EMD GP40 AND GP38-2 NEUTRAL IN RUN-8!!!!! AMAZING SOUND!!!!!

[2011Maynard]

N-I-C-E!!!!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@2011Maynard Thanks!

[formidable38]

Oh man that just made my day!!

To dam awesome!!

[EWS60008]

Wow! That sounds awesome! I wish the Class 35 Hymeks had EMD power units instead of Maybach as then they would have had a longer service life well into the late 1990's if not the mid-2000's. Although they would be interesting to see them in the Inter-City Executive livery in the 1980's if they made that period and Virgin Trains livery as when BR was privatised in 1995. Virgin Trains ran the Cross-Country services in the UK and I think the Class 35's would have worked that if they had EMD units.

[formidable38]

@EWS60008 Im shocked! You do know this is an EMD lump in both those loco's?

I thought you guys hated everything EMD, especially a class 60 fan! But yeah, they do sound fookin awesome!

[EWS60008]

@formidable38: To be honest mate, I didn't realise just how reliable and versatile the EMD power units were and at first I didn't like them because of the "ying" noise when idle and they don't have the carisma of the Machbach or the English Electric nor the Sulzers that do. But they have far more positives than negatives as they are easy to maintain, VERY reliable and they seem to fit almost any locomotive. I think if the Class 60's had the EMD 645 units, near all of them would be.

[EWS60008]

@formidable38:..in service on most of the freight workings as the original Mirrlees Blackstone units are showing their age and they tend to have "GE fever" as they tend to fail in the same way that the GE FDL V16's do and I think some railway fans call them "toasters" because of this. I wish EMD supplied the 567 turbo unit to the company that made the Class 35 Hymek as they would have easily lasted well into the late 1990's if not the early 2000's. I do like EMD locomotives as well.

[formidable38]

@EWS60008 Well, i got 'converted' a couple of years ago mate. On the earlier EMD loco's like the SD40-2's and SD45's etc they didnt use silencers and they really do sound great. Talking of reliability, you gota wonder how these things coped in desert heat, long tunnels and steep grades at 15 or 20 mph on full bore for hours at a time

They never cease to amaze me in their bomb proof reliability. Its a shame they didnt re engineer the 60's with a V16 645 aka 59 but that will never happen

[art28332]

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Greetings from Poland :-)

[SkyhawkACE123]

@art28332 Thank you!

[Barricade360]

dam i dont know how many times i rewound this clip to the throttling up part that was too freaking awesome man great catch!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@Barricade360 Thanks! Glad you like it!

[amtrak3501]

man i have a hard time trying to catch the CFE these days, but that sound i sure miss

[GordonFreemanD40]

@qwertyuiopasdfgh6055 get your friggin ass to china! maybe go chop yourself in a GE.

[GordonFreemanD40]

that sounded like a 710, almost

[SkyhawkACE123]

@qwertyuiopasdfgh6055 your homo.....this is my video

[luckymisselala]

sex or that sound ????? LOL. :)

[SkyhawkACE123]

@luckymisselala Hahaha its close!

[scott4152]

Yeah man, I work for EMD. I work on the engine line. By the way that was the best YT clip I've seen. I love the sound of a blower engine. Plus with a turbo engine that was great. I hear turbo engines all the time in our test cells so it's nice to hear something different. I forwarded this clip to many of my co-workers keep up the good work.

[SkyhawkACE123]

@scott4152 PM sent!

[scott4152]

fuckin awesome Damn I love working for EMD.

[SkyhawkACE123]

@scott4152 You work for EMD!?!?!?

[SimplexGrinnell9838]

Damn!!



[belzelga2]

Iv read in the manuals that you should never go above notch 5 or 6 when running the prime mover unloaded but I think that's just when the generator field switch is open so weather or not they are following EMD's word I have no clue so Im not really worried about it. I'll worry more about the equipment on my road.

[andre100BNSF]

NICE SOUND!!!

[MrGerbilBrain]

E P I C !!!

[Joshuajlawn]

Hey thats a corp Central Oregon Railroad and Pacific Locomotive. At least the green one anyways. way cool haven't seen those in a bunch of years. CORP used to have some high nose ex NS GP40-2s. Now Corp doesn't even have any more GP38's. They got rid of them for these new genset type locos. totally bumbed about that but I guess I'll have to get used to it. After all beggars cant be chossers haw haw.

[StarWarsTrains]

Correction= GP38 and GP38-2!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@StarWarsTrain New correction= GP38-2 and GP40!

[StarWarsTrains]

@SkyhawkACE123 Well, hmm...the trucks or bogies look like GP38-2 trucks, though! =\

[SkyhawkACE123]

@StarWarsTrains They use the same kind. Notice thebig sound difference. The GP40is turbocharged so it sounds more badass lol

[StarWarsTrains]

@SkyhawkACE123 Well, aside from that, one way to tell the difference between a GP40 from a GP38-2 is by the front radiator, aside from the frame!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@StarWarsTrains Yes, the GP38 series used two radiator fans (like the red engine in the video) The GP40 has three, helping distinct it from other similar EMD locomotives.

[StarWarsTrains]

@SkyhawkACE123 Ah! Okay! The radiator fans are often hard to notice! I figured the GP40 had more radiator fans! I just couldn't tell! Thanks for the info! I think I'll add it to my Locomotive Wiki site!

[Triplex5014]

WOW!!! EMD 4ever...just couldn't it last for a little longer???

[CAVSFAN2360]

Ahhhh....Nothing can beat that beatiful sound....I remember riding at the local station on gp7-gp9...sounded just like it.

[SkyhawkACE123]

@CAVSFAN2360 got that right!! lol

[NYCTAFreak500]

That's a most kickass notch 8 ever from these locos. EMD rulez

[6V92TA]

wasnt quite notch 8 but dammit that sounded so fuckin awesome!!!!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@6V92TA No that was run 8, trust me it was

[6V92TA]

@SkyhawkACE123 i dunno. Sounds like notch 6 or 7

[TankCrusher210]

@6V92TA Nah... they were definitely giving it all they've got. You can hear the gp38's roots blower distinctly "moaning", and the gp40 was definitely firing at 900 RPM.

[SkyhawkACE123]

@TankCrusher210 That is correct, and great way to discribe it!

[moonwalker5058]

Beautiful engine sound!!

[Learnin2Fly08]

Freakin awesome!!!! emd baby!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@Learnin2Fly08 Yeah man!! Thanks!!

[NYCTAFreak500]

@SkyhawkACE123 I hate to be a know at all. The green one is actually a GP40-2 because it has 3 fan duct on the rear roof of the loco and the red and gray loco is right, GP38-2, the non-dynamic brake version. Classic sound. I LOVE EMD!!!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@NYCTAFreak500 There are multiple variations of the 40 model. In 4 axle locomotives the list seems endless, GP40, GP40-2, GP40X, GP40P-2, GP40-3, ect. This is a GP40. The other is a GP38-2 yes, but it is not as powerful as a GP40, so it doesnt need as big or much of radiators and radiator fans. This is a GP40. haha

[NYCTAFreak500]

@SkyhawkACE123 oh wow. I give up my knowledge. I realy got to study EMD lol. I did it before lol

[metraF40PH163]

Neat! sounds great! Ugh! I see that MT lots of numbers foamer is commenting about "how bad GE is" what an idiot. Anyways that was in in Lima, Ohio not that long ago!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@metraF40PH163 Yeah man you nailed it!!! Lima Ohio! I took a weekend railfanning trip there for my birthday. I didnt get as many videos as I hoped. I did well over 600 pictures though lol

[megs905]

WOW talk about Turbo! WOW! Sounds amazing

[SkyhawkACE123]

@megs905 Yeah!!! Thanks man!

[mt90945557]

HELL YEAH I ENJOYED THAT SOUND!!! NOTHING BEATS THE SOUND OF AN EMD TWO STROKE!!

EMD was, is, and always will be > ge trash

[SkyhawkACE123]

@mt90945557 AMEN!!!!! THANK YOU MAN!!!!!!!!!!!

[trainmandan05]

I saw this lashup in Lima and got a video of it a while back.

[SkyhawkACE123]

@trainmandan05 You have a video of it on youtube??

[trainmandan05]

Yes, let me send it to you. . .

[SpeakerPolice]

Wow, that was epic! You are so lucky! Listen to that turbo and that roots blower working together. I need to ask the engineers at Taft to do that more often. xD

[SkyhawkACE123]

@SpeakerPolice Simply awesome! If you get a video like this, LET ME KNOW ASAP! lol Thanks for the comment!

[fnm9908]

great sound of good old reliable 645 prime movers,now,if there was an sd45 along.......great video

[SkyhawkACE123]

@fnm9908 Ah, an SD45, good one lol. I wish!!!! Thanks for the comment!

[NS6677]

Damn man! That was awesome! Next birthday present should be a cab ride!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@NS6677 Haha I wish! Thanks for the comment!!

[iusetano]

Do it night after the have been idling for a while. Excellent video.

[SkyhawkACE123]

@iusetano Thanks!

[whalerail]

Great job!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@whalerail Thanks!!!!

[BNSFnick]

That's awesome, Austin!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@BNSFnick Thanks, Nick! Im glad you enjoyed it!!!

[Andrewsaxamophone]

Damn!!! That was amazing!

[SkyhawkACE123]

@Andrewsaxamophone Thanks man!

[jlprailroad]

Great catch. Love the sound. Keep up the great faning. Stay safe out there and take care.

[SkyhawkACE123]

@jlprailroad Thanks very much! Will do!

[UP5140SD70M]

real sound, f*** ge

[SkyhawkACE123]

@UP5140SD70M Amen! I hate GE, EMD IS THE BEST< THIS VIDEO PROVES IT!!!!!

[UP5140SD70M]

@SkyhawkACE123 Yes very true ges can barely pull they strugle 2 pull coal trains emds its like there running lite to pull a coal train

[SkyhawkACE123]

@UP5140SD70M Yep, Thats EMD AC traction right there!

[UP5140SD70M]

@SkyhawkACE123 Yeah the SD70ACes will pull and make awesome noise

[SkyhawkACE123]

@UP5140SD70M That loco will pull anything!

[UP5140SD70M]

@SkyhawkACE123 SD70MACs sound kickass i run 8

[SkyhawkACE123]

@UP5140SD70M They do! like no other 710 does!

[UP5140SD70M]

@SkyhawkACE123 Yes i agree, once i saw one pulling a dead Alternativecrack44 and a Bomb(ES44AC) In run 5 thts the strengh of EMD

[SkyhawkACE123]

@UP5140SD70M Lol, a bomb. I just call it a damn gevo, i hate those things.....

[UP5140SD70M]

@SkyhawkACE123 yea those things are plain crapcrapcrap gevos aka crappy ass locomotives

[SkyhawkACE123]

@UP5140SD70M I hate them, plane and simple. Hey when do you think you could make a video with my username?

[UP5140SD70M]

@SkyhawkACE123 I Did i dont wich one LOL

[SkyhawkACE123]

@UP5140SD70M Ohh? Ill have to go and look!

[UP5140SD70M]

@SkyhawkACE123 Yea 

[larry84988]

nice, how old are you?

[SkyhawkACE123]

@larry84988 Thanks, I turned 16

[larry84988]

@SkyhawkACE123 well happy sweet 16, hope to see you out in Valpo for another CF&E

[SkyhawkACE123]

@larry84988 For sure! Thanks!