Alco's of MLW and Bombardier - The Last Years

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  • Опубликовано: 19 сен 2019
  • 60 minutes of non-stop ALCo action on the mainlines in Southern Ontario. Filmed from
    1989 to 1997 with a Hi-8 video camera, then later digital-8, and transferred to VHS masters.
    This is action that can no longer be seen on the Canadian mainline railways. M420(W),
    RS18u, C424, C630M, M630, M636, HR616 and LRC.
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Комментарии • 40

  • @alanwbelcher
    @alanwbelcher 7 месяцев назад +4

    Never thought I’d miss hearing them chugga-chugga-chugga down the rails. Thanks for documenting them in action.

  • @cpeast
    @cpeast 2 года назад +6

    Wow that brings back memories, the burble of the old Alco and the staccato roar of the 251 engine. I love the mix of power it brings me back memories of watching trains in the 80s.

  • @scaleyardmarine
    @scaleyardmarine 10 месяцев назад +3

    Fabulous footage

  • @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife
    @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife 3 года назад +7

    Man alco's sound so strange... and you can't barely hear them over howling 645s

  • @robertmueller372
    @robertmueller372 Год назад +2

    Nice collection of footage! Really enjoyed that. I have been to many of those locations myself. I was surprised to not see one of the old RS-18 Tempo Paint CN Locos that used to run between Toronto and Windsor.

    • @RailtimeMedia
      @RailtimeMedia  Год назад

      I was too late for the Tempo's as well as the FPA4's

  • @bluegrassman3040
    @bluegrassman3040 3 месяца назад

    West Tennessee Railroad had 3 of the MLW Alco engines. One got totaled in a derailment in Sharon, TN. I’m not sure if they still have the other two or not. I got to ride in one of them back in 2007, from Dyer, TN to Humboldt, TN.

  • @cprtrain
    @cprtrain 8 месяцев назад

    Many great memories. Thanks.

  • @MLWQC
    @MLWQC 3 года назад +3

    Excellent video. Long live ALCO/MLW :)

  • @AhmearClayIombo-dj6di
    @AhmearClayIombo-dj6di 18 дней назад

    Awesome Video

  • @_mynewcareer
    @_mynewcareer 3 года назад +3

    Chug chug chug chug

  • @CNFAN79
    @CNFAN79 4 года назад +8

    Awesome video! I laughed pretty hard at the 19:38 mark lol.

  • @alcobufff
    @alcobufff 2 года назад

    No problem! Thank You!

  • @scaleyardmarine
    @scaleyardmarine 10 месяцев назад

    I have one in scale 4 ft long for my grandson sure wish I could post a picture I put his birthday for the road # 2018 😊

  • @9751asd
    @9751asd 4 года назад +7

    Well.... The HR616 is officially extinct...... the last 5 survivors were scrapped at NRE in july 2019 :( 1982-2019

    • @9751asd
      @9751asd 4 года назад

      @John Stephenson I think so

    • @ZombieSlayer-dj3wb
      @ZombieSlayer-dj3wb 3 года назад

      I looked on rr pictures achives and the ones that were still left were 2100, 2103,2106,2107,2108,2112,2113,2115 & 2118.

    • @torquetrain8963
      @torquetrain8963 Год назад

      I've always wondered why they couldn't have been sent to a shortline. I had read that Bombardier had plans for an HR618 locomotive with the 18 cylinder version of the 251 series prime mover, but never had come to fruition.

    • @scaleyardmarine
      @scaleyardmarine 10 месяцев назад

      Sad😢

    • @Elliottblancher
      @Elliottblancher 10 месяцев назад

      @@torquetrain8963 Well the HR616 was a piece of shit, it was a nightmare for shop crews doing maintenance on it

  • @schnuurtchke
    @schnuurtchke 3 года назад +3

    ALCO HEAVEN!! 🚂🚂🚂🚂😂😂

  • @iBackshift
    @iBackshift 3 года назад

    There is still one of those 4 window jobby's [like 5352] in thunder Bay, i see it now and then moving grain cars around.

    • @RailtimeMedia
      @RailtimeMedia  3 года назад

      There are quite a few working out of Scotford Yard just east of Edmonton. GP's and SD's. All in need of paint !

  • @daveyboy_
    @daveyboy_ Год назад

    2:52 was really cool

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 3 месяца назад

    How many of these are still around ?

  • @jamesleopard8518
    @jamesleopard8518 3 года назад

    These diesel locomotives look like the movie Atomic Train 1999

  • @PatFrenchLeafsFan1
    @PatFrenchLeafsFan1 4 года назад

    I'd like to see the footage of the CN Bala Sub from 1999 to 2001.

    • @RailtimeMedia
      @RailtimeMedia  4 года назад +4

      Hi Pat. I'll get them all uploaded eventually.

  • @gordonvincent731
    @gordonvincent731 2 года назад +1

    I know that CN locomotives don't have dynamic brakes, except someSD40-2's. As a retired engineer, I can't believe the engine brake shoe smoke shown in some of these scenes.

    • @RailtimeMedia
      @RailtimeMedia  2 года назад

      Yes, it was quite alarming to see the brakes getting that hot coming of the Dundas sub. Would have been a bit unnerving for the crew.

    • @gordonvincent731
      @gordonvincent731 2 года назад +1

      @@RailtimeMedia We engineers would get in trouble for using engine brakes like that. Thanks for your reply.

    • @thomasklimchuk441
      @thomasklimchuk441 Год назад +1

      Using your engine brakes above 15 mph is a nono Your risking skidded wheels as well as thermal cracks Years ago student engineers coming out of Gimli Manitoba were beening instructed to use their engine brakes to try and control their train speeds as not to use their train brakes in order to save fuel It didn't take long before equipment started to need repairs Once the energy crises hit Dynamic brakes became the normal on CN

    • @gordonvincent731
      @gordonvincent731 Год назад +1

      @@thomasklimchuk441 Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it a lot, Gordon.

  • @alcobufff
    @alcobufff 2 года назад

    Hi
    I'm putting together a RUclips video on the MLW RS-18. May I please use some of this footage?

  • @daveyboy_
    @daveyboy_ Год назад +1

    That's when watching trains a was a thing . Now it's a Mile long consist of graffiti tagged hoppers