That’s the way my heart sounds after my first cup of coffee.

Californians be cringing when they see this locomotive start up

By way of contrast to this startup procedure, emergency diesel generators at nuclear power plants have to start and be ready to pick up a load in 10 seconds from a dead stop. Our plant has 4 EMD 20-645E4 diesel generator sets rated at 3600 BHP each. Each generator's output is 3MW @ 4160 Volts. These are the same diesels used in SD45s. Lubricating oil is flowing constantly and coolant heaters have the engine at operating temperature. Air motors supplied by air tanks turn over the engine on a start signal. It's quite impressive to be in the room when it goes from dead stop to 900 RPM in 10 secs.

During the production of earlier locomotive types or models such as the 70 Tonner (or "70T"), the Cooper-Bessemer FVBL engines were often referred to simply as "FDL" prior to the acquisition of the design from Cooper-Bessemer. Once the design was acquired, however, "7" prefix was eventually given which signified official ownership. Good old General electric FDL series.

Thumbs up just for not using Potato/Rock camera.

Great quality! Near 4K! I couldn't tell when the starter let up and engine took over.

Many brands of diesel smoke when they first start. It has to do with how they combust fuel, and the turbo chargers. Some types of turbo charger don't spin up to speed right away, and so the fuel doesn't combust completely, as well as the cold combustion chamber. Once running, warmed up, and the turbos have spun up to speed, most of the smoking stops, or is at least reduced. Oil leaks around the pistons, especially cold rings can also contribute to the dark thick smoke.

Nice to see it still has the CSX lettering always loved the CSX MOW orange scheme.

She used to be L&N 2817. She looked nice in her gray and yellow paint scheme back in the day. But she's not scrapped, and that's a good thing! I have a soft spot for old diesels.

Familiar 7FDL "hooga-chacka" starting sound from when I worked at GE in Erie.

I remember being at the Horseshoe Curve and hearing 3 U-boats leading a long train coming west upgrade out of Altoona, that 4 cycle sound /chugging, was almost like the sound of a stream engine, echoing in the valley.

Man and I thought I had trouble waking up in the morning! Good old U-Boat. Don't see many of those around anymore.

I love these vids you're posting! The kind of vids I would be shooting if I had the access and opportunity.

EMD: roars like lion GE: ka-chunk ka-chunk ka-chunk

Great video. Great engines. 👍👍👍

Beautiful old U-Boat. Maybe one day i'll try to make the trip out to the museum in Oak Ridge, TN and see it in person. Also.... Damnit Wade! ;)

That thing sounds like an old British locomotive…. Smokes like one, too.

Sounds like me getting up on a bad hangover 😭

Please let this be what heaven sounds like.

Beautiful locomotive......greetings

sounds good!!

Happy earth day!

Nice video!

Awesome train video

That ole girl is cold blooded! 😎

Awesome GE sound! Very cool locomotive!

I think she looks good in yellow ,it's looks awesome.

You should hear the engine start of the German diesel locomotive "BR 218". Diesel Power and an eargasm

kinda sounds like a big block chevy with a small cam once she's idling. Very cool video. Thanks for posting it, Wade.

i like the smoke effects

I subscribed to support. Joe's train world videos. 😀

Good video.

Amazing locomotif

Cool thanks mate

Thanks!

That was an MOW locomotive on CSX.

Not the mode of transportation if you have the need of a fast getaway.

Liked and subscribed.

Good ol' U-Boats

Is that at the Georgia Central Railroad?

What are those sounds that you hear, almost sounds like little electric shocks? As a kid in the 80s living one block away from a train switching yard, I remember that sound constantly.

The Great Pumpkin!

have a look at the London Underground Tunnel Cleaning Train

I am buying the atlas ho scale model of csx 9554 and planning to renumber it to 9553. What horn does she normally wear Wade? Also, do you by chance know of a good decal set to add the vlix decals?

Sounds like our first bed years ago..

Didn't know CSX still had engines in that scheme!

Don't pat the gas pedal ! YOU'LL FLOOD IT !🤣

Once one of them is running wonder how long before it is ready to go

Air start? Battery using DC motor (like a diesel truck)?

Where is this at? Those are Vintage Locomotive, Inc. reporting marks...that looks like an ex-Georgia Central, exx-NS (nee SOU?) U23B behind her, too.

I think I can, I think I can.

What type of power assembly does it have?

Hey wade, is it ever going to be repainted? A new coat of orange would look nice on this ol girl!

Where's this at?

nice video.... whats you r look like??

What train is that

A (sort of) noob here: could someone explain what is that "tsk... tsk" noise, appearing sort of randomly but averaging at about a little more than once a second? I have heard that on other locomotive videos.

How do they start it? Not with a set of keys like a car I imagine. Is there a button hidden behind a lock or something to prevent anyone from breaking in and firing it up?

HI I'm putting together a KZfaq video on the GE boats would it be ok if i used some of this footage?

Wow that's CSX's oldest train ever

So why was there a sound bite of an out-of-balance washing machine thrown in there?

Still patched in CSX scheme I like that!!!

Wade, that was awesome. Check out the one I shot last night. You got my sub and support. Toot toot

Send this to that greta girl.

starting engineer scene.

Crossbreed!!!!! ALCO/GE

Who owns that!!?? Never in my life have I seen one in person. Never on CSX.

How many cans of ether does it take to lite one of those?

I used to live there I don't see anything wrong

Rolling Coal !

Starter begins cranking at 0:51

da plumpkin

How old is this locomotive?

are the horns pointed the wrong way?

This loco started on two cylinders,,no more.

Is this engine still in service as of now? I love old GEs about as much as I like the EMD SD70ACe.

Is there any railroads in North America still running U’s?

What railroad is this?

BFD. Cold start my ass. Short sleeve shirt. What, like 60 outside

they need to touch us the paint on there diesels

Engine Nya Sama Dengan CC Series ..

Nice and environmentally friendly. Video brought to you by Heart and lung foundation of America.

they still use those things?

Smokin like a freight trai... uh

Looks like a U Boat. Won't start like a U Boat. Gee what a surprise.

No horn?!?

Spit out some oil there it looks like.

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Why is it pink?

EMD: roars like lion GE: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZ1_bJR4qb2rgIk.html

By any chance, was Doug starting the engine? ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7WaacqB3NHNiJs.html )

Looks like a Cheeto threw up on that engine!

Poor ignition system

Geez - someone call the EPA

this is what every prius and Tesla owner gets in their face for being tree huggers and crap

Look at all the pollution

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air pollution ..........whats that?

I would not trust that thing.

That's why we need railway electrification.