@cripticgatekeep The engine is on a grade that I think is 3%. The parking brakes on a few of the cars were on so they wouldn't push the engine down the hill. I guess one too many hand brakes were set. God bless!
Sounds like too much tonnage vs horsepower ..been there done that trying to shove or spot ... sometime ya have to yeild to what the unit ( you're given) will produce and allow you to accomplish the task at hand ...this is basic RR ..great vid..thanks
Finally...someone that knows to zoom in on the action! I love watching locomotives (steam & diesel) being pushed to thier limits. Watching an engines wheels slip and bite and slip and bite is just amazing to see. Just when you think it's done, it bites again for another 2 or 3 inches, then ooh. . .ooh. . sliiiiiip! And the sound of that 567, SWEET! That's drama! Better and more REAL than any of that BS they show on Bravo! My 2 cents!
Their strategy of leaving handbrakes applied is bush league. Every video I've seen of this locomotive shows the poor thing in run eight with its wheels digging into the rails. Does this thing have automatic brakes, or only the independent?
What strikes me as odd is the wheel (at least the one shown up close) didn't appear to be spinning freely, but more of a slip stick condition. But all of a sudden it broke free and started to move. So what finally broke loose that allowed it to move freely?
Hogger needs to ride the independent to control the wheel slip. It's not that the engine doesn't have the power, it's that it doesn't have the weight. Thats a good looking old goat. I like that it still has the rooftop torpedo tubes on it.
great video i rate you five can this cargill gp 9 can push up cars when tracks are wet? more video please maybe take video when they are pushing up cars when tracks are wet it will be good challenge to the engineer
Thank you. I have never seen this caught on video before, I believe you have a "first".
Locomotive engineers avoid slipping the wheels, because it can cause "rail burn", or ruin the temper of the rail, so that it is susceptible to breakage. I hope this is only a siding and not main line track. You might want to report it to the railroad ( but I don't want to get the engineer in trouble).
Keep a note on the location, in case a few years from now the rail breaks. It would be nice to show a cause and effect relationship. Metals are subject to metal fatigue and other effects, and most people are surprised that metal can break, especially things like rails. Students need to know these things if they wish to become Engineers (both locomotive and structural).
That's what I'm talking about 65,000 lbs of EMD tractive effort right there EMD gets the job done!
bradstrains 15 hours ago
u need sand
stivab 1 month ago
ummm did anyone check to see if we released all the parking brakes.
cripticgatekeep 2 months ago
@cripticgatekeep The engine is on a grade that I think is 3%. The parking brakes on a few of the cars were on so they wouldn't push the engine down the hill. I guess one too many hand brakes were set. God bless!
TrainTrackTrav 2 months ago
@TrainTrackTrav
Sounds like too much tonnage vs horsepower ..been there done that trying to shove or spot ... sometime ya have to yeild to what the unit ( you're given) will produce and allow you to accomplish the task at hand ...this is basic RR ..great vid..thanks
srats02 1 month ago
Finally...someone that knows to zoom in on the action! I love watching locomotives (steam & diesel) being pushed to thier limits. Watching an engines wheels slip and bite and slip and bite is just amazing to see. Just when you think it's done, it bites again for another 2 or 3 inches, then ooh. . .ooh. . sliiiiiip! And the sound of that 567, SWEET! That's drama! Better and more REAL than any of that BS they show on Bravo! My 2 cents!
espeescotty 6 months ago
The brakes are wobbly and shaking..
Pompadour123 7 months ago
Their strategy of leaving handbrakes applied is bush league. Every video I've seen of this locomotive shows the poor thing in run eight with its wheels digging into the rails. Does this thing have automatic brakes, or only the independent?
Highball116 8 months ago
Needs a little bit of sand to get those baby's rolling
jaime8729 8 months ago
What strikes me as odd is the wheel (at least the one shown up close) didn't appear to be spinning freely, but more of a slip stick condition. But all of a sudden it broke free and started to move. So what finally broke loose that allowed it to move freely?
kleetus92 10 months ago
Hogger needs to ride the independent to control the wheel slip. It's not that the engine doesn't have the power, it's that it doesn't have the weight. Thats a good looking old goat. I like that it still has the rooftop torpedo tubes on it.
papabugs71 1 year ago
The engineer had his hands full there, that;s for sure! I like how the brakes were moving more than the train!
kleetus92 1 year ago
sounds like a fl-9 -- what loco is that
TEMPLE7D 1 year ago
@TEMPLE7D A high hood GP9.
TrainTrackTrav 1 year ago
@TrainTrackTrav ah thanks.. i found out the FL-9ACs used the same engine as the GP-9s
TEMPLE7D 1 year ago
@TEMPLE7D I'm not suprised. It's basiicly the same engine with a differant carbody.
TrainTrackTrav 1 year ago
@TEMPLE7D
16-567C's are common in most Loco's.
azervich 1 year ago
Sand man, sand!
wdowa94 1 year ago 4
@wdowa94 I AGREE!!!!!
TrainTrackTrav 1 year ago
great video i rate you five can this cargill gp 9 can push up cars when tracks are wet? more video please maybe take video when they are pushing up cars when tracks are wet it will be good challenge to the engineer
chochoengr777 1 year ago
Nice catch!
Interesting.
No sand? Do not all locomotives have sanding capability?
Only 47 seconds used - you have plenty of time to pan back and show what is causing the slippage.
Too heavy a train on a slight upgrade?Satisfy curiosity.
I'd like to see what the engine looks like.
Thank you.
robertgift 2 years ago
either shes got a hold of too much tonnage ar needs a bit of sand LOL 5*
pwalpar 2 years ago 2
@pwalpar what do they need sand for
TheWindowdog 9 months ago
Improves traction on the rail
pwalpar 9 months ago
Give her sand thn she will eat the miles not the track
TheBrett56 2 years ago
Great catch ! nice vid :)
dashloc 2 years ago
Thank you for the nice words!
TrainTrackTrav 2 years ago
Thank you. I have never seen this caught on video before, I believe you have a "first".
Locomotive engineers avoid slipping the wheels, because it can cause "rail burn", or ruin the temper of the rail, so that it is susceptible to breakage. I hope this is only a siding and not main line track. You might want to report it to the railroad ( but I don't want to get the engineer in trouble).
AviationMetalSmith 2 years ago
It is a grain siding and that engine is a GP9. The engine is remote controlled by a guy standing about 500ft away. The rails are old and jointed.
TrainTrackTrav 2 years ago
@TrainTrackTrav
Keep a note on the location, in case a few years from now the rail breaks. It would be nice to show a cause and effect relationship. Metals are subject to metal fatigue and other effects, and most people are surprised that metal can break, especially things like rails. Students need to know these things if they wish to become Engineers (both locomotive and structural).
AviationMetalSmith 2 years ago
Nice close up Travis!!!!
trainkids 2 years ago
Thank you much Patrick! If I could put two vids together I would. Can't wait to see your vids!
TrainTrackTrav 2 years ago
nice
BNSFTIM55 2 years ago
Thanks Tim!
TrainTrackTrav 2 years ago