train exhaust flames

[Sneighke]

Gives new meaning to the phrase "blowing the carbon out"!

[billnye555]

only in America...

[MrMKH2010]

Soot buildup ignited, just like a fireplace chimney fire.

[mikey69up]

@MrMKH2010 deisel soot is not the same as soot from a fireplace that burns wood and paper materials. this is from ignited fuel within the turbo

[tonopahbubba]

Bad turbo.......

[kwt7365]

holy ****

[mountaincat1000]

is it doing that cuz the boost is set low (blown turbo?) or do they just do that when you load the motor way up?

[tchnofile]

nice footage!

[Musterdk]

BlueMotion :D

[zx1400a7f]

Like the nice rumbling sound of that engine

[turnoutjim]

go with throttle up, shuttle!

[jimmyxtc69]

hobo wiener roast

[Gitfidlpickr]

Train engines are diesel and diesel ignition is by compression (not spark). The diesel engines it "timed" by when the fuel is injected. Late injection = late ignition it is not dangerous or harmful to the engine but it is poor efficiency (of course). All of these diesels are in fleets (trucks, trains, ships, tec.) and there is just so much shop time they can get. They get "scheduled" maintenance just like a car.

[PhilBurtJPants]

hey all! i am an avid train fan wonding how fire comes out of the stack? thanks for the reply! :)

[ilovecrewstation]

@PhilBurtJPants normaly in the uk by oil buildup in the sinencer thats why the class 55s had a drain fitted to the colecter drum and silencer so there was less chance of them catching fire but it dosent do harm realy

[Landaux]

Bring in a WHOLE FLEET of smoking motors like that into L.A. to make all the Enviro Nazis crazy. 8-)

[7leprechaun7]

@Landaux psh, just wait till the Big Boy makes another tour through LA

[SplatterMack123]

Theres too little air in the exhaust, so it gets too hot and catches fire, is that right?

[starguard]

Is this normal?

[RCKTBOY7]

And that is why we don't put burritos in the fuel tank.

[supressorgrid]

That is the afterburner.

[brokenpsp]

Yeap, just keep dumpin the diesel in there...

[train52000]

I'd be freakin out about this if was my first on the job. I don't know about diesel engines, but I don't think fire is supposed to come out of an exhaust line, but I may wrong in some cases.

[BUICK925]

what were ya runnin?

[Surfliner462]

@BUICK925 A GE Dash 9.

[BUICK925]

@Surfliner462

looks about right

[Rottweiller4218]

It's the new kind of steam locomotive lol

[LNERMallard]

And everyone thought that steam locomotives were bad when diesels were being introduced.

[gtrotter07]

I've seen bigger, but it was on a rental unit I was running at night. Had around 8 foot plus flames.

[RailwayAustralia]

Is this how hobos roast their marshmallows?

[epistte]

What model GE is this? Dash 8 or 9?

[AmJaxineer]

@epistte -9

[TheFaIIOfReach]

Look at all of that smoke going up into the air

[charles8010]

What is states ?

[immortal1266]

PARABENS BELO VIDEO

[megs905]

little hot...are you sure its not a turbo problem?

[choochinbigtime420]

NOOOOICE! just hoggggin er

[CSX8600]

wth. Now GE is trying to copy an alco.

[alexcosminel]

she's hot

[BruceCountyFinest]

Great!! Who filled the train diesel Tanks with Jet Fuel Again?? For the last time Guys It Doesn't Make the Train Fly LOL

"Inside Joke"

[TheJackiechan512]

Why is there fire coming out of the exhaust in this unit. Is that even safe?

[cocert09]

just a little you say. hmmm

[sleeptyper]

Hot fire cleans creosote off :)

[mikey69up]

@sleeptyper if only hot fire would clean dirt and grime then this would be the cleanest loco in the fleet

[zachthemanism]

@mikey69up would a loved to see that turbo bet it was glowin like a son of a

[fixierider97]

What kind of engine?

[mpwelk]

Full Afterburner, Ace!

[sdbxb71]

@mpwelk doctor who?

[USFessey]

aw nice exhaust flame

[dodgezilla04]

Ge dash 7

[reatard132]

Talk about rolling coal!

[Dutchguyable]

what kind of train is this?

[Destointment]

Br00tal :)

[tseter79]

I spotted a loco spitting fire from all its exhausts one day while it was starting to pull a long line of full coal cars. I was going to call 911 to report the loco on fire. But it died out quickly so i was just thinking it was dumping more fuel into the engine since they just started moving and it was not burning good within the engine. It was a very very nice display big fire ball and maybe twice as high as this movie.

[DeserTBoB93535]

Yet another GE piece of garbage doing what it does best...FAIL.

[svcagers12]

is this supposed to happen?!?!

[chillaxer1993]

when this train gets old would they just refurbish the engine?

[nordyk2]

it is Dash- 9 ?



[fordpowerstroke100]

do you just start one then pull the rest to get them started

[paulsee2]

cooooool

[jedi725]

GE=glitchy electricity

[Busdude97]

Nice. Where was this? Oh and could you make a vid from the inside of the cab when you make flames?

[mikey69up]

@Busdude97 tucson. you can't see the flames from inside the cab

[Busdude97]

@mikey69up Aw man. How can you tell when the engine is making flames?

[mikey69up]

@Busdude97 we left phoenix on this train when it was still dark. that's when we noticed the ground lighting up from the flames.

[Busdude97]

@mikey69up Oh cool. Was your friend driving it? And what model is this Engine?

[Busdude97]

@mikey69up Oh cool. could you make a vid of the flames a night? By the way what model was the engine?

[mikey69up]

@Busdude97 i have a night video posted. i'm not very good at the actual names of the locomotives. all i know is general electric makes one and general motors makes the other.

[Busdude97]

@mikey69up Oh. I see.The locomotive its self looks like a Union Pacific to me. By the way I have to say this is one of my favorite vids on youtube.

[mikey69up]

@Busdude97 it is U P since that's where i work. i just don't know the type of engine it is.

[gamito1993]

a true fire power ... i mean full power xD

[mcc1327]

all they are doing is opening up the throttle and it's taking a bit for the turbos to catch up.

[m109r67]

Waist of fuel, seems to me we could do better than that.

[CRAZYhill112or999]

SWEET!!!!!!!

[UP5140SD70M]

Typical GE!!!!! I Bet it blew a turbo later?

[timmyblackboy62]

is that normal?

[mikey69up]

@timmyblackboy62 normal for an engine that has 400 thousand miles on it and probably no one did anything to it but add oil every now and then

[UP5140SD70M]

@mikey69up is this a C44-9W??

[oguretsagressive]

@mikey69up I usually don't like trains much, but your video have inspired me with love and joy, especially it's description :)

[jsouthcott]

Nothing wrong with running rich, better than running lean and melting pistons out! :)

[sertox12345]

just a little rich lol

[Bgoober181]

demon train! lol

[GundamKnight07]

i was about to say bad turbo but some one beat me

[4202EJW]

Ya she definatley is running rich!!! Lol!!!

[itsnotfunnyHAHA]

this happens if you get chinese fuel xD

[darthpervertous]

I saw this happen out here in south Florida. A northbound Amtrak Silver Meteor with two GE P-42 Genesis locomotives.

One of the locomotives was belching out some serious flames and smoke from the exhaust stack.

[UP5140SD70M]

@darthpervertous Typical GE Crap!!! P42's blow turbos all the time

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

@UP5140SD70M I see P42s all the time when I'm out railfanning and not one has ever blown a turbo (at least when I've seen them).

[UP5140SD70M]

@CaliforniaRailfan101 They blow under testing and up donner pass and up sand patch

[k5lta]

man he hates GE,but likes trains,weird huh.

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

@k5lta That is rather odd.

[k5lta]

yeah.

[UP5140SD70M]

@k5lta Well there unreliable,

[k5lta]

do you own a GE? and didn't you block me?

[americanroute66]

ECOtrain!

[siemenstraffic]

Don't tell Al Gore!

[kiwijeza]

In New Zealand we have a class DX made by GE and they always blast flames at night

[pahogger]

Bad turbo I assume, cool vid.

[wdowa94]

Low air pressure

[The3751FAN]

its a wanna be UP 844,lol

[Buemmo]

@The3751FAN thats what they all want to be isnt it? ^^

[EchoPark69]

Woah thats awesome!

[cmdmasterman]

what does running rich mean?

[mikey69up]

@cmdmasterman lotta fuel, little air. running lean is the opposite

[infernodood3]

@mikey69up when you mean a little you mean the amount of exhaust fumes being produced?

[DjTommyKx]

@mikey69up Hey mate im a mechanic in training here n hope to be a freight hauling locomotive engineer meself. Wondering if you could give me any tips on how to get started on this career?

[fergfergferg123]

hog roast anyone?

[fergfergferg123]

blown turbo?

[mikey69up]

@fergfergferg123 yup

[UP5140SD70M]

@mikey69up I Guesed right typical GE Crap,

[comandoaec]

umm, nice locomotive barbecue

[DevinL16]

man, thats some hot exhaust

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

What kind of locomotive was that?

[TurbinePower69]

@CaliforniaRailfan101 Looks and sounds like a GE CW4400....could be mistaken...but, definitely a  GE.

[UP5140SD70M]

@CaliforniaRailfan101 Trash 9 44-CW

[KH990j]

afterburner

[andysteele1]

Great vid but why and how dose that diesel blow flames?

[Mikki689]

omg...

[carrera1989]

How does one get a job on a locomotive?

[mikey69up]

@carrera1989 like any other job. fill out an application. the four majors in the u.s. probably won't be hiring for a few more years though

[formidable38]

@mikey69up I spose the four majors being BNSF UP CSX and NS right??

[mikey69up]

@formidable38 yeah. for the US. KCS is pretty big but you better know spanish to work there cause all the units i've been on from them they're all in spanish

[nessnes64]

she cannae hold much longer cap'n!

[A10tankkiller93]

spy saping mah train!!!

[MightyMonaco]

Yeah! Take that, environment!

[klaptrap]

Now we need 3 more trains, one with blue flames, one with green flames and one with pink, and we have the plot of the next Fast and Furious movie.

[peterpan5031]

i guess you want it to be cool like a car with flames out the pipes wow

[animagus333]

too much coal :D

[mikey69up]

@animagus333 what can i say? i had too much coffee and couldn't stop shoveling

[DerrickLouie]

@mikey69up too much coffee lol

[mallard92]

@animagus333 what does coal have to do with an inline diesel?

[animagus333]

@mallard92 it was a joke that apparently u dont get

[mallard92]

@animagus333 whoops ok now that I see you are an educated person and that that was a joke, my bad.

[animagus333]

@mallard92 oh sorry im not a stuck up bastard that doesnt have a sense of humor

[mallard92]

@animagus333 I said my bad as a for real apology I thought you were just some kid that couldnt tell the difference between a steamer and a diesel but I can see now that your a fucking cold hearted worthless fuckin retard that probably isnt fucking smart enough to gap valve stems, but I guess some people are so outcast and defensive that they take an apology as a smart ass comment.

"whoops ok now that I see you are an educated person and that that was a joke, my bad."- You take offense to this?

[animagus333]

@mallard92 oh, well i thought u was one of those people that just get on here and comment back just to piss people off... my bad sorry bout that man. no i am not a retard that doesn't know anything about engines because i service lawnmowers, trucks, tractors, and anything else i can get my hands on. sorry about the whole stuck up bastard thing...

[mallard92]

@animagus333 Well then, now that we understand each other (and you obviously do know how to gap valve stems, haha) all is well my friend sorry about the mixup may we both learn from this!

[butlerproman]

The engineer musta been an old fighter pilot, kept trying to hit the afterburner.

[reap62]

GE: saying good day to the environment one train at a time...

[MDSerles]

Bad turbo! Typical GE problem!

[TurbinePower69]

@MDSerles yes it is...INdirectly, GE doesn't manufacture the prime mover...it's a

Deutz....(Germany)...built under license for GE locomotives.

[UP5140SD70M]

@MDSerles Yep very true GE's are crappy

[detroit892]

Typical GE junk!!

[UP5140SD70M]

@detroit892 AGREED GE=GeneralExplosion EMD=ExcellentMovingDiesels

[SpeakerPolice]

Was this a C40-8 or C40-8W?

[silicon212]

@SpeakerPolice C44-9W

[Bus7777]

So ya keepin' the hobos warm?

[ColumbiaAndHoodRiver]

eco-friendly diesels my FOOT!

[NitroElectricRC]

That will improve fuel efficiency.

[djburland]

No kidding, real hellfire and a good roar!

[bluecollarboiler]

Houston, we have a problem...

[Soolinegp38]

that doesnt look good... dont die!

[olly5764]

quite good compared to some british locos

[mbsmike1]

I think this is a broken injector, fairly common in GEs, you can hear the turbo spooling, but could be going bad and not making pressure. Sticking injectors dump fuel through the engine then hits the turbo and poof! The flames will go down as the engine and turbo seed goes up to even out the rich condition

[Jimbobthebarbarian]

I was thinking, when would he tell the engineer or just jump off, but with such a nonchalant response, is that normal?!

[mikey69up]

it was doing this the whole trip. we could make it do it.

[TurbinePower69]

@mikey69up Is this a CW4400 ?? Which do you prefer, GE or EMD's ??

[cmdmasterman]

@TurbinePower69 emds

[FailedSquare]

@Jimbobthebarbarian its actually really common. i have seen it 6 or 7 times from my car lol

[lembergbanderaz]

Cool tape!Bravo!

Olexandr

[csxgk94]

sweet!!! must be some bad diesel lol

[48alfaone]

This reminds me of what an old friend calls the Dash 8's and 9's. "Son, there Super Alco's"! Can we see the rest of the cab ride video please, thanks.

[MyDavid1960]

must have been some turbo problam....i drove 18 wheelers..i blew a terbo,the guy behind me told me on the c.b the flames came out of the stacks and hit an overpass......ha ha..

[karrpoff]

external combustion engine

[dwarflord812]

@karrpoff extenal for like XD

[cmdmasterman]

@karrpoff lol

[MyDavid1960]

whot u berning....old tires...lol..she proberley cleand up after u got going...

[mikey69up]

nope. this was after 8 hours of running. didn't matter it still was a flame thrower

[a10481]

прочихал дизель

[DevinL16]

mother fucker thats powerful

[cc10266]

A diesel locomotive under the influence of ALCOhol.

[alexnscn]

@cc10266 oh the good old ALCO power!!

[Landaux]

That wont foul up any componates will it?

[SMDesignNZ]

Yeah could foul the spark plugs easy... :P