Rail train stalls in Roanoke

[overkill4955]

so let me get this right #1 ns can't operate conrail equipment, #2 ns shut down the second unit to conserve fuel,wile it add an extra 385.000lbs of weight from a dead engine with no power. now that is smart. NOFOLKEN WAYPAL EXPRESS

[sombreroman08]

well wouldn't a train starting from a stop be normal circumstances 2 use both units?...of course it would!

[sombreroman08]

Norfolk Southern is famous for being cheap not only with their employees but with equipment 2nd unit was shut down for fuel conservation i'm sure & also i'm sure the crew only had permission 2 crank it 2 get the train moving after that Norfolk Southern brass probly passed the orders down to the crew to shut it down again it's good to save $ wherever u can but NS takes it 2 far..CHEAP BUMS!

[TheJamesloy]

@sombreroman08 its not cheap. on normal circumstances you wouldn't need both.

[tarmac2001]

@sombreroman08 It's all about giving the investors the biggest dividen back for the money they put in.

[Survivor1547]

I think i can i think i can nope Houston We've got a problem

[slickrick6923]

THAT WAS FUNNY !!!!!!!!!!!!

[CSXandSpartanfan33]

Poor abandon train car and tracks in the vid.

[somewhathigh]

just goes to show ya that NS guys dont know how to operate Conrail equipment

[cz75fan]

Amazing what another 3000 hp can do for ya:)

[tigermki]

there not in hurry to get somewhere

[spartan0738]

new traction motors anyone??

[Xenon3149]

Good video! I can only imagine the conversation in the cab AFTER the train got started again... 'Dang it Bill, I thought you turned the other loco on BEFORE we got started! Phil... I thought you turned it on... you know my hearing aid is about shot and I can't tell if the engine is running or not... besides, I was just trying to save a little money on fuel. You know how much it costs to fill this baby up...!?!?!"

[drigin1234]

fascinating! Wonderful film.

[azervich]

Looks to me that No.2 unit was offline,

after the power down you can see that unit smoke up,

then they moved, lol.

[NSAaron]

It's surprising how SD40-2s can hold up on a grade. I knew an engineer took a train with two ex BN SD40-2s up a 1.25 percent grade and held at 6 mph the whole way.

[train2589]

@NSAaron Really how did it sound?

[NSAaron]

@train2589 i wasn't there, i heard it from an engineer lol. i'm pretty sure it would have been worth alot to hear it.

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Whats the grade here?

[legominifigure7]

so much for conrail quality lol

[kf7strng]

NS Quality, that is. Remember that NS and CSX got all of Conrails Assets in 1999

[chumacero72]

Nice video!, It looks like it was pulling just empty cars.

[killman369547]

lol

[RKWproductions]

As much as I hate to stall, it sure beats getting a knuckle. Nice power and great video!

[Baileygeep7]

you are standing about where that old beatup wabash e unit used to sit, I spent an hour there one day going all over that thing before they removed it.

[amtrakrules52]

Sweet!