Just look at all the railfan dweebs wanting to make stupid comments that they think shows how much of an expert that they are. They make me want to throw up when I read their bullshit! Thats the main part of this hobby that I hate!!
Yea, it kinda would. People love skipping the maintence factor. You take any engine with poor maintence, results are poor perfermance. I don't have a 'favorite' manufacturer EMD and GE are both good. If I had to vouch, I'd go with GE; with their new ES (Evolution Series) locomotives. The ES44AC and the ES44AH being my personal favorites. I work with CSX Transportation, and you have to know your locomotives. I deal with EMDs and GEs enough to know, they both have problems.
@EdEddnEddy4 I have to admit there has been EMD VS GE fans for a while. However EMD was making good locomotives before GE made anything good. GE didn't even get heavy into the market until the Dash 8 was introduced. EMD was on the only manufacturer I'm aware of that had a 2 stoke diesel that was California Emmissions approved at one time with the 721e engine. Locomotives such as the EMD GP-9 still live on 50 years later and I believe those will out last the Dash 9 locos.
@EdEddnEddy4 You are confusing engineering design with maintenance. Yes if you don't maintain a engine it will blow. But if the engine was a engineering flaw then there is nothing you can do about anything happening. Yes EMD learned this the hard way with the SD-45 and the 20 cylinder diesel. The engine had a design flaw so they broke crank shafts and then EMD went back to the 16 cylinder design. The 721 was definately their bullet proof motor.
@EdEddnEddy4 When NS looked for "helper" locomotives they re-built thier own. They picked out the best chassis which was the EMD SD-50, but the motor was a fuel hog and prone to problems, So NS took SD40-2 engines and rebuilt them and put them in the SD-50 Chassis, they also put the SD40-2 fuel tanks on the SD-50 and revamp the entire interior. They called this model the SD-40E, they made 25 of them for Altoona, PA and I have pictures of them. Nice concept on NS part.
@400exNick Actually, it's a diesel-electric locomotive. The diesel fuel is burned to make electricity that go to either AC or DC traction motors. (In this case, AC because it's a C44AC.) If it was an electric motor, there would have to be pantograph lines above it.
damn!!...i too have been a witness of railroad accidents..back in summer of 2007l,in tarboro north carolina,my hometown,1 of the local csx freight trains that crosses the town on a daily basis,crashed wit a 18 wheeler truck,the train split the truck in two!,the truck was carrying woodchips,my dad had called me about it that day..and today..some of the woodchips that were spilled on the tracks..can still be seen and serves as a reminder of that accident,
@ALS2001 Dash-8s have the ditch-lights on the cowcatcher And this is the One and real truth i've been loving trains since i was a little kid Dash-9/C44-9W/AC4400CWs have their ditchlights on the front walk of the locomotive. P.S @Mom10788 Is my actual mom
@mark10788 Thing is a B32 is a FOUR AXLE motor.. not a 6 AXLE which the unit in this video CLEARLY is of a 6 axle unit! IF IT REALLY WAS a Dash 8 it would be classified as a "C" model, for the 6 axles. But this is a AC44 and has been an AC44 since the day it was built in Erie, PA in March of 1996!
You must have this locomotive confused with the GE Dash 8-40CW as both the AC44-CWs and 8-40CWs look similar with the wide safety cabs. But they can easily be identified by their boogies. You can automatically eliminate the option B32 as B represents 4-axles and C is what represents 6-axles which 6741 is, hint AC4400''C''W. The AC44 is also AC traction, hint ''AC''4400CW, where in other areas the Dash-8 series was only equipped with DC traction. Hope this info helped.
Yea, nowadays GE locomotives look identical with only a few minor differences. Especially the Evolution Series (GEVOs) but the big equipment boxes make them stick out.
the problem with electric rails is that they are much more expensive to own and operate not to mention the locomotives are more expensive and as US railroads are privately owned it wouldnt make sense to electrify all US rails. It was done in the early 1900's on the Northeast Corridor but after trucks and carsrevenue the tracks went into decay and the main structures of the Corridor havent been upgraded since the 50s?
Hey, It could of been worse. If that were to happen in a desert like area some where near the south west of USA and about 100 plus miles from civiliation, now that would suck.
@ALS2001 this takes throwing a rod to a whole new level lol. ive seen this video ages ago. but its the best one out there. as far as this subject matter goes.
Looks like this thing cracked after working too much. Not that this is anything new as this could happen to any engine after a while that is. At least it was repaired and the most important thing is that no one got hurt, which is what really matters.
are you one of those " train junkies " or whatnot ?? a friend in high school had a father who was all about trains. Can you message me at how or why you are into the "activity " I do not know what word to use :D Thanks
I was on the North Coast Limited on one of it's last runs in the early 70's and this same thing happened out of Spokane, WA. Sent the Engineer to the hospital. Was not fun. I was in the VistaDome and saw a ball of fire erupt. Scared the C^%p outta me.
Well, this is results of your government refusal to pursue an electrification programme for your railways! If you had new electric locomotives, this would not happen! But running these old and worn out diesel locomotives, well, what can I say? The Great Law of Causality is seen here! (Namu Myoho Renge Kyo).
You have GOT to force your government to pursue electrification, not pursue stupid wars! Our system in Japan (JR) is 95% electric! Expensive? Yes! But cheaper and environmental in long run!
@electricrailwaygod It may seem logical to electrify a national rail network like Those of Japan, Germany and France, however, in the United States, a single rail operator can operate cose to 15,000 miles. With over 40,000 miles of track in operation, it does not seem financially possible, considering all the yards, double-triple track lines in use. Were talking about a Quintillion dollars here! I do agree, the war that Bush started is stupid.
@ALS2001 first of bush you can't blame everything on bush. yes he was a bad president, but it was a bad time. 9/11 really changed his whole agenda and never really got to show us the president he originally was going to be. and about diesel trains, can't they haul more than electric? i am not sure at all. i like trains and would love to know if that would be a viable solution
@chillaxer1993 GN and MILW showed that electrification wasn't "feasible"...before the Arab oil embargo. Had MILW kept their wires up, they might still be around today. With wind generation popping up all over, it's getting to be time to bury the diesel once and for all time. A recent study by BNSF and So Calif Edison shows that Tehachapi could economically be electrified NOW.
@ALS2001 and obamas too. electrification does tehem the right thing to do , BUT like you said. cost is a factor. our rail system is probably 10 times the size of japans. if not more. als wonder what can an electric railway , how much can it pull?, plus is our electric generating capacity up to the task of "juicing" the entire system?
@electricrailwaygod Let me just point out that we still have locomotives that are 40-50 years old, such as EMD SD40-2's that are still in operation due to their reputation for good reliablitlity. It's just a lot of these newer GE locomotives have a reputation for being junk.
@electricrailwaygod These are NOT "old and worn out diesel locomotives" for your information,these particular locomotives are GE CW4400's and less than 10yrs old,which is nothing, in terms of overall longevity for these. A failed piston or rod bearing, is Extremely rare. Electrification has been tried and used in both the eastern and mountainous regions of the US...too many problems with it, besides, these are Diesel-Electric...don't need power lines, and much more versatile than Electric.
@electricrailwaygod That could happen with an electric locomotive as well. Gear boxes have oil in them. Electric motors have grease. Union Pacific has one of the newest fleets of locomotives in the country. Those units there were built back in the late 90s. What do you do if the power goes out? Ice storms, Severe thunderstorms, wind, hurricanes, these all wreck havoc on electrical systems. If the country was all electric, no goods could get around. We use to have electric here but costy.
@electricrailwaygod Union Pacific Railroad is a private company and not a government agency. Though it would be more efficient in many ways if they electrified, the cost of replacing the thousands of locomotives that the railroad owns with electric locos and then the cost of stringing tens of thousands of kilometers of overhead wire would bankrupt the company. Union Pacific is only one of hundreds of private railroad companies in the USA.
@N1JIB They'd save money in about 5 years, getting rid of all this GE garbage they wound up with, all because it was a little cheaper than a comparable EMD. FDL engines have been crap from day 1...but then again, I guess you've never had to baby a U33C up Beaumont with a fire extinguisher by the seat the whole trip. GE = "garbage engines"
@electricrailwaygod and i guess Japan is covered with millions of solar panels or dams to power your grid.... riiight. You're obviously burning fuel to make the electricity. Powering the entire US rail grid with electricity would be wholly inefficient and we'd have to start a lot more wars to get more oil.
@electricrailwaygod Our govn't doesn't run railroads, the private sector does. When a govn't DOES run a railroad, you get the disaster called Amtrak. All govn't has to do is lower taxes so businesses have the capital to maintain locomotives better, build locomotives stronger, and operate railroads cheaper. In this country our govn't causes more problems for businesses then they solve. The last thing we need is govn't running railroads!
@DeserTBoB93535 The only thing full of crap is you. Where is all your evidence to dispute my points? Where are all your facts about how great govn't runs railroads? Don't have any? Yeah, I thought so. Look up information about Amtrak (that is if you can read, I assume your mommy had to type your response for you) and you'll see how poorly it's run, just like everything else in govn't. Our railroads are the greatest in the world in spite of govn't, not because of it.
@electricrailwaygod How would it be possible (economically) to electrify long isolated heavy haul lines in the US, or here in Australia.
Take a look at Australia's Indian Pacific, and the vast tracts of sparsley populated barren inhospitable land it goes through, same for mining railways.
You have lofty ideals, but a poor grasp on the lay of the land.
@electricrailwaygod your stupid for even mentioning the war, and this is GE junk, the older thinner cabbed SD-series would definitely NOT have done anything like this
@trainguy3 Yup, GE is "Junk" that's why they out sell EMD by a landside. GE & EMD are both good companies who produce good stuff. Sometimes crap like this happenes and yes SD's have done this too.
@electricrailwaygod Well JPN is a different country. Ive been there and its easier t build railroads because japan is small and slender. Smaller that the state of Cal. It's basically impossible to electrify all of the us railways like JPN. Except for Hokkaido which is not full electrified. God bless all those quake victims in JPN.
man.......that sucks really bad.........half of the ge engines been going bad.......that would suck if it happens to there new GEEVO's...........well nice catch anyways........
Glad to see the Fire Department not parking their trucks on or near the tracks. Too many times I've seen them (and police) get hit by trains for not thinking about OTHER trains. Nice job guys :)
@VanWADebbie because engineers and conductors are not firefighters. The onboard fire extinguisher is for extreme emergency situations where the crew is in peril (ie, the cab is on fire and fire is blocking an exit). The railroad does not want you attempting to put fires out as that is a big liability. They don't want lawsuits on their hands after a crewmember gets burnt/killed trying to dowse a fire.
@mistertops What planet are you from? If there is a fire in the engine compartment you sure as heck better attempt to put it out or else you'll be getting asked questions by your management.
@GEES44DC You can do what you want, pal...but I'm just a lowly conductor, not a fire fighter. If I get hurt putting out a fire on a locomotive, the railroad is going to be paying out a lot more money to me than what it would cost to repair the engine. Management can ask all the questions they want but my union will back me up. Is it really necessary to put yourself in harms way to save a piece of machinery from fire? I'm not trained, nor payed to do that, nor REQUIRED to do that.
What was the actuall cause? Dont appear to be a traction motor,no fire underneath.Was it just some excessive oil in the engine room? A few months ago,I had one burn on me,was put out before any heavy damage.
It sure is nice hearing the horn blowing in Kirkwood. Thanks alot great citizens of Kirkwood for making another stupid quiet crossing. If you don't like the noise do not live near the tracks. Good catch Jim.
@freedomunrestricted I have a buddy who works on GEs in Burnahm shop in Denver, Co., and he gets to play with GE parts all day, and said that GE have gone to Moffat tunnel west of Denver, and the new units at first automatically shuts down, because of overheating motors.
@macdogq Yea I get to play with GE and EMDs all day too, SD70m's are solid units. But large majority of problems I find or respond to on the main line are SD90s. But my comment wasn't so much directed at you but more for those who never deal with trains that have some kind of strange love affair with the sd90.
@macdogq Yea I get to play with GE and EMDs all day too, SD70m's are solid units. But large majority of problems I find or respond to on the main line are SD90s. But my comment wasn't so much directed at you but more for those who never deal with trains that have some kind of strange love affair with the sd90.
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So have you managed to get a job yet or still watching trains for a living? Ill have you know my friend that watching trains is not a wise career move.
engineers thoughts " you know youve got a problem, when the crankcase has a hole big enough to pass a toyota through it"
yamahonkawazuki 2 weeks ago in playlist Train Fire
1:14 THIS is why you use an EMD...
GordonFreemanD40 1 month ago
1:15 HOLY CRAP!
brentthespeedskater 1 month ago
Are all GEs smokers/flamers? Just askin'......
hokie1966 1 month ago
You dont know anything about trains retard
UP5140SD70M 1 month ago
@UP5140SD70M You talking to me, Little punk?
ALS2001 1 month ago 2
@UP5140SD70M Dude that was uncalled for. Seriously.
GECP4256 1 month ago
Now I know what GE stands for, "Great Explosion". EMD ALL THE WAY.
traingp7 2 months ago
@traingp7 GP35, GP50, SD50, BL2, SD90/43MAC........need I say more? Nobody's perfect a-hole.
htc6600 2 months ago
theres ur problem!
flippy941 3 months ago
As I understand from searching UP Train Symbols, I found this train Symbol meaning.
C=Coal
NA=North Antelope Mine (Powder River Basin)
AE=Associated Electric (New Madrid, MO)
08= Leaving 8th day of the month
toronto7400 3 months ago
Just look at all the railfan dweebs wanting to make stupid comments that they think shows how much of an expert that they are. They make me want to throw up when I read their bullshit! Thats the main part of this hobby that I hate!!
CintiRailFan 3 months ago
at first it looked like a dash-8 now its a AC44CW or AC4400CW
mark10788 3 months ago
@mark10788 Still a n00b I see, The AC44CW and the AC4400CW are the SAME THING.....
ALS2001 3 months ago 3
@ALS2001 Im letting you Comment to my channel again. lets all say this is a mistake ok?
mark10788 3 months ago
@ALS2001 Thank you for helping me you are awesome
mark10788 3 months ago
@ALS2001 ok i get it so will you stop being rude to me? <:(
mark10788 2 months ago
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
irockutube72real 4 months ago
Im still learning about locomotive models.
mark10788 4 months ago
Never would have happend if it had the EMD 721 2 stroke engine in it. GE = General Explosions. Yep I'm a EMD fan.
USATrainsGScaleGroup 5 months ago
@USATrainsGScaleGroup
Yea, it kinda would. People love skipping the maintence factor. You take any engine with poor maintence, results are poor perfermance. I don't have a 'favorite' manufacturer EMD and GE are both good. If I had to vouch, I'd go with GE; with their new ES (Evolution Series) locomotives. The ES44AC and the ES44AH being my personal favorites. I work with CSX Transportation, and you have to know your locomotives. I deal with EMDs and GEs enough to know, they both have problems.
EdEddnEddy4 5 months ago
@EdEddnEddy4 I have to admit there has been EMD VS GE fans for a while. However EMD was making good locomotives before GE made anything good. GE didn't even get heavy into the market until the Dash 8 was introduced. EMD was on the only manufacturer I'm aware of that had a 2 stoke diesel that was California Emmissions approved at one time with the 721e engine. Locomotives such as the EMD GP-9 still live on 50 years later and I believe those will out last the Dash 9 locos.
USATrainsGScaleGroup 5 months ago
@EdEddnEddy4 You are confusing engineering design with maintenance. Yes if you don't maintain a engine it will blow. But if the engine was a engineering flaw then there is nothing you can do about anything happening. Yes EMD learned this the hard way with the SD-45 and the 20 cylinder diesel. The engine had a design flaw so they broke crank shafts and then EMD went back to the 16 cylinder design. The 721 was definately their bullet proof motor.
USATrainsGScaleGroup 5 months ago
@EdEddnEddy4 When NS looked for "helper" locomotives they re-built thier own. They picked out the best chassis which was the EMD SD-50, but the motor was a fuel hog and prone to problems, So NS took SD40-2 engines and rebuilt them and put them in the SD-50 Chassis, they also put the SD40-2 fuel tanks on the SD-50 and revamp the entire interior. They called this model the SD-40E, they made 25 of them for Altoona, PA and I have pictures of them. Nice concept on NS part.
USATrainsGScaleGroup 5 months ago
@USATrainsGScaleGroup
I'd say.
EdEddnEddy4 5 months ago
This is an electric locomotive right?? Not a diesel?? LOL
400exNick 5 months ago
@400exNick Actually, it's a diesel-electric locomotive. The diesel fuel is burned to make electricity that go to either AC or DC traction motors. (In this case, AC because it's a C44AC.) If it was an electric motor, there would have to be pantograph lines above it.
177987auprr1 5 months ago
damn!!...i too have been a witness of railroad accidents..back in summer of 2007l,in tarboro north carolina,my hometown,1 of the local csx freight trains that crosses the town on a daily basis,crashed wit a 18 wheeler truck,the train split the truck in two!,the truck was carrying woodchips,my dad had called me about it that day..and today..some of the woodchips that were spilled on the tracks..can still be seen and serves as a reminder of that accident,
CSX2665 5 months ago
now thats gonna be expensive to fix.
MyMIXmedia 6 months ago
This video gives me an idea for a story.
belzelga2 6 months ago
6741 is not a AC4400CW is a Dash-8 or GE B32-dash-8
mark10788 6 months ago
@mark10788 You seriously don't know ANYTHING about trains.
You Fail Epicly....
ALS2001 6 months ago
@ALS2001 haha jim wat a dash-8 is he kidding?
MoPacBoy 6 months ago
@ALS2001 Dash-8s have the ditch-lights on the cowcatcher And this is the One and real truth i've been loving trains since i was a little kid Dash-9/C44-9W/AC4400CWs have their ditchlights on the front walk of the locomotive. P.S @Mom10788 Is my actual mom
mark10788 6 months ago
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177987auprr1 6 months ago
@mark10788 You have no clue in the world about locomotive types. UP has never owned a B32-8. Get your facts straight.
177987auprr1 6 months ago
@177987auprr1 I Know what a Sd90/43Mac looks like! I can tell a locomotive model while im on a car going at 60 MPH!
mark10788 4 months ago
@mark10788 Obviously not a C44AC...
177987auprr1 4 months ago
@177987auprr1 Careful what you say
mark10788 3 months ago
@mark10788 No dash-8 has hi-add trucks
MoPacBoy 6 months ago
@MoPacBoy No Dash-8's haul coal trains on the Union Pacific. No Dash-8's had AC Traction either.
ALS2001 6 months ago
@mark10788 Thing is a B32 is a FOUR AXLE motor.. not a 6 AXLE which the unit in this video CLEARLY is of a 6 axle unit! IF IT REALLY WAS a Dash 8 it would be classified as a "C" model, for the 6 axles. But this is a AC44 and has been an AC44 since the day it was built in Erie, PA in March of 1996!
mydellcomputerman 6 months ago 2
@mark10788
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model: AC44CW
Built As: UP 6741 (AC44CW)
Serial Number: 49188
Order No: -------
Frame Number: ------
Built: 3/1996
ALS2001 6 months ago 2
@mark10788 Learn your facts, or you will be laughed out of this hobby.
ALS2001 6 months ago 2
@ALS2001 Dude no need to be an ass.
GECP4256 1 month ago
@mark10788
You must have this locomotive confused with the GE Dash 8-40CW as both the AC44-CWs and 8-40CWs look similar with the wide safety cabs. But they can easily be identified by their boogies. You can automatically eliminate the option B32 as B represents 4-axles and C is what represents 6-axles which 6741 is, hint AC4400''C''W. The AC44 is also AC traction, hint ''AC''4400CW, where in other areas the Dash-8 series was only equipped with DC traction. Hope this info helped.
EdEddnEddy4 5 months ago
@EdEddnEddy4 You got that 100% right
mark10788 4 months ago
@mark10788
Yea, nowadays GE locomotives look identical with only a few minor differences. Especially the Evolution Series (GEVOs) but the big equipment boxes make them stick out.
EdEddnEddy4 4 months ago
@mark10788
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model: AC4400CW
Built: 3/1996
Other locos with this serial: UP 6741 (AC4400CW)
RedLego391 4 months ago
typical GE
SouthShoreTrain 7 months ago
WOW, what an amazing catch!
Engine201 7 months ago
holy sheep shit batman put that fire out FAST!
ezzzstang1 7 months ago in playlist Beach Boys
Holy shit is more like it.
Cheyanne183 8 months ago
your lucky that the engien pasted you before blowing in flames
grizzleybearz282004 9 months ago
the problem with electric rails is that they are much more expensive to own and operate not to mention the locomotives are more expensive and as US railroads are privately owned it wouldnt make sense to electrify all US rails. It was done in the early 1900's on the Northeast Corridor but after trucks and carsrevenue the tracks went into decay and the main structures of the Corridor havent been upgraded since the 50s?
308RoadReady 9 months ago
You don't electrify the entire railway at the same time. You do it one section at a time.
But with that said, even electric engines can fail and catch fire.
RealCadde 9 months ago
I think this locomotive heard the news that Obama is going for relection in 2012 and threw a rod/piston after that! Lol
IgaNinja91 9 months ago
how the hell did it catch on fire
wackymac28 10 months ago
Hey, It could of been worse. If that were to happen in a desert like area some where near the south west of USA and about 100 plus miles from civiliation, now that would suck.
train52000 10 months ago
Naturally, it's a GE!!! Haha!!!
TVRM610 10 months ago
@TVRM610 Any engines can do this.
metraF40PH163 7 months ago
@Gman2A2 I am removing your comment. The last the the Japanese need is people talking crap about them because of the tsunami
ALS2001 10 months ago
@ALS2001 this takes throwing a rod to a whole new level lol. ive seen this video ages ago. but its the best one out there. as far as this subject matter goes.
yamahonkawazuki 9 months ago 2
Looks like this thing cracked after working too much. Not that this is anything new as this could happen to any engine after a while that is. At least it was repaired and the most important thing is that no one got hurt, which is what really matters.
kmothersil 10 months ago
Mmmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmmmm Toasty!
StallFiveProductions 10 months ago
are you one of those " train junkies " or whatnot ?? a friend in high school had a father who was all about trains. Can you message me at how or why you are into the "activity " I do not know what word to use :D Thanks
brenthoser99 11 months ago
@brenthoser99 I think the expression you are looking for is called a,"Railfan."
ancientastronomer 10 months ago
Overall, I've had more trouble with EMDs than I have GEs. None will last long, however, without proper maintainance.
The Milwaukee Road tried to go electric and went broke in the process...
hoghed 11 months ago
GE aint reliable? All UP locomoitves are 100% relilable. The computer told me so.
northersteame 11 months ago
@northersteame wikipedia? XD
Smoofie92 11 months ago
Nice Catch Just goes to show always have your camera ready cause u just Never know..
Johnny64ism 11 months ago
must of used nitrous lol...fried the rings...anyway good catch ALS2001
iceman5X75 1 year ago
Wow nice catch!
justkiddin08 1 year ago
I was on the North Coast Limited on one of it's last runs in the early 70's and this same thing happened out of Spokane, WA. Sent the Engineer to the hospital. Was not fun. I was in the VistaDome and saw a ball of fire erupt. Scared the C^%p outta me.
richmeister1 1 year ago
I like worn out engines, wars in foreign countries, and things that are environmentally un-friendly. I really do.
dognip666 1 year ago
Return to strongback mountain
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
GE QUALITY AT ITS FINEST!
badgerbuddy 1 year ago 4
Not gonna happen in an oil-dependent economy...
ROCKSTARCRANE 1 year ago
Great catch, thanks for sharing.
DammitDrag 1 year ago
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Well, this is results of your government refusal to pursue an electrification programme for your railways! If you had new electric locomotives, this would not happen! But running these old and worn out diesel locomotives, well, what can I say? The Great Law of Causality is seen here! (Namu Myoho Renge Kyo).
You have GOT to force your government to pursue electrification, not pursue stupid wars! Our system in Japan (JR) is 95% electric! Expensive? Yes! But cheaper and environmental in long run!
electricrailwaygod 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod It may seem logical to electrify a national rail network like Those of Japan, Germany and France, however, in the United States, a single rail operator can operate cose to 15,000 miles. With over 40,000 miles of track in operation, it does not seem financially possible, considering all the yards, double-triple track lines in use. Were talking about a Quintillion dollars here! I do agree, the war that Bush started is stupid.
ALS2001 1 year ago 12
@ALS2001 first of bush you can't blame everything on bush. yes he was a bad president, but it was a bad time. 9/11 really changed his whole agenda and never really got to show us the president he originally was going to be. and about diesel trains, can't they haul more than electric? i am not sure at all. i like trains and would love to know if that would be a viable solution
chillaxer1993 1 year ago
@chillaxer1993 GN and MILW showed that electrification wasn't "feasible"...before the Arab oil embargo. Had MILW kept their wires up, they might still be around today. With wind generation popping up all over, it's getting to be time to bury the diesel once and for all time. A recent study by BNSF and So Calif Edison shows that Tehachapi could economically be electrified NOW.
DeserTBoB93535 1 year ago
@ALS2001 and obamas too. electrification does tehem the right thing to do , BUT like you said. cost is a factor. our rail system is probably 10 times the size of japans. if not more. als wonder what can an electric railway , how much can it pull?, plus is our electric generating capacity up to the task of "juicing" the entire system?
yamahonkawazuki 9 months ago 2
@electricrailwaygod It would be up to the rail companies to electrify the rails, not the government.
apage251 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod Let me just point out that we still have locomotives that are 40-50 years old, such as EMD SD40-2's that are still in operation due to their reputation for good reliablitlity. It's just a lot of these newer GE locomotives have a reputation for being junk.
corvettefan96 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod These are NOT "old and worn out diesel locomotives" for your information,these particular locomotives are GE CW4400's and less than 10yrs old,which is nothing, in terms of overall longevity for these. A failed piston or rod bearing, is Extremely rare. Electrification has been tried and used in both the eastern and mountainous regions of the US...too many problems with it, besides, these are Diesel-Electric...don't need power lines, and much more versatile than Electric.
TurbinePower69 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod That could happen with an electric locomotive as well. Gear boxes have oil in them. Electric motors have grease. Union Pacific has one of the newest fleets of locomotives in the country. Those units there were built back in the late 90s. What do you do if the power goes out? Ice storms, Severe thunderstorms, wind, hurricanes, these all wreck havoc on electrical systems. If the country was all electric, no goods could get around. We use to have electric here but costy.
ac4400cw1 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod Union Pacific Railroad is a private company and not a government agency. Though it would be more efficient in many ways if they electrified, the cost of replacing the thousands of locomotives that the railroad owns with electric locos and then the cost of stringing tens of thousands of kilometers of overhead wire would bankrupt the company. Union Pacific is only one of hundreds of private railroad companies in the USA.
N1JIB 1 year ago
@N1JIB They'd save money in about 5 years, getting rid of all this GE garbage they wound up with, all because it was a little cheaper than a comparable EMD. FDL engines have been crap from day 1...but then again, I guess you've never had to baby a U33C up Beaumont with a fire extinguisher by the seat the whole trip. GE = "garbage engines"
DeserTBoB93535 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod and i guess Japan is covered with millions of solar panels or dams to power your grid.... riiight. You're obviously burning fuel to make the electricity. Powering the entire US rail grid with electricity would be wholly inefficient and we'd have to start a lot more wars to get more oil.
emperorvl 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod Our govn't doesn't run railroads, the private sector does. When a govn't DOES run a railroad, you get the disaster called Amtrak. All govn't has to do is lower taxes so businesses have the capital to maintain locomotives better, build locomotives stronger, and operate railroads cheaper. In this country our govn't causes more problems for businesses then they solve. The last thing we need is govn't running railroads!
mikebri527 1 year ago
@mikebri527 You're full of crap (on a multitude of points), but that's self-evident.
DeserTBoB93535 1 year ago
@DeserTBoB93535 The only thing full of crap is you. Where is all your evidence to dispute my points? Where are all your facts about how great govn't runs railroads? Don't have any? Yeah, I thought so. Look up information about Amtrak (that is if you can read, I assume your mommy had to type your response for you) and you'll see how poorly it's run, just like everything else in govn't. Our railroads are the greatest in the world in spite of govn't, not because of it.
mikebri527 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod How would it be possible (economically) to electrify long isolated heavy haul lines in the US, or here in Australia.
Take a look at Australia's Indian Pacific, and the vast tracts of sparsley populated barren inhospitable land it goes through, same for mining railways.
You have lofty ideals, but a poor grasp on the lay of the land.
KG84C 1 year ago
@KG84C said, "You have ....... a poor grasp on the lay of the land."
And he also has a poor grasp on reality. :)
offamychain 11 months ago
@electricrailwaygod Our railroads aren't owned by the government, they are privately held. The government can't force railroads to electrify.
mafarnz 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod your stupid for even mentioning the war, and this is GE junk, the older thinner cabbed SD-series would definitely NOT have done anything like this
trainguy3 1 year ago
@trainguy3 Yup, GE is "Junk" that's why they out sell EMD by a landside. GE & EMD are both good companies who produce good stuff. Sometimes crap like this happenes and yes SD's have done this too.
metraF40PH163 7 months ago
@electricrailwaygod - "pursue stupid wars'- sounds kind of funny coming from Japan!
philnrunt 1 year ago
@electricrailwaygod Fuck off and eat a cat or do something halfway useful.
iceman977th 11 months ago
@electricrailwaygod Well JPN is a different country. Ive been there and its easier t build railroads because japan is small and slender. Smaller that the state of Cal. It's basically impossible to electrify all of the us railways like JPN. Except for Hokkaido which is not full electrified. God bless all those quake victims in JPN.
nukinfuts1000 9 months ago
@electricrailwaygod These "old and worn out" diesel locomotives were built less than 10 years ago. Shaddup.
IncredibotsSteam3 7 months ago
look at the fat man at 1:08 "should i tell someone....... heh effort. nvm"
epl0si0n 1 year ago
wtf caused this mess?
wackymac28 1 year ago
delayed reaction?
deathbybulletsmg42 1 year ago
wow. that's crazy.. almost happened in front of you.
just something funny you guys should enable captions. it down right funny. around 2:08 it says large airplanes on that side
madmax2069 1 year ago
GE = Gonna Explode
Dockshund 1 year ago 2
@Dockshund That is some funny shit...
LS6Z28 5 months ago
alco wouldn't have had that problem...RIP Alco...and steam ftw! suck it diesels.
DirektorHockaday 1 year ago
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UP5140SD70M 1 year ago
ive seen this video long long time ago before i was on railfanin business , grat lucky catch
juvmol 1 year ago
Typical G.E.... :p That was crazy though
bigboy4016 1 year ago
very good video. U got everything. very nice and congrats on makeing the news. Hope the wife was not pissed.
Just a tip. If you got the time scout the area out a bit and you can avoid most things like trees.
fordtaurus93 1 year ago
cool video
Boots1282 1 year ago
Excellent! thanks a lot for this footage!!!
ElcanaldelProfe 1 year ago
Looks like the 6741 will keep the boys at North Little Rock busy for a while.
upcarknocker 1 year ago
@UFOSPACE1999 You are no longer welcome to comment on my videos, hoosier, I am not a damn redneck, bitch
ALS2001 1 year ago 20
@ALS2001
great video, he's an asshole, and y'all say redneck like its a bad thing. lol
ljones121 1 year ago
@ALS2001 no offense buddy but u do sound like one, but ill take your word for it sorry if i upset u
GeneralLeeStudios 1 year ago
This proves GE's are very bad the AC4400CW Is the worst followed by the Even worse ES44AC/DC/C4 THey totally will blow up
UP5140SD70M 1 year ago
You guys crack me up. One guy on here said " You guys are lucky, it almost melted thru the gas tank".
hahaha.
papabugs71 1 year ago
Typical GE Crap! SD70ACe's all the way
UP5140SD70M 1 year ago
Good position, good time, good person. I saw real blowing engine block (V8 82L) :D
There was explosion and ball of fire, but on this video is some fire
wdowa94 1 year ago
wow this is one SWEET video! AMAZING catch on camera!
metraF40PH163 1 year ago
man.......that sucks really bad.........half of the ge engines been going bad.......that would suck if it happens to there new GEEVO's...........well nice catch anyways........
csxc408 1 year ago
At 0:58, 6741 (in TF2 Spy Voice) - I appear to have burst into flames! :O
Pretty weird experience, but a lucky catch :)
trainmaster844 1 year ago
thats the problem with diesels
Thometheious 1 year ago
LOL. . .job interview.
EmeraldAisle 1 year ago
Somebody stop that train the engine's on fire!!!!!!!
UP5853 1 year ago
its GE all the way man none of that EMD look at the rosters GE out beats EMD
brandynkjackson 1 year ago
@brandynkjackson This video makes your comment invalid
ALS2001 1 year ago 20
@brandynkjackson finally someone who is fan of ge the gevos r the best loco running right now
mjet401bnsf 1 year ago
@mjet401bnsf As long as the turbos don't blow up on them ...
silicon212 1 year ago
@brandynkjackson GE LOCMOTIVES SUCK ASS!! EMD's LOOK COOLER, SOUND BETTER, AND ARE THE MOST RELIABLE!!!
abeemanator 1 year ago
ебланы... ждать пожарных. у самих огнетушителей нет ?
uralbiker 1 year ago
GE = General Explosion
DJGENEX71 1 year ago
Glad to see the Fire Department not parking their trucks on or near the tracks. Too many times I've seen them (and police) get hit by trains for not thinking about OTHER trains. Nice job guys :)
fglkrail 1 year ago
You are so lucky to have caught this on video. What did it sound like when the Piston blew?
Gregory2126 1 year ago
Why did they not use the onboard fire extinguisher?
VanWADebbie 1 year ago
@VanWADebbie because engineers and conductors are not firefighters. The onboard fire extinguisher is for extreme emergency situations where the crew is in peril (ie, the cab is on fire and fire is blocking an exit). The railroad does not want you attempting to put fires out as that is a big liability. They don't want lawsuits on their hands after a crewmember gets burnt/killed trying to dowse a fire.
mistertops 1 year ago
@mistertops What planet are you from? If there is a fire in the engine compartment you sure as heck better attempt to put it out or else you'll be getting asked questions by your management.
GEES44DC 1 year ago
@GEES44DC You can do what you want, pal...but I'm just a lowly conductor, not a fire fighter. If I get hurt putting out a fire on a locomotive, the railroad is going to be paying out a lot more money to me than what it would cost to repair the engine. Management can ask all the questions they want but my union will back me up. Is it really necessary to put yourself in harms way to save a piece of machinery from fire? I'm not trained, nor payed to do that, nor REQUIRED to do that.
mistertops 1 year ago
HOLY CRAP!
runeyourlife 1 year ago
Fucking pieces of shit
magwhb112 1 year ago
@magwhb112 lol
314clcr 1 year ago
Trains are cool when their pistols blow.
Stoutcrotch 1 year ago
YES DEATH TO A POS UP LOCO
tweetercat2 1 year ago
Dang old GE's...lol
BNSF650 1 year ago
y se acabó la tontera
GAYPERCHIL 1 year ago
Typical GE junk!!
mt90945557 1 year ago
Thats definitely what I would call dead bad lol.
freedomunrestricted 1 year ago
Amazing catch, you should of sent this to the news
Drewster327 1 year ago
Stupid GEVO, get me a C44-9W!
Jared1452 1 year ago
C44AC's, both of them
NahuntaSubFoamer5115 1 year ago
What was the actuall cause? Dont appear to be a traction motor,no fire underneath.Was it just some excessive oil in the engine room? A few months ago,I had one burn on me,was put out before any heavy damage.
wilber53 1 year ago
It sure is nice hearing the horn blowing in Kirkwood. Thanks alot great citizens of Kirkwood for making another stupid quiet crossing. If you don't like the noise do not live near the tracks. Good catch Jim.
AMTKnumber4 1 year ago
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dmaster92289 1 year ago
looked like it through a rod
huettmr 1 year ago
shit, you guys are lucky, it almost melted trough the gas tank!
Jimbobthebarbarian 1 year ago
So, did they bring another locomotive in to put as the lead locomotive?
Guser223 1 year ago
Thats GE's for ya!
macdogq 1 year ago 2
@macdogq at least it wasn't an sd90 otherwise it wouldn't have left the depot
freedomunrestricted 1 year ago
@freedomunrestricted I have a buddy who works on GEs in Burnahm shop in Denver, Co., and he gets to play with GE parts all day, and said that GE have gone to Moffat tunnel west of Denver, and the new units at first automatically shuts down, because of overheating motors.
macdogq 1 year ago
@macdogq Yea I get to play with GE and EMDs all day too, SD70m's are solid units. But large majority of problems I find or respond to on the main line are SD90s. But my comment wasn't so much directed at you but more for those who never deal with trains that have some kind of strange love affair with the sd90.
freedomunrestricted 1 year ago
@freedomunrestricted I think SD 90s are well liked is because of their size.
But SD90 have problems also.
macdogq 1 year ago
@macdogq Yea I get to play with GE and EMDs all day too, SD70m's are solid units. But large majority of problems I find or respond to on the main line are SD90s. But my comment wasn't so much directed at you but more for those who never deal with trains that have some kind of strange love affair with the sd90.
freedomunrestricted 1 year ago
WOW!
Rtchugg 1 year ago
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Title [ Locomotive Fire....GE AC4400CW Blowing a Piston...UP 6741 ] - Author [ ALS2001 ] - Published [ Sunday, November 11, 2007 ] - Duration [ 3 minutes 49 seconds ] - Views [ 129,916 ] - Favorites [ 662 ] - Rating [ 4.90/5.00 (314 ratings) ]
ALS2001 1 year ago
Good video till ya started talking...
BigRichMann 1 year ago
new engine, prolly some paint....and some electrical wires....UP takes care of their locos...unlike conrail x.x
furmaster212 1 year ago
@furmaster212
or a cyl. went bust...
look at the spilled oil flaming...
KraljLazar 1 year ago
its the fireball express
AeroSpaceInc 2 years ago 2
you are right the fireball express
fordsuckbigtime 1 year ago
wow never seen that on the Jeff City Sub
crail4ever 2 years ago
poor scott an tim caught on tape
generalmotor 2 years ago
I feel bad for the train but nice catch bro!
pbpaulieb 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
So have you managed to get a job yet or still watching trains for a living? Ill have you know my friend that watching trains is not a wise career move.
mcdons01 2 years ago