Lehigh Valley 211 Alco RS3m First Startup For the Season

[grvolans]

actually, they are sw-8 engines. 3 of them # 801, 802, and #803. still running in Penobscot probably working the crestwood industrial park. i have a picture of one of them on flickr. send me your email and i'll send you the picture.

[grvolans]

nice to see another Lehigh Valley unit still on the rails. Got two former LV pups on home rails in Pittston. Working for Reading and Northern now.

[Lutherkb]

@grvolans Cool I didn't know R&N (RBMN) had any SW-1s from the LV in service. What are their numbers? I saw there was one for sale on their website, painted to look LV-ish but didn't seem to be of LV heritage.

[tjampe]

MM, what a lovely sound BIG 2 stroke diesels!!! <3

[hubberandwiff]

In 1976 i was lucky enough to ride on sister engine 216 out of saucon round house on to the turntable and in to the the yard I was 5 years old still have the old kodachrome of that day and a great memory of it wish I could find out what happened to 216

[DeserTBoB93535]

No wonder it started so well and without blotting out the sun...it has a 567 in it! Sorry, but 244s were some of the worst locomotives engines ever built.

[MuddyWillametteRwg]

I love old engines, but ....from another perspective....this is how I EXPECT the Lehigh Offense will operate against Lafayette on Saturday. "Sputter...Sputter!"

[alexsuchapimp]

Is this a 2 stroke?

[Lutherkb]

@alexsuchapimp

Yup. EMD 567.

[GECP4256]

Woah, never seen a RS-3 like that. Nice video! =)

[VilquinProductions]

Nice hammerhead RS3! Thanx fur sharin'!

[Lutherkb]

@VilquinProductions

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it.

[CSX8663]

@Lutherkb strange but very,very neat

[GhostFearMe]

great to see these beauties being cared for & preserved

[Mr27ace27]

I would love that job!

[Fireheart528]

@Mr27ace27 me too. i'd probly go one step further and buy an engine like that!

[jfrydom]

doesn't sound good without a 244

[Lutherkb]

Check out the Delaware-Lackawanna's Trio of former D&H RS-3s.

[Fireheart528]

@jfrydom The 567C is to EMD fans what the 244 is to Alco fans. And I like 'em both.

[Lutherkb]

@Fireheart528

Yea, kinda. :)

[amtraklover]

is that a hammerhead RS3?

[Lutherkb]

From the looks of it...yes. :)

[Lutherkb]

At the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad. Search for it on Google as Youtube does not allow posting of links.

[tpvalley]

what is meant by "had to use layshaft to keep her going"?

[Lutherkb]

The layshaft is used to keep the motor running upon startup. It is a manual override of the governor and injector control arm. It effectively is used to provide a little more fuel from the engine itself while starting up. Had Mike not used the shaft, the motor would have shut down.

[tpvalley]

I see, we call that the fuel rack.

Tomato tomado!

[indiancreekwildcat]

Nothing beats the sound of an old E.M.D. 567 idling.

[SpeakerPolice]

Except maybe the original 244...XD

[Lutherkb]

Enter the three, soon to be four Delaware-Lackawanna RS-3s. As ALCO intended!

[SpeakerPolice]

Yay ^_^

[KSE828]

Whats a layshaft?

[indiancreekwildcat]

A layshaft is the manual operation of the throttle from the engine compartment. Some of the older E.M.D.'s were started outsite under the hood. So the crew's could give the locomotive some extra fuel when starting without having another crew member helping out.

[Lutherkb]

Many of the later production did but not the earlier C420s, 424 and 425s.

[redhotrider57]

The hammerhead lives!!! The strangest DeWitt geep of them all!

[Lutherkb]

Many locomotives use battery power to rotate the generator to start the diesel engine. Others use air starters.

[Lutherkb]

At the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum.

[Tjsingle14]

where is this?