The crew has a problem with one of the locomotives starting as they get ready to pull a train out...

A TP&W engineer starts the day with a locomotive inspection finding out that SD70ACe 1102 was not wanting to start up making it a hard pull for the two GEs with the HEAVY 55G grain train in Kokomo, Indiana on 2022-05-07.

[@VirginianRailway]

that thoroughbred dash 9 is amazing

[@ChainsawNW1218]

Really nice footage and catch on the EMD SD70ACE motor not firing!🛤🚂

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@ChainsawNW1218 I just was lucky catching the start up. thank you for watching….

[@paulsmith5398]

Some crews used to carry welding cables on one of the locos, just for the purpose of having to do a "jump start" if the occasion presented itself.

[@thd5678]

NS SD70ACes are air start. They do have electric backup but it's disabled.

[@Victor_Blane]

Yea that’s the downside of ACe’s tho. They’re Airstart locomotives, and when it has problems. They’re impossible to start

[@paulsmith5398]

@@thd5678 ahhhhh, yes, youre quite correct!, i have the Wabash heritage unit in HO scale, and when its powered up, the DCC air start is very audible!

[@paulsmith5398]

@@Victor_Blane speaking of airstart locos, eons ago, the Alco C636 units were also airstart. Some guys at the local train club were talking about how many years ago, an Illinois Central crew killed all 10 of those units trying to start them. They had to call in some EMD GP units to get the air pressure built up to get one unit going, that had to be quite embarrassing!

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@paulsmith5398 I remember hearing the air start on the locomotives late at night it would wake you up out of a dead sleep.

[@brandonbruhn]

Men I would love a job like this honestly

[@RealMelodyBlue]

I was born and raised in Marion Indiana ❤

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@RealMelodyBlue I run through the south side of Marion just about every other week on my way to Ohio.

[@Bassotronics]

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="266">4:26</a> I thought that was the number of tries to get the locomotive to turn on but it's the Number of the locomotive itself! LOL

[@hughmcguire8561]

That's right near Kokomo speedway.I work at the track.Pretty cool.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@hughmcguire8561 yes the Kokomo grain yard runs right behind the track.

[@nancyhodges444]

Not something you want to deal with when handling a heavy grain train! She sounded sick!. Stay safe Ty!

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@nancyhodges444 thank you Nancy for watching

[@Bassotronics]

That train must be from a well kept area because none of the railcars have graffiti!

[@KB-gs8zi]

Well ,, With it starting & shutting down again

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@KB-gs8zi thank you KB for watching

[@RealMelodyBlue]

😭😭 great, now I'm homesick 😭😭

[@old_school_guy]

Honestly I would have left the yard with the SD70 in the lead. Them things are stump pullers. I was lucky to run one once. Leader for loads of coal and was at track speed like it was nothing.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@old_school_guy funny you mention that I have talked to several engineers and they have said the same thing and it’s there choice of power.

[@LoganisTrainBoy1]

I’ve experienced that with BNSF MAC’s and MACe’s but having to pull coal trains into the power plant with a single ACe, nothing but wheel slip and trouble. An AC/ES44 always did a better job.

[@2dogsmowing]

My grandparents lived in Knox Indiana. My mom still owns the house there. I'm related to McIntyre's and Burger's and Ludwig's. In that Logansport, Knox area.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@2dogsmowing I film in logansport a lot

[@2dogsmowing]

@therailroadtiespiker it's been years since I've been there. I live in Florida, but I'm originally from Michigan. My mother is the one from Knox. I know they have a busy railway through there. My grandparents' house is about 100 yards from the track. I remember it would vibrate the house when a train would go by.

[@griffinstrains]

You should take a visit to Indy!

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@griffinstrains I do need to get down that way I was over in Muncie a few months ago.

[@ThatRailGuy]

You r pretty good at editing😊

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@ThatRailGuy thank you I edited radio shows for years so when I started making videos I had a good idea how to use the editing program. Thank you so much for watching

[@csxtrainfan319]

Sounds like an air resistance problem on 1102.

[@lynneurbanik8703]

Poor crew, must have been very embarrassing for them🛤️🛤️🤬

[@cdavid8139]

Having been in this situation...the word 'embarrassing' doesn't come to mind

[@jonathonruple3297]

Alternator wasnt alternating and starter wasnt starting is why it didnt bust off😂😂

[@RealMelodyBlue]

WWKI Kokomo ❤

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@RealMelodyBlue I was not to far from the station when I was filming this.

[@RealMelodyBlue]

@@therailroadtiespiker it was my favorite radio station 😊

[@KidTrainCollector]

where is this train headed to?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@KidTrainCollector this train was heading down to Chattanooga Tennessee.