetti6870]

You’re the best

[@Ratzfourtyfour]

geez thanks, the rambling just went on and on

[@यतोधर्मःततोजयः]

You're an angel.

[@GayPope]

@@Ratzfourtyfour man has ooga booga brain lmfao cant pay attention for 2 minutes

[@packerman1203]

@@GayPope 20*

[@richnovek107]

This show reminds me of the time I worked on a small railroad out of Duluth, MN, which is now owned and operated by the Canadian National Railway. I was working as a hostler helper fueling, sanding, and assisting the Engineer to set up multiple locomotives for runs in and out of the iron ore mines of northern Minnesota.

[@markiefufu]

I ran limo service for the railway in Fort Worth TX for about a year, many moons ago. I loved chatting with engineers as I drove them to and from the yards. They would let me hang out, smoke cigarettes and drink coffee while we waited on a crew. Learned quite a bit just chatting with these guys.

[@gabrielwathne1068]

Just when I thought this channel couldn’t get any better. First came across it because of cars, then snowmobiles which was a real treat, and now trains are just the cherry on top!

[@raven4k998]

she's a torquey unit just like my i3s she's got a lot of torque and way to much speed aparently🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@assessor1276]

I worked in a CPR locomotive shop as a mechanics helper when I was a student and this video really took me back. Thanks for sharing!

[@bobjohnson205]

Which locomotive shop did you work in as a mechanic's helper?

[@assessor1276]

I worked the Finch and Pharmacy in Toronto in the summer of 1978. My shift was straight midnights and I had Monday and Tuesday off which meant that I didn’t go to work Sunday or Monday evenings. I recall that we had two of the V16 locomotives: 4744 and 4745 but they had much bigger rooftop radiators and we called them the “Flying Nuns” because the radiator housings stuck out like the headdress of the Sally Fields character in the 1960s TV show. .

[@bobjohnson205]

@@assessor1276 Thanks for your response. The locomotives you are referring to were ALCO's. In Canada they were known as MLW's because they were built for the CPR by Montreal Locomotive Works at the St. Luc shop in Montreal under license from the American Locomotive Company. 44 of the 45 that the CPR had built were 3,600 horsepower. Only one - the 4744 - was 4,000 HP. It was distinguishable from the rest of the class by its radiator housings. ALCO's were not known for their reliability or cost efficiency and after the CPR had enough 3,000 HP GM's to power their trains were for the most part not run west of Winnipeg. They kept them close to their St. Luc locomotive shop where they were maintained. Very often they died before they reached Winnipeg and were returned 'dead' to Montreal to be repaired. The second last time I had the 4744 was in the winter of '84/'85. We left Thunder Bay with about 30 empty grain box cars and stalled before we got 4 miles out of town! No turbo boost pressure - bad turbo. The next and last time I had it was in Nov. '86. It had been rebuilt to an AC locomotive - CPR's first - and was on test between Montreal and Wpg. on their 481/482 fast freights. There was an employee with the locomotive riding in a business car just behind the engine consist. He would only run it when he was not sleeping. When he awoke the morning I had it in my consist we were about 40 miles east of Ignace and when he cut it leaving a 45mph curve it was like getting a kick in the ass! It worked that day! lol

[@tabithabillings1526]

It's not about Horespower, It's about torque, the modern Locomotive has around 60,000 ft lbs of torque. Let that sink in.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Love that SD40-2 sound! 👍🚂

[@canadianpacificstudios5835]

Ayeeeeeeeeee

[@railfangraham4182]

Yooo

[@castelaronly]

Yo tambien

[@LIMowersAndMore]

Classic EMDS nothing beats a gp38 sound.

[@diesel10rules23]

Yeah the only thing better is hearing a steam locomotive

[@felix945]

I literally pissed my pants at that pigeon scene :D

[@duke1281]

Lmao! Yep, I choaked on my cigarette on that part.. "Are you up or are you down..?... nope! Still down"... then just carry's on... Hahahahaha!

[@McDoobles]

He’s napping.

[@warrenmichael918]

holy hell, that might be the funniest moment in VGG history and he wasnt even trying to be funny and it wasnt even a scripted thought....LOL

[@slypto]

"we got a man down"

[@1STGeneral]

Should get that checked out

[@Godwinsgarage-jackofalltrades]

I worked for the rail road in fort Bragg California for 2 years as a mechanic on the locomotives and I’ll tell you what it’s a different world but one of the best jobs I’ve ever had love the starting sequence for the locomotives definitely a bucket list for those who haven’t done it it is awesome

[@fjb3544]

Best governor ever and next POTUS! So exciting!!!!

[@staceyrenner5418]

Well that was the coolest damn field trip I've been on since elementary school. Thanks man!!

[@Expatriate1977]

Derek is buying locomotives now. He's upping his game. I'll be dipped

[@mikeglasgow9618]

I was am EMD mechanic for many years. Tugs, pushboats, locomotives, and drilling rigs. Onshore and offshore. Love the 16 645's . Can't beat em

[@mikeglasgow9618]

@A. Steel are you talking about the powerpack hold down nuts ( 4 ea) ?

[@madmechanix4962]

27 years as a railroad engineer... interesting note....those EMD diesels are two stroke..

[@t.a.m.ttheallmightytexan3638]

Damn a two smoke locomotive intresting

[@kevinporter6426]

Damn! I was floored when he licked that locomotives dip stick.......

[@xuser48]

And the speed handle has eight predefined positions to prevent resonances. RPM's that will cause a resonance in the locomotive will not be used for driving.

[@madmechanix4962]

@@xuser48 except explain notch 5 on a EMD

[@xuser48]

@@madmechanix4962 What about notch 5?

[@thisisnothere14]

This channel just went up a few steps in the education department, move over national geographic! 🤣 loved this field trip! And another great video as always! Keep up the great work my guy! 😃

[@jeremyhanna3852]

I was think more like move over Thomas the train but to each his own

[@timboylen7239]

I thank you for that oversight of how those machines run and work I'm a 65-year-old former farmer mechanic electrician you made me feel young again back to get that hair sticking up on my arms and goosebumps to see these things start and run operate thank you very much Derek appreciate that

[@travelingtech3251]

Fella was all excited to see someone finally do a video with EMD in it. Glad it was Derek. After see that guy got too buy some t shirts from him. He earn some respect. Been working on EMD all over the world for the last ten years.there not only used in trains , I work on them in power plants, tug boats and naval ships. Good job Derek 👍🏻

[@brandondupeire9119]

me too. who you work for esi?

[@breakstuffinc]

Takes me back, my dad retired from the railroad. I used to ride along sometimes. Thanks for taking us along.

[@michaelperkins5746]

Brilliant i was a train driver in the uk now retired I drove V16 quad turbo 2 stroke caterpillar locos 4400 hp i luved them

[@stevenvilardi8626]

My good buddy Ray used to work for the RR and really enjoyed your train articles. He wrote the following.... Really liked this! I worked on a lot of these when I was with ConRail. We'd rebuild them from the wheels up in the Altoona Backshop. The Electro Motive Diesel (EMD) units were built in LaGrange, Ill, by General Motors. This one is a Standard Duty SD-40 at 3500 HP and has 3 axle trucks vs a General Purpose (GP) unit with two axle trucks. We had one larger unit coming through with 20 cylinders, an SD-45. I went to school at EMD when I hired on in '78. Conrail also sent me to the General Electric School at the factory in Erie, PA. I started with inspecting outgoing units to make sure they were ready to return to service and worked my way up to lead Electrical Engineer for the Backshop. Most interestingly I modified all units to a standard ConRail configuration from the various legacy railroad setups that varied considerably. I'd then modify the drawings to show the changes. I was also responsible for the electrical and electronic shops where we would rebuild the electric motors, generators and control cards used for the buildup of the overhauled units. The 16 cylinder units came in two versions one with roots blowers and the other with turbo superchargers. The turbos would start as mechanical driven superchargers but when they rev'd up, and the exhaust pressure built up, a clutch would disengage the mechanical drive and it would run as a turbocharged unit. Ray

[@user-mu5nh8fi6y]

Very cool. My grandfather worked on the railroad and too me to work with him when i was 5 years old. They let me drive. You brought back a great memory. Thanks

[@tatilibero3]

It's cool seeing Krang in his work element. I didn't know he worked with locomotives so of course I'm kinda jealous. Keep it up VGG and family. You guys keep a smile on my face!

[@ctdieselnut]

Is krang a reference to something or is that just his name? Sorry idk

[@nathanmalinowski6085]

I lost it when he tossed the pigeon. Funniest thing ever

[@ThinkFreely2012]

Bird flu activated! Lol

[@chemxfan]

No, he was "flippin' the bird". LOL

[@jessemurray1757]

me too. I immediately looked for this comment. I'm like i can't be the only one here.

[@PharaohDeathMask]

KZbin recommended this video to me, and I'm glad that it did. I found your presentation style to be different to anything that I've seen before. This video was both entertaining and informative. Loved the dead bird, too lol. Thumbs Up.

[@ViceGripGarage]

appreciate the kind words, and welcome to the channel

[@TangoCharlieAlpha]

When on Closed Caption mode.......the guy revs the engine, and the word "music" pops up when the diesel whines! Elite!!

[@Coolfwip]

“We got a guy down” Thank you. Now my water is all over my bedroom wall

[@Taydrum]

I can't believe he was touching that disease-a-lator 5000

[@iamrob840]

that was hilarious when he said that

[@scottcupp8129]

LMAO!!

[@JusstinC]

BRO IM DYING AT THAT🤣🤣

[@juann7954]

Had a huge smile on my face watching the whole thing. I've loved trains since I was a kid. Thank you.

[@kyleelliott7113]

The pigeon (not up) was my favorite part. 😂

[@kemetrocky-xx4ky]

♿

[@engineeringoyster6243]

Love to hear you invent new technical sounding words. For 40 years, my favorite has been, "Knerled Flange Bracket."

[@ScottSillis]

Hi Derek, I rebuild these engines and various other Locomotive engines. Quite interesting work, I love the diagnosis of faults also. These engines make various HP output depending on the size. That 645 is 645 cubic inch per cylinder, they make 710 cubic inch per cylinder up to 20 cylinders upwards of 7500HP. Pretty cool. You just gotta hold her flat at notch 8 and give her all the onions. 🤣🤙👍

[@MaydupNem]

"Give her all the onions" is a top tier expression

[@fjb3544]

They also spew hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. Need to go EV

[@ScottSillis]

@@fjb3544 the diesel engines already drive huge 6-9 tonne alternators which produce the electricity to drive the traction motors, there is talk about going EV on smaller locomotives but it is not going to happen anytime soon, the expenses involved are incredibly high and the companies want reliably and electricity is just not reliable enough, if you lose power you have locomotives and trains stranded with all the goods costing incredible amounts of money,, many fines, for example if one electric train misses the scheduled timetable run it's up to $25,000 per day fine per unit. If you shut down an entire train line it could be millions. What you may consider a simple fix is a like a Paradigm shift.

[@bryandraughn9830]

Thanks for keeping em running!

[@sketchypoodle1236]

I spent some time working on those EMD's 40 years ago when I was a young'n. This was a trip back in time for me. Thanks for taking us along.

[@snarl3027]

Telling the dead pigeon to “go” was hilarious

[@jasonw3303]

he’s still down

[@somethingsomeonesaid6455]

"hey! you ok?"

[@shreddmcnasty]

man this is hands down one of the most wholesome channels ive ever stumbled upon by accident , you need your own tv show brother !

[@travelguy78]

I was just on a ship that had a few Terrawatthours from the crankshaft. Its amazing how reliable these 2 stroke Diesels are.

[@Bobble84]

Brings back memories, My Dad was an engineer for CN Rail for 35years. I was lucky enough back when I was 8, to be able to sneak on the train with him and go for a couple trips. He let me drive for a while, I will never forget that feeling. You can't understand the power until you have felt it take off from a stand still, hauling 150 tons @ 2.5km in length. I remember asking where the drive shaft was and he laughed at me!! First time learning about Diesel electric as well I see...

[@ctdieselnut]

That's awesome. You must mean 1500 tons? They said just this loco weighs 200 tons on it's own, minus the mile of cars behind it lol

[@dh-_1011]

Or 15,000 T. That’s my average train lately, and 10,000 feet long

[@MrChief101]

Utterly fascinating. Love how the Engineer just flipped those levers like you or I might operate a stereo.

[@chrisbieri9716]

Seth is a pro

[@willrobbinson]

thave don it many times without thinking just like a car only bigger & slow to get going

[@BryanAcostaswagelishious]

Amazing tour. I can't imagine the thrill of the engine rumble. Would be a terrific experience.

[@Justice4all_001]

rid eme

[@brandonhalmrast]

Derek *chucks dead pigeon* Me*clicks the like button*

[@crownvicca]

How second bird flu started.

[@jackraintree4351]

Hes not dead hes resting just look at the beautiful plumage

[@amorag59]

@@jackraintree4351 Survival mechanism

[@caseyblackall]

@@jackraintree4351 I was looking for the Python reference!

[@BobKarnowski]

I've been a Pattern Maker for 33 years and my first job (where I did my apprenticeship) was for a foundry that made castings for the sleeves, heads, and pistons for EMD locomotive engines.

[@MaxCruise73]

@OC Bob, Pattern Maker is sadly a dying trade. I assume you learned how to make wood patterns when you were in your apprenticeship. I am a Journeyman Machinist. Pattern Making is such an art form. Much admiration.

[@BobKarnowski]

@@MaxCruise73 Great to meet another tradesman, You are correct. I started out making wood patterns, ran CNC machines (Mazak), did CAM toolpaths for a bit and now I design patterns on the computer using PTC Creo. I work for a small shop in the Milwaukee area and most of the tools we design/build go to foundries in Mexico.

[@MaxCruise73]

@@BobKarnowski I too also learned how to program and run Mazaks. Started on a two turret lathe, then progressed to a vertical machining center. Really became a Machinist due to the programming at the machine (Mazatrol). Had to THINK like a Machinist during the programing. Setups has to be sturdy and very secure without distorting the workpiece. Do you make metal patterns? One of my favorite soft drinks is made in Milwaukee. Sprecher Brewery makes great Root Beer and Creme Soda.

[@minutemanmac]

I don't know how I missed this video on VGG... The sound of a 645 is one of my favorite parts about going to work.

[@joepacelli9713]

I love that he jumped right in to help a man down!!! No hesitation whatsoever

[@markbarrett5658]

Thank you for this. My grandson is a Train fanatic and he just loved this episode. I’m tellin ya, a Guy just loves what you and your family does for us.

[@kingofbrutaltheocracy9201]

Some how I missed this one...been watching your videos for a couple years, I think I can say this was one of your best. The excitement you have here is infectious!

[@RustyZipper]

He gets it from his Brother, that guy just never lets Derek get a word in

[@chrisphillippo591]

i never thought id be having such a good time watching trains from the canadian car guy! this was so cool. it just goes to show how good he is

[@walfman100]

I am pretty sure he's from the Minnesotas don't cha knowa?

[@3a.m.284]

He's not Canadian lmfao

[@clank4001]

12:38 is the fuel rack prime; turn to left, hold 20-30 secs to prime the fuel rack, then, after the engine has had the pressure relief valves opened and blown down, then closed, turn to the right to crank it over. the arms length lever he shows after that is the governor lever. EMDs are so cool!

[@stellacatfish]

Your speechology is fantastic!! Glad I foundalated your channel. Finally. A guy I understand.

[@SeanLain]

You're like the version of AvE that leaves his workshop every now and again.

[@zaneshuttleworth1063]

I'm not sure such a thing exists 🤔

[@robertmiller9687]

Hahaha so true

[@csn583]

AvE's gets out to shoot a McMaster catalog or drop acid on a camping trip with the Dewclaw from time to time!

[@LandonRoy-cv9rt]

“This one looks real dangerous so we’ll go ahead and open her up” 🤣

[@danielfield3580]

Was a riding electrician with early Amtrak, passenger locomotives used traction motors also. Only difference which resulted in additional weight was the water reservoirs for the steam lines that ran through the train, for heat in the dining car kitchens and passenger cars. The newer equipment was just coming on line when I left. Missed those days. Jacksonville Florida to New York, or D.C. to Miami or St.Petersburg and back to Jacksonville for single trips. Quick turns were to Montgomery and then turned back in Orlando back to Jax. Twice a week. Old cars were notoriously problematic, electrically as well as air conditioning. Still enjoyed the enroute trouble shooting and repairs. This was an enjoyable episode and stirred up the memories attached to those rare occasions of a trouble free round trip, as well as the hectic times in totally dark, hot cars. Fires occasionally and air conditioning repairs sometimes accomplished in a 10 minute station stop.

[@josegalopez]

As a railroad employee, I approve of this video.

[@Denniss7420]

That's a 1978 SD40-2, EMD's most reliable and popular locomotive ~ 4,175 units built between 1972 - 1989.

[@workingcountry1776]

Rail fan or rail worker?

[@tdkilpin]

@@workingcountry1776 Never collected a check for any of it, but have rebuilt antique electrics at the museum in town . . . does that count as "worker" ?

[@johrons]

How can you tell the year

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

SD40s were built as he said 1966-1974. Dash 2 units were built well into the 1980s.

[@Joseph-C]

@@centredoorplugsthornton4112 Crazy how we had electric trains in the 60s and cars are just now getting the same engine-driven-generator-powered-electric-motor treatment like 50 years later.

[@peetkotze7206]

Love that sound, I live about 1km from a railway line often hear that bad boys love it

[@MikMech]

Fuel Tank = 12,113 Litres. About $14,000 worth of Diesel !!

[@bansheemania1692]

When shtf happens. I Know Exactly where I'm going 😂

[@BixbyConsequence]

And a heck of an efficient way to transport goods over land.

[@jonytube]

@@BixbyConsequence the most efficient!

[@railtrolley]

Would drain the gas station dry when you filled her up.

[@bradleyogden5688]

And times that buy 2,000 other locomotives on class 1s in service...

[@jerryforeman4543]

That engine is amazing for being 1974 vintage! Thanks for sharing!

[@Paul070]

Nice job explaining everything! I spent 28 years on a class 1 railroad, even started in the roundhouse wrenching on locomotive's. Keep up the great content.

[@sirsteele]

Well, I'll be dipped! I didn't even know that it was "Take a guy to work" day down at the train shop!

[@wingedhorsegarage473]

Here we go !!!!! Trains and automobiles, all that’s left is planes!

[@MrWoodyBalto]

The pigeon was the plane. Complete fail!

[@bigk4584]

How about a dozer or excavator?

[@KameraShy]

Not that far off. A lot of dormant airplanes out in the deserts of the Southwest. Old props to 747's.

[@Yaco_Taco]

Yessssssss

[@WKBHB]

Ships have bigger diesels.

[@Nikhilus_yadavus]

You know a guy truly loves his train when he licks the oil

[@atnotthiolnoy1]

I know dang haha he nuts

[@TheVIRUS612]

that man knows nothing but how to differentiate motor oil by taste, amazing

[@jordyaguilar8776]

2 minutes in and theres so much to process and i love it

[@MrMopar413]

Yep I’ve done a few oil changes on EMD engines in tugboats. It took a crew of 5 mechanics all day to complete the task. We would bring 55 gal drums of oil and pallet loads of oil filters because in the boats they had remote oil filter containers that took a shit load of filters. And topping off 5 to 10 gallons at a time , fun times👍👍👍

[@johnmuraguri3137]

Guy licks the dip stick to determine oil type. Also the best narrator ever!

[@Woodklgr]

That was the comment I was looking for.

[@cbirman1977]

I used to rebuild those from ground up, a feller defiantly watched his own digicals when pulling out those power assemblies.

[@MrCjmincy]

I broke my foot doin a radiator change on a Long hood definitely miss being around these behemoths

[@TheMilwaukieDan]

Love your explanations. Would love to see you explain a airliner.

[@AutoFixYT]

WOW. That locomotive is amazing and I can't even imagine what it felt like to be next to that ginormous engine!