It's still a far cry from those early 1st- and 2nd-generation locomotives, when the engineer had to manually prime the fuel racks then engage the starter manually. One-button start-up! (Well, not really. Breakers and such have to be set.)
@@sovetski8893 ACTUALLY, it's because you can only fit so much into a short like this. there's at least one video of a full procedure out there. it's not a secret.
I want to say thank you for all the comments and subscribers. It really means alot to me. I'm not working for the railroad anymore I'm driving a truck. But if you're interested in trucking videos please let me know.
The beautiful howls of an Ace, I have a O Gauge SD70ACe in CSX scheme, #4845, Unfortunately all the ACe's were bought out by Progress rail. And fun fact! It's my favorite locomotive with the DDA40X!
I’m sorry, I got confused. Are you starting up a locomotive or a starship that can take us to another galaxy, cause holy hell that sound is out of this world
I’m surprised it has an air starter. Our GT46C-ACe models, which use the same engine and electrical gear, have electric starters. Starting is the same though.
Am I crazy, or does it sound like the engine has an electric starter rolling it over between 0:25 and 0:28? Hard to tell over the sound of the fuel pump running, but does sound like an engine that's being crunk with batteries that are damn near dead.