Chasing ACWR's "Engine Room 87" Locomotive Bar on the U.S. Open Special

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Here we are chasing ACWR Office Car Train 900 with the "Engine Eoom 87" Locomotive Bar. This was converted from a former CSX GE AC6000CW locomotive.
0:00 Intro
0:42 MP 45.2
2:08 Pine Valley Ln
3:36 Linden Rd
5:21 NC-5 Bridge
6:58 Arriving in Pinehurst

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@Kudlaty771 13 күн бұрын

I love the pure irony of a modified shell of a GE being pushed by two EMD F units...

@electricboyo 12 күн бұрын

Not only an EMD “F” unit, but an A-B pair of them pushing that train! How many operational “B” units exist these days? When I was a child my father gradually constructed an extensive Lionel “O” gauge model railroad in our basement. One Christmas an A-B pair of EMD F locomotives showed up under the Christmas tree. They were in the traditional brown Illinois Central livery. The Lionel version of the F had 2 electric motors in the A unit, one driving each truck. Plenty of power and very smooth running. The Lionel B unit was a dummy. I should mention that I grew up in Champaign IL: The Illinois Central (now CN) main line from Chicago to New Orleans goes through Champaign IL.

@雪者 12 күн бұрын

The wild irony of seeing this train consist I tell you.

@thurmandavide 10 күн бұрын

And it's the Bar on the train!

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 9 күн бұрын

Also remember the AC6000 was doomed along with the EMD SD90Mac during the horse power race of the late 1990s, both GE and EMD had motor block problems....the C30-7 is by far the best GE ever built with most of the ex BN, scl, UP, and CSX still running....

@TheWinnipegRailfan 13 күн бұрын

Well that's one way to preserve a modern GE, LOL

@patrickspies1464 12 күн бұрын

😆😂

@NS8098Railfan 14 күн бұрын

One of the rarest trains I've ever seen on KZfaq!

@TrainMedia00 14 күн бұрын

I never heard of a locomotive bar before, sounds interesting and random.

@railseast 12 күн бұрын

To quote an old movie line..."What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-goin' on here?" Holy shinola, just when you think you've seen it all. 🤘

@RippysRails 13 күн бұрын

A year ago, i was able to ride one their excursions. I have collected all the cars that Lionel has made replicating their engines and rolling stock. Lionel needs to make another one. Thats an Amazing conversion! Looks like a locomotive and Caboose combo.

@ModelingSteelinHO 13 күн бұрын

Yes. That will be modeled in HO. Friggin cool Bar.

@barrywilliams991 13 күн бұрын

Love the Mardi Gras paint scheme. Too bad the yellow wasn't carried the length of the train but stunning anyway. And the working Mars light brings back fond memories of my childhood love of trains.

@abfutrell 14 күн бұрын

The Party Never Dies! It Rolls On!

@catsandmusicandmorecats9146 13 күн бұрын

A barcomotive. Genius.

@danedawes7122 14 күн бұрын

The locomotive that has the party is literally an AC6000CW.

@rearspeaker6364 13 күн бұрын

A great use of a GE locomotive.

@reubensandwich9249 11 күн бұрын

You mean, was an AC6000CW

@buffaloarearailfan9928 13 күн бұрын

Very unique use of a retired AC6000CW! Great Video!

@transitriderproductions 12 күн бұрын

Dang, its 2024 and I never see a train something like this. Obviously these people have MONEY and willing to spent and go on rail, amazing! Great video!

@kendavis9973 12 күн бұрын

At one time this short line ran a dinner excursion and holiday themed trips.

@buecomet831 13 күн бұрын

Such a unique thing that I love it even more

@flagman515 6 күн бұрын

What a beautiful sight! Big kudos the the ACWR for preserving history in such a colorful way! Thanks for posting.

@SantaFeAllTheWay 9 күн бұрын

I love the fact that Bob Menzies, the owner of the line, puts his money where his heart is.

@chuxtuff 10 күн бұрын

There's "dinner trains" in many places but this is the first "locomotive bar" that I've watched right here and on the way to the US Open too. It's definitely cool...

@leonardovalladares4315 13 күн бұрын

Thats an awesome train especially the bar loco

@earlwillis3736 13 күн бұрын

i expect to see more of these beauties in the coming years

@thecarolinianrailfan8339 13 күн бұрын

This has to be one of the strangest trains I’ve ever seen…

@trainutjob 13 күн бұрын

Very cool video! That’s a super neat train, I wouldn’t mind drinking on an AC6000 lol.

@allohiorailfan6123 14 күн бұрын

Wonder if the bartender makes the drinks inside the cab.

@paulkornbluh6303 13 күн бұрын

I like this idea. The bartender can even use the throttle to dispense different nevers for mixed drinks. (Notch 1 = Seltzer, Notch 2 = Coke, etc.)

@Hunterwj12 13 күн бұрын

In the photos I've seen, ACWR kept the cab completely in tact including a mock up PTC display. I think that keeps with the "locomotive" theme.

@brucefye3778 10 күн бұрын

Hi! New subscriber. YT put you in my mix today. Great railfanning video catch of an interesting way to " refurbish a locomotive.😊

@mshum538 13 күн бұрын

Ok, now lets have a safety day run to honor all the safe working Railroad Employees…..

@lonzeo 8 күн бұрын

I love the little pedestrian crossing signal at 7:48 and that it still works

@hudsonfan5426 11 күн бұрын

Criticize me all you want for this comment, but this has to be one of the most cursed trains ever. At least the engine was somewhat "preserved" instead of being cut up for scrap.

@xCharjx 13 күн бұрын

Dang that's a great Idea. Dear TCRM....

@MilwaukeeF40C 12 күн бұрын

I wouldn't do it. Keep them contained in something fully enclosed.

@FurthermoreJack 11 күн бұрын

Pretty it reminds me of Wisconsin Ducks before we seen Ducks everywhere and they started sinking

@darknessfalls_hellfire2551 12 күн бұрын

Good catch man. at 3:08 is one of two solarium cars that I know of. And that one is still in use that really cool!!! Thanks for sharing

@brucegordon4992 13 күн бұрын

Best. Bar. Ever!

@BNSFTrains10 12 күн бұрын

ACWR 87 was former CSX Devils Unit 666.

@Canadian_Winters 10 күн бұрын

That's one way of preservation

@LiamFire17B-R-qz2xr 9 күн бұрын

7:47 I finally get to see that mini golf cart railroad crossing signal in action!!

@rms492 12 күн бұрын

Pretty cool idea! Amazing how much height it adds.

@alejandromota9001 7 күн бұрын

Me gusto mucho el video chasingacwrs e gime room87locotive bar

@J3scribe 12 күн бұрын

That is absolutely bonkers. I love it!

@lashendawest7509 7 күн бұрын

Great catches awesome chase and capture and nice video hunter

@benchedthatpiece 9 күн бұрын

Great video, very nice!

@Ferrocarril_Chicago 8 күн бұрын

Bro, that's so creative!!!

@Trains_Storms 4 күн бұрын

Fantastic Film 👍

@flaredradiators 9 күн бұрын

i wont even lie thats sick (also w ac6000)

@rastewart100 11 күн бұрын

I'm not saying this locomotive looks odd, but I will say this, there are cursed locomotives, then there's this locomotive.

@Txloganc 12 күн бұрын

poor ac60 wish it was preserved for museum atleast there is 1 saved from the torch

@trentduggan5650 10 күн бұрын

nice Ex CSX AC6000CW

@Trainsandanimationstv 12 күн бұрын

IS THAT THE CABBAGE OF 87? I'm sorry I couldn't resist!

@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis 9 күн бұрын

So it would seem.

@MOHAWKL4A3124 8 күн бұрын

I decided to look up what 87's original number was when it was a functional AC6000CW. And upon research on the official website and Facebook, I discovered the number. ACWR 87 is ex CSX 666/The Devil's Unit. ACWR turned CSX 666 into a cocktail dispenser so yeah. As for my opinion on the 87 I initially hated it as I am a sucker for the AC6000CW and consider it a horrible idea for a engine. But now I don't really have a problem with it. It's unique I'll give it that.

@SoutheasternRailfan 13 күн бұрын

Great catch man along with that used to be the devil’s train

@owencoyle2774 6 күн бұрын

I like the E unit on the front! There are not many operational units theses days

@yankeefist9146 7 күн бұрын

Redbeck railroading! How awesome is that?!

@trainchaserelliot 10 күн бұрын

That CSXT 656 that was rebuilt

@rossbryan6102 8 күн бұрын

THIS COULD LEAD AN GE MECHANIC TO DRINKING!!😮😮😮😮

@nikerailfanningttm9046 13 күн бұрын

I paused the pre-video ad after seeing the thumbnail, I refuse to watch a million dollar locomotive be used as a bar. *PROCEEDS TO GIVE THUMBNAIL EXORCISM*

@genevamoore3069 13 күн бұрын

Ex CSX AC6000CW

@KandWRailroader 13 күн бұрын

Well you don't see that every day.

@SeanLamb-I-Am 13 күн бұрын

It proves once again that you should never claim that a specific railroad model is not prototypical because someone will have a photo or video of it. Now I need to make one for running on the NTrak layout....

@RdgRails2102 13 күн бұрын

thats one hell of a catch dude... WOW is all i gotta say. and what happened to the RS5T that 103 had?

@talvalon999 13 күн бұрын

Any part of this train ever belong to Conrail’s old office inspection train?

@MilwaukeeF40C 12 күн бұрын

CSX got most of that.

@talvalon999 12 күн бұрын

@@MilwaukeeF40C I did hear that too, rode that train whenever I could back in the day

@billyrueckert5113 13 күн бұрын

Sounds like they added HEP to the former NS units.

@benjaminl3084 12 күн бұрын

Did they add those sidings just for the US Open? If you google map the area in the end of the video you can see the latest images from April 2024 show no siding there.

@joedobson9987 11 күн бұрын

Sounds like a handbrake dragging on one of the two roundnoses on the tail end. Every time it goes by, you hear the squealing.

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 9 күн бұрын

Bad bearing....depends on the engineer, you can feel it dragging if it were on....and with that length of trip it would be smoking.

@joedobson9987 4 күн бұрын

@@user-lq4mo8dw1p that's not a bearing. Bearings aren't going to squeal like that for long. It's a brake. You cannot feel them dragging....not one single wheel like that. it is brake shoe squeal....

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 4 күн бұрын

@@joedobson9987 a brake shoe sticks and will smoke and melt....I had the same conductor do it to me 4 times....that is most certainly a bearing that lost lining ....I installed them when I worked at EMD for 4 months before CC hired me....

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 4 күн бұрын

@@joedobson9987 you can't feel a brake dragging ....BS! 18 years with CC IC and 3 with Railnet says yes....and if you tell me otherwise your sleeping on the job....a good engineer can feel that in his train

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 4 күн бұрын

@@joedobson9987 that's a bearing there cowboy....lined many in the 4 months I worked at EMD before CCP offered me a job....

@comajoebuck999 13 күн бұрын

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@RPAULCAREY 12 күн бұрын

Flat wheel on PINEHURST?

@CSXproductions-vq8li 10 күн бұрын

What happened to the E units RS5T?

@THE_IRON_HORSE 13 күн бұрын

Like this is such a cool idea to 😂

@Texasrailfan9021 11 күн бұрын

Foamers: OMG A RARE GEVO!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@ATSFpony 12 күн бұрын

I wonder what the plate clearance is on it post-rebuild.

@rearspeaker6364 11 күн бұрын

no change to length, or width, now that its lighter, its a few inches higher.

@hans5198 13 күн бұрын

that's the damnedest thing i ever seen

@davidhurt6115 14 күн бұрын

Great Video, train looks weird with that Fake E-Unit!!

@Hunterwj12 13 күн бұрын

E unit is a real working E9.

@petermalanchuk8210 11 күн бұрын

Hi, @@Hunterwj12 and thanks for your comment. You answered what I wondered about if AC&W no. 103 was either an EMD E8 or E9, as they're nearly indistinguishable externally, except for the front head lamp, so I read in the past. They did an absolutely beautiful restore job on that E9. I love those EMD E units, best design ever.

@itzzharsh_05 7 күн бұрын

Ok, I've seen enough

@LSRP20th-century-limited 9 күн бұрын

There is only 2 ac6000cws preserved

@joshthetrainfan 13 күн бұрын

What is the former number of the ACWR 87?

@Hunterwj12 13 күн бұрын

CSXT 656.

@joshthetrainfan 13 күн бұрын

@@Hunterwj12 thank you my friend, that has been bugging me for days

@armandoperez7967 13 күн бұрын

Very different from when the 656 was pulling intermodal trains.

@joshthetrainfan 13 күн бұрын

@@armandoperez7967 renumbered from unit 666 no less!

@P_litzer 8 күн бұрын

What this is real!? 💀 I thought it was a photoshopped image.

@truckspotting7473 9 күн бұрын

No, this GE deserves better than this. They should have just used the locomotive and not let people play with the shell of it.

@MilwaukeeF40C 12 күн бұрын

Looks like too much to herd. The railroad museum I am with had to cut off its association with alcohol events forever, and I wasn't even around those days.

@pedidosdma9152 9 күн бұрын

Meu caro você esqueceu de virar a câmera para o outro lado. Repete essa filmagem de novo mas vire à camera para o outro lado quando o trem passar.

@BjornStyrmir 10 күн бұрын

Pretty cool until some drunk person nose dives off that open bar locomotive shell and gets ran over.

@alexander1485 11 күн бұрын

not a fan of it, TBH. They could have just kept it a shell and put it behind the leaders.

@torquetrain8963 12 күн бұрын

And the U.S. still doesn't have a real national high speed rail system and we continue to use f 350 pickups as grocery getters. America is over. For real the new American dream is to move out forever.

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 9 күн бұрын

Why high speed rail??? We got everyone flying and highways all over....I worked for the Chicago Central, got hired in 1994, we averaged 45 mph....my train hit at least 1 car a month .....this is a tourist train, not some 300 mph pos that isn't needed, or Americans are to ......um........to be around....

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 9 күн бұрын

And what's wrong with a f350 to go grocery shopping with? Are you jealous? I use a 1968 R model Mack to do my Saturday errands, completely restored and 4.6 mpg.....