Dozens Of Rare Locomotives Stored in Mayfield, KY

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Dozens Of Rare Locomotives Stored in Mayfield, KY - PRLX Shops Drone Tour

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Ай бұрын

Welcome to a different kind of video for the channel! In today's upload, we'll head for the sky and take an arial tour of Progress Rail's Mayfield, Kentucky shops. As you'll soon find out, this facility was full of rare locomotives, some I haven't seen in years, and some I'd never seen until now! Enjoy!
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@PanzerBuyer Ай бұрын

Your knowledge of locomotives is impressive!

@johnalder6028 Ай бұрын

Nice find and thanx for taking us there.

@WashingtonDistrictRailfan Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@maestromecanico597 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I count 10 SD70T-4s in yellow plus three more in different paint. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of a new locomotive.

@WashingtonDistrictRailfan Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, as far as I know, they did not satisfy the few railroads that bought them.

@lawnmowermanTX Ай бұрын

I’m curious about the common issue with the locomotives? They seem to be a very solid design and extremely rugged. I’m not much of a diesel expert.

@IamPhant0m Ай бұрын

@@lawnmowermanTX they are mechanical nightmares. They’re utilization numbers were subpar when compared to other modern offerings

@maestromecanico597 Ай бұрын

@@lawnmowermanTX I’m retired and never worked on one (and cannot recall ever seeing one in person). That said, let’s compare the progression paths. GE followed up Dash-8 line with the common framework for both the Dash-9 and AC4400. That basic framework has carried forward, with little alteration, to the ES series and later the ET series. EMD didn’t do that. The SD70 and SD70MAC had the same engine and that’s about it. When GE introduced the EVO-12 we knew the future for freight was a six-axle, AC transmission locomotive with a 12-cylinder prime mover in the 4000-ish hp range. EMD did test one with the SD89MAC test bed. But then they reverted back to the tried and true (and doomed) 710. Now they try to sell an SD70 that doesn’t have a 70-series engine under the hood. Locomotive market is down due to railroad management decisions. There is no critical mass of new SD70T-4s out there to refine the product. They are dealing with a confluence of bad circumstances.

@maestromecanico597 Ай бұрын

@MilePost106 Ай бұрын

I have seen only one of those yellow Progress locomotives come through my hometown. I live in central Minnesota off the BNSF line and that one was heading west.

@BNSFBishop Ай бұрын

I went there June 13th!, and I saw the other UP SD9043MAC gutted out before it got completely scrapped.

@nathansworshipbasscovers.5483 Ай бұрын

Pretty fascinating!

@danielbatdorf3873 Ай бұрын

I wonder if NS has any interest in taking those 70M-2s back, now that they've approved the SD70ICC conversions for the ones they still have.

@yeahman70 Ай бұрын

I have heard that ferromex will be getting some but it’s unknown right now

@lawnmowermanTX Ай бұрын

Ferromex the Aerosucre of railroads. (Watch 3 min of Aviation and Aerosucre is the best entertainment of pilots violating safety rules in worn out cargo planes.. I don’t know Ferromex…

@kevinoswaldofxe3817 Ай бұрын

@@yeahman70no las que recibió no son sd70m-2 son sd70acu 👀

@yeahman70 Ай бұрын

@@kevinoswaldofxe3817 I heard they were getting both SD70ACUs and SD70M-2s

@kevinoswaldofxe3817 Ай бұрын

@@yeahman70 también sd70m-2 para reconstrucción 👀

@railfanmaximstill7279 Ай бұрын

I get flashbacks to that fateful day in December of 2021

@jackm4996 Ай бұрын

Me too. That burrito didn't sit well. 🤢💩

@Crazeejay Ай бұрын

I see PRLX is smart and has most of their horns removed so they won't be stolen..lol

@zenontrainstrucks9433 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@WashingtonDistrictRailfan Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@diecast_MikeEspo Ай бұрын

Cool 😎

@TrainStreet Ай бұрын

Hey man I checked out some of your music the other day and it’s amazing keep it up!

@WashingtonDistrictRailfan Ай бұрын

Thank you so much man, that means a lot!

@TrainStreet Ай бұрын

@@WashingtonDistrictRailfan no problem!

@haaseshouseoscience6377 Ай бұрын

4:07 is it just me or am I seeing a CP in the classic Heritage paint sitting at that yard?!

@joshthetrainfan Ай бұрын

Yep my friend, it’s there for some work. I think it’s 7015.

@haaseshouseoscience6377 Ай бұрын

@@joshthetrainfan I see. Thx for the info.

@joshthetrainfan Ай бұрын

@@haaseshouseoscience6377 sure thing mate

@johncampbell-zj2yj Ай бұрын

Wow, I counted 15 SD70ACe-T4'so in the dead line. Why didn'the these motors sell any better. I've they are good locomotives.

@ctf6420 Ай бұрын

There is some renewed interest of the units in Canada, with CPKC currently performance testing 10 UP 70-T4 units and CN ordering an SD70H hybrid conversion, both of which could lead to orders

@anb7408 Ай бұрын

Those junk tier 4 SD70s didn't last long. CSX sent theirs back, and UP is now the sole buyer. I think it's safe to say that EMD is pretty much finished in the locomotive market.

@WashingtonDistrictRailfan Ай бұрын

It is still so odd seeing CSX YN3b locomotives patched out - it is shocking how quickly CSX grew tired of them.

@anitabreitenberg8023 Ай бұрын

Cool!

@truckerkevthepaidtourist Ай бұрын

Was that on the other side of Mayfield when they had that killer tornado a few years ago?

@williamgreeter1855 Ай бұрын

EMD is easier to rebuild because they make replacement parts while GEs rush new ones out the door because their older ones don’t last as long after 30 years and they cause fires and that’s not uncommon with theirs

@CarnageVR Ай бұрын

Are all these locomotives here to get scraped or are they here to get worked on or just getting rebuilt

@9983sp Ай бұрын

Just waiting on the cutting torch.

@lawnmowermanTX Ай бұрын

Some of the cute switchers can be remanufactured to reliable quality standards. Would be sweet to go to an old roundhouse and find a group of young people men/women restoring the old locomotives, like young men did with old cars and trucks..

@lawnmowermanTX Ай бұрын

Young people watching KZfaq videos on remanufacturing road locomotive diesel engines with tear down, and remanufacture procedures.

@travismolly4654 Ай бұрын

Nice video 👍🇺🇲

@WashingtonDistrictRailfan Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@RDC_Autosports Ай бұрын

what killed the tier 4 sales was the ability to rebuild a loco into a SD70ACC , SD70MACe, and the AC44C6M or C4M (either 4 or 6 traction motors)

@ralfie8801 Ай бұрын

What really killed EMD T-4 sales was the finicky engine and it’s control systems - we can’t keep them running.

@RDC_Autosports Ай бұрын

@@ralfie8801 crazy thing is that engine been around a while old SD89’s from like 03-04, you think they woulda figured it out by now… or throw a GE engine under the hood 😅

@kenneth6382 Ай бұрын

Correct o mundo!!

@kevinoswaldofxe3817 Ай бұрын

0:57 espera las unidades de demostración sd70ace t4 de bnsf todavia extisten no puedo creerlo yo pensé que las desarmaron 👀

@smarquardt10 Ай бұрын

I really wished they can bring these all back to life!!!! Emds r awesome and love how they look. Just to bad they r wasting away. Bring back sd 45s!!!!

@WashingtonDistrictRailfan Ай бұрын

If you like SD45s, keep an eye out for my next video!

@smarquardt10 Ай бұрын

Sweet!!!!! I will for sure!!!

@robdargan6603 Ай бұрын

I see the core is of several Metra Passenger SD70MACH’s!

@Railfan-uf9mw Ай бұрын

Aww man I thought the SD70ACT4 where going to go to BNSF those engines are cool looking than the SD70ACE and GEVOs but I still would rather see a BNSF heritage locomotive GEVO in a ATSF warbonnet style and so as others if BNSF will ever do some heritage units for there 30th anniversary man already 30?? I thought it was 20 where has the time gone???

@armandoperez7967 Ай бұрын

I would love to see heritage Santa Fe GEVO locomotives or better yet just dump the wedge logo and the black and orange and just become Santa Fe 2.0!

@Railfan-uf9mw Ай бұрын

@@armandoperez7967 uhhh no because I also would like all of us preserved a ATSF dash 9 and a ATSF C40-8W just one

@maryharper764 Ай бұрын

What is that CP heritage doing there

@tomp8871 Ай бұрын

Thanks, I have fun with my google earth lol

@timothynewton4453 Ай бұрын

Clicked hoping to see EMD E's & F's; nope!

@joshthetrainfan Ай бұрын

Did FXE return those SD70ACe-T4s?

@Trainspotter3033 Ай бұрын

These are still in service for FXE, but the ones seen there never came here.

@joshthetrainfan Ай бұрын

@@Trainspotter3033 Ohhhhhh

@lawnmowermanTX Ай бұрын

I wonder what the real reason why they get rid of the locomotives so quickly? 🤔🤔🧐🧐🤨🤨😔😔

@KevinRichards-my5oj Ай бұрын

🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

@sierge1 Ай бұрын

Turn down the music when you talk. You can't be heard over it.

@lawnmowermanTX Ай бұрын

Sounds like those engines really need a remanufacturing facility and use reliable engine designs, diesel fuel delivery, crankshaft, pistons, rings, engine block enhancements as well as oil lubrication delivery.. I’m not 100% sure what the exact common detailed complaints were, but sounds like if the engines broke during warranty then it be recalled for engine design defect flaws. Caterpillar and Cummins used to make good reliable engines. Sounds like too many penny pinching 🤏 nitpickers screwed up a cool looking locomotive for cutting corners on the bottom line. 😿😿😿😭😭😭🤕🤕