Lake State Railway Throwing up Sparks as Their Train Stalls Out at Werth Rd in Alpena Michigan

[@CEngineering-pv8uw]

Great video. What is the device between the rails and running perpendicular to the tracks at 5:31?

[@HuronRailProductions]

Thanks, that is a defect detector your talking about. Pretty much it can read if there’s any hot wheels or if anything on the train is dragging. After the train passes it’ll make a transmission over the RR’s radio frequency and the engineer can hear the automated voice telling them the train length, temperature outside, if there’s any defects and a few other things.

[@donaldfoltz4649]

How long has the Lake State Railway been in operation?

[@HuronRailProductions]

They were formed in 1992. It was previously the Detroit and Mackinac Railroad.

[@donaldfoltz4649]

@@HuronRailProductions Thank you so much for the quick reply!

[@HuronRailProductions]

@@donaldfoltz4649 No problem!

[@ekarianandikarailfan]

Good video 😊

[@HuronRailProductions]

Thank you!

[@MikeG42]

That was quite an interesting video. The shower of sparks and sound of the train groaning was great. Glad they got her running again. Good job man.👍

[@HuronRailProductions]

Thank you it was unique to see

[@MikeG42]

@@HuronRailProductions Yeah no problem

[@hoophil]

Wow that was interesting! Must have been going up a grade and too much weight for those poor engines! They sounded like they were really laboring. Good catch with the video!

[@HuronRailProductions]

It rained a bit prior so I think slippery rails are what gave this one a hard time. Atleast it got going again.

[@anthonylabarge4331]

Im suprised that isnt more common in that spot. Ive never seen that happen

[@HuronRailProductions]

They usually pull hard through here but it isn’t often it stalls out. This is probably the 4th or 5th time I’ve seen it happen here ever

[@kevinmielke4296]

Damn that's crazy never seen that happen when I watched them in that area. I caught a 101 car train fully loaded with 3 GP40s never stalled on that hill. Must of have something to do with it being mother and slug units.

[@HuronRailProductions]

I’d guess your correct, a handful a times now the slugs have stalled out on this hill and the 4304 set got burned up twice a few years ago by this same hill. The GP’s I don’t think I’ve ever seen stall here.

[@andreasforster7757]

👍work. ❤Thank from Andreas 👨‍✈👍👍👍

[@HuronRailProductions]

Thank you

[@Joe-d7m6k]

Need to visit LTEX in Ohio, and pick out a few SD9'S, OR SD18'S.

[@shawnpowell5876]

Great video MRP and I think I'd use a DPU either mid train or at the other end to prevent stalling out. And for the engineer to continue throwing sparks in the same spot is bad for the rails. I'm sure that left an indentation that will eventually cause the top to separate. Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.

[@HuronRailProductions]

Thanks, these slug set locomotives can be a little underpowered on heavy trains or if the rails are slippery. But they got back going again so that’s what matters

[@midmichiganemdrailfan.4187]

I on my way back I hope I see something so far just LSRC truck & a random unknown Rail Track

[@EmmettLoveReal]

Is Ossineke the only place they go fast on the alpena branch?

[@HuronRailProductions]

Currently Ossineke, Oscoda, South of Tawas, National City, Turner, Twining, and Omer are all towns they have upgraded track at to run at speed

[@EmmettLoveReal]

@@HuronRailProductions do you know what the speed limit is?

[@HuronRailProductions]

Most of them are 25mph but I believe around Omer there’s a spot they get up to 40 now. I was reading a newsletter on the lsrc website and they said they got 6 miles of track on the Alpena line up to 40mph. The rest is 25 mph and 10mph

[@paulbergen9114]

I'm sure the folks at the grade crossing were thrilled with the show. The whole thing is tough on the locomotive the wheels the rail. I can't even chalk it up as overloaded cars which happens with frequency. Also with the underpowered chances are because of the slug in this bad weather and perhaps the Sanders not working in this rain

[@andreasforster7757]

Wenn Funken sprühen. Ist das ein Eisläufer. In Deutschland eine Betriebsgefahr. Dürfte der Zug nicht weiterfahren. Nur als Info. Von Andreas👨‍✈😗

[@RealJeep]

Hogger has to use those sanders on wet rails sometimes.

[@chadhampton2176]

Notch 8 sound!!!

[@thatsicilian787]

ouch, they were struggling hard, but they made it. Classic EMD's always get the job done!

[@HuronRailProductions]

I was surprised to see it got back going after it came to a stop

[@thatsicilian787]

Yeah a lot of times they’d have to back down the hill and get a running start at it. Although I’ve read that slug sets tend to be a bit underpowered in certain situations but idk.