FAST Metra SD70MACH with K5LLA Action!

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FAST Metra SD70MACH with K5LLA Action!

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Here are a few quick clips from November 30th, 2023 of two Metra commuter trains with new SD70MACHs in the lead! First up is Milwaukee District North train 2135 with the #507 in the lead flying passed Hainesville. This was the second run of a MACH in the lead on this line. Afterwards, I ventured over to Lake Villa on the North Central Service for train 117, which had SD70MACH #506 leading. This would be the first time a MACH would lead on the NCS. The K5LLA on these units sound great!
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@stampycatfan01lol 9 ай бұрын

It’s a bit surreal to hear a K5LLA on a Metra locomotive. Regardless, I absolutely love how quirky the idea of using rebuilt freight locomotives on a commuter train is. Great video!

@DistanceNsVeterans 9 ай бұрын

Also to Add that its a SD70mac with a gyra light.

@LongIslandRailfanner 8 ай бұрын

Don't worry Metra isn't the only Passager railroad to use Nathan K5LLAs on their locomotives the Long Island Railroad has a few DE/DM30ACs which have K5LLAs

@harrisonofcolorado8886 6 ай бұрын

Well, if you lack money, sometimes you need to improvise whether others like it or not. But if it's stupid but works, then is it really stupid?

@ecoRfan 6 ай бұрын

At New Jersey Transit, rebuilt freight locomotives in passenger service has been going on since 1989 at the latest. The difference is those are four axles instead of six. NJT infrastructure isn’t built to handle six axle locomotives.

@jankington216 4 ай бұрын

An sd70 has a 184 liter motor that makes 4500 horsepower, and an f59PHI has a 138 liter motor that makes 3000 horsepower. I came here to say it doesn't seem to be that notable, but after doing the math it is a pretty big upgrade

@THE_IRON_HORSE 8 ай бұрын

Bruh seeing a commuter railroad with SD70s and K5LLAs?? Man im loving these crazy decisions 😩

@thejackbox 7 ай бұрын

Whoever made that choice is definitely a rail fan

@THE_IRON_HORSE 7 ай бұрын

@@thejackbox I mean metx does want only EMD engines and the K5LLA is a crispy horn so idkk

@thomasmackowiak 9 ай бұрын

Great catches of these two SD70MACH on two different trains. I presume that the second engine on these trains was just for back up purposes in case the SD70MACHs had any mechanical problems. The trains did not look like they actually needed two engines each to move the number of commuter cars on each train.

@lavaflow4231 8 ай бұрын

The second locomotive is an F59.

@ryanthompson2893 4 ай бұрын

The extra locomotives were probably for quicker acceleration on the short morning stops, where they need to run quickly to keep on schedule. The area is flat, so I see no other reason.

@KCTopDawg 9 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@SamsWasatchRailfanAdventures 9 ай бұрын

Awesome K5LLA!

@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 9 ай бұрын

Sweet footage!

@SamLovesTrains 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@superiorjr154 5 ай бұрын

Very crisp horn

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 8 ай бұрын

These sound just like an SD70ACE!

@anthonywarrener1881 8 ай бұрын

What a superb locomotive !

@illinois_rails 9 ай бұрын

Hot shots! i got this train today too.

@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027 2 ай бұрын

“Oh look, here comes a freight trai-“

@TheMetGuy 9 ай бұрын

Awesome catches

@mr.conductorfromsts4204 9 ай бұрын

Love the Raised Letter K5LLA form the SD70MACH, just like the LIRR’s DM/DE30ACs

@BossSpringsteen69 8 ай бұрын

Look at that acceleration!

@Long_John15 6 ай бұрын

1:48 Is the best startup I have ever heard of all my life!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@coleallen3895 8 ай бұрын

Their nickname should be the “Stomach” units since the name SD70MACH almost spells the word stomach with 70 replacing “TO”

@CSXincyRailfan 5 ай бұрын

Good point

@thetoyahsubrailfan4174 3 ай бұрын

@trirail809 womp womp

@thetoyahsubrailfan4174 3 ай бұрын

@trirail809 where's any emoji cats...

@jdubbs3422 9 ай бұрын

Awesome catches!!

@RailfanBrenden. 3 ай бұрын

1:35 SD-70mach idling

@Steven_Williams 9 ай бұрын

Cool!

@WeenyBeanyHere 8 ай бұрын

The MACH is BACK!

@Survivor1547 8 ай бұрын

Wow from a dead stop to Notch 8 thats one powerful Locomotive 😮

@ecoRfan 6 ай бұрын

It’s two locomotives on this one and only five cars.

@4trainproductions 8 ай бұрын

Love those things

@XShadowX682 9 ай бұрын

Nice catch 👍😎

@stupidkid351 5 ай бұрын

It's as smoothest horn I've ever heard!

@angelmalarkey7946 7 ай бұрын

Those K5LLA have the 100% complete versions, just like the Sd70aces have. And those sd70mach have the same nose and the body type as the sd70mac. 🧐👍

@Slipperyisimproving 9 ай бұрын

The SD70MACHs make their first revenue run on Metra. Some of them still wear a K5LLA for some reason.

@djmasterty2309 8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!

@arrivedknight7632 8 ай бұрын

Although i like this new unit, i still think they should had bought some p42 units from amtrak since some are not being used (or so I've heard) either way, neat

@kristoffermangila 8 ай бұрын

Metra won't buy those Amtrak P42s because its an all-EMD commuter agency.

@gamerfan8445 6 ай бұрын

@@kristoffermangilaaleast the P42 can handle high speeds with no problems.

@TrainLoverHimu 6 ай бұрын

Thumbs up 👍👍👍

@TroublesomeSlateTruck 8 ай бұрын

Cool.

@Mauscmkwk 9 ай бұрын

1:27 needs cowl body

@Trainlover1995 9 ай бұрын

They should replace all of the SD70MACH horns with P5s.

@oct197. 9 ай бұрын

uh no lmao

@hiawathafilms 8 ай бұрын

Oh heck no keep the k5lla

@ArturoRailProductions 8 ай бұрын

They would not survive on those locomotives. P5’s are very air efficient and the newer EMD’s run on solenoid valves and a fairly high air pressure. This causes P horns to foul out much faster. Take NS 1822 and some of the ACE’s with P5’s and you’ll see what I mean.

@s197_carti 8 ай бұрын

@@ArturoRailProductionsexactly, certain horns belong on Manual valves, P5’s and Leslie’s to name a couple.

@tom-and-mom 9 ай бұрын

SamLovesTrains, do you think the SD70MACH will be unreliable because of them having 6 axles?

@davidng2336 9 ай бұрын

Maybe, but they have operated six-axle passenger locomotives before (the F40C).

@davidng2336 8 ай бұрын

@made-in-the80s just found out that the other two axles are HEP-related.

@tom-and-mom 8 ай бұрын

@@davidng2336 Right now, Metra has two F40Cs left, right?

@davidng2336 8 ай бұрын

@@tom-and-mom correct. Unfortunately neither has operated since 2012 and there is a potential report of parts missing.

@gamerfan8445 6 ай бұрын

@@davidng2336it a 50/50 for sure. Considering what happened freight locomotive that were converted usually ended bad.

@ethancampbell6076 8 ай бұрын

1:40 I can barely hear that traction motor on the MACHs

@railfangarrett6313 9 ай бұрын

Any idea when they're supposed to run solo on trains?

@WillGrimm623 9 ай бұрын

Anybody know when they go to the BNSF?

@SamLovesTrains 9 ай бұрын

I’m not sure. Seems like just the Milwaukee lines for now. Maybe once more start entering service.

@WillGrimm623 9 ай бұрын

@@SamLovesTrains yeah and the NCS.

@mikesalvatore6868 8 ай бұрын

why are the F59's running with them ???

@kristoffermangila 8 ай бұрын

Backup in case of problems on the initial runs.

@billyhunter2161 8 ай бұрын

The SD70MACH have a beautiful paint scheme. There are things I don't understand about this purchase. 1) Why did Metra purchase 16 cylinder units if they were going to remove two of the traction motors? 2) Why did 15+ yrs old locomotives cost more than new ones? A new 12 cylinder would have made more sense than buying 16 cylinder robbed of its power and costing more.

@jordanplays-transitandgame1690 6 ай бұрын

Maybe for HEP, also many railroads are rebuilding old locomotives because the Tier 4 locomotives aren’t good apparently, UP has all of theirs in storage

@Windows95Fan532 27 күн бұрын

More like a Metra SD70ACe

@ajf5745 8 ай бұрын

Are they actually running under power now?

@BossSpringsteen69 8 ай бұрын

It was.

@gamerfan8445 6 ай бұрын

This won’t end well.

@user-nl9yg4lq4i 8 ай бұрын

The horn needs to meet noise regulations or rest assure metra will have real issues.i would go with a toned down ac6000 horn.

@gordongott127 8 ай бұрын

No it's fine !!

@Brendon_up1995 7 ай бұрын

Boohoo. The ACe’s have them so it’s clearly within some regulations. Horns aren’t meant to be quiet Einstein

@ecoRfan 6 ай бұрын

Tuning is a lot more melodic than most new horns.

@shamusmcmillin 9 ай бұрын

Metra's obsession with EMD is both funny and very frustrating at the same.

@josephcipar3666 8 ай бұрын

what could have been: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLaagLF3s7POh2w.htmlsi=r6VS6My31DMyy-U6

@LeoLeo-qo7yw 8 ай бұрын

Not at all, we have enough GEs already. Any railway choosing something else than GE is welcome.

@gamerfan8445 6 ай бұрын

@@LeoLeo-qo7yw bruh there a reason why railroads stopped using 6 axles power for passenger service

@theestallion818 7 ай бұрын

New jersey transit need a new engine like that

@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 7 ай бұрын

It would be cool, but it won't happen. I just wish nj transit would rebuild their diesel locomotives that run from Hoboken terminal into hybrids!

@theestallion818 7 ай бұрын

@@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 they could it would save them so much money a new engine cost $3,000,000

@ecoRfan 6 ай бұрын

I’d take a four axle variety of a rebuilt freighter (more recent than the GP40 series which NJT has) but NJT’s infrastructure isn’t built to handle six axle locomotives.

@gamerfan8445 6 ай бұрын

@theestallion818 no we don’t. We saw what happened the last time it happened.

@gamerfan8445 6 ай бұрын

@@ecoRfanyou are incorrect. No commuter line can’t handle them at all. There a reason Amtrak got rid of the E60’s