It's a specialized unit called a Self-Powered-Slot (SPS). It is used in a consist called a Slot Machine, with specialized gondolas and an excavator that can travel the length of the consist while performing MOW work over the side, along the rail line.
Self propelled slot machine. I have a video of two of them on the tracks When i saw the first one on the tracks it took me by surprise. Cool capture on that one.
Awesome video RTS. Loved the train mix and different locations. The Triple Crown Express looked to be longer today. I’m amazed that only one locomotive pulls that consist into Detroit. Thank you also for the great comments.
Here's what you find if you search that ?? DPU. Grex 6008 road number Owner: Georgetown Rail Equipment Company Model: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Built As: Builder Info (Unavailable ) It appears to have only 4 axles
busy day on the Wabash! Great video and I have to admit "Danes pass" as it used to be called was my favorite location to watch trains. Tall Sycamore used to let us throw a tent up down by the east end of the siding and we'd camp all night and day there. Those were the days!
The GERX unit on the end is a MoW motor, not being powered as DPU. In tow for somewhere. It’s used for Slot car MoW equipment. The motor was probably a rebuilt EMD like a MP15 or GP38.
Plenty of fast moving trains today with a good variet of equipments and closing with a road railer really moving along. Nice to see the BNSF power and it sure was an Automax day. GREX Georgetown RR probably has a few of these built on the frame of a GP38 just like Loram and Speno have done. The easy way to remember the Georgetown equipment are the 15 cars with a conveyor belt climbing in between every one of them
Common as on trains these days.Helps with draw bar/coupler loads on long trains.They are radio coupled to the lead locos.They are called Distributed Power Units or DPUs.
Thank you for your input... On my new footage I'm filming I'll be keeping that in mind and I have a lot of single Camera video that I'm working on that is easy to keep count of the cars... Thank you so much for watching...