Starting a Locomotive Engine : GE Dash 9-40CW Engine Start up

Listen as 4000 horses come to life! This is a late 1990s early 2000s GE C40-9W coming to life! enjoy the sounds! This engine is a V16 diesel 4 stroke engine

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[Trainaholic2946]

Hey could someone give an example of about how loud this sounds in real life when you start up the engine? Like compare it to something with a similar sound level

[TrainCamera]

@Trainaholic2946 It sounds like a locomotive starting LOL :) As far as sound level? I guess I would compare it with a lawnmower running with no earplugs, at idle she is not too loud. but give her some fuel :)

[greywolf45]

When did GE's Dash 9's go to 4-stroke engines?

[TrainCamera]

as far as i know, they have always used a 4 stroke. EMD uses 2 strokes.

[mattdean1003]

@TrainCamera This surely isn't an air start as the previous commentor said. Doesn't have that WHOOOOSHHHHHH that the EMD engines have when their pneumatically started.

[TrainCamera]

@mattdean1003 This is an electric start. The generator is used to crank the engine..

[thunderstormX92]

i love this sound of life in 16 cylinders, it sounds like... power GE's brute force ... Too bad the FDL engine is no longer in production but... GEVO is still a evoluated FDL. good job

[fnm9908]

impressive,the 7FDL's were the backbone of GE since they start making locomotives,now the evolution series is the new power

[claimless]

@thunderstormX92 But those still sound badass when they start. Sounds like a damn monster coming to life.

[fyadcorp]

@iRECKONER lmao 

[belzelga2]

I can't understand the point for the delay between turning the start FPES switch to start and the prime mover beginning turn.

[iRECKONER]

All GE haters just heard the sound of a 3+ to 1 better selling product in the last few decades. I love all Locomotives, but would like to remind the typical GE hater that there is a reason Class 1's have chosen them over EMD. It's called "Listen to this video"

[TheMrFoofey]

I HATE the sound of GE locomotives starting...

[admydragon]

How do you hold a flashlight, a camera, and have a free hand?? LOL

Keep at it railroader!

[doctorfeelucky]

so what year was the EMD SD40, from the other video? I see the newer one is more quiet the the other ones

[aussietraindriver]

@greywolf45 GE, have only ever made 4 stroke diesel engines.