Union Pacific GE B40-8 Startup

Starting up the UP 1848 at the IRM for diesel days.

[@hakeemsd70m]

Sweet B40-8 survivor at the IRM. She sounds real good!

[@AlexTrain5249]

Such a handsome, yet square (so to speak) engine.

[@crsrdash-840b5]

They were the most power 4-axle ever built. Even by today's standards, no locomotive has reached 4000 hp in a compact design. Most were built 1988-1989.

[@AlexTrain5249]

Absolutely.

[@iatif1995]

I love these awesome Dash 8s too!

[@Slim_Slid]

​@@crsrdash-840b5 The only four axle locomotives I will say outside of GE's B40-8/B40-8W that were close enough to 4,000 HP are the EMD GP60's with the 3,800 HP 710's.

[@verastaki]

One of my favorite Locomotives by General Electric, with a standard Spartan Cab. Re-numbered Union Pacific GE B40-8.

[@jeromecabral192]

I have always been a fan of locomotives at a kid. I see them on a daily basis. I live next to a train track

[@jeromecabral192]

Freight

[@ShawnCalay]

​@@jeromecabral192 food

[@KCUnionStationTrains]

That's an awesome catch dude to witness that in person! thanks for sharing!

[@granitedude333]

Thanks! Yeah it was neat to see.

[@peterblakeslee4040]

I'd love to see this dash8 back in it's former SP colors of the Cotton Belt.

[@Baconbs718]

Colour

[@harrimanfox8961]

Such a modern locomotive to be on display

[@pokeyrailfanning]

Harriman Fox they aren’t that modern and there isn’t very many left

[@harrimanfox8961]

@@pokeyrailfanning it's not even 30 yet.

[@crsrdash-840b5]

@@pokeyrailfanning They were built between 1988-1989 and didn't have many buyers since their larger cousins came out known as the DASH 8-40CW. It was Union Pacific that wanted a wide cab so we got DASH8-40CW-now that was a mess up effort!

[@anhkietduongdo]

@@harrimanfox8961 Yes, but in later years eventually came improved versions that were so much better than this type you see here. More modern locomotives of today are pretty much equiped for almost all kinds of freight (The B40-8s had high horses but lacked tractive effort) so that quickly made them obsolete as time went on.

[@benmullins2443]

@@anhkietduongdo that’s why the Santa Fe used them for hot intermodal trains. They were more built for speed on short fast and light trains. Now they’re just used for local and short distance road freights

[@rearspeaker6364]

as many locomotives the IRM has,it might as well be a railroad.

[@hakeemsd70m]

Very true!

[@terrywallace1327]

At last!somebody saved one of these beautiful girls!

[@ShawnCalay]

It could be a boy you know!

[@paulwarner5395]

Thanx for the video. That was a very clean start up . No smoke at all.

[@xxx_faze_gavinairways_xxx1547]

Once I got to sit in a cab of the GE B40-8

[@dansisson4524]

Once I got to ride in a Cotton Belt B40-8 on the SP at Fort Worth

[@markrhuett]

Wow! These locomotives are already museum candidates?

[@FreihEitner]

Well yeah, when even 6 axle SD-40s are being used for common switching duties in yards, these 4 axle beauties are old hat... sadly. I love these.

[@TheMNrailfan227]

Vwoosh! I love GE air compressors

[@frankym274]

Nice Catch

[@Eisenbahnfan]

Great Sound! Thanks for upload!

[@northernindianarailmedia86]

Power defined-G.E. Dash8 locomotives.

[@crsrdash-840b5]

They got that look that means business. They like, don't mess with me!

[@PacificDev1995]

It looks like it had roof top AC that looks like a tophat.

[@arrivedknight7632]

1:09 was that some sort of generator that kicked in? If not, what was that wooop noise when the crank got faster?

[@granitedude333]

That's the air compressor kicking in. I almost all the GE locomotives do that, I know the new ones do it too.

[@arrivedknight7632]

@@granitedude333 thanks!

[@terrywallace1327]

That's the air compressor

[@arrivedknight7632]

@@terrywallace1327 I was told that by grainitedude333. Thank you though

[@mccoy79productions66]

Great video!

[@jamesa6272]

Of push the damn layshaft in. Make a cloud of smoke!

[@alexsandroribeiro99]

Nice video!👏👏👏

[@trainlens3789]

Very cool.

[@geofftech]

Aw. The kid could've stayed in the shot. I think it would've added some character.

[@Goofyboi2002]

A mix of a gp38 trucks sd40-2 cab and a dash 9 hood

[@-watermelonking]

What?

[@Goofyboi2002]

@@-watermelonking oh I ment “sd40-2”

[@-watermelonking]

@@Goofyboi2002 I'm clowning the combinations you made there.

[@railfansteve3053]

What the hell were those people doing up there

[@dumdum7786]

It's a museum

[@rearspeaker6364]

hooking up all the cellphone batteries together, praying it starts up!!!

[@k.gibbs.9939]

Hey, do you mind if I use some of this video as part of a custom sound effect? It would be part of a free mod for a game and I'd of course give you due credit and provide a link back to this video.

[@bobbycoffey7761]

What was the point of putting those trucks on an engine that could fit 12 wheels?

[@pootispiker2866]

They were meant to pull faster trains. 4 axle motors are more efficient and have fewer issues with hunting at high speed.

[@تيي-و9د]

🌐🌐

[@warisastudentofjim3759]

Kinda sounds like Russian hardbass.

[@ArantiusVulpes]

Why are random people climbing on it? Next thing you know their kid falls and the museum gets sued

[@TheTrainExpert]

Its a muesuem those people were probably allowed a cabride

[@ArantiusVulpes]

@@TheTrainExpert ok so why was there no someone helping them up and down then to ensure noone gets hurt

[@TheTrainExpert]

@@ArantiusVulpes probably busy, most time people climb on these trains even though your not unless given permission from the volunteers. Its a big muesum u know. Also the kids not alone, u can clearly see his mom and dad there.

[@ArantiusVulpes]

@@TheTrainExpert I understand im also a locomotive engineer for CP so I tend to notice those things

[@planeiron241]

@@ArantiusVulpes 🙃

[@thisischetan]

GE 🚮

[@rearspeaker6364]

can't spell GarbagE without it!!