Alco chugging as NBEC 587 leaving Bathurst

NBEC 1821 and 1868 show that Alco power as they pull the loaded ore train out of the Bathurst yard on their way to Belledune.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• nbec
• 1821
• 1868
• bathurst

[avinashi07]

is this a YDM-4 (the metre gauge diesel used in India,Malaysia etc) ? nice exhaust from the engine !

[TrainGeek]

@avinashi07 No, they are standard gauge (4' 8.5")

[celica825]

are these still around?

[TrainGeek]

@celica825 Sadly no, the engines are all gone. The train cars are still around and in use in Bathurst, though.

[Bemasked]

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.

[TrainGeek]

They are great units, that's for sure.

[TrainmasterCurt]

Gotta love Alco's in the year 2007! Never say DIE!!

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Awesome video 5 stars,great job man!!!!!

[Bhil3]

Gotta love that old iron!

[theGUYwho1]

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.

[tjmfishing]

What it's all about

[GP9railfan]

Now that's a sound you can't forget. Gotta love those old Alco's!