A Day on the Winchester & Western

[@JawTooth]

The locomotives struggling around 4:00 is really classic! That looks like 1953. Lol. These are the type videos that I really love and I try to film

[@jeffeffery8181]

ya I thought it was weird how it was pulsing, never heard a loco do that

[@ianisaacs2340]

I wonder what happened, it looks like the s6 was the only one really pulling. I have a feeling it has something to do with the loads of white smoke it was dumping out on the hill previously.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

That was an epic struggle! At some point those 2 engines try hard to emulate a steam engine too, seems the engines were still cold when opened up for the climb.

[@east_carolina_rail_photos]

The P3 on that S6 is absolutely perfect

[@fmnut]

Yes, I use it as my ringtone.

[@JawTooth]

I remember reading about this railroad. They have to open and shut a gate where the tracks go through a farm in Virginia.

[@struck2soon]

The weathering on that old Alco is sublime.

[@wwrr98]

Those P horns are so perfectly tuned. Literally music to the ears

[@caseyvanboxtel2279]

People will wait at a crossing for this slow train, but will raise Amtrak. People are amazing 😁

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

The S6 with turbo is a real treat !

[@AndreiTupolev]

That;s some classic Alco action! That shot at 3:00 is awesome.

[@Farside2020]

These two ALCO units remind me of a very similar duo from around this time: Maine Coast 958 (an Ex-MEC S1,) and W&W 351's sister engine Ex-N&W 367. It's tragic knowing 351 didn't get the same happy ending 367 has had so far, though.

[@mackpines]

3:00 There's some smoke coming out of that puppy!

[@G162011]

Love those old good hi-hoods, no matter EMDs or Alcos 👍

[@synthfreakify]

What was the town at the end of the video at 16:50?

[@fmnut]

Winchester VA

[@MTNRailroadingNC]

Excellent footage, as usual! What would cause that Alco to cycle on and off like that? I've never heard a locomotive (or any diesel engine really) surge like that.

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

The engineer was trying to keep his train moving. The surging of the engines was slowly adding traction to the rails. If he would have stopped,he'd surely have stalled on grade.

[@michaelwood5202]

@@ModelingSteelinHO I think it was just plain old wheel slip, you could see steam coming off the wheels. The power goes off and right back on. Regards Mike Wood

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

@@michaelwood5202 Agreed. That was a miserable piece of railroad that day. I try to imagine the engineers frustration.

[@BPEngr99]

That “surging” was definitely done by the engineer to cope with wheel slip. I do that with EMD’s. I doubt the amp gauge was in the red. I’d bet he was struggling to make 600 amps hold the rail. The trick is to see what amperage it slips at, then back off the throttle, and pull it right back out to try and maintain just below the amperage it slips at. It’s not as easy to do as it sounds.

[@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb]

The second loco sounds like was briefly in notch 8

[@yrunaked4]

fantastic stuff, was the RS11 not loading properly or something? what a struggle. love that horn on the RS11

[@jonwright3109]

Thank you for this.

[@cnichting08]

Its sounded like to me that black high nose alco was having some engine troubles

[@hampton400]

Wheel slip. He also has his sanders operating.

[@cnichting08]

@@hampton400 ok thanks

[@redbarnz]

That would make a perfect shortline to be modeled in N or HO scale! The towns and buildings were so charming. Where was filmed?

[@fmnut]

Between Gore WV and Winchester VA. The initial views are from Hagerstown MD south towards Winchester.

[@tombarnes7196]

@@fmnut Thank you! Poor RS11 on slippery track... normally a top performer. Love the horns too!

[@davestrains6816]

Great video. Is the lead engine a RS 11?

[@fmnut]

Yes ex-N&W

[@stevenpitts6665]

Great video, when was this shot?

[@fmnut]

February 1991

[@railfanjk8964]

So long to the sandman

[@fiddlyphuk6414]

Poor power planning on someone's part but made for a heckuva good video

[@williambryant5946]

Very heavy train!

[@JessicaKasumi1990]

Say it with me: Alco!!!!