ALCO Street Running: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Split the Train in Half and Try Again!

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Жыл бұрын

Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad's ALCO S-6 tries to take a big train up Brown Street but problems ensue. This is the largest train I've seen here to date, but it had to be doubled to the interchange. This is part two of our day out on the M&H, watch part one here:
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Filmed January and July 2022. Central Penn Rail Productions

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@bengone3349 Жыл бұрын

Interesting problem. Slight incline, too much load, but creativity prevailed. I wish I lived in a small town like this. The street running would get my attention all the time, especially with a ALCO S-6.

@stevensipes1823 Жыл бұрын

That was a nice treat seeing a Alco still in service. Not many left. Steven Sipes

@louGriggs1944 Жыл бұрын

What a great old switcher. Love it. My father-in-law, now long passed, drove these old Alcos for years as an engineer on the Terminal Rail Road Association in St. Louis. Thanks for a great video.

@davidbrown4823 Жыл бұрын

Smart move with a single engine. Alco's always great to see hard working.

@joelinpa185 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing non-EMD, first-generation diesels still working today. Thanks for the video!

@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Great images with train on street! Good work! Thumbs Up Greetings from Dublin Andrew

@EntertainmentWorldz Жыл бұрын

great train video

@ntisoshl3201 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful scenery❤

@drewschlecker3194 Жыл бұрын

Nattingham has a steep grade too for which you can see it from the miss oxford diner

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Жыл бұрын

A fun and interesting video of something most of us don't see every day. Thanks!

@lappdawg27videos Жыл бұрын

Fun fact...that's me in the white van at 11:38. I was working in Harrisburg and stopped at Karns on the way home...was surprised to see the train!

@tfs4499 Жыл бұрын

Great video, and narration! Enjoy watching these old workhorses doing what they do best! BE SAFE!

@mistersurogat Жыл бұрын

nice locomotive

@backalleyrailroading2835 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video of the street running train... Great information in your commentary during the video. Nice job on this one and thumbs up for sure !!!

@henryszubielski8601 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I enjoy seeing anything related to the Western Maryland. Thanks for sharing!

@bekleidungu.ausrustung7068 Жыл бұрын

Nice!! Great documentation on small town railroading 😀😀😀

@carrollcameron7472 6 ай бұрын

A great series. Thankyou.

@23431 Жыл бұрын

What a great video bud thanks a bunch and see you in the next one

@georgettedebuhr2660 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Looking forward to the next one!😊👍👍👍👍👍👍

@LibertyRailfan Жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video and great to see the street running!

@NorfKhazad Жыл бұрын

Amazing catch. I'm definitely a bit jealous.

@andrebankston-ct6ws 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Enjoyed it thoroughly and inspiration on my HO Southern layout.

@Trains_Storms Жыл бұрын

Amazing video as usual

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad Жыл бұрын

Awesome 😊

@Nicola636128 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video!

@jamielacourse7578 Жыл бұрын

I'm getting the urge to go shop at Karns...........

@jessicaburdell7779 3 ай бұрын

Looks like they definitely should've teamed their T6 up with her for the extra horses

@tomy.1846 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!!!

@DistantHorn Жыл бұрын

Awesome Video !

@trashrabbit69 Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine the struggle the crew must've been put through to get that old hunk of Schenectady steel to pull up such an insane grade! Couple that with an old loco problem with electrics, I assume they weren't too happy with that unit that day. Makes me wonder if mechnically-driven diesel locos could ever make a comeback here in the US for smaller operations dealing with steep inclines like this.

@adrianspeeder Жыл бұрын

It's a flat street.

@eatonjask 3 ай бұрын

You can't have a comeback for something that never existed.... Diesel mechanical locomotives of more than 300 HP have never been used successfully.

@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын

I mainly know the Roaring Camp’s Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific Railway has a street running part of the line between Felton and Santa Cruz, California.

@reallovechannel1309 Жыл бұрын

Using the locomotive sandbox does help with traction on the track .

@Brianrockrailfan Жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@way75mit9 Жыл бұрын

That old engine struggling but still got the job done, and the postal truck straight coasted past the stop sign didn't !!!

@anthonysaggio6551 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@NSFAN8000 Жыл бұрын

Nice!! You never get to see that kind of switching anymore. Also, while you were in the area, did you see anything on the Royalton branch?

@donnellivy7632 9 ай бұрын

Good video I like 👍🏾

@allanlester3561 Жыл бұрын

FYI: The old ALCO factory in PROVIDENCE RI was converted into a restaurant and small business Park.

@northernutahlivesteam3566 Жыл бұрын

Fun! ❤

@spencerjamesmckibbin9356 Жыл бұрын

Are you planning to upload some Old NS and Conrail Quality diesels for H31 and H33 or others sometime in 2023 or next year?

@billstill1794 Жыл бұрын

Wondering what sort of stuff is in those tankers...

@howdyyall3332 Жыл бұрын

Did anyone else see the mail van run the stop sign?

@MoonwolfeConsulting Жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@AndreiTupolev Жыл бұрын

1:12I didn't see any smoke, but I'd have thought it'd most likely be sand being put down

@RealTylerBell Жыл бұрын

maybe one day you guys/girls would do french link RR?

@jamest151 Жыл бұрын

No one mentioned that poor conductor hustling his ass off? Steel toes, bit of stress, and it's friggen cold air going into his lungs. Not to mention the idea of a motorist hitting him. He earned his pay that day!

@MoonwolfeConsulting Жыл бұрын

You mentioned the possibility of oil from motor vehicles, but not the fine ground rubber from their tires. That stuff can be as slippery as glass.

@user-rf7yz9pw1t Жыл бұрын

goodいいね👍😊

@Traincop Жыл бұрын

12 years later he is still a railfan

@robert_hughes1970 10 ай бұрын

We have street rails here in downtown Olympia wa sadly they are not used.

@youmadbro742 Жыл бұрын

How often do they cross 322 to go to interchange?

@allanlester3561 Жыл бұрын

How does the conductor get ahead of the train to save off cars when he's hopped on the trail end?

@seven8n235 Жыл бұрын

The DOT 1017 placard on the last tanker indicates chlorine. But you said it was empty, so no hazard I suppose. It's easy enough to look up the placard numbers, why guess what's being hauled?

@ohboy2592 8 ай бұрын

It can be empty residue and still needs a placard.

@farmerdave7965 Жыл бұрын

Who owns the loco ? Was it stolen from a museum ?

@deepakchowdhury6231 10 ай бұрын

Is this broad gauge or metre gauge? Why are there bells on locomotives in US?

@Bill-sp8kb Жыл бұрын

A little sand on the rails may help.

@cjones3710 Жыл бұрын

Mechanically driven?

@cjones3710 Жыл бұрын

Not reakize it was MD. Wow.

@ocsrc Жыл бұрын

Is Philly to Harrisburg CSX or NS ?

@koenthomas7966 Жыл бұрын

Passenger or freight?

@ocsrc Жыл бұрын

@@koenthomas7966 are there separate lines ? Is there an Amtrak only track ? Is the freight line separate ? Is there both CSX and NS track from Harrisburg to Philadelphia ?

@MSRTA_Productions Жыл бұрын

@ocsrc Philly to Harrisburg is on NS, which is the Harrisburg Line. CSX used to run on the HARL as only intermodals before they left. And yes there are separate lines. Amtrak has their own Harrisburg Line. NS does have a separate track for the Royalton Branch between Harrisburg & Royalton along the Keystone.

@ocsrc Жыл бұрын

@@MSRTA_Productions I bet there is ATCS over the air for that line. If you check 897.9375 MHz and 936.9375 MHz with the squelch open you should hear a digital packet burst every 60 seconds from each control point near you.

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@darrylwmurphy738 Жыл бұрын

That's why ALCO Switcher doesn't have the power on slight steep grades. Prime Mover (engine) is a 90 horsepower unit, would still do the job but not enough HP. that would need assistance from a DPU ( foreign. power) especially climbing hills like this and other hills on the other videos where trains going thru back roads may travel on tracks going up hills .

@Lutherkb Жыл бұрын

What?! Lol take a look at my video of DL 1044 on a steep grade that curves into its interchange yard with no trouble with a sizeable train attached. On a shove, no slack advantage. I'd wager that that S6 needs a bit of a tune up. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipaRnsxhxLuUlHU.html

@floydrandol2731 Жыл бұрын

900 ?

@user-mr3ct1dm9p 7 ай бұрын

You mean, 900 H.P.,and this RR does not use D.P.

@user-ey8df9ss2i 2 ай бұрын

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@marioxerxescastelancastro8019 Жыл бұрын

This locomotive is crap and so are the crew. They are not using inertia to their advantage. On the contrary, they are stalling, so now the locomotive has to deal with static friction.

@ohboy2592 5 ай бұрын

Tell us you don’t know what you are talking about without telling us.