Very First Start Up, of Colebrookdale Railroad

This is the very first start up, of #7236. A day after the locomotive was delivered to the Colebrookdale Railroad.
Pottstown, PA.
‎December ‎19, ‎2015

[@gregcroon6768]

Love the sound of that Roots Blower. The EMD 567 prime mover. It’s what sent the steam locomotives to the scrap yard.

[@littlewingpsc27]

All the griping below. For those that might not be aware, if the locomotive sits for a period of time unused, the crew first opens relief valves in the cylinders and rolls the engine over to clear out any moisture in them. Then they have to close all the valves, prime for oil and fuel, then try and start it. Then idle to build air in the tanks to work the locomotive and train brakes. It takes time.

[@robwells5753]

Amen brother u know it👊

[@kcrailroader5297]

Yeah, you don't just jump in and roll it over like your Chevy Truck! (Not to mention excess water does particularly nasty things!)

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Water doesn't compress. Get enough of it in a cylinder and it'll give you a rebuild real quick

[@4gauge10]

On a GM prime mover yes,those leaked like a seive. On a G.E.engine,just start it like your car.

[@ralfie8801]

You prime the fuel after clearing any coolant out of the cylinders. There’s no way to “prime” the oil on a GP 7 or 9 other than cranking the engine up or rolling it over until it pumps up, then the risk of overheating the starters and locking them out is very high.

[@rickguyevans]

Just love the sound of EMD Geeps!

[@DK-nv9zu]

Makes sense why they leave locomotives idling for days around here. Much easier than having to go through this whole process daily. Thank you for posting

[@thomasklimchuk441]

Either that or the batteries are old and will not provide enough power to start the unit after being shut down Alco engines had an air start system It needed 100psi to start the engine Unless you had two units you didn't shut them down and besides you better be wearing ear protecters will you start

[@njfinests]

You can hear the crank spinning even at the distance the camera is placed. Amazing!!!!

[@markrhuett]

Hard to believe these locomotives were once state-of-the-art.

[@LKre-vi5oq]

Give that gorgeous old gal a beautiful paint job. Thanks for the video

[@bodieb.1239]

While watching my only thought was why are the numbers so fresh looking ??? Love there beasts and all trains. What a process but they do come alive.

[@yourthebest7942]

I lost my father in 1996 and he would have loved videos like this one. And the rest of the train content here on KZbin. He was an engineer for metro north. (Bud car).

[@vonmazur1]

Who was your Dad, I worked Metro North for 20 years?

[@petewahkoowah2652]

Always nice to see older locomotives getting a second or even a third life. Honestly, this is a really nice piece of railroad history and if a smaller company can use her, why not. High hoods are rare enough, but one in this good a shape, even rarer. All it needs is a decent paint job and some TLC and she will likely serve her new company for a long time. 🚇🇺🇸

[@christiancassanova2104]

Would have been nice to see her move

[@bulletz9280]

There's loads of high hood geeps like this still in service and in way better condition than this one. Aberdeen and Rockfish still have their GP7 that they bought from new.

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

Boxcar Broadcasting Co. Colebrook dale also has an =NS gp38 hogh hood

[@kierangoddard2198]

Starts up at 6:00.

[@MrNeilcster]

What a beautiful noise!!

[@joestrainworldvideos3977]

A great train video. Thanks for sharing 👍 Greetings Joe 😊

[@TI4438]

Best sounding diesel ever!

[@w.rustylane5650]

A nice old EMD GP-9. At first, gotta make sure all the squirrels are in the cage.

[@jamesshanks2614]

Gp-18 48 inch cooling fans.

[@kevinthomas9889]

That old Geep sounds pretty good and I always loved the generator whine on them!

[@TimWilson888]

Sounds more like the turbo-charger, to me.

[@staind288]

@@TimWilson888 that's not turbo whine

[@stephenroberts4895]

@@TimWilson888 That's the sound of the blower.

[@patrickwamsley3284]

It's a two stroke diesel. Like the old Detroit Diesels, they require a blower or turbo in order for them to take in enough air as they cannot without one.

[@ralfie8801]

That’s the blowers, not the generator.

[@jrrari_i]

High hood are my favorite!! Trains

[@xenomorph2056]

I'm with you on that one!!!

[@gordonvincent731]

@@xenomorph2056 As a retired engineer, not so crazy about long hood forward. I've operated E44's and RS11's long hood forward as a student engineer for PC NJ Div., kind of a pain in the butt. The GG1's were worse.

[@markgloverville]

Love those old high hoods

[@derekhall2079]

Southern railroad always ran high hood and cab in the rear. I miss watching the old trains. All the old road names that floated around are long gone. I saw a Wabash box car in 86 and thought that was so cool.

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

This was part of the same PRR fleet as the GP9 that sits at Horseshoe Curve.

[@gordonvincent731]

Long hood forward operation, I was wondering what the pedigree was, thanks.

[@joestrainworldvideos3977]

Great video. Lot of smoke. 👍👍👍

[@starkey2501]

After a long very hard work life a Nice Retirement for the 2944 / 7236, making people Happy. Not the scrap yard...

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

beautiful engine !!

[@TheAardvarkguy]

Okay, the nearly endless 6 minutes before she fires up is time I will never get back, BUT from then on this is pure gold. Hi from the UK🇬🇧🛤🎧🎚

[@eastamericantrains589]

I’ve never heard an emd hunt like their detroit siblings as this one did

[@michaelmcdougall4527]

🎩🎩 off to the Crew that got HER up and Running 🚂🚂 Years ago I watched GP9s move Cars around in Flint GRAND TRUNK YARD what a Sight and Sound! Thanks

[@johnanderson3853]

I used to ride my bike to the local GTW yard to watch the GP9, while drinking Faygo redpop. Wearing my WRIF T-shirt and holding my transitor radio.

[@svenmartin840]

The old girl running strong. Just needs a little primer and a fresh coat of paint. For another 50 years of service.

[@Rickster5176]

I hope they got a good price on this unit.

[@detroit8v715]

Looks like and ex Conrail to me. The dynamic brake vent is plated over.

[@desertbob6835]

ATSF did the same thing to their 7s, 9s and 20s that went into local/yard service. SP just took out the resistors and fan and left a big hole in the carbody.

[@boog567]

I had a lawnmower like that once

[@Leatherface123.]

Locomower

[@davidshultz4986]

Like hearing old iron starting up nothing like it

[@jonathonstanger7933]

That was easy. Crank... Stop to bless the engine (let the heat soak in). Crank... One more blessing. Crank... Run. If only all engines would start that easy.

[@enricomontanari1390]

Not really, read the comment of littlewingpsc27 above.

[@kamikazeratte]

nice Roots compressor sound...

[@Doodlyscott]

High street near Penn Village,she will receive a new paint job soon if she sits there too long.

[@billywoodman60]

LOL TRUE

[@STATFIGHTER10]

That poor engine looks like hell a new paint job a new set of tires and she would look proud as she could be..... Tires you know what I'm talkin about

[@RavennaRailfan4070]

Great to see the old beast whir back to life!

[@gordonvincent731]

Typical EMD, lasts one day short of forever.

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

She sounds healthy. Nice startup. Next time though get closer to pick up the sound more.

[@kristoferkalinauskas5800]

I Love trains

[@christopherdibble5872]

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore; not like they did back in 1954!

[@dwightmagnuson4298]

Do they start on all cylinders or open a decompression valve on a couple to make cranking easier on the starter?

[@derekhall2079]

I didn't see anyone go out to close them after a couple of minutes running so I'm guessing they didn't.

[@ralfie8801]

They run it through a few rounds with the test cocks open in case there’s any coolant on top of a piston. Then they close the test cocks, if they bothered to open them first, and fire it up. So they start on all 16 cylinders.

[@ralfie8801]

@Daniel Collins Condensation doesn’t get in there, it’s coolant if anything. They don’t leak like everybody seems to think they do, and it’s not mandatory to open the test cocks when starting them up. I’ve been working on them for 25 years now, and I can say that pretty much nobody opens those and turns the engine over anymore. With the size of the dish in the top of the piston, it would take a half gallon of “condensation” to even come close to hydrolocking it.

[@hannesdejager3723]

Will it fit in my honda?

[@robwells5753]

if you drop it from 50ft or greater that motor will fit darn near anything u wana drop it in to

[@480016]

que Belo trem 😎✌👂👍

[@william38022]

It’s an old DC engine I haven’t heard them whining like that for years

[@kimcooper4751]

Using wife's phone today not her opinions At first I was trying to figure out what it was them to see a running High Hood but also in revenue service not a museum piece this is awesome I'm just seeing this but it's from 6 years ago I hope it's still in service I'm going to try to find it it would be a shame if it ever gets cut up well found it not revenue as moving freight but excursion rail road just as good it's running

[@BSPIVEY100]

So was the fuel new or left over and how long can a locomotive sit before the batteries and engine oil are useless ?

[@ralfie8801]

The only thing that hurts the oil is water or fuel contamination. Locomotives don’t care how old the fuel is, they run on just about any diesel fuel as long as it doesn’t have any water in it.

[@wescreek5666]

2 GP 9's still operating in the north of where I live that is st thomas ont canada

[@robertgift]

When was the lastime it wastarted? Can they crank it to get oil distributed well before combustion begins? I keep our Lexus RX350 emergencyehiclengine somewhat heated with a magnetic oilpan heater withood and grill covered with a blanketo contain heat. Hope they do not rev thengine when started.

[@joshuaswitzer8910]

Robert Gift I

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Wtf dude this isn't a Lexus..

[@barrycarlisle4511]

Running a lot of your words together.

[@robertgift]

@@barrycarlisle4511 By sharing letters I savelectrons!

[@robertgift]

@@TheNemosdaddy says: _"Wtf dude this isn't a Lexus.."_ Same applies. You wanthengine warm if possible with lubricants well distributed before firing.

[@therookie9276]

They should refurbish the engine

[@ghhtrainmaster]

Where’s the pipe wrench for the lay shaft ? 😋

[@gingerelvira6587]

What's the wires for?

[@TrainboyRR]

i like the video

[@fredlohmann1448]

EMD GP9! PENNSYLVANIA!

[@kyoakland]

I think it needs a tune up

[@NaYawkr]

Silver with red trim was a Route of the Burlington, paint scheme, not the Pennsy.

[@johnmoar7658]

good show ,,not abandoned,,[ resting] land rail ,landbank,,future access.

[@haroldfannin9554]

Looks like an ex Conrail GP10,Possibly ex NYC by the bell placement.

[@burlingtonfan7492]

Harold Fannin It is an ex Conrail GP10, but this unit was actually built as PRR GP9 7236.

[@easyamp123]

very first ? I think it has been started a time or two

[@xaenon]

I think he means the first time it was started after this railroad took possession of it. Sort of like the first time you turn the key in a used car you just bought.

[@easyamp123]

xaenon who buys a used car without even starting it?

[@xaenon]

+Thad ward Actually, I have, on three separate occasions. In 1994, I bought my friend's old Plymouth. I had never driven the car personally, but I knew he took care of the car and drove it frequently. In 2004, I bought a 1967 Ford via eBay auction, for $400, and traveled to Illinois to fetch it. Turns out all it needed was a carb overhaul and a good tuneup - both of which I performed on-site. I had come equipped to drag it home if needed, but it actually ran quite well and didn't give me a lick of trouble the 330 miles home. In 2011, I purchased a 1961 Ford Starliner from a guy in Scottsdale, AZ and had it shipped to me. I wasn't all that concerned with whether it ran or not; the body and interior were in well above-average condition and in any case, I had a 'compatible' motor and transmission available to me. Turns out I didn't need them; the car ran like the proverbial watch, and the motor and trans I had waiting remained in my '67 Ford. Yes, that very same 1967 Ford. In any case, there is a moment when you turn the key for the first time of a vehicle that is actually YOURS, and not someone else's, n'est pas? THAT'S what the video is about.

[@easyamp123]

xaenon you are quite the car guy! I was only kidding about the train, and your comment as well. I bought a 300z at auction a few years back and it actually ran well. Cheers

[@xaenon]

+Thad ward a little too much a 'car guy', actually. It's gotten me into trouble on more than one occasion. My friends thought I was nuts for buying that Starliner that way. And truth be told, I probably was... a little.

[@joestrainworldvideos3977]

I subscribed. Joe

[@artmchugh5644]

What ? Are you afraid to get a bit closer ?

[@nomon95]

one cylinder doesnt work,listen the sound.

[@sd90mac61]

I thought I heard a pop, misfire, backfire, whatever you call it, lol when it finally started 👍

[@ralfie8801]

Why is that guy being so secretive? Those doors will swing wide open and he keeps ducking in behind them like he's protecting national secrets. There's barely room between the doors and the engine to close them yet he ducks behind the doors squeezing himself in there. Something's just not right with him.

[@bulletz9280]

Just a guess, but it looks like it was windy. In that event it's a good idea to let them rest against you rather than open them wide, because if the wind catches them they'll come flying back round and smack you pretty hard, especially those double doors. There's also quite a lot of space there, it doesn't look at all like he's squeezing himself at all, he's just reaching in to close the valves.

[@jasonwhipp5721]

Maybe cold and windy? Look at their jackets

[@ralfie8801]

@@bulletz9280 If you had worked on as many of those as I have, you’d know it’s a tight fit to get in there and close the doors. I hold the upwind door open with my foot or put my tool bag in front of it to block it open if I’m going to be there a while.

[@jasonwilde197]

"Very first startup in years you mean", look at that rust!

[@desertbob6835]

Next time, hold the layshaft closed, crank with no fuel to get some heat up top....let sit...THEN let the layshaft open a bit to let it start.

[@pootispiker2866]

Do you want a burnt start winding? Because that is how you get a burnt start winding

[@brianmiller3861]

You can crank forever before you hurt the starting winding pin the main generator.

[@louielouiepks]

First start by new owner. Might have a burnt ring.

[@fromtheloveofjay271]

Is this a privately owned locomotive?

[@coreymcdowell3471]

It has a blower

[@VictorCruz-dz7hn]

Y luego?

[@ricksadler797]

A lot less smoke than the alcos

[@nomon95]

2 stroke engine,,,sure prelube the engine before start and primig a lot.

[@Garylee17]

Nice video... 7236 is GP9???

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

GP-10 rebuild. But yes it was a GP-9

[@jamesstricklin5201]

No sound

[@sd90mac61]

This poor baby is tired, she jus wouldn't start up rightaway, she needs a new fresh heart.

[@alexmcface]

It’s 2944

[@CardiganBear]

Please stop fiddling with the camera setting...

[@Johnny64ism]

Great Vid but ya got the Number wrong

[@fredlohmann1448]

- CONRAIL

[@harrimanfox8961]

Where the Dynamic brakes removed?

[@gordonvincent731]

After rebuilding, they were used solely for yard work, no dynamics needed.

[@craigpalmer4013]

This train been for long time to start up locomotive sit on the track so these guys are experience with freight train

[@Fester_]

I thought a new train would be shinier.

[@eat_a_dick_trudeau]

Its nowhere near being new.

[@kansasstatealerting2424]

yeah, it’s at least 50+ years old. it’s new to the railroad, but the locomotive itself isn’t new.

[@Fester_]

@@kansasstatealerting2424 Mine was a tongue in cheek post - no more than that.

[@dieseltrainfreek]

Did you guys prelube the engine before start ?

[@jamesshanks2614]

dieseltrainfreek Unless specifically ordered at the time the engine was built EMD did not install prelude equipment. And the engine we're looking at is either a late gp-9 or a gp-18. Identifier is 48 inch cooling fans versus 4 36 inch fans on the earlier gp-7's and gp-9's. Nice seeing an first generation GP being used on a startup.

[@crazyfvck]

:)

[@MoonwolfeConsulting]

Too quiet!

[@tarcisiofalkoski9972]

Não precisa mostrar o funcionário andado com o lanche, rodeando e andado. Mostra o arranque e até o motor estabilizar. Façam isso!

[@sadelsor]

If it was delivered to me in that condition, I would have had the company arrested, disgusting paintwork !!

[@zachman1394]

Thats a lot of startup smoke for an EMD prime mover, are you sure that she's got EMD guts?

[@jasonwhipp5721]

Mr. Watt old EMD’s are just in-the-closet ALCos

[@rdgk1se3019]

Preston still owes money to Bob Lowe for the paint damages done to his locomotive when he ran it at this joke of a railroad.

[@jackcook4772]

#5 fuel injector is over fueling. Govenor could use a little tweeking. 1500 hp. Blowers used 750 hp. First generation EMD . Later turbo engines had 3000 hp . EMDs were 2cycle engines. They were artificially aspirated . Blowers robbed horsepower, turbo added HP......

[@regal105]

Jack Cook they wouldn’t run without a blower, like a 2 stroke Detroit.

[@ralfie8801]

Yep, blower engines are normally aspirated, the turbo engines are a combination setup where it’s a blower until about notch 6 when the exhaust gases and heat can drive the turbo faster than the gear train can, then it’s pure turbo.

[@pootispiker2866]

I hate foamers

[@arthurmchugh5184]

Pennsylvania?

[@imnotaplayer957]

snowdonia

[@ohioandnortheastern]

Gp7

[@dukelane3954]

😒😴😴😴😴

[@sadelsor]

Guess this guy was in no hurry to get back to his wife's cooking, what a bloody fart around, no bonus today it seems.

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Wtf are you talking about dude? It's a short line railroad. They just bought this from auction. It's the first startup after they recieved it....

[@r.w.7232]

Hey everyone... Do yourself a favor and skip the first 6 minutes. Absolutely nothing happens. NOTHING. You're welcome.

[@robwells5753]

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