WHEEL SLIP! Sparks Fly on the Fulton County Railroad as Locomotive Stalls on Hill

[@TrainmanSky]

Holy hell! I thought the sparks were fake until I watched. Wow that was more insane than I thought!

[@ICE6365]

Yeah man, it was unreal!

[@whitedovetail]

This was a 1 in a MILLION video!! I have never seen a video that showed how difficult it was to move cars that are heavy up a small incline. Thanks for sharing this. I was amazed!!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you!! It certainly was one in a million - I doubt I'll ever see anything like this again. It really puts into perspective how heavy railcars are. Oftentimes modern locomotives make it look effortless, but it's truly amazing how much weight they can pull (with proper traction)!

[@zayyanjamali6202]

😅😅😅😅😅😊

[@crypto-radio8186]

As a Retired "Hobo" train hopper (Moniker: Boxcar Johnny) I really enjoy your videos. Contrl Chief stuff was not on any Locomotives I rode, I quit in 2017 turned 62 got Deep Low Cost riding Amtrak! Yes, I went from F.T.R.A. to Amtrak Preferred Customer.

[@ICE6365]

I appreciate it Johnny! Haha hard to believe anyone would switch to Amtrak instead of finding a better alternative. Low cost is about the only thing going for them. Those long distance routes just can't compete with the airlines.

[@The_conductor1]

Norfolk Southern stuck me on medical leave. Maybe I can apply with these guys!

[@larrydockery7201]

when i was clinchfield railroad back in 70s 80 thes units were the best ever built i love the sd40s they had a sound of there own and power great vid s

[@ICE6365]

Thanks Larry. I agree - the geeps are great but the sound of an SD40 definitely wins in my book

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Larry, right before I "retired" we had an SD40-2 on the property, briefly. It was accidentally ordered as a leaser. They were terrified of going into curves with it for obvious reasons so it stayed in the yard about 3 months before it was returned. While I have operated many of them on the road, I had never switched a yard with one until then and it was a switcher's dream come true. Of course the alternative was the 2000 and 2001 seen here in this video so anything probably would have been better. But being able to actually move cars around the yard and climb the hill towards Selig instead of slapping it into 8 and praying was a wonderful change of pace.

[@michaelmcdougall4527]

That was great. Enjoyed it. You don’t see that every day hats off to the crew and the guy that filmed it. Thanks.

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Michael!

[@TooMuchMiddle]

I'm watching this while playing with my model trains. I think I may have a sickness.

[@ICE6365]

Not a sickness. Healthy!

[@josephcrowshaw950]

Excellent action and great that the crew were so cool about the situation.

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Joseph! Yes, the crew was very friendly. I asked them afterwards if they were ok with me posting this, and they approved.

[@kevinballuff1164]

Wow! I've only experienced seeing that one time, I was close enough and the breeze was just right, I could smell the steel grinding😮

[@ICE6365]

It's a cool experience for sure! The wind was to my back, so I couldn't smell the steel grinding

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

Wheel slip circuitry not working for sure. Awesome vid.

[@ICE6365]

Absolutely. Thank you!

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Wheel slip circuit catches when one axle breaks away. In the video all four suddenly break away and probably ran away at a balanced speed. To the wheel slip monitor it looked like the train suddenly rolled uphill at 40mph. It's not going trip the wheel slip indicator for that. Modern engines have the same problem if the same results are achieved. I can show you what track looks like when a mid-train DPU ran away like this for several minutes in run 8.

[@dogyerf21]

Very cool. Looked them up on the map and was REALLY impressed with the extensive amount of spurs for former and current customers. There’s a lot going on on that little short line railroad. Keep making videos of them.

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Jason. I am impressed with how many customers they serve as well. I will try to film them more in the future.

[@LancesLens]

First video I've seen of Fulton. I live in Marietta and didn't even know about them till about two months ago location scouting on Google Maps for crossings to shoot at over there. Nice catch!! Subbed!

[@ICE6365]

@@LancesLens thank you Lance! They definitely fly under the radar. I would have never known about them without a friend telling me. Glad you enjoyed!

[@kevinrichards3288]

I like the paint scheme on that GMTX engine number 2235.

[@ICE6365]

Me too. It is a former Paducah and Louisville (PAL) paint scheme

[@chuckwilkerson9034]

@@ICE6365 I thought it looked like a P&L. I live in Dawson Springs KY. I see this scheme almost daily.

[@ICE6365]

@@chuckwilkerson9034 Yep, it's a sharp looking scheme. I have family in Missouri, and when we visit we pass their yard in Paducah. Several times we have photographed the power sitting by the shops, but I've never seen one of their trains move.

[@bluegrassman3040]

@@ICE6365at one time, they operated mostly at night. I beside the CSX Henderson Sub, between the PAL and EVWR at Robards, KY.

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

and on OmniTrax property, anything but the wish d tcom CSX version of paint looks amazing!

[@ericsturniolo]

You caught some crazy action!

[@ICE6365]

Yessir! It was unreal

[@RODALCO2007]

Great railway footage.

[@ICE6365]

Many thanks!

[@stephenwilliams1364]

Worked around this track frequently....great footage and I’ve never seen this! Atlanta has an amazing amount of rail and I’ve seen some of the old rail in Smyrna

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Stephen! Agreed, Atlanta has a lot of tracks. It can get very confusing on what goes where especially in downtown lol

[@ThePaulv12]

I read your description. In a Diesel electric locomotive, the engine doesn't redline if the wheels spin. The engine governor controls the RPM at the notch the driver selects. The driver selected notch setting is the throttle. There are usually 8 notches. Each notch has a known RPM which the governor holds which is why a tacho is redundant. In a given notch what happens is the amps on the amp gauge begin to rise as the train slows. This is indicating more and more work is being done since traction is electrical. If the wheels break traction then the amps go down to nearly zero and the load comes off the Diesel engine. The governor just holds the engine RPM no matter what. If the governor detects any over RPM it reduces fuel to maintain the set RPM - more fuel for more load, less fuel for less load. EMD Diesels aren't like smaller Diesel engines in cars or trucks. They have quite a lot of internal mass, so if the electrical load is suddenly released by the spinning of the wheels the governor acts faster on the fuel rack than the revs can rise (there is a tolerance but that's the principal of operation) maintaining the set RPM. With full traction before wheel spin, if train speed reduction continues then the traction motor's electrical configuration automatically changes in a process called transition. This is usually where the wheel spin is likely to occur. Why transition is required is a complex topic but simply it changes the connection of the traction motors between series and parallel depending on whether the train speed is increasing or decreasing. Back EMF is the enemy of speed in Diesel electric locomotives. As speed increases the traction motors begin to behave like a generator (the back EMF part) reducing the traction motor windings capacity to absorb current from the generator, so the electrical cabinet changes the way the traction motors are connected to the generator. When wheel spin occurs it is the engineer that throttles down otherwise the governor would hold the set RPM for the selected notch and the generator would keep supplying just enough current to keep the wheels spinning - except there are some fancy systems that drastically improve locomotive traction so that doesn't occur. These systems are so effective they allow greater weight (more cars) or less locomotives for the same train weight or length. As we can see these locos don't have any of that equipment. Also some yard only locos have their transition disabled so they can never go faster than about 15 or 20mph. You might like this rather dry vid on locomotive transition but it is interesting. If you want to skip the first part, the description of Transition begins at six forty: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m363aaSMq9NsrdE

[@ICE6365]

Hi Paul. Thank you for taking the time to write this. This is cool stuff! I watched the video to learn a bit more about transition too. I am going to favorite your comment so others can learn what is happening with the engine in an instance like this.

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Definitely a great explanation of the inner workings. And assuming the governor is working properly but no matter what, it will never exceed 900 RPM so long as the governor has oil in it.

[@trumanlewis8237]

Wonder how many 5 bags of sugar that was. Great video and kudos to the to all pushing up that hill and the videogpher as well.

[@ICE6365]

Would be curious to know the same. Thank you!

[@espeeboy]

Answer: 221,540 bags of 5 lb sugar That’s 5 fully loaded covered hopper cars in the video at shown added up LD LMT commodity capacity = 1,107,700 lbs (553.85 tons) / 5 lbs = ~44,300 lbs of sugar per loaded covered hopper railcar = ~8861 bags of 5 lb sugar per railcar The tonnage capacity of each covered hopper railcar is visible in the video if you slow down / pause footage. For example, at 3:13 mark it shows FURX 851014 with stenciled data under the reporting marks (these days UV resistant vinyl transfer graphics are used, not masked paint) showing interior contents cargo weight capacity for the 286,000 maximum loading rated freight railcar: LD LMT (contents Load Limit) = 222600 lbs (111.3 tons) LT WT (empty “tare” Light Weight) = 63400 lbs (31.7 tons) Total Weight Capacity allowed by FRA for 4-axle railcar / locomotive = 286,000 lbs (143 tons) Hope this helps!

[@waynemielcarek3224]

Awesome footage and great catch of the Wheel slip action! 🚂👍🙋‍♂️

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Wayne!

[@waynemielcarek3224]

@@ICE6365 You're welcome!

[@AllianceB95]

Awesme footage! And no clickbait !!!! Well done Sir!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you sir! I always make sure to use thumbnails that are actually in my videos. There are too many channels that lure people in with fake thumbnails and I don't wanna be that guy.

[@AllianceB95]

@@ICE6365 Apreciate the Truthfull images :) Ill be watching them sparks flying a couple of times :) You can really see the power coming onto the rails :)

[@JD-8-1971]

Perfect video to ask this. I am 52 and have wondered these questions for a long time. Okay railroaders what is the mechanical clicking sounds at the first of this video. Sorta sounds like popping off an air tool from an airline. But click, click, click, click sound? Another sound is the sound of something spinning up. Like a "wherrip" normally I hear it when a locomotive is powering up to move. Silly questions but I just have always wondered.

[@ICE6365]

@JD-dw8cc Hey JD, thanks for your comment! Definitely not silly questions - I have wondered about these sounds for a long time too. The clicking you hear is the air compressor on the locomotive spitting water out of the air reservoir. The compressed air causes condensation to collect in the tank, and it has to be spit out to prevent it from rusting. The "wherrip" noise on modern locomotives is the turbo kicking in to give the locomotive extra power. I don't know exactly how the turbo functions, but hopefully someone can answer that more in-depth.

[@JD-8-1971]

@@ICE6365Thank you, I deal with air compressors alot. I drain the the tanks daily and the airline driers. I wonder now how they know to drain automatically. I would have assumed the turbo were constantly running like in tractors. I learned something new today. Thank you

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

@@ICE6365 on these engines, they have Roots Blower systems, and do not have a Turbocharger. They would be a GP40 if they had turbo. I am not keen on the noise you are identifying but you may be hearing the sound of the generator, or the roots blower. And the clicking is not the air compressor. These have static air compressors that are directly driven from the motor. The device you are speaking of is called a "spitter" and does exactly as you explain. They are located at the bottom of each reservoir tank. They are electronic, and when they detect condensated water, they open the valve to eject it. If the tank had a gallon of water in it, they would remain open constantly and there would be a stream of water ejecting from the spitter. Also if the voltage ever gets low or the pressure in the tank drops to a point that the valve can no longer close, it emits a very flatulent sound for a couple minutes.

[@guyfranks4354]

I saw 2 Conrail GP40-2s shove 4 Covered Hoppers loaded with sugar up the grade into the Ferra Pan Candy factory spur in Forrest Park, IL. The crew dumped all the air from those Covered Hoppers. All of the wheels were sliding. A side note, this happened in the mid 1980s. The Candy factory has several silos for the ingredients to make the candy and has big winches to position the cars for unloading. Some of the candies they make are Red Hots, Atomic Fireballs & Lemon Heads.

[@happycommentator6773]

I'm definitely a fan of GP 40-2's and Atomic Fireballs. 👍🇺🇸

[@longwindingroad]

Is the factory still operating?

[@guyfranks4354]

@@longwindingroad As far as I know. I left the Chicagoland area in July 1997. They re-opened a retail store at the factory in April 2017 and their website is still up and running.

[@geertvandermeer4938]

Nice wobbles, beautifully filmed.

[@ICE6365]

Thank you!

[@baltothewolf]

Love the locos design. GP38's are my fav I think, besides the classic CSX EMD's lmao Beautiful wheel slip EDIT: also the train groaning at around 10:30, just a bit past, is amazing

[@ICE6365]

Me too. Thank you!

[@wishusknight3009]

I think my favorite has always been the SD38-2. But they are so rare.

[@nhantalltv6699]

Have a nice day, thanks

[@ICE6365]

Thank you

[@tonyb8660]

when I lived in Pacific Grove in 1971, the Southern Pacific(?) still ran all the way towards Asilomar. The tracks were 200 yards in front of our house. I'd run out everyday when I felt the rumble and heard the horn to wave to the engineer... They always waved back.

[@ICE6365]

That is wholesome Tony, thank you 🙏

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Cool switching video (Dave).

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Dave

[@Xalerdane]

1:38 That is some really banged-up looking track.

[@ICE6365]

It's got a few bumps lol but it looks worse because of the low camera angle. As you saw, the train had no trouble running through that stretch at 10-15 mph

[@titansbricksproductions]

Yet another amazing video from ICE6365!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you sir!

[@OutdoorsSC]

Very cool, wish we had some of that excitement here in Clemson. We love our train videos in Clemson SC, Go Tigers! Keep it up.

[@ICE6365]

Thank you, and Go Tigers!

[@Merl-co2nd]

The rails looks like in India. Nevertheless, cool video! Thanks for sharing!

[@ICE6365]

Haha yes they do. Thank you!

[@BorisZech]

Spectacular. And nice that you provide a direct jump to the "action".

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Boris. I know most people don't have the desire to watch a 16 minute video just to see the 10 seconds of action - especially those who don't like trains as much as I do.

[@BorisZech]

@@ICE6365 Coming from a railroad family, I'm surely not one of those people. I can watch these movies for hours. So keep them coming. ;)

[@andyconnrock]

They are SO LUCKY those sparks didn't start a fire in the bushes and trees near the right of way.

[@ICE6365]

Agreed. I was surprised there weren't any small fires in the pinestraw or crossties too

[@mencarikeretaapi]

Nice video

[@ICE6365]

Thank you!

[@nolancain8792]

Nice to see an old EVWR engine here.

[@ICE6365]

Agreed. It's a very nice paint scheme

[@YaofuZhou]

I could watch this all day...

[@ICE6365]

Thank you 🙏

[@nigelterry9299]

Well, the track's giving the suspension a workout!

[@Steve-xf4uv]

That was very interesting; don't think I ever saw anything like that. Saw an engine stall out but the wheels did not slip and throw sparks. Nice catch !

[@ICE6365]

Thank you sir! I've seen locomotives stall too, but never like this. I believe modern locomotives have technology built in that prevents major wheel slips like this.

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

The problem here is, all four axles cut loose at the same time. A Wheel slip indicator will only show , and the throttle is cut when one of the wheels cuts loose. If it cascades and all four or six wheels break loose at the same time, then the traction motors run away with everything the generator has waiting for it. And even when the engineer cuts the throttle, those wheels are still going to spin for a while! If the engineer wasn't about to crap himself, he would have grabbed the independent and helped them slow down. But I've been in his position, and I know how frustrating it is when the wheels just decide they're going on a trip without me! I also worked for this railroad for about 8 years and I know exactly where and how he had the problem. The second engine, the OMLX 2001 has some serious mechanical issues. Between the frame damage, several connections on the main gen and other problems, if they weren't so hard up for power, they probably would have scrapped it for parts by now. But the Bama Boys (Mechanical dept from the ATN) never have had any intentions of fixing or scrapping it. However it is one of the reasons they have had to rent power. I wonder if the OMLX 2008 (SW-1200) is still on the property? Man that thing couldn't get out of its own way and yet it contributed at least another 300 HP to the consist if we had a big cut of cars going out to the South end. It too was a piece of junk and spent most of its time stuffed and mounted at the end of Track 13. Other times we hid it back int he woods behind Kapstone so the kids would stop vandalizing it.

[@way75mit9]

My Buddy Josh works for that line , he might be the engineer on this cut , third times a charm !!!!

[@ICE6365]

Nice! Not sure what the engineer's name is, but he was a cool guy

[@kennyt1674]

Wow that's amazing and it's like a Ho scale model that dose the same thing

[@ICE6365]

Thanks! Must be a Tyco model :)

[@andrewspence8100]

Them tracks have seen better days.

[@kevinrichards3288]

Awesome to see several of those boxcars in a row.

[@ICE6365]

Agreed

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

It's an everyday occurrence on the Fulco Rwy. Two customers get beer imported from Mexico and one stack goes to General Wholesale off Camp Creek Pkwy, while the other stack goes to Saddle Creek down off Westgate Pkwy. Anywhere from 8-25 boxcars a day, if they are still seeing the traffic I handled up till about 3 years ago.

[@megatrains]

JUst subscribed!!! Great video buddy!!!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you! I subbed back. Hope you'll get to 1,000 subscribers soon

[@kishascape]

I’m surprised it didn’t make much noise. When it snowed where I live couple week ago a train went by uphill and the squeal nearly blew my ears out.

[@ICE6365]

Looking back, I'm also surprised it didn't make more noise. You can hear the grinding noise of the wheels, but there were no loud squeals. The squealing sounds trains make are usually caused by the wheel flanges rubbing against the inside of the rail.

[@christinaangelopoulos6955]

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[@irelandbloke]

Awesome shots !! 👍

[@ICE6365]

Thank you sir!

[@irelandbloke]

@@ICE6365 You're very welcome !

[@XY_Dude]

Hill: Harry, where's "Ludicrous Notch?"

[@Semparo]

Nice footage! Love the captions for the coms too. Looks like some of the track on that run needs a bit of TLC but then again I know a whole lotta nothing about that stuff!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the scanner coms. I know the scanner can be hard to understand which is why I add the captions. Makes it fun to follow along with what is happening.

[@kermit5079]

"good garly the sparks" said the engineer LoL

[@ICE6365]

Yes lol I thought that was funny too

[@xavierthomas8311]

Ca me parait bien compromis? On voudrait la suite, merci.

[@ICE6365]

Je ferai de mon mieux pour filmer une suite. Merci d'avoir regardé

[@ricksadler797]

Cool video thank you. Nice spark show

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Rick

[@ronaldsummons6100]

good work guys

[@ICE6365]

Great work indeed. Thanks Team 👍

[@waldemarogandotrens.8063]

Vídeos muito bacanas imagens lindas parabéns amigo pelo excelente registro 👏💯 locomotivas muito lindas 👏👏

[@ICE6365]

Gracias, muy apreciado!

[@christopherstory2136]

Holy 🚬 smokes! Literally....(got this in my feed, subscribed...awesome action!)

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Christopher! Yes, quite literally LOL

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

Superb shots !

[@ICE6365]

Thank you!

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

@@ICE6365 You're welcome !

[@robadams5799]

"Beans don't burn in the kitchen. Beans don't burn on the grill. Took a whole lotta tryin' just to get up that hill."

[@atlantaterminalproductions5167]

Great video John! I remember you telling me about this but now, actually seeing it is really cool!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you my guy! Yeah it's hard to put this into words lol

[@joseluispereznicolas615]

Excelente video saludos desde Queretaro México 🚂🚂🚂👍👍

[@ICE6365]

Saludos Jose! Me alegro de que hayas disfrutado el vídeo. Muchas gracias 🙏

[@JelMain]

And if you want an explanation of why you keep having trans derailed, look at those tracks. I've seen straighter corrugated iron.

[@nathanjplatt]

Well A. This a shortline not a mainline, they aren't going to have the best rails.B.....Derailments are common seeing how over a thousand happen every year.

[@ICE6365]

The tracks do look crooked, but that is largely due to the camera angle and zoom. These tracks are only used several times a week at low speeds, so there is no need for them to be upgraded. Most railroads use continuously welded rail that is much straighter and can tolerate higher speeds.

[@bluegrassman3040]

the wreck in Ohio was caused by overheated wheel bearing, nothing to do with the rails. The mainline that accident happened on was on better maintained rails that the short line in this video.

[@williammcclain8438]

@@ICE6365😊

[@ShawnCalay]

Yeah okay, that track is perfectly fine .....trucks are spring loaded the cars can handle it....

[@--marshy--]

Very nice! I see there is an EX-PAL Unit as well.

[@ICE6365]

Yep! A lot of people (including myself) like the look of the PAL scheme. I've received a lot of comments on it.

[@joserefe5950]

6:35 @ICE6365 when we were kids in the 70s we made fun of trains by putting grease on one length rails at the middle part of the hill climb. Then we discovered we can use candles but we have to apply it on rails at the middle of the day when the rails are hot. 😊😁😂

[@ICE6365]

Gollee that's hilarious! Did it ever cause a train to slip? For anyone reading, do not try this yourself.

[@joserefe5950]

@@ICE6365 always😄

[@DutchRailroads]

Great video! Thumbs up!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you! 👍

[@mikem.8487]

This looks like a lack of maintenance, A locomotive doesn't need to run out of water. Now you're putting extra wear and tear on the locomotive that works.

[@ICE6365]

I agree. I had never heard of a locomotive running out of water until this instance.

[@andrewc1199]

​@@ICE6365It might have a leaking radiator, or worse, a head gasket leak.

[@ICE6365]

@@andrewc1199 that would be nearly fatal to the unit, wouldn't it?

[@andrewc1199]

@@ICE6365 Yes it would. A leaking radiator is one thing, but a head gasket leak would require tearing apart the prime mover.

[@MSwolfdog158]

The GMTX 2235 Was going up the hill was going up the hill to struggling, throwing spark was very epic I just looking up on Wikipedia.

[@ICE6365]

Very epic indeed :)

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Wow ! really cool to watch this. I am a big fan of the last mile type of action. Kudos !! James.

[@ICE6365]

Hey James! Very glad you enjoyed it. I like the "final mile" shortlines too. It's fun filming the switching ops and funky power that these railroads tend to have.

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

@@ICE6365 I have made a few videos of this type of railroading in the past. And I too find it a lot of fun. But it is definitely (IMHO) more challenging that filming mainline action. I am intending to try to do more of it when the weather cooperates to give me better flying weather. Stay safe. James.

[@ICE6365]

@@FrogandFlangeVideo I also think it is much more challenging to film the regional railroads. The most challenging part for me is their limited schedules. I'd love to see aerial footage of last-mile switching on your channel. I'll be looking out for your videos. You be safe as well!

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

@@ICE6365 I agree 100 %. I'll try to round up the links for several of my favourite ones and send them to you. They are all on the channel, but none done in the last number of months due to the weather. James.

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Here are some of my favourites: CN L580 SERVICES REMBOS AND BLASTECH ON HAGERSVILLE SUB - SHISA KANKO kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoGpkqCnnMp0q9U A DAY AT GARNET YARD + HYDRO SPUR kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5rEioijgs14pck END OF AN ERA - ORANGEVILLE & BRAMPTON RR A FALLEN FLAG kzbin.info/www/bejne/noa7n4qdjLCSpJI A DAY WITH THE ORANGEVILLE & BRAMPTON RAILWAY kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYG2YYOMfcyIg8k CN - A DAY OF SERVICING HAMILTON INDUSTRIES kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHeWqamCeLClZ8k Stay safe. James.

[@sector5514]

Looks like 1206 from Unstoppable

[@ICE6365]

Yes it does lol

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Good video, like !

[@ICE6365]

Thank you!

[@frankp8828]

Great train video.

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Frank

[@정은호-u2j]

빨리와요 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Great work

[@ICE6365]

Thank you

[@vernonmatthews181]

Wow 👌 👏 thats some sustained loss of traction by GMTX #2235.

[@ICE6365]

Absolutely haha

[@bepisman128]

The GMTX2235 that could

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Bepis Man

[@dangeary2134]

Engineer: Hey, buddy, she can’t do this, we may have to double it!

[@treystewart544]

@@ICE6365 ouch those wheels on the diesel train it looks hot

[@RedSkeletonGames]

Man, those fellas need some sand!

[@ICE6365]

For real!

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Either they had sand and the engine just broke traction suddenly, or the yardmaster / GM has decided sand is not in the budget. They seem to flipflop between the two depending on how the stars align. And I know the GM, Eric is going to do whatever his boss says!

[@AnitaDevi-pr8zs]

😮

[@keplergso8369]

On Google Earth we can see that this line serves many factories on a large area,, but some sections are abandoned. Jacques, from France.

[@ICE6365]

Correct

[@AmtrakFlareon]

Sheesh! Now that’s some hot wheelslip!

[@ICE6365]

Yessirrrrrrrr

[@RailFanRob]

Nice footage man and great catch on the wheel slip action 👍👍

[@ICE6365]

Hey Rob, thank you! This was a once in a lifetime witness so I'm glad I got it

[@utinker]

That was cool...Thanks for sharing 👍

[@ICE6365]

Thank you William 🙏

[@CRice-o2s]

My boy Charlie made it to the Big Time!

[@IamtherealSam]

It is now a Rail grinder.

[@brodyhedges7753]

I’m pretty sure steam engines have sand canisters with the wheels to help grip on the track if it gets too slippery

[@ICE6365]

Correct. These locomotives have sanders too, but they don't do much good without sand in them lol

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

great video bro

[@ICE6365]

Thank you!

[@BertLensch]

Wow... I have seen wheel slips on old steam-powered locomotive, but never on a modern diesel-electric.

[@ICE6365]

It's rare, but it does happen on the diesels

[@lorenzonatali1206]

dear god the state of those tracks! nice slipping tho!

[@ICE6365]

Not the best, but suitable for this type of use. Thanks!

[@JohnnysTrainVideos]

This was a great video...

[@ICE6365]

Thank you Johnny!

[@Bob-bm3pd]

2235 is a beautiful locomotive.

[@ICE6365]

Indeed it is

[@metalinmotion]

That was a good catch!

[@ICE6365]

Thank you!

[@Lion-e-b1w]

This is why they invented rack and pinion.

[@ArissonMercinova]

That spark very amazing 6:33

[@ICE6365]

Thanks! It was crazy to see

[@jasonpetersrailadventures]

Cool video

[@ICE6365]

Thanks Jason

[@javassmart]

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[@ICE6365]

Thank you very much! 😁

[@sernajrlouis]

Cool video and channel just subscribed

[@ICE6365]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@RailJapanStory]

Fantastic video😉👍️✨

[@ICE6365]

Thank you! :)

[@rickdee67]

No water? In the cooling system? Excellent rail fanning!

[@ICE6365]

Correct, no water in the cooling system. I appreciate it!

[@HashDogg06]

@@ICE6365 Wonder why it was hooked up, just pushing dead weight, would have got up the grade a lot easier.

[@ICE6365]

I wonder the same... The crew didn't know this was going to happen, so I bet if they hadn't made it up the hill on the last try they would have set the unit out and tried again.

[@JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx]

way to go guys.good job.

[@ICE6365]

Thanks team 👍

[@Rebel9668]

That 2235 looks like it might used to have been one of PAL's (Paducah and Louisville) locomotives.

[@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015]

I think you're right, by the way I grew up in Paducah Kentucky

[@Rebel9668]

@@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015 I'm originally from Henry County, TN. Near Puryear. But have lived in Lynnville, KY, Shepherdsville, KY and Louisville, KY and now live near the old Monon tracks in Southern Indiana.

[@ICE6365]

Correct, this was a former PAL GP38

[@bluegrassman3040]

I didn’t realize P&L got rid of any of the geeps lately.

[@nolancain8792]

@@bluegrassman3040they aren’t. The number font looks like EVWR’s, their subsidiary. Lots of new 70’s coming in from UP for the PAL.

[@tracksidemike]

Great video New here Keep them rolling Thanks 👍🏻🚂

[@ICE6365]

Thanks Mike!

[@randydobson1863]

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[@ICE6365]

Thank you Randy

[@Grid56]

Maybe a ploy would have been to leave the dead 2001 at the bottom of the hill where they left the rest of the consist. It would have given 2235 100 tons less to push.

[@ICE6365]

I agree. I'm surprised the crew didn't do that.

[@rjpx947]

I've been on the other side of town for over 20 years. That the ATL is a southern rail hub has been more than obvious, but I didn't know about this short line.

[@ICE6365]

Atlanta is a huge rail hub and Fulco definitely flies under the radar. They are easy to miss since they mainly handle last-mile switching. The places we filmed are the only "main line" spots on the whole line, and it was an all day affair to get them.

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

@@ICE6365 @rjpx947 Fulco is also in a very dangerous area. It serves the biggest Industrial centers in Atlanta and backs up to some of the poorest neighborhoods Fulton County can provide. I used to work there. Only reason I don't work there anymore was because a trespasser assaulted me, tried to kill me by shoving me into a moving train. Luckily I'm still on this side of the dirt but I can't work anymore because of my injury. If you decide to railfan this line, do not go alone and keep your head on a swivel at all times.

[@lloydsheck1268]

That blue locomotive is that an old Conrail

[@ICE6365]

It was built for the Illinois Terminal, so it may have fallen under Conrail control briefly. The paint looks like Conrail blue, but it is just faded blue from the last time Omnitrax painted it.

[@papajohncena2516]

Cool train bro

[@ICE6365]

Thank you John 🙏

[@КотоминЮрий]

Да ребятки,состояние путей полный швах

[@ICE6365]

Определенно не соответствует стандартам пассажирских железных дорог

[@littlewingpsc27]

That was very interesting to see. I bet you don't see that everyday. I wonder what gets damaged first, the wheels or the rail, or both at the same rate. Not sure which is the harder material.

[@ICE6365]

That's a very good question... I don't know the answer, but I would be curious to know as well

[@beeble2003]

The rail goes first. When the wheels are spinning, the friction is spread across the whole surface of the wheel, but only a tiny part of the track. So the track heats up much faster than the wheel.

[@clarkpj1]

​@@beeble2003For sure. Only a few seconds of wheel slip puts a small dent in the rail head. I've seen instances where a locomotive with a failed anti-wheel slip system worked its way all the down to the rail web!

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

The rail because the damage is localized in a single spot beneath each wheel. Usually there is no immediate failure of the rail. With continued use, those rail spots wear at a much higher rate because of the impact from the wheels.

[@elevationmoto6208]

@@beeble2003 How can that be? The contact areas are equal in size. But that does not imply equal amounts of damage.