Alco smoke

Reading Technical & Historical Alco C-630 smokes it up at Mountain Top, PA. towing two other Alco's, on her way to the DL at Scranton for the big DL Alco show a few years ago.

Ed K.
OH WELL PRODUCTIONS

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[307OLDS]

I wanna send the EPA chairman an ALCO for christmas. I better not though, he might commit suicide. KEEP THE SMOKE ALIVE, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ALCOS.

[307OLDS]

and the alco says your welcome! you damn hippie

[88junor]

got to love the smoke

[wilzchau]

One silly question: Why ALCO locos smoke like hell (but not EMD and GE)?

[amit79ful]

i want to use this video to remind many people who comment at other youtube videos about indian railway diesel locos- the bottom line is whenever diesels rev up especially if loads are fluctuating as during starting or inclined paths, they always give a bit more smoke, in contrast generators do not smoke bcoz they are more or less on constant loads, so this is universal for all locos not just indian or US locos, basic engineering funamental.

[megs905]

Wow talk about good for the environment talk about global warming!

[DeserTBoB93535]

Mountain Flop's near Drums, home to some of the biggest morons in the US.

[BlackDimond100]

That engine took being an ALCo to the intermediate level

[MsJfraser]

Two issues are creating the amount of smoke viewed in the video. The first, as has been mentioned is the amount of additional fuel. The second is the lack of heat to burn the fuel. ALCO made four stroke engines while EMD's 567 and 645 series were two stroke with a Roots blower which was used to provide a positive air flow.

[yrunaked4]

@Triplex5014 I read quite long ago but forgot the technical reason but something to the effect that there is too much fuel to air ratio at throttle change. basically when notching up, to much fuel is injected into the cylinders and not enough air is present until the rpm's catch up. EMD's are some how set up differently, i wish i could remember the details. smoke is always a sign of incomplete combustion, i.e. wrong fuel to air ratio.

[RichmanJ93]

don't tell Al Gore about this

haha

[Pkm188]

lol I live in Fort Smith, AR where the A&M comes through with their ALCO's everyday! I'm always amazed to see the amount of smoke they kick out