1957 Vintage Alco S6

[@anb7408]

Amazing how cars don't move when you forget to untie ALL of the brakes on the cars!

[@danielhutchinson6604]

How do you start a train?
One car at a time.
Stopping is sometimes important,
when spotting cars as well.
I was taught that principal,
by a Locomotive Engineer who once had a seat,
on the Right side of the Cab,
on the Empire Builder for a while before the end.....
You are correct about sticky brakes.....

[@markh.6687]

Alco: "I think I can! I think I can! I think I can! I think I....need a little help!"

[@DetroitDiesel671]

He's trying to shove against brakes. The first few cars are released and are rolling freely, but when he tries to shove, you can hear the squealing brakes on cars further back. Shoving on brakes is against the rules, at least on Class 1 lines, and is a good way to find yourself derailing cars, pissing in a cup, and standing before The Man.

[@fishlickmustaches8088]

Pee cup tradition. I sense a Hyce fan

[@pootispiker2866]

This isn't a class 1 mate

[@DetroitDiesel671]

@@pootispiker2866 It doesn't matter. The point is that the video suggests the load is too much for the locomotive. It isn't. The locomotive can't pull the cars because the handbrakes are applied or the air isn't cut in. The trainman is breaking rules and cutting corners.

[@HansRegenburg]

The wheels can squeal on curves and through junctions, the movement you see is the slack in the couplings

[@Paul070]

I'm a retired switchman/conductor and @DetroitDiesel671 is right on with his explanation. You can hear the brakes on a string of cars farther back out of sight.

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

Releasing the hand brakes might help, yes? 😮

[@peters1127]

Love the sound of the Alco's

[@roydrink]

That’s me trying to wake up in the morning…

[@joeMW284]

sounds like the brakes are on

[@albertcyphers1532]

You can hear the brakes dragging

[@rj4590]

I smell hot traction motors.

[@WS-1]

Continued , this would probably have disappeared from shot ( in the wrong direction ) .

[@MrThatnativeguy]

He must’ve thought it was an SW1000 😆

[@user-mr3ct1dm9p]

That Alco might have more guts than the SW .

[@KandiKlover]

@@user-mr3ct1dm9pit does

[@cdavid8139]

@@user-mr3ct1dm9p I would rather have an EMD switcher. Easier to maintain. Great units. But I've run those Alco switchers in the past and they often do have more 'guts'.

[@EditGuy6610]

C’mon, little fella! ❤

[@markbass9639]

All on a crossing too. Let’s see how much damage we can cause to rolling stock.🙄

[@dennisyoung4631]

*ALCO has SOOT!* (awesome!)

[@markdanielczyk944]

The Alco identfies as an EMD SD40-2!

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Nice smoke

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

If you want real power, get a steam engine!

[@danielhandler6646]

Not heavy enough!!

[@suppylarue220]

no, kicking cars