ALCO - EMD sound battle. Who's got your vote? -(long version)

[kingtiger59]

Very nice, I like both but if I had to choose it would have to be EMD. Sorry.

[wwebtime]

It's got to B, Da EMD!



[rhondaw1]

EMD gets my vote for sure............

[FilipinoZeroFighter]

GE U boats, y u no include GE U boats.

[1jackdk]

@FilipinoZeroFighter ... I do have a video up of SBD GE's and EMD's sounds. Posted on Nov 29, 2011. You might want to check it out. Let me know what you think. Thanks for watching...

[ConrailForever]

The sound of that MLW screams "perfection." Nice video, Jack!

[Qmodeller]

Love it - a washing machine propelled by a real engine.

[nyc3001]

Alco 16-251F gets my vote.

[Triplex5014]

EMD 16-645E3 vs ALCO 16-251F hmm...hard to decide they both sound great but I just LOVE the sound of that ALCO!!! 5 stars

[C17Inspector]

The Draper Taper ALCO has it hands down!

[TommyBNSF]

Normally EMD, but the ALCO has a distinctive sound that i absolutely love so that one gets my vote.

[CAVSFAN2360]

they both sound good...but I do love the sound of EMD...i will never forget the days when the local RR had gp7s n 9s...n i got to ride with them a BUNCH.....O what memories!!!

[rhondaw1]

EMD and GE

[formidable38]

EMD for me everytime!!

[GordonFreemanD40]

@formidable38 I know; the ALCO sounds like the Hogwarts Express :D

[rhondaw1]

EMD sounds awsome, powerful and smooth. Alco are also nice. The mix of the two is great.

[SkyhawkACE123]

EMD FTW!!

[TrainTrackTrav]

A 645 and a 16-251F! Two of the greatest sounds, working together!!!!!

[lde2100]

The beautiful sound of an Alco engine , is just unique !! :X

[gebass6]

MLW HR616 2102

[bigshow196]

the sound of the alco's is the very same reason i like allot of older GEs. i dont know why, i just love that chugging sound *with 2 of them* beating in rhythm at notch 5. though at notch 8 they kinda sound like steam engines, lol

[harrodsburgNSfan]

I love both!

[JamesTyreeII]

ALCo over EMD,Baldwin over EMD, I am a big fan of all the switching engines from the S1 ALCo to the EMD MP15.

[cuzinitr]

For me it's ALCO all the way. They sound like an old John Deere tractor on steroid's!

[BootPatrol]

I rather like the Alco power, I suppose it's because I am more of a fan of theirs myself.

Thanks for posting, friend.

[MrLuebeck]

EMD=ExcellentMovingDiesels

[admydragon]

EMD!

[YorkDurhamRail]

Alco all the way!!!!!!

[GuSubs]

I vote Alco

[w4mms]

Alco has my vote!

[GhostFearMe]

Alco!

[rhondaw1]

The EMD sounds so smooth and powerfull so i'll have to go with that. However the ALCO sounds great mixed in with it. 

[TrainTrackTrav]

They both get my vote!

ALCO: THOPTHOPTHOPTHOPTHOPTHOPTHOP

EMD: I can't spell the sound an EMD makes, sorry. LOL

[PunkyBear36]

@TrainTrackTrav

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[GordonFreemanD40]

@TrainTrackTrav EMD: *sounds like a Detroit Diesel*

[GordonFreemanD40]

@TrainTrackTrav EMD: Dinosaur sounds when in Run 8

[celica825]

@TrainTrackTrav the EMD sound is inda like: WEVWEVWEVWVEWVEWVWEVWEWVWVEWVE­VWEWVEWVEVWEVWV when its startin up.

[Subaruguy8508]

That does sounds amazing.....kinda reminds me of the sound the GE Dash 9's make....only much more pronounced!

[Railfan19960]

i have to go with the Alco! they make so much chugging action, more like a steam engine on the Alco

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

That ALCO is predominant as the winner. Outstanding sounds from that ALCO!!!

[DrAlco]

OOOhhhh....YES YES....I love that sound...Great video...I like it wery wery much. I think i`m the biggest ALCO fan here in Denmark...I would like to wish we ALCO,s here in Denmark. I´m som glad to see your fantastic ALCO videoes. I rate it with 5 stars. Thanks wery much.

[1jackdk]

@DrAlco Thanks so much DrAlco. Glad you enjoyed the Alco videos from here in the states, which I have plenty of on my page. Take care, Jack...

[CSX8663]

@1jackdk alco

[NSHorseheadSD70]

Both have great sounds. But with ALCO you get a sound and sight show. I'm an EMD guy but when there's ALCO's around, they take the cake.

[csx6900]

ALCO has my vote! Thumbs up and favorite!

[mt90945557]

I like the sound of an EMD over an ALCO but ALCOs put on better smoke shows!

[o00o00ozy]

I like the sound of any EMD over anything with a four-cycle engine. I'm definitely a hardcore fan of the two-stroke, and the turbo chargers on EMD give a nice whine. But I do miss the ALCO's in service. Thanks for sharing.

[TasteOfIrony]

Chugachugachugachuga.

MLW = love

[fnm9908]

the turbo whining on the SD40 at start up is great,but the sound of that 251 on the ALCo-MLW its just fantastic,music to my ears,and the smoke is a big plus......awesome video man

[1jackdk]

@fnm9908 I agree 100%. Can't get enough of the Alco music. Thanks for watching...

[canadiantimberwolf1]

Personally for me I'm an EMD SD40-2 man.The Alcos always sounded like they were dropping a cylinder...LOL One day I was over just east of Keele and an Alco was headed for MacMillan I swear it was a Steamer coming and and so surprised too see it was an Alco as i had never heard one before.That was back in the mid 80's.

[1jackdk]

@canadiantimberwolf1 I got a video a Cartier M636 up in Quebec. I know what you mean about a steamer. A s/b loaded log train passed with a single unit. To hear it coming down the valley, you would swear it was a steam locomotive. Just Fantastic. Thanks for watching. Take care...

[mrbus36]

What a great comparison study.

ALCO!!!!!

(but I have a confession...even though I'm an "ALCOhaulic", I really do love the moaning whine of an EMD. Don't tell anyone.)

[strobx1]

I too am an ALCOholic. For sheer volume of sound you can't beat the Alco/MLW 4 stroke. But for Turbo sound the EMD wins. One of the things besides sound I like with Alco/MLW is the "turbo lag" which creates a lot of smoke as the throttle is opened up. Where as the EMD with its 2 stroke & turbosupercharger is quicker on the "boost" due to direct drive off the cam shaft therefore elliminating "turbo lag" with little or no smoke.

[sidomitch]

@strobx1 I agree with you. What I don't understand is how a pair like this can work too well together. It always seems like the EMD is doing all the work, while the Alco sounds "lazy". Must put a lot of run-in and run-out on the couplers, with the Alco playing "catch-up". I have heard on other videos that Alcos could pull the Queen Mary out of the water, as far as starting-pulling power. Don't know how the EMD's compare in that regard, but I love both makes anyway.

[Deathcult82]

This ALCO sound is like home to me....Almost the same sound with our A501 class MLW MX636's here in Greece.....Alco forever!!:)

[1jackdk]

@Deathcult82 They do sound fantastic Bill, and here in the states, you have to drive long distances to find these old girls in service. Thanks for watching. Jack

[iusetano]

So unique. So sweet. I'll listen to an Alco any day.

[FedskaTheOne]

0:52 omg, camaro

[1jackdk]

@FedskaTheOne, And its a Z28 no less. ONE VOTE FOR THE CAMARO. Its more than likely pretty new in this ahot. Thanks for watching...

[dragonriversteel]

Alco hands down....

[graememg]

ALCo any day even with noisy rocker arms which is part of the character :-)

[kelbym07]

ALCO!!!

[csxketh1]

There isn't anything to vote about. The ALCo wins!

[1jackdk]

@csxketh1 YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! Thanks for watching. Jackmp294

[csxketh1]

@1jackdk No problem!! I'm a big ALCo fan and I want to go see some in action but don't have the time to go to New York where some are lol. I do want to purchase a model of one and add a sound decoder eventually! Truly an amazing locomotive (and video)

[1jackdk]

@csxketh1 The new Soundtraxx Tsunami is great. Saw a few clips of them on youtube. I would like to get a few for my Penn Cental C628's and c630. They would sound good pulling my G39 ore care. Glad you enjoyed the video...