Starting a Locomotive Engine : EMD SD40-2 engine Start up

[tupai776]

WOW...nice sound...



[komododragon2007]

Who reved the engine at start up around 57 sec i know u did later

[aussietraindriver]

usually an idea to push the layshaft in to assist starting.. rather than allow the starter motors to keep turning until the engine fires.

[thegumbyandpokey]

645-e3b best damn engine and loco the sd40-2 G.M. ever built,you could make these engines sing,but G.M. blew it when they put all the electronics on the 710,it runs or it does not ,too bad I luved the 40-2s.

[Tzed250]

When this engine was built EMD stood for Electro-Motive Division of General Motors.

[beaman220]

What are you doing under my truck hood.

[PhOeNiXpIoLe]

i sound like an idiot but what does emd stand for

[pumpmaster760]

@PhOeNiXpIoLe Electro Motive Diesel

[PhOeNiXpIoLe]

I love the sound and the sheer power of these things

[djegopiedra]

Very nice sound!! The power of EMD. Thanks for share this video.

[WARD5KUSTOMZ]

thats looks to be a 645

[jalucool]

Could you video an F40PH starting up?

[cprailes44ac]

@jalucool F40PHs are no longer running.

[hggf25]

@cprailes44ac then what about an F59PHI.

[cprailes44ac]

@hggf25 They are not used where TrainCamera is located, to my knowledge.

[AGDemo]

It's ALIVE! Bahahaha!

[Barricade360]

what roadname was that awesome beast

[generfeld]

does priming also purge air from the cylinders? Thanks.

[STICKGUYMB]

freakin' badass

[jaggass]

whats the screaming is that the gearbox?

[tigermki]

@jaggass turbo unit most likely

[sorindncs]

@jaggass Locomotives DO NOT have a gearbox!

[jaggass]

its a 150 litre diesel engine?

[zachthemanism]

@jaggass its 169L and some change the equivalent of almost 30 Small block Chevy 350 lol

[GordonFreemanD40]

just think about 3000 horses literally coming to life... it'll take years to make them grow where as this only one year and it is fired up.

[GordonFreemanD40]

i wonder what it will sound like if 3000 living HORSES came to life at the same time... Probably better to have one 645 come to life as opposed to 3000 HORSES. imagine the sound...

[bait28]

It's a common Misconception that a Transmission comes of fo the Engine that goes to the trucks. The Engine actually drives a Generator that drives the Electric Motor going to the Trucks.

[BNforever2009]

Those SD-40-2's were the greatest. Theyre like a 73 Chevy Impala 350!!!!

[GordonFreemanD40]

@BNforever2009 they are actually distant relatives of the Detroit Diesel Series 60.

[zachthemanism]

@GordonFreemanD40 actually if your going on that route the closer cousin would be Detroit Diesel 16V149

[GordonFreemanD40]

@zachthemanism oooooook, but GMDD sold Detroit Diesel and they produced the Series 60 in 1988

[zachthemanism]

@GordonFreemanD40 yes but series 60 engines are inline engines these are V so the 60 would be like your brothers sons daughter lol

[Mathemaetica]

Train engines you to scare the bejesus out of me as a child...I would always watch them slowly lumbering down the tracks towards me thinking it could see me, wondering if anyone was inside them, dramatically FREAKING OUT asking my Dad.."IS IT ALIVE DADDY??? IS IT ALIVE???" LOL! He would get so damn tickled at me. I LOVE watching these. Thank you so so much for sharing with all of us my friend =)

[tlxrailroad]

sounds like me in the morning...

[belzelga2]

Where is that apu unit that was mentioned on that caution tag?

[riverab84]

YOU HAVE TO SEE THESE TOW BOATS THAT PUSH GOODS THROUGH THE RIVERS SOME HAVE TWO OF THESE EINGINES FOR POWER.

[JDeere1050]

giver some fuel with the lathe shaft when yer crankin her, save a shit tona work on the batteries/starter motor

[acdc9902]

@JDeere1050 Amen brother

[mt90945557]

Sounds way better than GE junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bait28]

@mt90945557 hey, the GE C44-9CW sounds pretty damn good.

[zachthemanism]

@bait28 yes but were talking a classic here its like a 69 camaro vs a ford mustang not the same lol

[bait28]

@zachthemanism LOL! Now i get ya.

[Trainaholic2946]

@bait28 I'll have to agree.

[GordonFreemanD40]

@mt90945557 That's right. GEs sound like bombs about to go off. If only EMDs were quiet from the inside. I've heard complaints. It's fine with outsiders.

[belzelga2]

And I thought that even start up was done from the comfort of the cab.

[shadowknight227]

@Train2590 Yes! And with pride too!

[shadowknight227]

@Train2590 I did, now. But I like a B40-8 start better.

[shadowknight227]

i should use this for my computer start-up noise

[theGUYwho1]

@shadowknight227 How? i want this! lol

[shadowknight227]

@theGUYwho1 you get the audio file and set it up. Search for it on Google

[strobx1]

Nice shot of the layshaft lever. I ran a EMD NW2 with a 12V567A in it. The layshaft was going the opposite way. You had to pull the layshaft towards you to open up the fuel rack until it started. Then hold the layshaft 1/2 way until the oil pressure was high enough to keep the govenor (over speed relay) from over reving the engine. After about 2 minutes you could let go. But until that time, you could feel the governor trying to open the throttle.(Continued)

[strobx1]

@strobx1 We had to go to the electrical cabinet in the cab where we pulled out the PC, Battery Field & fuel pump slide switches. The starter button was there also & when it was pushed there was a loud pop with sparks. We turned the fuel pump on first, then I'd walk on the left side cat walk open the door & see that both the fuel pressure & return line fuel pressure was 15PSI for both guages. Then I'd tell the engineer to push the starter button while I worked the layshaft. You have it easy.

[lucifer073]

sardello name italy

[arkie74]

who didnt like this? maby somone with shitty speakers. i have my com ran through an aiwa 3 way with powered subs, I thought it sounded good

[Polybun]

hmm, nice that it lets the engine crank for a bit before applying fuel. The alcos I've worked on need a second set of hands to do that.

[tigermki]

what was that lever for choke

[tigermki]

@tigermki nevermind i found out  great video

[Polybun]

@tigermki diesels don't have a choke you fucking moron.

[tigermki]

@Polybun and i found out what it was so get off my back about it

[strobx1]

@tigermki No. That was the "Layshaft Lever". It is a "hand throttle" used in starting up a diesel locomotive engine. Diesel don't have a carburator, distributor, spark plugs or ignition wire. The heat of the compression stroke heats the air so hot that the diesel fuel ignites on it's own. Diesel can use, jet A fuel, kerosine, home heating oil#2, corn oil, vegitable or even crude oil IF you heat it enough. Diesels don't have an octane rating, they have a Cetane rating=how slow the fuel burns.

[tigermki]

@strobx1 i figured that out in one of his other videos and i wasnt asking what the engine ran on but thx for that i always figured it was diesel fuel only

[theratfarmer]

sounds like an EMD , i know that sound.

[admydragon]

Dear lord thats a nice sounding primemover.

[WMATAvids]

OMFG!!! Yess!! I love that high pitched whine!

[2008FORDF450V8]

you should put a cummins QSK60 V-16 engine would be a lot more reliable trust me

[silicon212]

@2008FORDF450V8 Umm, no. Sorry, the EMD two stroke 16-645E3 (what this locomotive has) is one of the most reliable diesel engines ever designed.

[gm16v149]

@silicon212 You are correct there, I can't think of another engine more reliable or longer lasting than EMD's 645s when you're talking around 3000 HP.

[kukugajah]

WOW! Beautiful sound.

[NS6677]

Love the sounds of the engine idling! Best locomotive ever!

[TrainTrackTrav]

Well if you've ever wanted to know how to wake up 3000 horses at one time, this how. Much easier than I ever would have thought that's for sure! AWESOME SOUND HENCE AN AWESOME VID!!!!!

[2008FORDF450V8]

do they make 2 stroke diesel engines anymore or could u tell me why they dont use 4 stroke diesels in locomotives please thanks

[skyav8r]

@2008FORDF450V8 EMD still makes 2 stroke diesels. GE makes the 4 strokers.

[TrainCamera]

@skyav8r These load up a HELL of alot quicker than the GE does.. awesome for working a local.

[pahogger]

Very cool, the SD40-2 is one of the best sounding locomotives from EMD. Thanks for sharing!

[LGLG69]

@pahogger and one of the best looking locomotives.

[zachthemanism]

@pahogger i dont know about that i think the sd70 sounds prety knarly

[fixierider97]

wow amazing startup man

[silicon212]

Very nice! Thanks for posting!

[BR218fan]

Really nice Sound of a big engine!

[foxden1992]

I do want to ask though, was the hissing sound throughout the video the sound of the air compressor?

[stormspotter67]

intresting

[flyingscrapyard]

Good stuff. None of that other crap.

[Scagman18]

thats awesome! gotta love that sound of EMD

[bnsfjay]

Sounds awesome, gotta love the SD40-2's

[fnm9908]

nice job the sound of those 645 engines comin to life is awesome

[Canesfan7012]

thanks for uploading this i love the sound of any classic EMD

[elevatorfreak112]

ok well thanks

[elevatorfreak112]

was that the inside of the train?

[TrainCamera]

This is in the engine room of the locomotive. This is turning on the main diesel engine..

[jimster586]

Is this how they normally sound?

[foxden1992]

Yes, when they're idling that is. I hat how people these days have no idea of the power that a single locomotive has. They still think that these things run on steam!

[RayVal53]

@foxden1992 Yeah well thats just people who dont have even fundamental knowledge of what a diesel truly is, especially one this massive.

[EETechs]

@RayVal53 Not to mention that many people do not know that it is actually electric motors that provide all the torque to the wheels. If I was a betting man I could take a 5 HP motor and win bets all day against a 15 HP gas engine in a stall shaft duel off; just because of the massive torque of the electric and the fact that the majority of the population is so ignorant of the electric motor's abilities so many people would bet money that the gas engine would win. LOL

[sorindncs]

@foxden1992 In my contry poeple don't think that locomotives run on steam they think all the locomotives run on electricity