UP 5197 (spinning wheels) in Midlothian, Tx. 10/17/2009 ©

Uphill in the rain from a dead start w/90 loaded concrete cars. The screaching sound you hear is the wheels spinning on the tracks and actually make smoke. This train will take 3 tries after backing up over 1/2 mile. Tags: Railfanning NS UP KCS CSX CN CP BNSF FXE AMTRAK SP WP CNW E8A 40-2 Metrolink Metra EJ&E SD38-2 Sw1500 MP15AC MP15DC Conrail GTW Santa Fe Burlington Northern Gp 38-2 39 SD 40 45 50-2 60 SD70MAC SD70ACe ES44DC 30-7 40-8 32-8 DASH9 ACC45TE 44CW SD9043Mac mkt ssw cot­ton belt dg­no tner hlcx necr llpx gmtx svgx ki­amichi rm­px railamer­i­ca in­ter­modal grain man­i­fest barf­bon­net her­itage naf­ta 1982 1983 1988 1989 2001 2002 4575 9647 2010 7400 ©

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[unkonshus]

Yes they were, alot. It only seemed to make more mud as they rain was still pouring.

[TheLaurencekid]

lol i never knew trains could do burnouts XD

[espeescotty]

You can see the front of the engine lifting about an inch everytime the wheel breaks loose. And that squeal is absolutly ear pearcing! I was on Cajon a few years ago on a rainy day as a UP SD9043MAC led a heavy train upgrade through Espee's old Canyon siding, and that same squeal from 20 feet away left my ears wringing for a while!

[alexander1485]

@espeescotty you got girlie ears then

[pdlip1]

@pdlip1

Here is a good video with showing some of this.

watch?v=cvXZHhH_r-0

[pdlip1]

This is normal for these conditions. These newer engines have traction control. You can pull it out to run 8 and it will do all the work. It's a weird feeling coming from older locomotives that don't have it as you would pull the power back if you start to get any wheel spin. With these you don't have to. It's scary the first time you experience this as the you'll get a bit of a squeak before it breaks loose. In dry conditions you can get a "BANG" with cabin jumping about.

[pdlip1]

@digitalqw33r

They are using sand. Check out the sprayer in front of the first axle on each loco.

[bigkid142003]

i mean it shouldn't take much to help the train get traction to move, they can use old clothing from the lost and found, that or old dolls, and stuffed animals that were lost there i am sure it will all help one way or the other, it just needed something dry to help gain traction.

[bigkid142003]

well to be honest, if they add a couple more locomotives, and lay some rags or go to lost and found and pull out some of the old clothing that was left behind, and let the female employees lay them over the tracks, then the train could get some traction to go, just a thought, but they would probably just say it wont work...lol...but then they have never tried either.

[OHSOOOFLY]

Locomotive burnouts, sweet.

[SPS148669]

You can see smoke so it did a small "Burnout"

[digitalqw33r]

ever heard of sand... lol

[silicon212]

@espeescotty It's loud. I was standing next to SP 7120 (GP40-2) on the Magma Turn once back in the early 90s, when the engineer tried to move a set of cars (conductor had not released the brakes on the cars). Not only do you hear the ear-killing squeal, but at that distance (was about 5 feet beside the locomotive), you can feel the rumble of the wheels and the vibrations that are created.  It's pretty intense.