CSXT 9553 U23B 32 degree cold start video

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  • @mikere555
    @mikere555 Před 4 lety +2686

    Sounds like my upstairs neighbors at 2am

  • @gmaster45612374
    @gmaster45612374 Před 4 lety +1155

    CZcams: wanna see a random train start even though you've never watched anything about trains?
    Me: ok sure

    • @franticgames9
      @franticgames9 Před 4 lety +6

      TacticalDesire lmao same dude

    • @MrPlurface
      @MrPlurface Před 4 lety +5

      Basically how I ended up here

    • @DounutCereal
      @DounutCereal Před 4 lety +17

      Well then welcome to vintage 1975 power that hasn't seen a whole lot of work done to it since the mid 90's, lol

    • @TheChosenOne862
      @TheChosenOne862 Před 4 lety +8

      it's a locomotive engine, not a train.

    • @gmaster45612374
      @gmaster45612374 Před 4 lety +30

      @@TheChosenOne862 knew it was only a matter of time before someone came in to correct a joke...

  • @waitotong9590
    @waitotong9590 Před 3 lety +47

    You have my empathy 9553, I don’t want to leave my bed during winter mornings too

  • @eduardoaquino9162
    @eduardoaquino9162 Před 2 lety +185

    Well done Batteries!! none of this would be possible without you guys.

    • @ratbag359
      @ratbag359 Před 2 lety +18

      yip
      there are other options to start large motors
      Air
      smaller aux motors (pony motors)

    • @eduardoaquino9162
      @eduardoaquino9162 Před 2 lety +17

      @@ratbag359 You are right The SD-70ACE is one of the EMD locomotives that start with air. Only needs batteries to keep the computers and the low voltage equipment running.

    • @yannickasas
      @yannickasas Před rokem +3

      @@ratbag359 Lemme just start my 5.7L V8

    • @confirmhandle
      @confirmhandle Před rokem +1

      Pull start cord ?

    • @confirmhandle
      @confirmhandle Před rokem +2

      Kick start ?

  • @privatedetective6516
    @privatedetective6516 Před 4 lety +462

    There's one of these units creeping through my neighborhood in the wee hours. Such a comforting feeling hearing an old boat..

    • @trainzguy2472
      @trainzguy2472 Před 4 lety +23

      You're a lucky soul. Hardly any of these old things running nowadays.

    • @stijndepuydt5644
      @stijndepuydt5644 Před 3 lety +1

      Is that picture from the gangster series games?

    • @TheT-90thatstaresintoyoursoul
      @TheT-90thatstaresintoyoursoul Před 2 lety +3

      Whats its nunber? The one that runs near me is 9554.

    • @SMD-si7fm
      @SMD-si7fm Před 2 lety

      @@trainzguy2472 Tacoma WA has a few.

    • @ckuehncnwhsyt
      @ckuehncnwhsyt Před 2 lety +1

      @@trainzguy2472
      Lots of old EMDs of the same size and vintage still hard at work though.

  • @juliusadams1931
    @juliusadams1931 Před 4 lety +445

    Legend has it he is still trying to warm the engine up

    • @electric7487
      @electric7487 Před 2 lety +36

      Legend says 10000 tree huggers died as a result

    • @genezehring6057
      @genezehring6057 Před rokem

      You are d*mb

    • @billpugh58
      @billpugh58 Před rokem +4

      @@electric7487 your children will thank you for killing those trees you hate……slow hand clap …………….

    • @electric7487
      @electric7487 Před rokem +2

      @@billpugh58 _Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh_

    • @tds_gamer-sh3of
      @tds_gamer-sh3of Před rokem +1

      @Bill Pugh you clearly don't understand a joke.

  • @jamesshanks2614
    @jamesshanks2614 Před 4 lety +512

    The GE B23-7 engine was the nicest engine I ever used for switching in the yard. Good fuel economy, excellent throttle response and plenty of compressed air supply from the 312 cubic foot of air and pulled like a bear. Loved them. All that and 2250 horsepower made it a very capable yard engine.

    • @abc-ni9uw
      @abc-ni9uw Před 4 lety +50

      So it was used as a lawn mower ?

    • @jamesshanks2614
      @jamesshanks2614 Před 4 lety +35

      I didn't say the U23-B was the switcher I used I said the B23-7, excellent throttle response and great power for moving long heavy strings of freight. The B23-7 was a totally different animal from he U23-B. My crew loved it because they could stand on the bottom step fully upright plus the B23-7 has throttle response built into it.

    • @Kuzyapso
      @Kuzyapso Před 4 lety +47

      It's so cool to see train conductors nerding out over trains

    • @jth1699
      @jth1699 Před 4 lety +7

      knows true - I spent 20 years on frt trains and it was the general opinion that if we had a GE unit we had to have a couple of SD40's to drag it along with the train. And if your entire consist was GE you could just figure the hogs were going to get you someplace before you could get home.

    • @santospan314
      @santospan314 Před 4 lety +6

      How much long the operator needs to wait for the engine reach the ideal temperature?

  • @mcspikes1
    @mcspikes1 Před 3 lety +391

    It certainly is an easy starting, clean burning engine.

    • @weirdo1083
      @weirdo1083 Před 2 lety +6

      A big heap of rubbish.

    • @cavalierliberty6838
      @cavalierliberty6838 Před 2 lety +102

      @@weirdo1083 that big heap of rubbish did more in one day of work than you, me, or most people will ever do. Respect it.

    • @electric7487
      @electric7487 Před 2 lety +6

      @@cavalierliberty6838 Gøttem

    • @weirdo1083
      @weirdo1083 Před 2 lety

      @@cavalierliberty6838 Well said shit for brains.

    • @cavalierliberty6838
      @cavalierliberty6838 Před 2 lety +32

      @@weirdo1083 you DO realize how much that single locomotive can pull, right?

  • @stupidkid351
    @stupidkid351 Před rokem +21

    Legend has it that you can still see the smoke from this beautiful engine to this day.

  • @lazarusmagellan2367
    @lazarusmagellan2367 Před 4 lety +468

    “Bro buy a block heater”

    • @kansascityshuffle8526
      @kansascityshuffle8526 Před 4 lety +25

      Block heater for a beast like that is pretty much the biggest hotsy water heater/circulator made combined with a three phase battery charger. Cost effective for small businesses. CSX on the side likely just got pushed out of the shops. Not sure if CSX is different but I think they use straight water with no antifreeze. So an overnight shut down would have popped the guru valve (engine freeze protection device)

    • @lazarusmagellan2367
      @lazarusmagellan2367 Před 4 lety +11

      wow. didnt know they actually existed.

    • @robwar2288
      @robwar2288 Před 4 lety +6

      They need DEF!🤣🤣🤣

    • @philleotardo7879
      @philleotardo7879 Před 4 lety

      Jesus

    • @jamesshanks2614
      @jamesshanks2614 Před 4 lety +6

      Block heater I found installed on my GP-7 had a diesel fuel burner identical to your home furnace heating coolant through a small heater to keep the engine warm. Never seen one with an all electric block heater.

  • @lisztdylan7846
    @lisztdylan7846 Před 4 lety +976

    Sounds like my roommate whenever his girlfriend is over

    • @marconiandcheese7258
      @marconiandcheese7258 Před 4 lety +78

      And if there is that much smoke, they should probably buy some lube

    • @TimTim-zf7ub
      @TimTim-zf7ub Před 4 lety +29

      He is saying it soundz like the bed that is hitting the wall..damn yall couldnt figure that out?

    • @shuhaolu3257
      @shuhaolu3257 Před 4 lety +40

      Tim Tim flew straight over your head... whoooosh

    • @overitall1310
      @overitall1310 Před 4 lety

      Lol

    • @oil1252
      @oil1252 Před 4 lety +1

      @@marconiandcheese7258 😂

  • @Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027
    @Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027 Před rokem +30

    I had a conversation a few months ago with a railroader in his 80s who worked the Feather River route. He said that once they got up and running, The U23s were, for a while, the best pullers in their fleet.

  • @billmarden3886
    @billmarden3886 Před 4 lety +314

    I talked to a Conrail guy about 20 years ago and he told me they leave the locomotives running 24-7 until the weather warms up. That could be like 3-4 months. They're only shut off for repairs...

    • @Nikkk6969
      @Nikkk6969 Před 4 lety +74

      Bill Marden Same for Union Pacific in the winter. Just lines of locomotives idling. I wonder how much fuel that wastes lol

    • @wms1650
      @wms1650 Před 4 lety +78

      @@Nikkk6969 Back in early 1970s my sister's husband had a D8 Caterpillar he used for clearing land.
      When the temperature would get to about 40 F or lowe at night he would leave it idling all night.
      He said starting them cold caused excess wear.
      Don't know if it's true but it sounded like the train engine.
      That knocking rough running can't be good.

    • @richardreed183
      @richardreed183 Před 4 lety +80

      Most American locomotives do not have anti-freeze in their coolant so they cannot be shut down in cold temperatures. A freeze-up can crack the water pumps and damage the block or air box. The pink color in the coolant is a corrosion inhibitor, not anti-freeze
      That's why they keep em running when it gets cold

    • @markbrave8255
      @markbrave8255 Před 4 lety +35

      Richard Reed why no antifreeze coolant there? Seems more cost effective than fuel?

    • @jacobg5122
      @jacobg5122 Před 4 lety +43

      @@wms1650
      It's true that it can cause excessive wear on the engine to crank it that long, especially when your starter makes more torque than a Honda Civic. The lack of heat means the rings aren't expanded and thus aren't sealing the combustion chamber, so the combustion gases will be able to push past them until they've warmed up. That rough running sound is an injector knocking, probably sticking because the fuel is thicker than usual.

  • @protoharry552
    @protoharry552 Před 4 lety +347

    "Seymour, why is there smoke coming from your train?" "Oh, that's not smoke, its STEAM! For the steamed clams we're having! Mm, steamed clams." "Seymour, you don't steam clams with a train."

    • @WifeBTR123
      @WifeBTR123 Před 4 lety +27

      Aurora borealis, entirely in that locomotive, at this time of day?

    • @Scales_of_lyfe
      @Scales_of_lyfe Před 4 lety +1

      Lmfaoo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Scales_of_lyfe
      @Scales_of_lyfe Před 4 lety +1

      @@WifeBTR123 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @billglaser
      @billglaser Před 4 lety +3

      WifeBTR123 “.....yes!!” 😂

    • @salogarcia8039
      @salogarcia8039 Před 4 lety

      🤣🤣🤣😂😂

  • @alvisstalwart925
    @alvisstalwart925 Před rokem +17

    I honestly just love equipment and all the cool stuff humans make. This is a solid video.

  • @JayDS509
    @JayDS509 Před 3 lety +72

    The flames are a nice touch! I need to get one of these for my front yard.

  • @sydspoak6754
    @sydspoak6754 Před 4 lety +714

    AAAAAND THIS is why they leave them running, LOL.

    • @tobi3233
      @tobi3233 Před 4 lety +46

      running idle the whole night is not good...

    • @mhess427
      @mhess427 Před 4 lety +119

      I heard that they would keep steam engines running for a week or two before shutting them down. The start up procedure takes an entire day.

    • @InconsistentManner
      @InconsistentManner Před 4 lety +50

      @@tobi3233 we idle our trucks for at times 10 days for snow events

    • @CodeX-fj4bk
      @CodeX-fj4bk Před 4 lety +121

      ToastyBBQ once a diesel gets going it’s better to let it run

    • @mrfingerlakes8735
      @mrfingerlakes8735 Před 4 lety +71

      It’s better to leave them running especially when it’s cold because the engines can freeze up

  • @GerLemmi
    @GerLemmi Před 4 lety +14

    Sounds like my dad is starting his 1986 VW Jetta 2 Diesel. And it takes the same time too 😂

  • @nickk3226
    @nickk3226 Před 4 lety +306

    Even diesel trains are running lope tunes now, ridiculous

  • @Jhnnymck4
    @Jhnnymck4 Před 3 lety +50

    This is what it takes to get me started for each day!

  • @bigkiwimike
    @bigkiwimike Před 4 lety +340

    That’s a dam good set of batteries. I bet the auxiliary generator spent a while topping the batteries back up.

    • @robertdrayton3541
      @robertdrayton3541 Před 4 lety +5

      bigkiwimike so it’s true? Heard they’re not diesel but an electric motor runs the diesel motor & the ones above DC ie: Amtrak with the overhead power lines are full on electric.

    • @SupernovaSpence
      @SupernovaSpence Před 4 lety +76

      @@robertdrayton3541 they're diesel-electric. The diesel engine needs to be started the same way a gasoline engine does, using a starter. It uses batteries to accomplish this. Then, once it's going, the starter can be disengaged and the "electric" part comes in. The diesel engine runs a generator-alternator combo. The electricity generated is then used to run electric motors on the trucks and supply power to the rest of the systems.

    • @bjarha1
      @bjarha1 Před 4 lety +15

      @@SupernovaSpence They use the lokomotive generator as starter.

    • @ClockworksOfGL
      @ClockworksOfGL Před 4 lety +18

      bigkiwimike - Big diesels tend to use compressed air for starting, at least on ships.

    • @bigkiwimike
      @bigkiwimike Před 4 lety +20

      Not sure if this engine has a main generator or a main alternator. If it has a generator, then the batteries will connect to the generator, use it as an electric motor and therefore turn over the prime mover. If it has an alternator, then it will have DC windings in the alternator to enable it to be turned over like an electric motor. She won’t be compressed air start.

  • @thefatmansgarage8570
    @thefatmansgarage8570 Před 4 lety +172

    the train version of uncle buck....

  • @jw4620
    @jw4620 Před 3 lety +8

    good video! Surprising how many commenters know nothing about what they watched.

  • @who_cares848
    @who_cares848 Před 2 lety +91

    I did some heating system work on a tugboat that had an engine from an old csx freight train like this. It was hooked to a 6 1/2 foot prop. Most massive motor I've ever seen, and deafening while it's running. They cold started it in the winter once when it was 10 degrees outside and it sounded just like this. It had a residential oil fired boiler in the engine room for heat, which runs on the boats fuel supply. Occasionally it goes out and we have to go over there and get it running again.

    • @rusack7174
      @rusack7174 Před 2 lety +5

      The boiler used to keep the engine warm to make starting easier?

    • @who_cares848
      @who_cares848 Před 2 lety +7

      @@rusack7174 its used to heat the boat. Originally it just had air conditioning, so we installed a residential hot water boiler in the engine room, and installed a big coil inside of the main air handler. The coil just circulates hot water from the boiler and back, and when the fan kicks on it blows hot air. There are also several suspended Modine units that are connected to it as well.

    • @PrenticeBoy1688
      @PrenticeBoy1688 Před rokem

      @@who_cares848 Are you on the Great Lakes?

    • @aland7236
      @aland7236 Před rokem +3

      So did they just cobble this tug together from anything they found?

    • @PrenticeBoy1688
      @PrenticeBoy1688 Před rokem +7

      @@aland7236 It does sound rather ad hoc, doesn't it? It's like nobody planned to build this tug, it just kinda happened ... somebody noticed that he had a locomotive engine, some steel plating, a propeller, an anchor and some cable and he thought 'what the hell, I'll make a tugboat today'.

  • @om617yota8
    @om617yota8 Před 4 lety +71

    Yep I cold start about like that too, these days.

    • @jam9297
      @jam9297 Před 4 lety +3

      I miss my 240d :(

    • @Peugot905
      @Peugot905 Před 4 lety +1

      Hey 617Yota, greetings from peachparts!

    • @om617yota8
      @om617yota8 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Peugot905 Greetings!

  • @02Lightning
    @02Lightning Před 4 lety +43

    Damn that’s one hell of a starter

    • @ralfie8801
      @ralfie8801 Před 2 lety +6

      Main generator bolted directly to the flex plate is what gets the job done. It has two huge 32 volt batteries that weigh about 1000 lbs each in series to give it 74 volts to start it with. And yeah, it rolled that engine close to two minutes before it finally caught hold and started, after the fire out the stack is when it started.

  • @platec4798
    @platec4798 Před 2 lety +12

    The California Air Resources Board would love this! LOL It is a cool old locomotive in it's own special way.
    Plate C

  • @jessejohnson6435
    @jessejohnson6435 Před 2 lety +13

    One of the very best cold start diesel loco vids ever

  • @durrelljohnson4726
    @durrelljohnson4726 Před 4 lety +37

    In MoW orange livery, she wears the colors of our old "pumpkin" locomotives. I haven't seen one of these in years!

  • @michellebarry840
    @michellebarry840 Před 2 lety +17

    This... This is why I got into diesel mechanics

  • @TinMan24
    @TinMan24 Před rokem +1

    That chugging sound got me bouncing my shoulders and tapping my feet.

  • @fhowland
    @fhowland Před 3 lety +3

    Content like this is what makes CZcams great

  • @mikeingeorgia1
    @mikeingeorgia1 Před 3 lety +30

    I had 6 of these bad boys on a slop freight one time. After making a 42 mile round trip 3 were actually still running lol

  • @davidjohnson8054
    @davidjohnson8054 Před 3 lety +3

    My 1983 Mercedes 300D sounded just like this starting on a winter morning!

  • @RailfanDaniel1997
    @RailfanDaniel1997 Před 3 lety +7

    2:40 I'd say y'all literally got it *fired up*!

    • @marctiltman9555
      @marctiltman9555 Před 2 lety

      A volcano on wheels!

    • @RailfanDaniel1997
      @RailfanDaniel1997 Před 2 lety +2

      @@marctiltman9555 You can definitely say that again! There's nothing like an old GE coughing and belching as it slowly wakes up!

    • @ralfie8801
      @ralfie8801 Před 2 lety

      And that was right before it was actually running too.

  • @LIMowersAndMore
    @LIMowersAndMore Před 2 lety +9

    Classic GE I remember starting these up every morning!

  • @bradleyogden5688
    @bradleyogden5688 Před 4 lety +12

    Nice finish with a flash of flame! Thanks for sharing.

  • @tiernanflynn
    @tiernanflynn Před 4 lety +17

    I just loooveee GE U23B locomotives! Ever since I found out my local railroad, the Providence & Worcester RR, had obtained some back in the late 70s, early 80s from Conrail. The last one was out of service in 2005. Buuuut a museum in NH apparently has an operating one in its W&P scheme!

  • @tomharris8263
    @tomharris8263 Před 3 lety +3

    I don't know why, but a love this video. What a process to get this old girl started.

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada Před 2 lety

      If you liked this, but want more details/complex process, try watching the youtube video "How To Fire Up a Steam Locomotive [4K]" by Jeff Berrier Videos. 30+ minute video of bringing a steam locomotive from cold to moving. I find it both fascinating and relaxing to watch. (I'll link the url in a second comment, in case youtube is getting rid of links.)

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/xx9Q8PphAVo/video.html

  • @china-trip
    @china-trip Před rokem

    My best friend, Super! Looked, very interesting! I liked your work! I enjoyed watch your video. Thanks!

  • @KCDash4400cw
    @KCDash4400cw Před rokem +5

    Man gotta love that chug,
    Also that sky is beautiful

  • @Kwantumnaut
    @Kwantumnaut Před 4 lety +8

    I've been starting to see more and more why Sheldon likes trains so much 😁

  • @Jungleland33
    @Jungleland33 Před 4 lety +34

    Volkswagen loco engines almost have their emissions nailed.

  • @ns4270railfan
    @ns4270railfan Před 10 měsíci +3

    A fabulous start up sequence on this locomotive. All that smoke reminds me of an old steamer making a smoke show before getting underway. You don't see railroading like this everyday. Thanks for this great footage. :)

  • @BigHoss1745
    @BigHoss1745 Před 5 lety +29

    Holy sh!t talk about fire in the hole. Now that’s fire in the hole.

  • @johnnoonan5802
    @johnnoonan5802 Před 2 lety +3

    hi there Wade great video there many thanks and seasons greetings , they used to have locomotives in Dublin Ireland with GM engines they were big engines , they were left idling over during the night as to have them ready for the morning , i used to hear the lads like Peter Keegan telling me they were hard started so they were left to idle over , they were only shut down for oil changes and general maintanance , they are gone now , and are using these inner city units with small engines built into carriages

  • @P42_foamer
    @P42_foamer Před 7 měsíci +1

    I dont care about what people who love the environment, the startup is awesome especially with the flame and black exhaust shooting out the stack

  • @cpeast
    @cpeast Před 2 lety +1

    0 degree cold start with hellfire! Awesome!

  • @briangleason5597
    @briangleason5597 Před 3 lety +5

    Thank You for the video. Awesome seeing her start up. Stay safe and healthy.

  • @chrisbroesky2932
    @chrisbroesky2932 Před 2 lety +5

    Nothing beats a locomotive cold start.

  • @NoahDoane
    @NoahDoane Před rokem +2

    I'm more impressed by that running 6.4 Powerstroke that drove by at the beginning. To get one running is a great achievement. Jk lol, amazing video!

  • @RyRyWags
    @RyRyWags Před rokem +2

    Never seen a locomotive cold start before! Nice!!!👍

  • @Erik-dg6et
    @Erik-dg6et Před 5 lety +13

    Thank you Wade, this is great . More please!

  • @deadmanwalkin_0422
    @deadmanwalkin_0422 Před 4 lety +301

    I don't get it, it just sounds like my dog when he about to throw up.

    • @timeisnow4116
      @timeisnow4116 Před 4 lety +3

      Lol

    • @91myroc
      @91myroc Před 4 lety

      🤣🤣

    • @chuckw4254
      @chuckw4254 Před 4 lety +8

      A diesel engine fires on compression, not a spark like a gasoline engine. Until the temp in the cylinders start to rise, they run very slow and rough. That and belch smoke. The flames from the stack was unburned fuel in the exhaust.

    • @deadmanwalkin_0422
      @deadmanwalkin_0422 Před 4 lety

      @@chuckw4254 Thanks for the information, i didn't know how they worked.

    • @overitall1310
      @overitall1310 Před 4 lety

      That does sound about right🤣

  • @denisefogarty4541
    @denisefogarty4541 Před 3 lety +8

    awesome love the old engines keep up the good work

  •  Před 2 lety +1

    I wish my car started like this every morning so all my neighbors can be happy at 4am.

  • @Nasty_Ramen
    @Nasty_Ramen Před 4 lety +8

    Man you have to love that sound!!!!!!!

  • @andrewhoggett8148
    @andrewhoggett8148 Před 3 lety +4

    one of the best cold starts ive ever seen very cool

  • @reubenjensen2433
    @reubenjensen2433 Před rokem +2

    Great. Now my brain has blue balls. Kept expecting it to ROAR to life. Nope. Just a 4 minute strip tease.

  • @nitinkumar7329
    @nitinkumar7329 Před 4 lety +15

    Imagine if that truck driver parked in front of camera.
    Damn I'll have to start this thing again 😢

  • @monstrok
    @monstrok Před 4 lety +13

    Dammit Wade! =) Thanks for the coverage of this unit!

  • @buzzroadguy
    @buzzroadguy Před 2 lety +14

    I literally feel the same way this locomotive does when I’m that cold.

  • @Running-with-skizers
    @Running-with-skizers Před 8 měsíci

    Best coldstart on CZcams

  • @trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509

    Amazing engine start! Great capture! Thumbs Up🚂🚀
    Greetings from Romania
    Andrew

  • @TheMissouriSpartan
    @TheMissouriSpartan Před 4 lety +23

    Looks like this ol thing's been sitting there a few years. lol

  • @whiteknightcat
    @whiteknightcat Před 4 lety +19

    I was expecting bits of pumice to start raining down, followed by a pyroclastic flow.

  • @alistairedwards494
    @alistairedwards494 Před 2 lety +2

    I totally love this ma, how he starts the Loco, you call Locomotive and try me. I am from Northern Ireland and love the sound. Bring it on.

  • @genefogarty5395
    @genefogarty5395 Před rokem +2

    Reminds me of my old 5550 backhoe trying to roll over in -20. Those new cordless Dewalt heat guns make it a tad easier now.

  • @ghostmost2614
    @ghostmost2614 Před 4 lety +7

    James Shanks!!!!🥇🏆
    YOU'RE THAT GUY AWARD!!!!

  • @habdman
    @habdman Před 4 lety +8

    Man it just sounds so cool, so muscular and brutal.

    • @ralfie8801
      @ralfie8801 Před 2 lety +6

      And all of that noise was before it even started running. Notice how it quieted right down when it started right after the fire and black smoke show.

  • @indridcold8433
    @indridcold8433 Před rokem

    It looks like an old, forgotten, relic, that had not ran in years. But it is obviously in service.

  • @JonBecker81
    @JonBecker81 Před rokem +1

    This is about how long it used to take my uncle to start his Ford Pinto he had. 😂

  • @Greenelectra78
    @Greenelectra78 Před 4 lety +56

    It looks to me like the starter was still engaged and the engine was firing on maybe 3 cylinders. Then the Engineer walks around the deck to (I assume) pull on the lay shaft, clearing some of the cylinders and she fires finally.

    • @Texassince1836
      @Texassince1836 Před 4 lety +9

      You leave the starter engaged until idle speed is reached. This reduces current across the switch contacts when you switch em off.

    • @maximumhardcore4362
      @maximumhardcore4362 Před 4 lety +1

      Patrick Tack exactly, that and put a rag over the intake to choke it

    • @Sweetteawillie
      @Sweetteawillie Před 4 lety +1

      I wonder how much water was in the cylinders if there was no purge done before starting?

    • @mikewilliams5331
      @mikewilliams5331 Před 4 lety +2

      @@patricktack165 I guess a shot of ether would explain the fireball @2.41

    • @StaxRail
      @StaxRail Před 4 lety +2

      @@patricktack165 putting ether into a diesel loco like this is a really bad decision. After using it, the engine slowly becomes reliant on it until you need to use ether as fuel.

  • @railvideosbc
    @railvideosbc Před 4 lety +3

    Awesome video wade! That loco sounds so good 👍👍👍

  • @theDeitz
    @theDeitz Před 4 lety +1

    lol .. Never had that issues starting my M577A1 Diesel in cold weather.... Great Video!

  • @nigelterry9299
    @nigelterry9299 Před rokem

    What a wonderfully grumpy Start!

  • @jeffreysheldrake7943
    @jeffreysheldrake7943 Před 4 lety +13

    I've been around machinery for many years . So far the only sensible one was a Lister 3cylinder with start position on the pump and an all cylinders decompression until ready to run. You had less starter strain..fuelled up engine and a small amount of oil pressure. Some years ago CAT were working on an oil pressure prior to starter engagement but obviously these big stinkers aren't meant to start more they are meant to run

  • @catslivesmatter1268
    @catslivesmatter1268 Před 4 lety +4

    I had an old 1960 Plymouth that always sounded like that when it was cold starting , The old push button shift buttons on the dash ! Always FiRED up though ! Right until I put a Risk Pin through the hood !

  • @caseyjonessnr1200
    @caseyjonessnr1200 Před 2 měsíci

    Plenty of exhaust smoke. Great video.

  • @gunlokman
    @gunlokman Před 3 lety +1

    Thank goodness the model-makers will never be able to replicate this level of realism! People would die . . . !

  • @joe51chevy7
    @joe51chevy7 Před 4 lety +133

    …and people talk about how much a steam locomotive smokes.

    • @kitten-inside
      @kitten-inside Před 4 lety +13

      Except this does that while starting or pushing hard -- instead of all the time.

    • @loganf4944
      @loganf4944 Před 4 lety +1

      Andrzej Sawicki agreed lmao and it’s a cold start at that

    • @willybee3056
      @willybee3056 Před 4 lety +4

      That ain't a cold start,,, 50 below f,, is a cold start. . That is if it does...
      People in northern Minnesota, , know...

    • @jonnywilson9117
      @jonnywilson9117 Před 4 lety +5

      @@willybee3056 50 below would be classed as a "freezing start" I know for sure, 50 below isn't cold. That's motherfucking freezing, freeze to death in a couple minutes if you don't have the right clothes on. It's a miracle people can still open their car doors at that temp

    • @CNMikado
      @CNMikado Před 4 lety +1

      U23B: I’m trying to quite smoking ok just leave me be

  • @ReadingAreaRailfan
    @ReadingAreaRailfan Před rokem +3

    I've gained a lot more respect for U boats than I used to, I realized they weren't all completely crap like the 25B's. The U23's and U33's seem decent

  • @Ferromexfan4081
    @Ferromexfan4081 Před rokem +2

    Very clean T4 engine, definitely the way of the future!

  • @jarnailbrar6732
    @jarnailbrar6732 Před rokem +2

    Beautiful sound, a giant waking up from hibernation.

  • @lendavidhart9710
    @lendavidhart9710 Před 4 lety +38

    He went back there to give it a shot of ether.

    • @jonathank442
      @jonathank442 Před 4 lety +1

      He went back there to use the lay shaft on governor to manually speed rpms

    • @georgeullrich9086
      @georgeullrich9086 Před 3 lety +1

      An arm came out the inlet & just snatched the can out of his hand.

    • @lendavidhart9710
      @lendavidhart9710 Před 3 lety

      @@georgeullrich9086 Geo scrub, i think your right!!!!!!!!!

  • @mangoflop5252
    @mangoflop5252 Před 4 lety +32

    The real question is why this is in comedy XD

  • @tedwoe
    @tedwoe Před 3 lety +1

    Damn! Those flames shooting out of the stack!!!

  • @rjgvideos9996
    @rjgvideos9996 Před 4 lety +1

    This is a whole new level to cold start videos

  • @robertf3479
    @robertf3479 Před 4 lety +6

    That sounds like me first thing in the morning, moaning, groaning, backfiring and complaining … LOL!

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke Před 3 lety +54

    Great video !

  • @LeoRousseau
    @LeoRousseau Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the video! I appreciate badass stuff like this!

  • @FrogandFlangeVideo
    @FrogandFlangeVideo Před 11 měsíci

    Very cool !! Thanks for sharing it. James.

  • @Chicki69GER
    @Chicki69GER Před 2 lety +4

    That's pure power!

  • @dano4572
    @dano4572 Před 4 lety +7

    Yep! She's burnin a little rich this morning! Hang on!!!!, she's headin for the rubard!!?

  • @cUnTTlol
    @cUnTTlol Před 3 lety +1

    I grew up watching the CSX trains go by, always wanted to be a conductor but don't know where to start. Still nice to see though!

  • @tobys9444
    @tobys9444 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing channel, great content! 😁

  • @baldguyadventure
    @baldguyadventure Před 4 lety +423

    49 global warming activists were harmed in the making of this video.

    • @xenomorph2056
      @xenomorph2056 Před 4 lety +8

      😂

    • @carbonking53
      @carbonking53 Před 4 lety +30

      Greta Thunberg fainted while watching from the "trauma".....lol

    • @propyl_acetate
      @propyl_acetate Před 4 lety +11

      Ok boomer

    • @kyoakland
      @kyoakland Před 4 lety +11

      Exactly the more pollution the better for us

    • @robbiedozier2840
      @robbiedozier2840 Před 4 lety +19

      Except trains are actually far more efficient than trucks by weight so

  • @edgemoorrailfan3608
    @edgemoorrailfan3608 Před 5 lety +7

    That Was Awsome

  • @jonburbridge2968
    @jonburbridge2968 Před 3 lety +1

    Ya gotta love them two strokes! 🤘🇺🇸

  • @Wilson632
    @Wilson632 Před 2 lety

    Flame-throwing Smokey Joe.🔥