Starting a Locomotive, (Full Sequence), EMD GP10 at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, FL

[@awfullyawful]

Thanks! I've been trying to figure out how to start my new train all morning!

[@egm1843]

Has it worked then?

[@awfullyawful]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi yes. But I can't use it anyway. The tires are flat.

[@egm1843]

Shame. I could sell you some, but I only got spares left.

[@tkarail]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi lol

[@shailendersaini4788]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdad

[@MaLiku_Kujjeh]

Being an Engineer, this Engine Beat always gives Goosebumps.....

[@drwheycooler8423]

At one time...everything in there was brand new....

[@tkarail]

Michelangelo Mason that was a loooooong time ago

[@raidzor5452]

tk aubuchon Intresting how did it look like....

[@Tokaisho1]

38 years ago

[@PinMerp]

re manufactured into a gp10. originally made in ~1950

[@Icutmetal]

No way!

[@jamesshanks2614]

Just a matter of info when starting a locomotive do not let go until the engine reaches idle speed. By waiting until its idling when you let go of the start switch there is very little load on the starting contactors . If you let go before idle has been achieved one of the contactors could stick due to high amperage still flowing through the contactors . Happened to me the fourth time I started a locomotive and had to use a flagstick to get the stuck contactor to release. Until both starter contacts are released the engine will not power up the traction circuits. Retired locomotive engineer

[@tkarail]

James Shanks thank you for the advice! I was not trained about that possibility happening but it makes sense. I still manage to learn something every day!

[@jamesshanks2614]

tk aubuchon That's all we can ask if you learn one new thing a day it means your paying attention. Is that engine owned by a railroad or a museum? I ask because those batteries sound very weak starting the engine. That engine should crank right over with authority if the batteries are up to a full charge.

[@tkarail]

James Shanks it's owned by the Florida Railroad Museum, where I work at as the track Foreman. We classify ourselves as both in order to maintain compliance with most FRA rules. (Given our location and situation we are no required to abide by all of them) If I remember correctly I took this video right before the batteries took a s**t. But since then we've installed new batteries and it does a lot better now.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Ahh, I was wondering about the battery; I didn't hear the normal rrrrrr sound of the starter motor (or is that normal? maybe the GP10 has a different starter? IDK).

[@tkarail]

Benjamin Esposti depends on the locomotive. SD70ACe's seem to be the noisiest but they use air I believe

[@balakrishnanprakash8552]

Most important part : unfold the chair.

[@KashifNawaz85]

Lol

[@nathanphillips3251]

It might have an interlock

[@ae29productions]

True my uncle didn't do it and now he dead

[@chelladuraipec7973]

What if it is already in position ???

[@ae29productions]

@@chelladuraipec7973 you have fold the chair for shutting down engine so it cannot be already in position

[@JohnSmith-rb7tm]

So here i am killing time by learning about starting a diesel electric locomotive during corona virus lockdown/quarantine. Hope I'm not the only one

[@Bruh..669]

John Smith yep same bro

[@railfanlynx]

Yeet

[@cubeman4582]

Yeah you are not the only one bro

[@oldman4803]

Same here. BTW I've also spent time learning how to fire up and bring up to operating pressure a steam locomotive, both a full size one and a scale one

[@sonnytx6975]

Same

[@ignatiusdemonseed]

Oh, the sound of an EMD starting, and coming to idle. The only sound better was hearing one ramp up to synchronous speed. I used to care for a set of stationary EMDs at a power plant. This vid brought back massive memories. Woodward governor! Those EMDs get into your blood... they are machines of greatness.

[@gittyupalice96]

the only thing these videos cant give us is the smell...

[@tkarail]

gittyupalice96 you make a good point!

[@gittyupalice96]

I guess when I'm refueling I could just soak myself in diesel fuel then watch train videos and it would complete the youtube experience.

[@tkarail]

gittyupalice96 there you go :)

[@BenjaminEsposti]

LOL XD

[@samuellinares2001]

Lel

[@e_trex1290]

how would you shut it down though, cause now I have a locomotive that I don't know how to shut down...

[@tkarail]

The Amazing Gamer 129 push the button that says emergency fuel cut off. Also you can pull the throttle handle slightly and push forward and it shuts down

[@e_trex1290]

tk aubuchon thanks but the cops already caught me this morning... lol

[@tkarail]

The Amazing Gamer 129 guess I need to put a disclaimer on this video now haha

[@suryansh3809]

😂 😂 😂

[@friendlyfire2615]

Just take a trusty sledgehammer to the engine, you might die, and sometimes it takes more than one whack, but it gets the job done!

[@tjmusa]

thanks for showing, the fun part is when you push the red handled "lay" shaft, and rev-up the engine. its used on cold engine, its a throdle handle.. keep up the good work.

[@KarlH1980]

Ahh the memories. 1976, Boston and Maine RR spur where they liked to leave loco's parked on Sundays. I was 13 or 14, snooping around and found a operator's manual on board. Several times I started the loco's and drove them up and down the 1/3 mile spur. Last time I got too cocky, didn't brake soon enough and smacked the metal stop at the end of the spur pretty hard. I figured that after that they'd have RR cops hiding and waiting for me to come back. B&M RR learned their lesson and stopped leaving loco's sitting on the spur. The next year they left self powered commuter train cars instead. By then I was 15/16. Plenty a female classmate got a "tour" of those cars :-)

[@tkarail]

Karl H lolol bad you are!

[@onyonable]

Nice story bro (I am not being ironic here) that is really interesting story

[@AndoorAneesh]

😂😂😂👍👍

[@Moonlakes]

why is everybody having such an adventurous life while I'm sitting home the whole day watching those videos

[@LNERfan]

Man, I wish _I_ could pull chicks with my train know-how

[@Osamailyas]

I am newly recruited driver in Pakistan Railways. This video helped a lot. We have many EMD Class locomotives. Thanks for the video

[@scrambleegg1987]

Chalo

[@askthebuilder]

Great video and TNX for making it. I was a conductor on a scenic line in NH for a couple of years and had to start up the locomotive many days. I thought the only thing you should have shown was opening/closing the cocks in the cylinders to blow out any condensation. As we all know, failure to do that can cause engine failure from the steam explosion in a cylinder. I miss starting up those giant engines. TNX again for making the video.

[@ralfie8801]

The steam explosion in the cylinder? That’s a new one. How about just simple old water from the cooling system getting on top of a piston through a leaky head seal? Water doesn’t compress, so you open the test cocks to pump that water out of he cylinder as the piston comes to the top of its stroke, that prevents a bent connecting rod. The fuel explosion that occurs in that same cylinder while the engine is running is significantly more powerful than any “steam” explosion would ever be.

[@jaredkennedy6576]

That was the button with the red line, out the cocks were open and you could hear the hissing. Pushed in the cocks were closed and there was no hissing.

[@smokeboxproductions9951]

Was that on the Conway scenic railroad? I go there quite frequent, I may remember you

[@jeffreymedeiros6253]

No. We don’t all know that.

[@elliotcapson3101]

It’s rather unsettling that they’re dead quiet while cranking. In a split second you get this monstrous roar. Good video!

[@DrFruikenstein]

I remember the 7s, 9s, and 10s running on the CC&P back in the 80's and 90's. People didn't understand my excitement about what they called "Just a locomotive". To me, the fact that so many were still in active service on one road, 20 years after most first generation diesels were scrapped, meant that I had a front row seat in a working museum.

[@ShawnCalay]

We had one GP9 painted black with the GP18s...the GP8 and GP10s were my favorite

[@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015]

And then CN ruined everything when they took over the Illinois Central Railroad in 99

[@DrFruikenstein]

@@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015 True😥

[@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015]

@@DrFruikenstein I grew up in Bardwell and Paducah Kentucky from 84-05 so I had a front row seat to the rebirth and eventual death of the Illinois Central Railroad. In Paducah my house was next to the south yard lead track to the Edgewood cutoff. South yard was about a quarter mile from the house

[@mihalykocsis2416]

Nagyon jól szól a V12. Gyönyörű hangja van.

[@gabrielphilp3232]

These are the coolest sounding engines!

[@MattiAntsuK]

When I was back in highschool, I used to practise work? ....if thats what you call it. I worked at a locomotive workshop in Sweden, named Green Cargo. The best place I've ever worked at! Working/Doing Service with the huge engines was my favourite part. Smelled like gold, literally.

[@briandemas2548]

Notice that this model, Electro-Motive Diesel GP10 is equipped with the Extra-Comfortable Engineers Captain's chair, For those extra-long days & night trips.....lol.

[@tkarail]

I don't know about extra comfortable but beats sitting on the window sill!! lol

[@jamesshanks2614]

Brian Demas That engineers seat is the standard EMD mushroom seat with a folding back support. The premium seat has folding armrest and adjustable angles for the back rest.

[@HughMartell]

Make the chairs too comfy and the engineers fall asleep.

[@mohammedfarhan2961]

Hugh Martell you have got a point

[@michaelmarks5012]

One seat is a shitter I think.

[@DifferentSaturner]

Thanks for the upload. One uncle of mine was a driver of a similar one. About 50 years ago I once requested him, if I could enter there & see how he did things. He didn't allow me, I was too young, he said. (Sat 12 Feb 2022 20h13)

[@KThach.]

I originally read the Warning 600volts as Warning "GOD"volts lol. Had to rewind and look again.

[@tkarail]

KThachPSN just about! Don't stick your tongue in there!

[@CallioNyx]

Close enough for government work. :)

[@vikramsinghrathore8149]

Lol I also did exact same thing😂😂

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

GOD GON ZAP YO ASS

[@darrenmizzi6072]

This train runs on ZEUS POWER!

[@rabib2011]

The most satisfying video

[@Medicranger]

Thanks, now i can move the locomotive that's been sitting down the street from me since last night :)

[@MisterHades666]

My Grandpa worked for the UP for 35 years, while I'm sure he never drove one of these I'm glad to see a bit of what his job was like.

[@davidpierson8540]

Damn, that is a nice sound. So satisfying when it starts. I wonder if many, or any, women appreciate it.

[@ryleplays01]

I don't Think so....

[@d_dawg05]

I’m now the conductor of 741 different trains because of this video, thanks!

[@manikandan_ip]

Why this video is so addictive?. Watched more than 100 times.

[@jamielacourse7578]

What a great sound. I use the same sound to fall asleep. I now appreciate how tough it must be running at night. I couldn't do it.

[@CyberOrion]

I've seen a GE U15C start up! It was at a shed covered in diesel oil, and it was one of the BEST things I've seen!

[@bwmousersmacavelli]

Our company owns the 8130 which is also a GP10. We installed a BOA system for extra tractive effort and mated it with an ALCO slug. Even has the same puke green cab color :)

[@tkarail]

Tracy Aspenhilde ours was rebuilt from a road slug and run by IC, so the cab is not Factory. so my guess is whoever rebuilt ours rebuilt yours as well!

[@georgeboyd2774]

Mechanical symphony, compliments of EMD.

[@tkarail]

George Boyd indeed!

[@trainzguy2472]

I love the sound of an old EMD.

[@windowcleaningexperts9349]

How coooool is this!

[@pressstart1490]

Police: So, how did you stole a train and crash it into a house? Dude: KZbin Tutorials

[@BuscoAlmas]

how u crash a train into a house?

[@ujjalmajumdar618]

@@BuscoAlmas Steer it into a house, duh!

[@rohanjain6915]

@@ujjalmajumdar618 😂😂

[@omardude39]

I mean, without knowing the first thing about locomotives, this struck me as a particularly smooth starting sequence. She just started!!!!

[@lionxuser]

thats one hell of a lovely sound

[@jeffreysheldrake3243]

These big bastards used to scare the hell outta me when I was little. My Dad drove locos in Australia for part of his 41 yr career. Took me to work with him and while training as a driver in about 1973 he let me drive an engine with about 4 wagons. I was King of the world . Still remember that diesel fumes smell on his clothing and the unreal way the driver wound up the engines to get going

[@aklnrt]

Thanks! I'm off to pinch a train now ;)

[@paulw.woodring7304]

He may have shown how to start it, but he didn't tell you how to make it move.

[@badasshuh69]

@@paulw.woodring7304 we can read the throttle lever

[@paulw.woodring7304]

@@badasshuh69 That's not what I meant. There is another sequence of switches to get it to move. Part of my engineeer's training was being taken to a dead, cold locomotive and asked to get it up and running. You'd be amazed that even after a month of engine school, it's not that simple to figure out unless you've done it a few or more times.

[@badasshuh69]

@@paulw.woodring7304 ohhhh..... You are a pilot!!!! Cool.... May I ask which country are you from?

[@paulw.woodring7304]

@@badasshuh69 U. S. former. For CSX. And it's locomotive engineer here. And no current or former professional engineer who cares would ever tell the general public how to steal a locomotive.

[@Nyck461]

The driver must to have a good memory to do all these steps. Can not be someone who has short memory. Nice video.

[@devavrathanm.u862]

For some weird reason i smiled when the engine started.🙂🙂🙂

[@tkarail]

Devavrathan M.U that's normal lol

[@grazz7865]

I find it interesting how most railroads keep a handful of them around to tow the new junk when it breaks down. I love seeing that. A locomotive with millions of miles on it, still working just as good as the day it came out of the box, towing new junk. An engineer told me if you’re in a remote location, leave it running, especially in the cold because you get one good crank out of it. If it didn’t start, you’re in your own.

[@beeble2003]

"I find it interesting how most railroads keep a handful of them around to tow the new junk when it breaks down." No, they keep their older, lower-powered locomotives for switching and locals. No railroad keeps locomotives specifically to tow others that have broken down.

[@grazz7865]

@@beeble2003 guess again oh special one. LIRR does just that

[@beeble2003]

@@grazz7865 One example is not "most railroads", oh patronizing one.

[@grazz7865]

@@beeble2003 Amtrak is another one. And that’s a federally controlled railroad.

[@beeble2003]

@@grazz7865 What locomotives does Amtrak own whose only purpose is to retrieve break-downs?

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

wow, that was freaking awesome, and such a process !!!!

[@earlross4704]

Great, reminds me of the 1600s we use to get here

[@Liscom]

I don't have an idea how I ended up here, but - great video :-)!

[@tkarail]

Walter White thank you

[@Yonofui2003]

Very interesting video! 👍🏻👍🏻 Things there look very complicated. Amazing! Thank you for sharing! 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Thatdude_Nik]

Real life: push twist shove Train Sim: CTRL+E

[@fawnathefox9600]

No u start running in tsw2020

[@ShawnCalay]

When I worked at Chicago Central this was our primary power....we had over 50 GP10s and GP8s.

[@ResidentOfTheAbyss]

Do you follow most of the same steps in reverse to shut it down, or is there a killswitch?

[@tkarail]

T. T. G. There is an emergency fuel cut off button that you can press to shut it down. You can also pull out the throttle handle and push it towards the window then it shuts it down. But yes all switches, breakers, and the big knife switch need to be turned off after shutdown.

[@ResidentOfTheAbyss]

tk aubuchon Interesting! Thanks for the reply!

[@tkarail]

T. T. G. Your welcome!

[@jamesshanks2614]

T. T. G. Push button on the control panel one push and it shuts down the fuel pump and drops out the run relay to the governor which then runs the fuel rack to the no fuel shutdown position. But before or after you push the shutdown button you must isolate the engine and if it is a turbocharged engine after shutdown do not open the main battery switch until the auxiliary oil pump has shut off. The auxiliary pumps lube oil to the turbocharger bearings to cool them off so the heat from the turbo doesn't cook the oil in the bearings and make the turbo more difficult to spin.

[@ResidentOfTheAbyss]

James Shanks Thanks for the info!

[@arjunrajan2009]

Thanks it really helped me. I was stranded for 3 hours trying to figure this out. Now i can go back home:)

[@Engine201]

Awesome stuff

[@tkarail]

+Engine201 Thank you!

[@jalalhaja122]

iam also a train driver

[@CAT-ow8oh]

First comment

[@jjs8046]

What a sound! Diesel power!!!

[@pankajnetam9717]

I just loved the sound how the engine started

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Great video!

[@tkarail]

BNSFguy 617 thank you!

[@parastelecombhuj]

BNSFguy617

[@sethjansson5652]

Gosh the sound of that engine is great!

[@FrancescoMuriana]

Come on Kenny, we're going to Savannah

[@farmboygaming1381]

Francesco Muriana why just why

[@JoaoOliveira-nk9gq]

i miss twd now

[@tbok75]

I always wondered. thanx for the upload. I'd like to see further procedure, getting her moving.

[@tkarail]

VaperBok75 unfortunately moving a locomotive while using a cell phone is against our rules. Since I wasn't moving it anywhere I got away with doing this video

[@42lookc]

So that's why you never hear of a stolen locomotive.

[@rottiesdad]

Hold my beer.

[@charlesstevenson5141]

Doesn't matter if you figure out the sequence to get it started. You still can't move it without the reverser which is removed after it's shut down.

[@general5104]

Yes, but you didn't open tge test cocks and roll it over first when you pulled the Low Oil button out. If there was any water in the cylinders, to crank it without opening the test-cocks, it would blow a hole in the pistons. Also check the oil on the dipstick and the water level in the sight glass. All that plus confirm the quality of the fuel sight glasses on the opposite side og the governor area than the start switch is. ONLY THEN, HIT START. Assist the crank-up by pressing in the Lay Shaft handle. I've done it thousands of times, to where I could do it in my sleep! THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO. It brought back fond memories!

[@ronvavra]

This shows why very few locomotives are stolen. When's the last time you saw a bait locomotive?

[@0011clem]

That's a fantastic sound when she starts.

[@wpgcelica]

If trains had blow off valves that be funny!

[@tkarail]

Justin Mainemer yes

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Steam locomotives have them. You can find videos of people setting them at the correct pressure - yes, that involves steaming up the loco and intentionally increasing pressure. Damn things are loud as hell!

[@chriswright6068]

The blow off valve would do absolutely nothing as unlike gas engines, diesels do not have throttles. The engine speed is controlled by the fuel flow

[@general5104]

They do have "Test Cocks" which are located on the side of the engine block, one for each cylinder assembly. After an engine has set not running for a day or so, these test cocks can be cracked open and pull out the "Low Oil Switch" (that the fellow pulled out that had the red band on it) and turn the engine over a few turns. This expells any water vapor inside the combustion chamber. (Its so tight a little water will bust a piston). Then tighten the test cocks and push in the Low Oil Button and turn the start switch to PRIME. Then, when the fuel in the sight glass runs clear, with not that many bubbles, you push on the LAY-SHAFT ( which is the short rod handle to your right. This gives more fuel) and you turn the switch to START. This "motors the main generator" and rotates the engine. (On units that are equipped with main Alternators, the engine starts with two starter motors. So you see, you were right about the valves.

[@whatthefunk05]

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr *suddenly goes to notch 8* rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR- *goes to idle* BOOOOOSH

[@irelandbloke]

Excellent video

[@nodak81]

Never understood why they make the operator's station so uncomfortable. Truck drivers get air-ride seat, stereo, etc. Train drivers get a rock-hard stool and a side-ways control panel from the 1920's. Guess maybe it's so uncomfortable so you can't possibly fall asleep driving? lol

[@sarahanna68]

that was really cool. Unless you spend too much time in one. That is so much work to turn on the engine. No wonder you keep them running when standing still for shift changes.

[@greasyEz]

Sounds like my washing machine

[@wolfdale_3m]

That starter motor was quieter than the SD-40....WOW!

[@rohtashgrover2741]

I also want to be train driver

[@iLikeC00kieDough]

Rohtash Grover I also wanna be a drive trainer

[@Unknown-qy3dx]

Guys ... it's a train operator. You don't DRIVE the train ... you operate it.

[@DanielFiko]

I also want to be a drive operator

[@kennithumperovitch1580]

Rohtash Grover Engineer, not driver!

[@caderamsey8878]

Kennith Umperovitch THANK YOU! ENGINEER, NOT DRIVER!

[@clarkh4130]

That was exactly like in the Movie "Back to the Future" were Marty is turning on his amp. to his electric guitar!! awesome

[@sqeeky100]

theres at least 10,000 gallons of testosterone flowing at any moment of that engine running.

[@tkarail]

Bob Saget yep!

[@royreynolds108]

Or a lot of angry pixies.

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

Something that has always struck me as missing is an oil system prime. You have a fuel system prime but nothing to fill the oil galleries before the engine starts.

[@phsycopiano]

That is insane. Could you tell me what the engine hours are on that beast?

[@jamesthefisherman1060]

It’s interesting how many extra steps there are to starting a diesel locomotive than a diesel truck

[@Stryker11able]

Takes as long to start my mower, but I noticed you dont use any profanity.

[@charlesstevenson5141]

Lmao, this is so fuggin' true!

[@Bruh..669]

Andrew R i smiled at this😂

[@kylesnorfolksouthern8345]

Last summer in 2019 when I was 13, I was invited to sit in the engine while my grandma sat in the coach alone, haha! They let me start up the engine and even blow the horn!

[@jankjason]

The knob in the video thumbnail looked like a frogs face.

[@McRocket]

Thanks! Now I can start my own railroad. All I need is a locomotive, track, cars....

[@tkarail]

McRocket and money lol

[@rahulmark9306]

m also want to be a train driver coz my grandfather is also loco poilet

[@tkarail]

Rahul Mark that's cool

[@MichaelRichardson-bw5xh]

The biggest engine for miles around, just gotta find the tiniest little switch hidden on the back some equipment to prime/start it. Makes sense

[@abdelrahmanothmanhelal2755]

0:46 RIP headphones users

[@ThrashMetal_12v71]

That fuckin 2 stroke EMD growl.. fuckin mint!

[@midhun-007]

Try Train Sim world 2018 simulator game❤️❤️❤️ It has same procedures to start the engine and 80% of buttons are working. The game gives the feel like you are dealing with a real train. Also one of the train in that game is the train in this video.

[@vishupargain6990]

Something like this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXmchJ2iibegm6s

[@rotekkable]

I understand the reason behind pulling the governor button out but in my 12 years of doing this no one has ever said to lol. Normally just open the flashcocks and pull the layshaft back and crank it for 3x-4x unless moisture is present.

[@Ashwin-1334]

great

[@dougd120]

Great video of the game of how a diesrl starts.

[@lucascastro7103]

varry good

[@tkarail]

Lucas Castro Thank you.

[@ZicajosProductions]

I've never actually seen a train start. This is new to me!

[@132jole]

slam it on tarmacs and daily it

[@timothybarney7257]

Only thing missing is the reverser handle to allow you to move the engine. Good thing I have one sitting here (an original EMD brass one, not the plastic ones they eventually went to).

[@coloradostrong]

Кого это волнует

[@CarsandEngines]

OK and now watch some car videos :D

[@luma8212]

No

[@garylarson6386]

on the up railroad if the engine is cold we are required to open the test cocks and blow the engine out because a cyl might have water

[@luckiic5714]

Me and my friends where trying to start a abandoned train but it wouldn't start it just made a weird noise ( it was vibrating ) it and turned off

[@carikincannon7003]

Seized motor.

[@nitroaddict0150]

Thanks, this is very helpful! My dastardly neighbor parked their train infront of my driveway last night and i havent been able to leave the house yet

[@thewidower1]

We don’t check engine oil or pump up the oil pressure? Just turn on the switch and start it up?

[@Sharkie626]

I actually did search for something like this! Was interested after I saw something similar in the Obduction game. Way cool. Obviously the process was simplified some for the purpose of a game, but still pretty similar!

[@doct0rnic]

I was surprised by the accuracy of Obduction as well, glad I wasn't the only one who noticed

[@Zach-cc4ro]

Amazing video, I have always loved trains, great job.

[@Xyb3rTeCh]

Starting up any engine should be as easy as starting up a car engine. But that big engine is just insane!

[@rickh3694]

awsome i like the chair. will it run with the seat folded. we will never know

[@jix177]

Why does he click out that little knob at 0:42 before turning the engine over , is it a decompression control?

[@v3124]

Unnecessary

[@harinchauhan5835]

Nice engine start button ,😉

[@kapilpatel4849]

This is awesome, what a beast!

[@joshbobst1629]

Only two minutes to start, huh? No wonder they switched from steam. Anybody ever see how long it takes to get one of those going? Even if they've switched to gas it takes hours.