CSXT 9553 U23B 32 degree cold start video

[@privatedetective6516]

There's one of these units creeping through my neighborhood in the wee hours. Such a comforting feeling hearing an old boat..

[@trainzguy2472]

You're a lucky soul. Hardly any of these old things running nowadays.

[@stijndepuydt5644]

Is that picture from the gangster series games?

[@TheT-90thatstaresintoyoursoul]

Whats its nunber? The one that runs near me is 9554.

[@SMD-si7fm]

@@trainzguy2472 Tacoma WA has a few.

[@ckuehncnwhsyt]

@@trainzguy2472 Lots of old EMDs of the same size and vintage still hard at work though.

[@gmaster45612374]

KZbin: wanna see a random train start even though you've never watched anything about trains? Me: ok sure

[@franticgames9]

TacticalDesire lmao same dude

[@MrPlurface]

Basically how I ended up here

[@DounutCereal]

Well then welcome to vintage 1975 power that hasn't seen a whole lot of work done to it since the mid 90's, lol

[@TheChosenOne862]

it's a locomotive engine, not a train.

[@gmaster45612374]

@@TheChosenOne862 knew it was only a matter of time before someone came in to correct a joke...

[@waitotong9590]

You have my empathy 9553, I don’t want to leave my bed during winter mornings too

[@jamesshanks2614]

The GE B23-7 engine was the nicest engine I ever used for switching in the yard. Good fuel economy, excellent throttle response and plenty of compressed air supply from the 312 cubic foot of air and pulled like a bear. Loved them. All that and 2250 horsepower made it a very capable yard engine.

[@abc-ni9uw]

So it was used as a lawn mower ?

[@jamesshanks2614]

I didn't say the U23-B was the switcher I used I said the B23-7, excellent throttle response and great power for moving long heavy strings of freight. The B23-7 was a totally different animal from he U23-B. My crew loved it because they could stand on the bottom step fully upright plus the B23-7 has throttle response built into it.

[@Kuzyapso]

It's so cool to see train conductors nerding out over trains

[@jth1699]

knows true - I spent 20 years on frt trains and it was the general opinion that if we had a GE unit we had to have a couple of SD40's to drag it along with the train. And if your entire consist was GE you could just figure the hogs were going to get you someplace before you could get home.

[@santospan314]

How much long the operator needs to wait for the engine reach the ideal temperature?

[@mikere555]

Sounds like my upstairs neighbors at 2am

[@robertraese7365]

mikere555 LOL!

[@andrewpayne6295]

We're sorry.

[@Hebdomad7]

Be thankful they only last 3min...

[@sams4347]

LMFAOOOOOOO

[@Scales_of_lyfe]

I'm dead

[@eduardoaquino9162]

Well done Batteries!! none of this would be possible without you guys.

[@ratbag359]

yip there are other options to start large motors Air smaller aux motors (pony motors)

[@eduardoaquino9162]

@@ratbag359 You are right The SD-70ACE is one of the EMD locomotives that start with air. Only needs batteries to keep the computers and the low voltage equipment running.

[@confirmhandle]

Pull start cord ?

[@confirmhandle]

Kick start ?

[@stupidkid351]

Punch start it?

[@juliusadams1931]

Legend has it he is still trying to warm the engine up

[@electric7487]

Legend says 10000 tree huggers died as a result

[@genezehring6057]

You are d*mb

[@billpugh58]

@@electric7487 your children will thank you for killing those trees you hate……slow hand clap …………….

[@electric7487]

@@billpugh58 _Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh_

[@tds_gamer-sh3of]

@Bill Pugh you clearly don't understand a joke.

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

I had a conversation a few months ago with a railroader in his 80s who worked the Feather River route. He said that once they got up and running, The U23s were, for a while, the best pullers in their fleet.

[@LongIslandRailfanner]

Feather River? Did he work for Western Pacific?

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

@@LongIslandRailfanner Yeah

[@mt.rushmore7916]

Quite frankly, that must have been a very poor fleet. How sad.

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

@@mt.rushmore7916One of us may have gotten them confused with U30s

[@mcspikes1]

It certainly is an easy starting, clean burning engine.

[@weirdo1083]

A big heap of rubbish.

[@cavalierliberty6838]

@@weirdo1083 that big heap of rubbish did more in one day of work than you, me, or most people will ever do. Respect it.

[@electric7487]

@@cavalierliberty6838 Gøttem

[@weirdo1083]

@@cavalierliberty6838 Well said shit for brains.

[@cavalierliberty6838]

@@weirdo1083 you DO realize how much that single locomotive can pull, right?

[@JayDS509]

The flames are a nice touch! I need to get one of these for my front yard.

[@billmarden3886]

I talked to a Conrail guy about 20 years ago and he told me they leave the locomotives running 24-7 until the weather warms up. That could be like 3-4 months. They're only shut off for repairs...

[@Nikkk6969]

Bill Marden Same for Union Pacific in the winter. Just lines of locomotives idling. I wonder how much fuel that wastes lol

[@wms1650]

@@Nikkk6969 Back in early 1970s my sister's husband had a D8 Caterpillar he used for clearing land. When the temperature would get to about 40 F or lowe at night he would leave it idling all night. He said starting them cold caused excess wear. Don't know if it's true but it sounded like the train engine. That knocking rough running can't be good.

[@richardreed183]

Most American locomotives do not have anti-freeze in their coolant so they cannot be shut down in cold temperatures. A freeze-up can crack the water pumps and damage the block or air box. The pink color in the coolant is a corrosion inhibitor, not anti-freeze That's why they keep em running when it gets cold

[@markbrave8255]

Richard Reed why no antifreeze coolant there? Seems more cost effective than fuel?

[@jacobg5122]

@@wms1650 It's true that it can cause excessive wear on the engine to crank it that long, especially when your starter makes more torque than a Honda Civic. The lack of heat means the rings aren't expanded and thus aren't sealing the combustion chamber, so the combustion gases will be able to push past them until they've warmed up. That rough running sound is an injector knocking, probably sticking because the fuel is thicker than usual.

[@Jhnnymck4]

This is what it takes to get me started for each day!

[@who_cares848]

I did some heating system work on a tugboat that had an engine from an old csx freight train like this. It was hooked to a 6 1/2 foot prop. Most massive motor I've ever seen, and deafening while it's running. They cold started it in the winter once when it was 10 degrees outside and it sounded just like this. It had a residential oil fired boiler in the engine room for heat, which runs on the boats fuel supply. Occasionally it goes out and we have to go over there and get it running again.

[@rusack7174]

The boiler used to keep the engine warm to make starting easier?

[@who_cares848]

@@rusack7174 its used to heat the boat. Originally it just had air conditioning, so we installed a residential hot water boiler in the engine room, and installed a big coil inside of the main air handler. The coil just circulates hot water from the boiler and back, and when the fan kicks on it blows hot air. There are also several suspended Modine units that are connected to it as well.

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

@@who_cares848 Are you on the Great Lakes?

[@aland7236]

So did they just cobble this tug together from anything they found?

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

@@aland7236 It does sound rather ad hoc, doesn't it? It's like nobody planned to build this tug, it just kinda happened ... somebody noticed that he had a locomotive engine, some steel plating, a propeller, an anchor and some cable and he thought 'what the hell, I'll make a tugboat today'.

[@GerLemmi]

Sounds like my dad is starting his 1986 VW Jetta 2 Diesel. And it takes the same time too 😂

[@alvisstalwart925]

I honestly just love equipment and all the cool stuff humans make. This is a solid video.

[@nickk3226]

Even diesel trains are running lope tunes now, ridiculous

[@IaintTrynaGoOutLikeBIGnPAC]

Lmfao

[@grantman4620]

Hahaha!! 😂

[@mitch9521]

Got that ghost cam tune bro

[@Thevacomaticvacuumcorner]

not enough oil flow to the governer thats why it idels up and down

[@BucketOspuds]

@@Thevacomaticvacuumcorner cuz that oil dummy thicc👌👌👌👌👌👉👌

[@bigkiwimike]

That’s a dam good set of batteries. I bet the auxiliary generator spent a while topping the batteries back up.

[@robertdrayton3541]

bigkiwimike so it’s true? Heard they’re not diesel but an electric motor runs the diesel motor & the ones above DC ie: Amtrak with the overhead power lines are full on electric.

[@SupernovaSpence]

@@robertdrayton3541 they're diesel-electric. The diesel engine needs to be started the same way a gasoline engine does, using a starter. It uses batteries to accomplish this. Then, once it's going, the starter can be disengaged and the "electric" part comes in. The diesel engine runs a generator-alternator combo. The electricity generated is then used to run electric motors on the trucks and supply power to the rest of the systems.

[@bjarha1]

@@SupernovaSpence They use the lokomotive generator as starter.

[@ClockworksOfGL]

bigkiwimike - Big diesels tend to use compressed air for starting, at least on ships.

[@bigkiwimike]

Not sure if this engine has a main generator or a main alternator. If it has a generator, then the batteries will connect to the generator, use it as an electric motor and therefore turn over the prime mover. If it has an alternator, then it will have DC windings in the alternator to enable it to be turned over like an electric motor. She won’t be compressed air start.

[@jessejohnson6435]

One of the very best cold start diesel loco vids ever

[@durrelljohnson4726]

In MoW orange livery, she wears the colors of our old "pumpkin" locomotives. I haven't seen one of these in years!

[@johnnoonan5802]

hi there Wade great video there many thanks and seasons greetings , they used to have locomotives in Dublin Ireland with GM engines they were big engines , they were left idling over during the night as to have them ready for the morning , i used to hear the lads like Peter Keegan telling me they were hard started so they were left to idle over , they were only shut down for oil changes and general maintanance , they are gone now , and are using these inner city units with small engines built into carriages

[@protoharry552]

"Seymour, why is there smoke coming from your train?" "Oh, that's not smoke, its STEAM! For the steamed clams we're having! Mm, steamed clams." "Seymour, you don't steam clams with a train."

[@WifeBTR123]

Aurora borealis, entirely in that locomotive, at this time of day?

[@Scales_of_lyfe]

Lmfaoo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Scales_of_lyfe]

@@WifeBTR123 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@billglaser]

WifeBTR123 “.....yes!!” 😂

[@salogarcia8039]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

We lived near the tracks along the Wildwood Live Oak subdivision of SCL back in the 70s. U boats combined with SD-45 locomotives had a surging chug-a-lug sound you could hear and literally feel for miles as a train approached. When you combined the engine noises with the roar of the the entire train on riveted track, it was unmistakable. I sure do miss those sounds.

[@bean_bttf3]

I just loooveee GE U23B locomotives! Ever since I found out my local railroad, the Providence & Worcester RR, had obtained some back in the late 70s, early 80s from Conrail. The last one was out of service in 2005. Buuuut a museum in NH apparently has an operating one in its W&P scheme!

[@jadedfox4672]

It’s providence and Worcester

[@bean_bttf3]

@@jadedfox4672 Fixed**

[@platec4798]

The California Air Resources Board would love this! LOL It is a cool old locomotive in it's own special way. Plate C

[@lisztdylan7846]

Sounds like my roommate whenever his girlfriend is over

[@marconiandcheese7258]

And if there is that much smoke, they should probably buy some lube

[@TimTim-zf7ub]

He is saying it soundz like the bed that is hitting the wall..damn yall couldnt figure that out?

[@shuhaolu3257]

Tim Tim flew straight over your head... whoooosh

[@overitall1310]

Lol

[@oil1252]

@@marconiandcheese7258 😂

[@jw4620]

good video! Surprising how many commenters know nothing about what they watched.

[@lazarusmagellan2367]

“Bro buy a block heater”

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

Block heater for a beast like that is pretty much the biggest hotsy water heater/circulator made combined with a three phase battery charger. Cost effective for small businesses. CSX on the side likely just got pushed out of the shops. Not sure if CSX is different but I think they use straight water with no antifreeze. So an overnight shut down would have popped the guru valve (engine freeze protection device)

[@lazarusmagellan2367]

wow. didnt know they actually existed.

[@robwar2288]

They need DEF!🤣🤣🤣

[@philleotardo7879]

Jesus

[@jamesshanks2614]

Block heater I found installed on my GP-7 had a diesel fuel burner identical to your home furnace heating coolant through a small heater to keep the engine warm. Never seen one with an all electric block heater.

[@ns4270railfan]

A fabulous start up sequence on this locomotive. All that smoke reminds me of an old steamer making a smoke show before getting underway. You don't see railroading like this everyday. Thanks for this great footage. :)

[@bradleyogden5688]

Nice finish with a flash of flame! Thanks for sharing.

[@mikeingeorgia1]

I had 6 of these bad boys on a slop freight one time. After making a 42 mile round trip 3 were actually still running lol

[@isacchris1]

Those were definitely well maintained engines!

[@laerciorodriguesbarretos4432]

hHhhHJJjaajajajajaj

[@sydspoak6754]

AAAAAND THIS is why they leave them running, LOL.

[@tobi3233]

running idle the whole night is not good...

[@mhess427]

I heard that they would keep steam engines running for a week or two before shutting them down. The start up procedure takes an entire day.

[@InconsistentManner]

@@tobi3233 we idle our trucks for at times 10 days for snow events

[@CodeX-fj4bk]

ToastyBBQ once a diesel gets going it’s better to let it run

[@mrfingerlakes8735]

It’s better to leave them running especially when it’s cold because the engines can freeze up

[@briangleason5597]

Thank You for the video. Awesome seeing her start up. Stay safe and healthy.

[@jeffreysheldrake7943]

I've been around machinery for many years . So far the only sensible one was a Lister 3cylinder with start position on the pump and an all cylinders decompression until ready to run. You had less starter strain..fuelled up engine and a small amount of oil pressure. Some years ago CAT were working on an oil pressure prior to starter engagement but obviously these big stinkers aren't meant to start more they are meant to run

[@fhowland]

Content like this is what makes KZbin great

[@om617yota8]

Yep I cold start about like that too, these days.

[@jam9297]

I miss my 240d :(

[@Peugot905]

Hey 617Yota, greetings from peachparts!

[@om617yota8]

@@Peugot905 Greetings!

[@tomharris8263]

I don't know why, but a love this video. What a process to get this old girl started.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

If you liked this, but want more details/complex process, try watching the youtube video "How To Fire Up a Steam Locomotive [4K]" by Jeff Berrier Videos. 30+ minute video of bringing a steam locomotive from cold to moving. I find it both fascinating and relaxing to watch. (I'll link the url in a second comment, in case youtube is getting rid of links.)

[@IstasPumaNevada]

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[@02Lightning]

Damn that’s one hell of a starter

[@ralfie8801]

Main generator bolted directly to the flex plate is what gets the job done. It has two huge 32 volt batteries that weigh about 1000 lbs each in series to give it 74 volts to start it with. And yeah, it rolled that engine close to two minutes before it finally caught hold and started, after the fire out the stack is when it started.

[@Kwantumnaut]

I've been starting to see more and more why Sheldon likes trains so much 😁

[@inactive67]

His only redeeming quality

[@thefatmansgarage8570]

the train version of uncle buck....

[@02Lightning]

The Fat Man's Garage 😂😂😂 lmao!

[@Bartonovich52]

*_BOOM!!!_*

[@dontworrywhatmynameis4111]

😂😂😂😂

[@JV-df9em]

Not enough people are appreciating this comment or that movie!

[@linx4355]

Just watched that movie last night

[@Jungleland33]

Volkswagen loco engines almost have their emissions nailed.

[@KCDash4400cw]

Man gotta love that chug, Also that sky is beautiful

[@genefogarty5395]

Reminds me of my old 5550 backhoe trying to roll over in -20. Those new cordless Dewalt heat guns make it a tad easier now.

[@Greenelectra78]

It looks to me like the starter was still engaged and the engine was firing on maybe 3 cylinders. Then the Engineer walks around the deck to (I assume) pull on the lay shaft, clearing some of the cylinders and she fires finally.

[@Texassince1836]

You leave the starter engaged until idle speed is reached. This reduces current across the switch contacts when you switch em off.

[@maximumhardcore4362]

Patrick Tack exactly, that and put a rag over the intake to choke it

[@Sweetteawillie]

I wonder how much water was in the cylinders if there was no purge done before starting?

[@mikewilliams5331]

@@patricktack165 I guess a shot of ether would explain the fireball @2.41

[@StaxRail]

@@patricktack165 putting ether into a diesel loco like this is a really bad decision. After using it, the engine slowly becomes reliant on it until you need to use ether as fuel.

[@michellebarry840]

This... This is why I got into diesel mechanics

[@Xterra33]

Man you have to love that sound!!!!!!!

[@alistairedwards494]

I totally love this ma, how he starts the Loco, you call Locomotive and try me. I am from Northern Ireland and love the sound. Bring it on.

[@irelandbloke]

Great video !

[@kutsidalu9488]

Thanks!

[@irelandbloke]

@@kutsidalu9488 You're welcome

[@denisefogarty4541]

awesome love the old engines keep up the good work

[@LIMowersAndMore]

Classic GE I remember starting these up every morning!

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Amazing engine start! Great capture! Thumbs Up🚂🚀 Greetings from Romania Andrew

[@Erik-dg6et]

Thank you Wade, this is great . More please!

[@andrewhoggett8148]

one of the best cold starts ive ever seen very cool

[@monstrok]

Dammit Wade! =) Thanks for the coverage of this unit!

[@cUnTTlol]

I grew up watching the CSX trains go by, always wanted to be a conductor but don't know where to start. Still nice to see though!

[@BigHoss1745]

Holy sh!t talk about fire in the hole. Now that’s fire in the hole.

[@NoahDoane]

I'm more impressed by that running 6.4 Powerstroke that drove by at the beginning. To get one running is a great achievement. Jk lol, amazing video!

[@deadmanwalkin_0422]

I don't get it, it just sounds like my dog when he about to throw up.

[@timeisnow4116]

Lol

[@91myroc]

🤣🤣

[@chuckw4254]

A diesel engine fires on compression, not a spark like a gasoline engine. Until the temp in the cylinders start to rise, they run very slow and rough. That and belch smoke. The flames from the stack was unburned fuel in the exhaust.

[@deadmanwalkin_0422]

@@chuckw4254 Thanks for the information, i didn't know how they worked.

[@overitall1310]

That does sound about right🤣

[@reubenjensen2433]

Great. Now my brain has blue balls. Kept expecting it to ROAR to life. Nope. Just a 4 minute strip tease.

[@catslivesmatter1268]

I had an old 1960 Plymouth that always sounded like that when it was cold starting , The old push button shift buttons on the dash ! Always FiRED up though ! Right until I put a Risk Pin through the hood !

[@P42_foamer]

I dont care about what people who love the environment, the startup is awesome especially with the flame and black exhaust shooting out the stack

[@TheMissouriSpartan]

Looks like this ol thing's been sitting there a few years. lol

[@ghostmost2614]

James Shanks!!!!🥇🏆 YOU'RE THAT GUY AWARD!!!!

[@robertf3479]

That sounds like me first thing in the morning, moaning, groaning, backfiring and complaining … LOL!

[@RyRyWags]

Never seen a locomotive cold start before! Nice!!!👍

[@baldguyadventure]

49 global warming activists were harmed in the making of this video.

[@xenomorph2056]

😂

[@carbonking53]

Greta Thunberg fainted while watching from the "trauma".....lol

[@propyl_acetate]

Ok boomer

[@kyoakland]

Exactly the more pollution the better for us

[@robbiedozier2840]

Except trains are actually far more efficient than trucks by weight so

[@theDeitz]

lol .. Never had that issues starting my M577A1 Diesel in cold weather.... Great Video!

[@whiteknightcat]

I was expecting bits of pumice to start raining down, followed by a pyroclastic flow.

[@buzzroadguy]

I literally feel the same way this locomotive does when I’m that cold.

[@habdman]

Man it just sounds so cool, so muscular and brutal.

[@ralfie8801]

And all of that noise was before it even started running. Notice how it quieted right down when it started right after the fire and black smoke show.

[@FreightLocos]

Greta Thunderburg has called, she's not very happy :D

[@TougeKiller]

I was looking for this very comment and was not disappointed.😂

[@vevohoeyo]

Greta thunberg apparently lost her shit and is now smoking crack and rolling coal

[@chevyshaun454]

Took the words out of my mouth lol.

[@PharaohDeathMask]

The girl with the accusing words and serious mental issues. The media leftys love her. Time magazine's Person of the year, but then the suck journalists at Time magazine also named Hitler Person of the year.

[@skytyme7721]

Hell Im not very happy

[@nitinkumar7329]

Imagine if that truck driver parked in front of camera. Damn I'll have to start this thing again 😢

[@109number9]

Would be cool to get a commentary as to what all is happening throughout this process

[@briank3653]

" foamer" employee who hasnt worked railroading long enough to learn to do absolute minimum to retain job violates f.r.a rules. by having cellphone and probably violating company rules and local bulletins as well, posted a non authorized video of himself setting up camera, obviously too close to yard access roads too, more violatins, crosses a couple tracks without looking both ways, hopefully at 90° angle, i hope not stepping on rails or ties, more rule violations climbs abord an engine. Good 3 point contact ascending ladder b.t.w hopefully opened door by handle and closed w handle, flipped up some breakers n rotated some switches, goes out n starts loco. Surely he checked for blue flags and had job briefings before attempting to crank. If mechanical dept employee might should flag up track to keep from getting that violation shoved down your throat at hearing for dismissal for f.r.a. phone violation. Turns another knob n primes/ starts it hopefully he checked oil n made sure guru didnt drop " looks cold" sums it up. 😁😁😁 shoulda wasted shitloads of time job breifing every supervisor he could find about boarding n cranking, then screwing company outta more money by thouroughly inspecting loco for f.r.a. and mechanical defencies, then if all good, crank her up, thats really what working at railroad is...... not worth risking income or bodily wear/ injury doing anything more than asked of you. Just being honest. Its fun though!

[@williamfrazier3822]

At 3 mins he went from idle to run so smoke got darker. But the other guy is right - no maintenance checks i could see. First is guru at that temp, then oil (before warm up will tell you a lot).

[@joe51chevy7]

…and people talk about how much a steam locomotive smokes.

[@kitten-inside]

Except this does that while starting or pushing hard -- instead of all the time.

[@loganf4944]

Andrzej Sawicki agreed lmao and it’s a cold start at that

[@willybee3056]

That ain't a cold start,,, 50 below f,, is a cold start. . That is if it does... People in northern Minnesota, , know...

[@jonnywilson9117]

@@willybee3056 50 below would be classed as a "freezing start" I know for sure, 50 below isn't cold. That's motherfucking freezing, freeze to death in a couple minutes if you don't have the right clothes on. It's a miracle people can still open their car doors at that temp

[@CNMikado]

U23B: I’m trying to quite smoking ok just leave me be

[@TinMan24]

That chugging sound got me bouncing my shoulders and tapping my feet.

[@chrisbroesky2932]

Nothing beats a locomotive cold start.

[@craigpalmer5693]

CSX freight train smoke coming out of the engine 30 degrees that's very cold outside turn on heater awesome video friend happy new year 2020

[@RailfanDaniel1997]

2:40 I'd say y'all literally got it *fired up*!

[@marctiltman9555]

A volcano on wheels!

[@RailfanDaniel1997]

@@marctiltman9555 You can definitely say that again! There's nothing like an old GE coughing and belching as it slowly wakes up!

[@ralfie8801]

And that was right before it was actually running too.

[@davidjohnson8054]

My 1983 Mercedes 300D sounded just like this starting on a winter morning!

[@dieselbossbrandon]

My 82 300 sd is the same way lol

[@Don_ECHOguy]

Loved the start up, but would be cool with dual exhaust out the back.

[@chrisjohnson4666]

Ive found when cold starting a 2 stroke (detroit 71 series in my case) its best to start it and then walk away for 15min so it warms up!!!

[@jlsracing997]

I'm wondering what he did on the other side of the engine. The running of the engine changed dramatically when he was over there and then all cylinders were firing.

[@Fester_]

First time watching. Thanks. Is that like a starter motor gaining momentum slowly, driver walks to an engine transfer out of picture and engages a clutch type of thing? Cool way to nip down to the corner shops to pick up milk for Grandma.

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

I've gained a lot more respect for U boats than I used to, I realized they weren't all completely crap like the 25B's. The U23's and U33's seem decent

[@rjgvideos9996]

This is a whole new level to cold start videos

[@dano4572]

Yep! She's burnin a little rich this morning! Hang on!!!!, she's headin for the rubard!!?

[@china-trip]

My best friend, Super! Looked, very interesting! I liked your work! I enjoyed watch your video. Thanks!

[@rossbryan6102]

THE PROPER WAY TO START THEM IS TO MOVE THE LAYSHAFT HANDLE TO ABOUT 25 % RACK TRAVEL! THEN WHEN ENGINE RUNS ON ITS OWN AFTER THE GOVERNOR PICKS UP , THEN GO TO EACH INJECTION PUMP AND PULL THE RACK PLUNGER TO FULL FUEL AND LET THEM POP ABOUT 3 TIMES! DOING THAT THE EXHAUST CLEANS UP A LOT QUICKER! ( BEEN THERE DONE THAT!!)

[@markdevero5648]

Finally, some sense prevails.

[@JonBecker81]

This is about how long it used to take my uncle to start his Ford Pinto he had. 😂

[@Bessiemer905]

He was never rear ended right? Lol

[@mangoflop5252]

The real question is why this is in comedy XD

[@kingorry7223]

Lol! Just seen that! No idea!

[@KristianBennett]

King Orry the train sounds like its laughing

[@Ferromexfan4081]

Very clean T4 engine, definitely the way of the future!

[@rwnelson51]

EMD 2-stroke still rules -- time this GE warms half the yard work will be done!!

[@BattleshipOrion]

Funny fact (from a EMD guy), older GE's actually are more likely to fire up than most EMD engines over 35 years of age, without rebuild. However, both are topped in terms of performance on newer models.

[@harrimanfox8961]

however by the time it starts you're gonna love that quick loading speed GEs have

[@ckuehncnwhsyt]

@@harrimanfox8961 Au contraire. Any veteran engineer will tell you the EMDs are quicker at loading.

[@Slim_Slid]

Most EMD units back then were good at almost anything.But let's not include the SD45's,GP50's,and SD50's and so on... Once GE debuted their -8 & -9 series things took a major turn. EMD finally died mainly because of EPA regulations and CAT/PRLX honestly just made things worse. GE units have much better dynamic braking and tractive effort.EMD units pre load traction much faster though,and they won't catch on fire randomly... But when it comes to serious tonnage and/or grades GE units are the way to go,espiecally the AC4400CW's & ES44AC's. Still,the GP40-2's & SD40-2's will always have prolonged usage somewhere and continue to outlive almost any other units.

[@gunlokman]

Thank goodness the model-makers will never be able to replicate this level of realism! People would die . . . !

[@stevenfoust3782]

Sounds like they fire one cyl at a time to get it going

[@chunkiermango7982]

Something like that

[@ralfie8801]

That one or two cylinders is all that would fire until it got some heat in it. It's not by design, that's for sure. That old wore out girl isn't sophisticated enough to fire one at a time until it's warm enough to start. The new ones don't even do that.

[@beeble2003]

@@ralfie8801 Yeah, not by design at all -- each cylinder just starts firing when it gets warm enough from compression for the fuel to ignite.

[@michaelparham3543]

Reminds me of starting a HMMWV at Fort Drum. Someone put a drip pan over the exhaust.

[@bucklcj1]

They dont show this in them csx commercials.

I wish my car started like this every morning so all my neighbors can be happy at 4am.

[@garylarson6386]

I drove 60 miles in -10 to check on an sw45 that had died , the water drains had already frozen, opened an air box cover on each side and threw a whole 16oz either can in , very rough start but the block did not crack

[@Simo-nk1oq]

Wow, an old Uboat in 2019! Sounds like the turbo was gonna fry!

[@william38022]

I know years ago CSX had a policy to never turn an engine off says it was more economically feasible to just let them idle,,, of course that might’ve been during the Hunter Harrison days too,,,,I don’t know,,, Hunter did a lot of things that screwed CSX up pretty bad.

[@garylarson6386]

on the c&nw rr on a 10 below zero night we had to spray spray two 16 0z cans of either into the air box on an sd45 20 cyl to get it started, the water drains were already frozen