Wait a minute, why do some of the locos pictured NOT have the distinctive EMD drop down window corner? Some are straight across. Is that a mistake? Are those really GE units?
I got to operate both 90-H's and AC6000's before they went away. UP used to put them on stack trains between LA and CHicago on LBCHT and CHLBT train names. I operate a bunch between KC and Chicago. Trains had 2 HP per ton. Never had issues with these engine but heard it from others. It was funny having to pull back the throttle on a .75 grade as we accelerate past the posted limit if we did not.
@pdlip1 What is a work week like for an engineer? You drive the train for 8 hours or longer, and then get off. You get your crew rest at a motel, I assume, and then get on another train going back the way you came. Is that right? ...back towards home? 5 day weeks with two days off? Do you bid routes and is there a difference in routes? I assume you bid long haul or local. Are all engineers unionized?...or are there some major companies with non-union engineers? Thanks.
There is no work week or regular hours unless you hold a Yard job or local that has a regular schedule with normally set hours and set days off. Regular road turn positions and extra board position are on call 24/7. You could be called for a train at 2am or 2pm with a maximum or 12 hrs on duty. If you work on a train less then 12hrs. You get a minimum of 8hrs rest. Of you on the train for 12hrs (on the law) you get a minimum or 10 hrs rest. You can call back on your rest.
There is no work week or regular hours unless you hold a Yard job or local that has a regular schedule with normally set hours and set days off. Regular road turn positions and extra board position are on call 24/7. You could be called for a train at 2am or 2pm with a maximum or 12 hrs on duty. If you work on a train less then 12hrs. You get a minimum of 8hrs rest. Of you on the train for 12hrs (on the law) you get a minimum or 10 hrs rest. You can call back on your rest.
For example, you were on duty for 10hrs on a train. You get 8 hrs rest. You can get a call from the crew callers to be on another job at the end of that 8th hour with a call 1.5-2hrs before the on duty time. You don't have much of a life and the divorce rate is high with train crews. Most railroads are union, with either the UTU or BLE. They only railroads I have seen that are not are short lines. One company for example is WATCO who owns shortlines in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and MO.
Not a very flexible engine. Nice to look at. But they were just too much horsepower for one locomotive. Most trains need only 7-9k horsepower. Using 2 of these would be a waste of fuel. Using one means you could end up stranded on the main for hours.
@dajara521 I think they are, I still see vids of them running around when they were "retired" but they are still running and will be for a couple years
@SP4449BN9444 The unit you are referring too is the SD9043AC. The engine you refer to in the description is the SD90MAC-H, which were bought by Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific in 1995. The units were a complete failure, with electrical and mechanical problems arising from the start. In 2008 Union Pacific began selling them off, using parts from the units to update their SD9043AC fleet. Canadian Pacific did the same not long after. The SD9043ACs are still running strong on Union Pacific.
Nope all of them where 90's some may have had ACe's with them but all pictures are sd9043MAC's and sd90MAC's... because the 90's did not have American flags on them. the ACe's have Flags or painted in heritage units and dont have We Will Deliver so all the units feautered are 90's
Wait a minute, why do some of the locos pictured NOT have the distinctive EMD drop down window corner? Some are straight across. Is that a mistake? Are those really GE units?
JetMechMA 4 months ago
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Also I got pics somewhere of 8506 brand new and not running pulling into KC on a train I was operating.
pdlip1 5 months ago
Also I got pics somewhere of 8506 brand new and not running pulling into KC on a train I was operating.
pdlip1 5 months ago
I got to operate both 90-H's and AC6000's before they went away. UP used to put them on stack trains between LA and CHicago on LBCHT and CHLBT train names. I operate a bunch between KC and Chicago. Trains had 2 HP per ton. Never had issues with these engine but heard it from others. It was funny having to pull back the throttle on a .75 grade as we accelerate past the posted limit if we did not.
pdlip1 5 months ago
@pdlip1 What is a work week like for an engineer? You drive the train for 8 hours or longer, and then get off. You get your crew rest at a motel, I assume, and then get on another train going back the way you came. Is that right? ...back towards home? 5 day weeks with two days off? Do you bid routes and is there a difference in routes? I assume you bid long haul or local. Are all engineers unionized?...or are there some major companies with non-union engineers? Thanks.
JetMechMA 4 months ago
@JetMechMA
There is no work week or regular hours unless you hold a Yard job or local that has a regular schedule with normally set hours and set days off. Regular road turn positions and extra board position are on call 24/7. You could be called for a train at 2am or 2pm with a maximum or 12 hrs on duty. If you work on a train less then 12hrs. You get a minimum of 8hrs rest. Of you on the train for 12hrs (on the law) you get a minimum or 10 hrs rest. You can call back on your rest.
pdlip1 4 months ago
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@JetMechMA
There is no work week or regular hours unless you hold a Yard job or local that has a regular schedule with normally set hours and set days off. Regular road turn positions and extra board position are on call 24/7. You could be called for a train at 2am or 2pm with a maximum or 12 hrs on duty. If you work on a train less then 12hrs. You get a minimum of 8hrs rest. Of you on the train for 12hrs (on the law) you get a minimum or 10 hrs rest. You can call back on your rest.
pdlip1 4 months ago
@pdlip1
For example, you were on duty for 10hrs on a train. You get 8 hrs rest. You can get a call from the crew callers to be on another job at the end of that 8th hour with a call 1.5-2hrs before the on duty time. You don't have much of a life and the divorce rate is high with train crews. Most railroads are union, with either the UTU or BLE. They only railroads I have seen that are not are short lines. One company for example is WATCO who owns shortlines in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and MO.
pdlip1 4 months ago
@JetMechMA
Trust me and stay with aircraft. That is what I do now and what I did before the railroad.
pdlip1 4 months ago
Well we can say are goodbyes to the 8900 series
RochelleXing 5 months ago
Not a very flexible engine. Nice to look at. But they were just too much horsepower for one locomotive. Most trains need only 7-9k horsepower. Using 2 of these would be a waste of fuel. Using one means you could end up stranded on the main for hours.
SaltineCrackaAss 1 year ago
Just caught some of these in November.
eunitskates 1 year ago
wow great comp of pics did you own all of them?
juvmol 1 year ago
i thought these were new engines
up199519981982198319 1 year ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the SD9043MACs still owned by UP?
dajara521 1 year ago
@dajara521 I think they are, I still see vids of them running around when they were "retired" but they are still running and will be for a couple years
SP4449BN9444 1 year ago
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thetrainman407 5 months ago
@SP4449BN9444 The unit you are referring too is the SD9043AC. The engine you refer to in the description is the SD90MAC-H, which were bought by Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific in 1995. The units were a complete failure, with electrical and mechanical problems arising from the start. In 2008 Union Pacific began selling them off, using parts from the units to update their SD9043AC fleet. Canadian Pacific did the same not long after. The SD9043ACs are still running strong on Union Pacific.
thetrainman407 5 months ago
@SP4449BN9444 I think CP runs 4 of them
cweis127 4 months ago
true, but the 6000s have a overhanging radiator, and the 4400s don't
BNSFandSP 1 year ago
GE also had a 6000hp loco, the AC6000.
BNSFandSP 1 year ago
@BNSFandSP Ya but they look so much like the AC4400CW's
SP4449BN9444 1 year ago
@BNSFandSP DDA40X What a beast!
Trainz35 9 months ago
Thanks you, Videos very nice, ５★★★★★
vladimir2366fa 1 year ago
sweet
gameover340 2 years ago
SD90MAC SD9043MAC and SD70ACes.
bx73S 2 years ago
Some of those were SD70ACes.
Weiberts 2 years ago
Nope all of them where 90's some may have had ACe's with them but all pictures are sd9043MAC's and sd90MAC's... because the 90's did not have American flags on them. the ACe's have Flags or painted in heritage units and dont have We Will Deliver so all the units feautered are 90's
SP4449BN9444 2 years ago
Go AvA! And that train....:D
OwnedByMyGran 2 years ago
Angels and Airwaves FTW!
reneeCOSMIC 2 years ago