The MLW RS18....fantastic unit & without question the best Alcos MLW ever produced,the 251 motor worked & maintained well at 1800HP,it did not surprise me that over half of them were purchased from CPRail after being purged considering half of them were rebuilt in the mid to late 1980's.
Gotta love that old iron!
Bhil3 3 months ago
is this a YDM-4 (the metre gauge diesel used in India,Malaysia etc) ? nice exhaust from the engine !
avinashi07 1 year ago
@avinashi07 No, they are standard gauge (4' 8.5")
TrainGeek 1 year ago
GOD thats sounds soo awsom, wish they were still using them as much as DASH9's, SD70's, and P42's and varying models of each.
theGUYwho1 1 year ago
are these still around?
celica825 1 year ago
@celica825 Sadly no, the engines are all gone. The train cars are still around and in use in Bathurst, though.
TrainGeek 1 year ago
What it's all about
tjmfishing 1 year ago
wow...now i know why railfans love Alcos..that was the first time iv heard one
ParanormalStateRocks 3 years ago 7
Now that's a sound you can't forget. Gotta love those old Alco's!
GP9railfan 3 years ago 2
Awesome video 5 stars,great job man!!!!!
dutchtrainmanserie22 3 years ago 3
The MLW RS18....fantastic unit & without question the best Alcos MLW ever produced,the 251 motor worked & maintained well at 1800HP,it did not surprise me that over half of them were purchased from CPRail after being purged considering half of them were rebuilt in the mid to late 1980's.
Bemasked 3 years ago 3
They are great units, that's for sure.
TrainGeek 3 years ago
Were those hoppers at the rear of the train for copper ore?
flare40x 3 years ago 3
Some kind of concentrate, zinc I think.
TrainGeek 3 years ago
good memories
alco6789 3 years ago 2
Awsome sound!
Bicot65 4 years ago 3
I think they were putting on a show for me. :)
TrainGeek 4 years ago
Gotta love Alco's in the year 2007! Never say DIE!!
TrainmasterCurt 4 years ago 5