Guilford GP9s Blowing Smoke - 1080p - 6/25/11 

Yes. Trucks give out more fumes per ton mile!

@@Isochest😂

That’s what Alcos are for

@@josherickson6862 😂😂😂🤣🤣

That spray unit worked well ! , all mosquitos have been eridicated , well done 👍 😂😂🤣🤣

@@davegeisler7802 👍 🦟🧬🧪🔬😜

The 51 gave a lot of parts to get the 52 operational.

Ya I love all the pollution being pumped into the air! It’s awesome seeing the sky getting filled with heavy pollution! Makes me smile!

While it certainly wouldn't be out of character for Pan Am, I can definitely see exhaust coming from the stack of the rear GP9 a couple times. I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the units are out of commission though. It's not uncommon for them to put 3 units on a train just to be sure one will still be working when it reaches its destination.

Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

It's funny, I really don't have very good connections. I have some friends who know railroad people and get me information sometimes, but I don't generally know them myself. This was pure luck, I was out in western mass visiting family and took a trip up to East Deerfield on a whim. Sadly shots like this just don't exist on Pan Am anymore.

72 went to the Conway Scenic Railroad.

Nothing worth seeing now

I definitely agree!

And now they have mostly GE junk that will catch fire.

Front Engine working way, way to hard...Horsepower completely out of sync. ... Something way off on that lashup.....

@@CyberSoldat GE is better than EMD

@@minnesotarailfan11 Reliability? no. Rebuildability? No. Lifespan? no. There are more old EMDs in service than old GE's. Hell there are more ALCOs in use than old GEs. You saying GE's are better is just an opinion. As is mine. GE today seems to have the lead over EMD.

@@CyberSoldat I’m talking about the AC4400CWs those are reliable but if we are talking about that than sure

Aaron Smith Honestly I don't get out there often enough to say for certain. Some days I've seen nothing but a little switching, and then there's days like this.

#604 - SD40-2 without Dynamic brakes #603 - SD45 #616 - SD45-2 All have now 16 cyl. 645B3 3,000HP Engines Some say the SD45 are now SD40-3 and the SD45-2 are SD40m

I heard a rumor that NS's current management is upset that the previous management sold their F units and they may buy PAR 1&2 when CSX sells them. We shall see.

@@NorfKhazad yes we will, so Norfolk southerns f units were sold?

Yes, 2 or 3 years ago I think.

@@NorfKhazad dang, I never even got to see them myself, were they scrapped?

No, I believe they went to a couple of tourist railroads, though I don't know which ones.

618?

@@district2productions yes

The SD45 looking ones are called SD40M-2.

72 was working as well. If you look closely you can see its stacks smoking but it does seem to shut down before it reaches the bridge. Sadly this isn't something that can be seen on Pan Am anymore. The last of the GP9's were sold in 2018.

@@NorfKhazad lol I thought mosquitoes like the smell of burning toast

SOLD OR SCRAPPED????

@@thomasabramson100 All the GP9's were scrapped except for 52, 77, and 72. 77 and 52 are at Herber Valley in Utah in heritage paint.

@@BranchlineGeepProductions 72 at north conway

@Isaacstuff No, its a blatent theft of identity

No, more like the EMD thinks it has a 10d100 engine (out of a 3te10u locomotive, from Russia) - though those smoke a *LOT* more than that first locomotive.

Yep, pretty much!

3te10u, with 10d100 engine. “Smoking fit for Russia…”

Ikr

AMEN HIGHLIFE

It does - unfortunately!!

Not for long, sadly. I'll definitely miss it when CSX takes over. It may be a poorly run railroad, but damnit it's MY poorly run railroad.

The EMD 567 engine is Roots-supercharged, and does not have a turbocharger. The smoke is probably from a couple of problems - damaged piston rings or power assembly, damaged cylinder liner, and possibly a fuel rack problem.

Jointed rail. They probably never saw a reason or interest in installing continuous welded rail. Jointed rail will cause harmonic rocking.

Haha yeah, either that or a new turbo

@@jetstream454 no turbo on a GP9

I think those are dandelion seeds.

If you mean the GP9s, I think they're taller due to the larger US loading gauge, but lower horsepower and probably shorter in length.

@@NorfKhazad yeah that's what I mean, so the gauge is different in US If compare to Indonesia rail gauge? how wide gauge in US?

@@fadlitv9353 I meant loading gauge, not track gauge. Loading gauge is the size of the clearance envelope around the tracks. It determines how large railroad equipment can be without hitting line-side equipment, bridges or tunnels. That said US track gauge is mostly different from Indonesia as well, we run standard gauge, 4 feet 8.5 inches.

cc 201 classes/ GE U18C size are comparable with small US switcher locomotives

Sometimes grampa's gotta show them whipper-snappers how to get it done.

This was shot in 2011, or are you asking about the locomotives? They were built in the 1950's. As for why there's so much smoke, because they're old and poorly maintained.

@@NorfKhazad locos from that era did that sortuh thing? Still, gorgeous

@@rottkrasnyii8436 less so when they were new, but for being nearly 60 years old the fact that they were still running at all was a marvel.

Maintenance has never been Pan Am's strong suit.

Unfortunately many companies think PM means P;$$ing Money and avoid it at all costs ( pardon the pun)

@@crabcake43011 that may well be true about their beliefs, but isn’t that “penny-wise and pound-foolish?”

@@dennisyoung4631 Sure is.

Yeah I haven't had much time lately to do any filming. I actually have several new videos worth of footage which I just haven't gotten around to editing and uploading yet. I'm going to try to get it done this month, but work has been crazy.

Question....What is meant by roots blown?? I admit that I'm not a typical rail fan, but lately I have grown an interest in watching various train vids. I'm at least somewhat familiar with turbo power, but the term, roots blown mystifies me. Very curious to know what that is. Can a true rail fan explain it to me?? Thank you so much, SAFE N HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

@@kevinporter6426 Hello! Thanks for your question! I am not sure where exactly the term comes from but it basically means that it is not turbo charged. Hey Siri....

Thank you, James Tyree II ! Happy Holidays n STAY SAFE,Sir!

@@kevinporter6426 you’re welcome!

@@kevinporter6426 Two-stroke diesels need some kind of forced aspiration to operate, as there is no exhaust or intake strokes to empty and then refill the cylinder with clean air. General Motors two-stroke diesel engines (Detroit, Winton/Cleveland, EMD) use a Roots blower (a lobed air pump) to force pressurized clean air through the cylinder and clear out the exhaust in an instant as the piston reaches bottom dead centre at the end of each power stroke. Turbocharged EMDs have a clutch on the turbo so that it will be kept spinning even when there is very little exhaust pressure coming from the engine (idling or low throttle), turbocharged Detroits have both roots blowers and standalone exhaust-driven turbos. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots-type_supercharger

There is no turbo on a GP9

GP 18’s and up turbo

It was slow because half the locomotives were shut down and they were terminating in the yard.