Old Diesel Train's Final Years Of Operation! Great Sound!

[@844Steamtrain]

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[@jjtaylor714]

As of now there are no plans to scrap, she is still safe on the railroad. They recently took apart and put back together the power assembly and she runs fine. Built in 1952 she had tiger stripe paint, the paint she has now was last touched up back in the 1980's. She still has her gyralights which are different in Mars lights because the gyralight only goes in a circular pattern.

[@jjtaylor714]

She turned 74 years old in April.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

send this loco to Oregon Rail Heritage Center in portland,oregon across the street from OMSI ?

[@fiberrabit8229]

That's good to hear

[@MontanyeModels]

We have 2 SD7's in daily use up in Vermont on the former NECR (Genesee & Wyoming owns us now) They're mainly used for yard switching, but I don't know where they originally came from. They came to us years ago in a 2 tone paint scheme, red on the bottom half, gray on the top half, with silver trucks.

[@mattlf9120]

The math isn't adding up here. It would have been 66 years old in 2018 if it was built in 1952.

[@billconserva1461]

That's a pretty rare diesel today, love it!

[@Vinyl_guy]

yeah it’s nice to see older stock still working, it is still working to this day in the albany yard

[@joshs4594]

Boy, that's a hell of a heavy load. Those old diesels were major league troopers. 🚝

[@dietergoldschmitt9651]

Great video. Nice to see that just because it's old it doesn't mean it's junk. I hope it runs another 74 yrs.

[@davegeisler7802]

Listen to that Roots blower spooling up !!! 🤩

[@leehuff2330]

I'm not sure which is better, spooling up or winding down.

[@davegeisler7802]

@@leehuff2330 it’s sounds amazing spoiling up or down , your right 👍

[@davegeisler7802]

She must be about 70 years old now there abouts, what a timeless classic . EMD was on to something special with the SDs and the Geeps. ❤️

[@mattberg6785]

Beautiful old workhorse. I love the sd7 -sd9. I think BNSF might still have a few in service

[@bjrnpost4633]

The 567 way of shunting: Wont move? Roar a bit louder!

[@ianisaacs2340]

Some times you just gotta give it to the old girl!

[@lifeisgood12341]

Keep it on the rails as long as possible seeing 70 year old power is pretty awesome

[@calcutt4]

In Australia 60-70 year old diesels are a fairly common sight hauling grain trains, infrastructure trains and heritage specials with the oldest still in service being the GM1 class of 1951 and the B class of 1952

[@trainsandtrams2020]

That antique engine is definitely an epic soundmaker! Gotta love the heavily weathered hood too! In one word: classic.

[@SpringfieldAndWestern]

How cool is that sound! Thanks for sharing.

[@fiberrabit8229]

Instead of scrap, how bout a museum? It's only a 70 year old sd7 after all

[@SolidCold]

Chi ca ya

[@Maine_Railfan]

You don’t get money from donating it.

[@northernindianarailmedia86]

Maine Railfan©: that’s why you sell it instead of donating it. You’ll get much more out of it if you sell it to a museum than you would if you scrapped it.

[@Firebird_876]

You can always send it to progress rail for a rebuilt into a ECO type locomotive. Unfortunately most short lines don’t have the capital to rebuild the motive power and much less maintain the track. Out of all my years of rail fanning the best maintained short line is the Florida East Coast and the US Sugar Company Railroad.

[@chrisbroesky2932]

If I was rich I'd build a track around my acreage and take it home.

[@Nova-ne1il]

Love the train. I can't stop myself from having to say this listening to that engine and exhaust I was literally waiting for that bad boy to roll coal all joking aside the strain needs to be saved

[@nathanielbolden5053]

And look how she pus with ease and no smoke!...it's settled GMC builds the best truck period!

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

I remember the days when I grew up in San Jose and Santa Rosa, Ca. The SP still had a bunch of SD7s and 9s in service. I loved those old girls and have quite a few photos of them.

[@BranchlineGeepProductions]

Love that high hood workhorse SD7 with a 567!

[@OregonRailfan216]

It’s still living on today!

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Wow it's remarkable this old engine has survived

[@jerryrudd4723]

I love that locomotive!!!

[@TheTonystearns]

Beautiful! My favorite highhood . 😊

[@tomok8283]

It's amazing in 2017 seeing an SD7 still in its Southern Pacific black widow paint! Hopefully they can either sell or donate the classic SD to a museum. Or have the owner Genesee &Wyoming rebuild her! But of course she would be in G&W Orange yellow& black.

[@Triplex5014]

Mother of all EMD's! In some countries of ex. Yugoslavia the old EMD G16 locomotives still run today in regular service. G16 is an export version of the SD7/SD9 first built in 1960 (I think 1960 was the first year of G16).

[@jltrain-zgamingrailfan202x3]

OMG!!! tell the railroad that every locomotive should be preserved. I thought scrapping locomotive days were over!!! since the 70s

[@csx6025gamer]

Yeah preservation is much better

[@nnyboy320]

1501 is from where I live. Still working but likely to be retired from the roster in the next year or 2. She's my favorite. I've followed when used to run around PnWs network more. Now as seen she mainly switches and does a short pull to a neighboring town/yard.

[@mybadluckcharm]

One thing that's amazing is the smoke. "What smoke?" Exactly.

[@railroad9000]

I was in Albany visiting family last December and i think I saw her from the depot making up a train for the coast.

[@harrimanfox8961]

New York?

[@rolpfeiffermuller935]

Thanks airing and sharing the outstanding vid.Endeavors are unmatched.Bliss

[@svenskatag5989]

the sound is so lovely

[@clockiticlock]

i love that sound!

[@samsmodelworkshop6104]

So I'm a local to the area and they haven't scrap that yet, they're working a deal to preserve an SD 7 SD 9 and a GP 9 (in Black widow scheme) they're going to end their working lives at the end of and they're trying to get sold to a place that will preserve them and bring them back to their former Glory

[@spookerz35]

Is there an update as to what's happening with this old beauty?

[@samsmodelworkshop6104]

@@spookerz35 they are all still working

[@rucarnuts13]

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Hope they save this engine. She’s still doing what she was built for, nearly 70 years later.

[@gunsaway1]

She ain't smoking!

[@Maine_Railfan]

The railroad up by me Pan Am just retired their last 3 GP9’s which includes their heritage units and they are headed to Utah. They are planning on dumping all of their EMD’s by next year so luckily they got saved.

[@calcutt4]

I like the SD7, it's basically a hood version of the VR B class

[@michaelramsey82]

The B class is an interesting mashup of EMD parts. It's basically two F unit front ends back-to-back on an SD7 frame (with the gauge widened to 5'3").

[@Vinyl_guy]

i still see that thing around the yard today

[@RailPreserver2K]

Ask them to consider giving this vet to a railroad museum I'm sure they'd be glad to take it

[@JoeRuff-pr5xu]

To start engine, turn key to PUFF position, place lighter over exhaust pipe, flick said lighter repeatedly. Sike! This is my favorite loco in American history

[@crosstiespike]

Old girl was running smooth back then.

[@kristiebeals3]

1:30 it has a providence & worcester local on it

[@jordanalexander615]

Throw some paint in that thing the bottom half doesn't look half bad and its running pretty clean still. Heck i could hand paint that in one weekend make it look like a gem. Better than nothing.

[@garyharrall4002]

Old Southern Pacific SD7.

[@jessmosley5907]

5-6 years later and it’s still going

[@yoyojanomusic2707]

It is so nice

[@AlfTrains]

Great video, i like sound

[@PiotrTester]

awesome

[@BurtonSKnowles]

I spent hours watching that old beauty in Albany Oregon. Would have loved seeing her in mainline service back in the day....

[@kristiebeals3]

is that a southern pacific? because it looks like a southern pacific

[@jameshill1740]

And just that fast, I was back sitting on my bicycle watching the bi weekly crew work the two spurs off the main

[@TheBeeMan1994]

“Great sound of an EMD!” You literally hear the E bell on the crossing more than the sounds of the old EMD at work

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

Love how the original fuel tank was replaced with one off of an SW1500

[@JohnnysTrainVideos]

Nice, I love it...

[@tigolbitties8352]

Still in service as of Dec 2021

[@pedroricofortuneiro9381]

Cool

[@kevinkidd6009]

Yo. If you know the sounds of the Fl 9s. Just like it.

[@Enby-wierdo]

SAVE THE HIGH HOOD SD7

[@kristiebeals3]

does it have a E-Unit/F-Unit engine in it? because it sounds like it does

[@terrywallace1327]

No .an sd7 has a 567b engine in her .this is the same engine that the fuse has. These locomotives is built from a family design and therefore, they sound like an F7 unit. Because every part of these locomotives are interchangeable, just like the big massive sd45s which contains a645 diesel engine in them.a mechanic that is skilled in fixing a 567 engine won't be lost when faced with a 645 diesel engine. A continuing family design or general motors diesel locomotives.

[@sethnonya8566]

Runs good for how old it is I'm sure it hase a pile of hours on it

[@abritwholikestea]

Is this engine gone now?

[@treyepperley6384]

Like it plus first

[@josiahduarte5947]

The 1501 Needs Some TLC

[@alpal.mp4]

They should give it to a Museum

[@mausisbestwaifu8376]

Poor thing 🤕 rip ol rusty ?-2017

[@mexicossoutheasttrains5605]

Looks like if that SD7 was owned by 3 different railways

[@sinatralerby7545]

have this thing ever had an engine rebuild?

[@SPNGMalibu18]

Wow, People scrapping diesels like this, I’m not sure if this going to a museum like where Oregon rail heritage museum.

[@TSAR2010]

This thing is 76 years old now i think!

[@tomroise9426]

We’re are those logs from? Where are they going?

[@844Steamtrain]

The logs come from all over the state. Trees are cut down, and logs are shipped by truck from the forests to the sawmills. Then, the lumber is loaded onto trucks (or rail cars) and shipped out to other lumber mills, or building suppliers that sell wood products.

[@jeffdemition2308]

is that a ex southern pacific sd 7?

[@csx6025gamer]

Yes

[@saganich74]

Add some Marvel’s Mystery Oil.......good for another 50 years

[@RailPreserver2K]

Whats the status of the unit today ?

[@myeyeisnotblue]

I believe it's still switching in Albany/Salem, however the PNWR is set to retire and donate(?) their SD7s and SD9s soon

[@terrywallace1327]

What happened to her? And where is she now?

[@mattsmocs3281]

Why doesn’t anyone step up and say “hey it would be cheaper and better to give it to a museum, somebody is gonna want it so why not give it a 3rd life pulling small children and foamers around all day

[@BenjaminEsposti]

I dunno why ... if I owned a RR I'd make sure to preserve units. Having a museum could bring in extra profit and PR, lol.

[@Hutchy971]

And I got to ride in the loco

[@Hutchy971]

Are you in Oregon for a while because I live in west Salem and the train is from Portland & western

[@LSCentral5328]

I would not scrap these beautiful pieces of art. I would restore them back into its once seen condition

[@NS-hw5wz]

It’s sounds good it just need a new look

[@annajeannettedixon2453]

I think some one need to save this old girl she just one great loco and I am not a diesel fan

[@onrr1726]

Sounds nice but that fucking crossing bell gets annoying pretty fast! I'm glad that CSX crossing bells shut off once the gates are down.

[@m94neves57]

Why this tank so small?

[@csx6025gamer]

Likely used as a Switcher

[@undergaming5331]

I will mis the gp7's. They sound like a small plane

[@Cosmetic_Astro]

sounds like a old Chevrolet Silverado

[@dustbowlhammer7119]

This old Loco has seen some Sh%# lol.

[@326dad]

Is that an SD 7 or 9 ?

[@myeyeisnotblue]

EMD SD7

[@ecpcharles]

Why does that SD9 have such a small fuel tank?

[@frootloops1696]

Charles Li Because the engines were mainly supposed to be switchers and helper units. No need for a big fuel tank unless they are long distance haulers

[@alpal.mp4]

It was modified with a smaller tank to be used solely as a switcher

[@oregonrailfan7046]

It's a sd7 not an sd9

[@myeyeisnotblue]

The SD7's had 2 fuel tanks, this particular unit had one removed

[@SailorMoonRailfan]

Being born in 2001 for me is kind of cocky when it come for retirement of 1st Generation Rail Diesels.

[@minecraftertracey01]

thta sad 70 years old and they may scrap it

[@kristiebeals3]

why does it have a EMD E-Unit/F-Unit diesel engine?

[@myeyeisnotblue]

Both used the same engine

[@nathanielbolden5053]

I hope they didn't scrap such a rare beaut!

[@beeble2003]

The sound is great, as you say! But the transitions between shots are super-annoying.

[@bboybob3506]

lol these trains are common in Serbia xdd there aint no new train we use them until we get one for free from russia

[@johnarnehansen9574]

I think American railroads should think more about electrficiation! :/