I salute those unsung heros who maintain our rail system throughout the land who work around the clock in both sleet, snow as well as 100+º temps ... hats off to you! This ain't fun and games like spending an afternoon at your local model train club, it's grit, grime, blood, sweat and God forbid... tears. Cheers!
WOW! I am from central Indiana, so before the Net and RUclips, I had never had the privilege of witnessing anything like this. My most sincere thanks to all that made this clip possible! It is a treat to watch!
just curious why didnt they just reverse the locos out with the plow and floor it? ikd how it all works as we dont have snow in Australia and where we do trains dont go near it.
To the extent that the exterior panels become warm to the touch? Even if they do, they're still not going to melt any significant amount of snow, as demonstrated by the fact that they were *still* stuck, even after they'd been sitting there long enough for the railroad to hire a backhoe to start digging them out!
Horse power is NOT the answer. To move through or get out you need traction from the wheels to the rails. When plowing snow that is this deep and when speed falls, the snow falls back in under you. No different than getting a car on ice - no traction. Sanding won't do any good when the sand falls on top of the snow.
there is too much snow packed around the sides of the loco's for the traction motors to overcome the friction... After they bring in the other engines, and move them out one by one, you can see how the snow was compressed against the stuck engines on the non-camera side..
There must have been 2 hrs edited out of this video because those tracks went from completely packed with snow and plow hopelessly stuck to tracks clear and train moving on.
Gotta remember all that pulling-pushing power is only the size of a nickel at each wheel. Adding sand will help with traction but trying to ram through twenty feet of well packed, frozen snow required a lot more speed. The risk of derailing versus digging out the locomotives is probably why they weren’t going faster.
Nope both wrong, the front two locos are SD45-T with the air intake on the lower instead of top part for cleaner air while traveling through tunnels. Can't quite tell what the DNGO engine is, but it is a GP.
Not heavy, that's pretty powdery stuff, but it has prolly been sitting for a while and has set, thus being very hard to get through. No amount of power or momentum is going to get through that.
Er, why would a fifteen-foot snowdrift decide to melt just because some guy parked a railroad engine or six in it? It's only going to melt if something heats it.
Problem with going full power into that long deep snowdrift. It's compacted. Plow could derail easily and possibly derail a engine. Then you have a blocked main line shut down for a couple days depending how fast rail crews could remove the snow and get everything back on track. Very costly to the Railroad. But fun to watch.
@tysonskittles The plow has a V on the front so when it gets buried like that it acts like a fish hook and can't be pulled back. It's obvious by the excavator that they've been working on this drift for a while. Oh, and 6 engines x 3,000 hp each would be 18,000 hp total. They come up to 5,000 hp which would equal 30,000 hp! You can tell at the end they were going WFO!
+Gary Doss Tripod has little to do with the bad bad video recording of this event. It's the panning and zooming at nothing at all... back and forth, in and out at stuff that's been shown before and where nothing has changed. It's like the guy who shoots 100 photos of the same thing and shows you every single one of them. Use what you need to tell the story and move on.
+Suzanne Smith Ever had a guy tell you a story that went on and on and on, only he kept repeating himself and forgot the ending? Do you buy him a drink or take yours and go sit somewhere else? Clearly 300+ people thought he deserved a drink while 22 had the balls to go sit elsewhere. LOL.
I salute those unsung heros who maintain our rail system throughout the land who work around the clock in both sleet, snow as well as 100+º temps ... hats off to you!
This ain't fun and games like spending an afternoon at your local model train club, it's grit, grime, blood, sweat and God forbid... tears.
Cheers!
"Scotty, full power!" "cap'n, the engines they cannae take no more!"
Maybe the plow was not scoured before it was hooked up.
WOW! I am from central Indiana, so before the Net and RUclips, I had never had the privilege of witnessing anything like this.
My most sincere thanks to all that made this clip possible! It is a treat to watch!
Damn they buried those locomotives deep, and I thought getting my 4x4 stuck was bad enough. Mother nature can sure stop anything it wishes.
what year was this taken?
Tunnel Motors.........gotta love em.
with a wedge plow the danger is pushing the wedge up and derailing. With this snow they needed a rotary.
just curious why didnt they just reverse the locos out with the plow and floor it? ikd how it all works as we dont have snow in Australia and where we do trains dont go near it.
very nice video I never seen a locomotive get stuck in the snow before!
that snow in the front basically turned into concrete from the compression force
To the extent that the exterior panels become warm to the touch? Even if they do, they're still not going to melt any significant amount of snow, as demonstrated by the fact that they were *still* stuck, even after they'd been sitting there long enough for the railroad to hire a backhoe to start digging them out!
If it was the West rail 642 runaway freight train on Atomic Train, that would be different to stop the runaway freight train on the heavy snow drift
I never thought and saw snowplow getting stuck in the snow before!!!!!!
Quality is a bit low to tell, how many companies we got there?
That's Amazing when the snowplow got stuck in the snow ❄️🌨️
How rail did the engines burn spinning wheels being stuck
Horse power is NOT the answer. To move through or get out you need traction from the wheels to the rails. When plowing snow that is this deep and when speed falls, the snow falls back in under you. No different than getting a car on ice - no traction. Sanding won't do any good when the sand falls on top of the snow.
You've got to be kidding. Those engines generate a lot of heat!
there is too much snow packed around the sides of the loco's for the traction motors to overcome the friction... After they bring in the other engines, and move them out one by one, you can see how the snow was compressed against the stuck engines on the non-camera side..
There must have been 2 hrs edited out of this video because those tracks went from completely packed with snow and plow hopelessly stuck to tracks clear and train moving on.
I love the emds sound ;)
Gotta remember all that pulling-pushing power is only the size of a nickel at each wheel. Adding sand will help with traction but trying to ram through twenty feet of well packed, frozen snow required a lot more speed. The risk of derailing versus digging out the locomotives is probably why they weren’t going faster.
Best line, "Now what?"
Now we wait for Spring Thaw. 😁
Sometimes you just gotta have a steam rotary!
This never gets old
now that is alots of frigging snow .. holly crap
Nope both wrong, the front two locos are SD45-T with the air intake on the lower instead of top part for cleaner air while traveling through tunnels. Can't quite tell what the DNGO engine is, but it is a GP.
Good lord....Michael j fox filming this?
It's so cold out there that the railroad had to get a snowplow for all snow and you think one guy isn't getting the shivers?
@@chaoticboi2257 He wasn't shivering just doesn't know enough to hold still a bit. Drove me nuts he was moving so much. Otherwise a good vid.
Someone should get him a tripod for his birthday.
Not heavy, that's pretty powdery stuff, but it has prolly been sitting for a while and has set, thus being very hard to get through. No amount of power or momentum is going to get through that.
That is a long run of deep snow. The throttle up after stopping is an attempt to back out I assume. Too much to push or pull..
Crazy how all that frozen water can stop all that weight and momentum! 😮👍
This reminds me when Thomas got stuck in the snow back in Thomas and Friends season 1 when Terence saved him to pull him out of the snow drift
was that a powerstroke i heard in the beginning?
Blij dat hier niet zoveel sneeuw valt,maar een machtig gezicht al die loks.
Damn, over 10,000 ponies and they still get stuck! That looks like some wet, heavy snow!
EMD SD40T-2 (3,000HP) and EMD SD45T-2 (3,600 HP), now this is music to my ears.
well it just shows u how powerful nature is not even 6 locos cant shift compact snow never underestimate nature people it will have u
Er, why would a fifteen-foot snowdrift decide to melt just because some guy parked a railroad engine or six in it? It's only going to melt if something heats it.
they needed a big rotary to get thru that deep cut
The guys talking sound like “Mr Haney” from Green Acres
figured they would take some of the snow off the plow itself make it a little easier maybe
Problem with going full power into that long deep snowdrift. It's compacted. Plow could derail easily and possibly derail a engine. Then you have a blocked main line shut down for a couple days depending how fast rail crews could remove the snow and get everything back on track. Very costly to the Railroad. But fun to watch.
listn to them HOLSET turbos howling
the plow is made from an old vanderbuilt steam locomitive tender
What? Was this filmed in 120mph wind?
Obviously they didn't do it properly. Warp Factor 3 would have been just about right for this one.
yeah when its over the cab roof deep, time for the rotary
Need an Osh Kosh with a blower that runs on the track
Huh, did u say something, I can't hear you over the hurricane force wind.
A slow chew with a rotary is in order here..:D
Good-o'l trusty 20t Excavator did the job of 600t's of useless locos :)
I guess the tunnel motors had a rough time.
to much snow not enough tunnel moter.
they need a rotary plow on the front of it
where is this
nice emergency stop
oh wait its stuck!
All on the same page boys ? Back out at the same time !..LOL.:)
Frank Napolitano they are connected with multiple unit hoses... they all take commands from lead locomotive
so much for diesel power , steam can bet this performance
wasn't lack of power, it was lack of traction...
That was close to 10'000 horsepower right there!
If you cant get traction, steam or diesel, wont make any dam difference!
@@formidable38 36,000hp to get it moving.
@tysonskittles
The plow has a V on the front so when it gets buried like that it acts like a fish hook and can't be pulled back. It's obvious by the excavator that they've been working on this drift for a while. Oh, and 6 engines x 3,000 hp each would be 18,000 hp total. They come up to 5,000 hp which would equal 30,000 hp! You can tell at the end they were going WFO!
Thats a whole lotta I need some help getting unstuck!! lol
Plane engine powered locomotives
Indeed!
You probably should have brought the rotory plow.
We don’t have one
Wow they cant unstuck it with 6 engines...
If you can't hold the camera still, get a fucking tripod.
+Andrew Ongais IDK but that wind noise in the end was enough to drive me up the wall..
Oh yeah, I forgot I had my tripod in my pocket...
You didn't have to watch it.
+Gary Doss
Tripod has little to do with the bad bad video recording of this event. It's the panning and zooming at nothing at all... back and forth, in and out at stuff that's been shown before and where nothing has changed.
It's like the guy who shoots 100 photos of the same thing and shows you every single one of them. Use what you need to tell the story and move on.
+Suzanne Smith
Ever had a guy tell you a story that went on and on and on, only he kept repeating himself and forgot the ending? Do you buy him a drink or take yours and go sit somewhere else?
Clearly 300+ people thought he deserved a drink while 22 had the balls to go sit elsewhere. LOL.
@TheYaXeL YAH THE SOUND IS LIKE JET ENGINE ..MAN
Why not a rotary plow?
This was like 13 years ago,
The Kyle doesn't have a rotary
@@oliverharris3046people watching this thinking this is the original SP is funny and frustrating at the same time
Need a rotary plow.
Great vid. Thank's.
Man, they burried those fuckers! And I thought it is bad a a 4x4 Pickup truck gets stuck in the snow.
Next time use a foam cover on your mic to stop the wind noise.
The train drive want to slow at it, driver should of gone full speed then they wouldn't of got stuck
What do we need? More power Oh Oh Oh!
hello
no, a second run with full throttle ;)
36,000 horse power and it still couldent move unstick that plough.
well its true, all horse power and no action
chmarr how is that 36000 hp?
All horsepower and no traction.
needs sum cars on for momentum
Great video
Great Video! Great Sound! -> 5*
3:00 holy sh*t :()
Their problem is they have turbos not supercharges lol
they are for long run not for this shit
Better call AAA.
@paininthe10 yeh i recon they should have lol
A bag of what??
keep insist to kill the alternator in machine. but emd power we know is just minimal.
clowns need a snow PLOWER and not a snow plough. compressed snow becomes as hard as concrete and than all your hp are for the birds...
ye
Stop moving the damn camera! Lol for frig sakes
Piss poor driving. No skill
This footage is crap