Train Snow Plow Getting Stuck

Took a total of 6 units to get unstuck. This was between Genoa & Limon Co. on the Kyle Railroad.
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[@TrainTrackTrav]

More than 11 years later, I still crack up when he goes, "Uh-oh, UH-OH!"

[@dangeary2134]

Wait for it, wait for it….. Now what?

[@castirondude]

I LOVE the sound of the train turbo when he tries to back out! Makes the turbo on my 22 wheeler big rig sound like a sports coach whistle.

[@heliscat]

Man those sound amazing. Always loved the sound of an SD-40.

[@seabulls69]

The first two are SD45-T2s (20 cylinder, 3600HP version of the 40) The third one is a GP40.

[@jas0206]

Call Mr. Plow, that's my name. That name again, is Mr. Plow.

[@elifalls356]

Man’s trying to back out, and the snow is like nope😂

[@wonderboy17700]

My Dad is the engineer in this one! Should have been out there today. We busted some pretty good drifts right there and in Genoa. Hitting drifts is pretty cool from inside the cab

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

Quite amazing how far that train actually makes it. Then again, it is heavy and has a lot of power. It always amazes me how the things don't get pushed of the rails. Trains and boats amaze me :D

[@Sodiumreactor]

lol i love the guy giving directions "you bettur pour'er to'er" LOL thats great and then "holy smokes" i wonder if those engines are repainted UP now

[@nameofthepen]

Duh! I never thought about trains and snow. I just assumed... I went over to your little website, too. Really appreciate the work you guys did to share this with people like me, who otherwise would never know this aspect of the great lore of railroads. :-)

[@goose1077]

The steel on steel thing makes sense. The size doesn't matter though because friction is exactly the same as you change the size of contact. Pounds per square inch goes up as you decrease contact size. You can experiment with this if you have a pull type scale. They must carry a lot of sand.

[@abanyai123]

.... am I the only one who cranked up the bass and volume on my speakers? love the roar of EMD

[@localfuckingized]

when it was plowing through before it got stuck....reminded me of that movie Tremors.

[@Travisab1]

They used a tank of Mapp Gas and melted the snow/ice to get the choo-choo outta there. Love this footage.

[@mattieb3152]

LOOOOOOVE the sound of those engines. That's some seroius power there. Pity it didn't stack up to frozen water! Surprised they got as far as they did.

[@oilersridersbluejays]

The one guy keeps asking a bunch of questions and the guy recording the video just gives him one worded answers like he's annoyed by the other guy haha.

[@Vassilika1]

Boaaaaaa, I love the sound of the Engines!!! It's really like Music! Well, I love also the Sound of my 5.9 Cummins TD in my Dodge ;)

[@tarmac2001]

Gotta love the plow car going airbourne when it hit the deepest part of the drift; looked almost like a plane taking off on a runway

[@jovetj]

Nah, you're not the only one. What I want to know is if this line stayed open with this winter from hell we've had this year!

[@silicon212]

I love the sound of those EMD 16-645E3 engines on those SD40T-2s/.

[@Alexzander19736]

3 Locs and getting stuck? Awsome, dont see that here in Holland lol When there's some snow every train driver runs as a chicken without a head screaming: snow on the rails,snow on the rails !

[@CjGaughan]

steel on steel has a lot less grip then what you're comparing it to. each wheel only contacts the rail over maybe a quarter sized surface area...takes a lot to stop a train, but if one is stuck like that, wheelspin is your main enemy. that is why locomitives are equipped with silica sand...when they are starting out, a lot of the time the train operator will release silica onto the track surface where the wheels touch to give more grip.

[@turogond]

@HarryTurboo The two first locomotives have 3600hp each. The rear locomotive has 3000hp. Total 10200hp.

[@alphawinger]

@plumbers69 the sound of a proper turbo is one of the best sounds in the world! and these are quite a few turbo's which makes it even better!

[@DieCastoms]

5 stars, and a favorite! Played about 6 times, just to hear those locos ramping up power like that!! Fantastic video, thanks for posting!

[@superstormj]

Move over, superman.... All it takes to stop this speeding train is some snow!

[@DeathValleyLumberCompany]

this is one of the first things i ever watched on youtube

[@formidable38]

@BelgianEvo The front two units are SD45T-2 at 3600hp each. I think the red unit on the back is an SD40 at 3000hp.

[@frankyjayhay]

Heroic effort, the only way to get a feel for the limits.

[@thespwillliveforever]

SD45T-2 38-40 years old, 3600hp. Still alot of power.

[@kclm7]

Back up and give it hell! lol Great videos, thanks for posting them!

[@SparalOy]

Man, that is a lot of snow =O I got my farm tractor stuck today when plowing snow... thank god i had the track loader near ;D

[@pennsyr1]

Listening to the units throttle down once they got stuck makes it feel as though the big machines were disheartened at not being able to get through the drift.

[@silicon212]

The two SP units have 20-645E3 engines - the little red one has a 16-645E3.

[@jetninjamonkey]

I worked for CP/D&H and never saw something as sweet was this! thanks for sharing

[@dandyjesus]

They should have brought in a MOASP. The Mother of all snow plows!

[@CompleteCarnage99]

0:22 "Holy Smokes!" LOL

[@VREDFOX]

man! 3 locomotives! what a power they can deliver but there is just to much snow

[@ColoDak]

I remember when this happened, pick up loads in acroos 70 from Genoa every few days, saw the buried train a day after it happened, took you guys a few days to get her unstuck if I recall.

[@wildfire19861987]

actually it roughly runs along the KS/NEBR border into Colorado.the line runs from Belleville, KS to Limon, CO, with branches from Belleville to Stockton and Solomon, KS you can look it up on Rail America's website

[@Leveractionjake]

It takes incredible amound of force to move as much snow as those three locomotives did. They had the power to do it but had no traction, especially when the rails have became icy and wet.

[@JustinTexan]

Excellent video 33. Show the "foamers" it's not all sit back relax and and call boards. Grab a shovel boys! JD

[@silicon212]

No, the turbos are engine-driven to a certain speed, as these are two stroke engines and cannot run without some form of forced induction. This is why you hear the turbos screaming so loud.

[@LonglacMax]

gotta love them 2 stroke diesels lots of power about 15000 to 20000 hp.

[@SUNSETRETREATSXM]

This is so cool, all that power and still not getting through the snowbank.

[@SulphideJunction]

bloody hell! glad we dont have to worry about snow on our railways here in australia!

[@brucer12]

Love the "Now What"--more power--like AAA???--Thx for the cool clip.

[@UbaTuba06]

So this is what happened to the SP Line - wondered where they went, lol! Thanks for sharing!

[@silicon212]

Turbocharged, 20-cylinder two-stroke-cycle 645 cubic inch/cylinder EMD diesels. The unit in the rear has a 16-cylinder version of the same engine.

[@orangefaygo1]

All the engines are connected to the head unit. When he nails the throttle they all power up to full traction. snow/weight & ice = no traction for steel wheels on steel track

[@Pawel6969]

The sound of horns and engines is outstanding

[@BurningTirez]

Nice, I never saw a train get stuck, but here we dont get that much snow!

[@MrPacMan36]

I don't know anything about trains, or train plows or whatever. But I think train plows should be heated, so when it hits the snow, the heat melts it enough to move faster, so less stress on the train, or when it gets stuck, turn up the heat and start moving again.

[@C17Inspector]

Great Video! Only S.P. & Rio Grande used the SD45-T2 Tunnel Motors. I remember seeing them coming up Banning Pass in the 70s & 80s hauling the sugar beet trains from the imperial valley.

[@gotmilkman32]

this video is awesome, this is something we don't see living in southeast texas.

[@silicon212]

It's the EMD two-stroke turbo diesel, they sound like this on any railroad, not just SP.

[@letterpool]

keep taking vids of this, this is a cool aspect of keeping a railroad running.

[@photographermatt]

Thats some tall drifts and heavy snow on the rails. Wow

[@Motologist95]

@TigerDude84 If you mean GM, like EMD, then yes all three are Gm/EMD. The lead 2 units are tunnel motors, the third I'm not sure.

[@goose1077]

I'm surprised it couldn't just back out. I remember we used drive yukes (aircraft tow trucks) into the snow. It took about a 6 feet of hard packed drift to stop a yuke but you could always back out over your cleared path.

[@floydturbo2]

The engineer must have Balls of Steel to do this job

[@rudolphna54]

It would depend on the locos. The first 2 look like GP38-2 locos, which are 2,000HP each. so 4,000 for the first two. Not sure what the last one is, assume about 1,500 HP, so you can guess combined about 5,500 HP.

[@Kodiak660]

Its not the depth of the snow that stopped it....it was the length. Nice Vid!

[@silicon212]

The sweet sound of the EMD turbo two-stroke diesel engine.

[@Petr75661]

I just love the sound of those turbos!

[@wildfire19861987]

2 tunnel motors and a 3rd engine couldn't pull it out. that's when you know you REALLY got it stuck that drift looks like it's over a half mile long! maybe Kyle should invest in a rotary?

[@silicon212]

The two SD45T-2s weigh about 210 tons each and the GP weighs about 130-135 tons.

[@James.Walston]

They said in the video "How do you get it unstuck? Bring more power out?" the other guy goes: "Yup." They just have to get more engines on the track and pull it out I guess.

[@franktonfire]

urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! haha the trains probably like "TOO MUCH FRIGGIN SNOW! PUSH! LOL

[@tarmac2001]

Looked like the plow car ahead of the locomotives was trying to make a steep airplane take off at 0:23 when it hit the big one.

[@natezemanek]

Best Video on KZbin !! Better each time I watch it !

[@gm16v149]

I think they've got a 16/645....10,320 CID! The 149 series are for big dump trucks etc.

[@formidable38]

The first 2 are EX Southern Pacific SD45T-2 tunnel motors so are 3600 hp each!

[@jim28518]

Wow, What a way to plow snow. thanks for the video.

[@Rakapuckar]

Dude..i can watch this clip over n over again..i just love it..and the sound of the engines :)

[@Landaux]

This is where 9k Horse Power...FAILS! Funny how they use SD40s for the rough jobs. Send in Mike Rowe! :) Great video! :)

[@quaffer22]

That's some serious snow driftage! With about 20 cars in tail: They may have made it.

[@siemenstraffic]

I won't be surprised they manage to derailed the plow and the front trucks on the first engine!

[@ejvideos07]

"Holy smokes" - sounds like the guy off Blazing Saddles ! :)

[@kingtiger59]

I love this clip ... the EMD turbos and SNOW...

[@jdoggybizzle]

There's more snow on the top of that plow that what I will probably ever see in a lifetime here in Florida.

[@tommy13t]

Just crank your volume and listen to that diesel whine.

[@mintvagoo]

I could watch this for hours.

[@MasterDwath]

Train vs. Snow... and the Snow wins!

[@Cesare12Dordies]

This has to be the best thing on i have seen on you tube in a long time.

[@kjrjmr97]

That is a serious amount of snow - I am glad I don't live there. 2 feet of snow is enough for me - 20 feet is too much. LOL !!! Cool videos though - I've never seen anything like that. I didn't know they even plowed the railroads.

[@1220Bman]

dang even though he got stuck look how far that thing traveled

[@sportscarfan1989]

love the sounds of the turbos

[@MAJazzy08]

wow I never thought about what a train does during the winter. :) Thanks for showing us (me). :)

[@clintwiz]

That's a lot of damn snow. Pile is taller than the cab.

[@formidable38]

Thats around about 9000 horsepower right there. Probably loss of traction stopped it, even with a 170 ton engine, it'l get between wheels and rail and game over!

[@FelixCulpa81]

wow. i love the way they jump to the rescue by obviously ringing the local authorities to report a blockage on the track, and i love the way they run over to see if the driver can actually get out. lol.

[@tommy13t]

Just listen to that turbo wine. Crank you audio up and enjoy.

[@kevinseipel5130]

Well that was not smart. Using a snow plow instead a Rotary snow plow!

[@robnielsen8141]

they might call that rotary thing a plow but a plow just shoves the snow, the rotary is a snowblower

[@fenus609]

+Rob Nielsen to expensive to run

[@railroad33]

That's all we have on the Kyle!

[@Bluebottlenose]

@@railroad33where was this vid taken?

[@flyier19]

Thanks for posting this vid, I've been looking for it for a while. That was quite the storm :)

[@joelpaltzer8732]

Really want someone to post the clip from the VHS "Assault on Snow". Who wouldn't want to see 2 F7s trying to do this same thing but without a snowplow?

[@manoahhall]

This is a great video, and I love the follow up videos on DropShots

[@frankyjayhay]

The rotary plough would be a good idea, no chance then of getting stuck or hitting a hidden obstacle at speed (which they bravely don't worry about) but it would go very slowly. Seems they would rather go at high speed and accept the occasional set-back. The method would depend on how often it got stuck.

[@ch00bz0rzz]

dude that is so sick!!! soooo nadly wish i could have been there, the sound of the train, wow

[@danieljones317]

Best line of the entire video.... "Now what?"

[@TheCottonTop]

Man those train sound awesome spooling down!