“The conductor’s chair is in 2Pac mode” Bro...between this, the dead bird, not caring about the details of what all the parts operate, and the Bluetooth bathroom,...you’re killing me here!!! This was great!!!!

@ViceGripGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@centbigb97

3 жыл бұрын

@calm cool collected Did you get triggered? Do you realize nobody cares about your virtue signaling and you need to learn how to spell their.

@smithjones3548

3 жыл бұрын

@calm cool collected Lighten up, Francis.

@smithjones3548

3 жыл бұрын

@calm cool collected And you do realize the name "Tupac" should be capitalized and that it is public domain--it was originally the name of the defunct Peruvian Inca empire before the rapper began using it. So you can whine and moan about racially biased ideas and opinions all day but in the end nobody gives a rat's rear about your "feelers."

@stephenmr2

3 жыл бұрын

@@centbigb97 I agree with you Cent bigB

When I saw the title, I assumed that you found an abandoned locomotive somewhere and you were trying to see if you could get it started so you could drive it back home.

@asherdeangelo3268

3 жыл бұрын

Same here .. I thought he was going to try and start an old locomotive in middle of nowhere....till I seen other people.....

@laceylouloulou

3 жыл бұрын

With no insurance, registration, plates...5 gal auxiliary fuel tank zip tied to the front bumper...sounds like a plan!!! I don’t know....

@MickeyMousePark

3 жыл бұрын

@@laceylouloulou but gotta go through a car wash first...

@johngavanda5527

3 жыл бұрын

That or he was trying to make one of their blowers fit in a car

@TheBeeMan1994

3 жыл бұрын

John Gavanda it’s been done. Someone put a 567 blower on a Chevy 572big block

How is that guy not cracking up with your commentary 😆😅

@codygooch510

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it’s his brother. I just started watching his videos but he’s all over them

@NoName-zn1sb

2 жыл бұрын

Cuz he's an adult.

@Trains-With-Shane

2 жыл бұрын

@@codygooch510 Yep that's his brother "Krang"

@clay1671

2 жыл бұрын

Because he has no soul

@randylahey1232

2 жыл бұрын

He actually seemed annoyed if you ask me lol

Whats crazy is that V16 will get you across a continent without refuelling!

I feel like he accidentally walked onto a train yard with a camera and they just accepted it.

@grimreefer5159

3 жыл бұрын

Accepted*

@QuadMochaMatti

3 жыл бұрын

@@grimreefer5159 they made an exception for Mr. VGG, and temporarily accepted his presence in their world.

@briantruck2284

3 жыл бұрын

😆🤣

@retro440

3 жыл бұрын

The engineer dude didn't look like he was exactly over joyed, but, he did give a tour!

@tonymac1349

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that’s his Brother and that’s just how he normally acts.

"This ones a hurculese.... You can see because the way it is" that was a red green quote and it was glorious.

@koltonj4069

3 жыл бұрын

Can't help but hear and see it now he has heavy RG vibes.

@Jumper365

3 жыл бұрын

“this is an aspen, you can tell that it’s an aspen tree because of the way that it is”

@josiahnowak4418

3 жыл бұрын

love red green

@stellacatfish

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Red Green Don’t Lie!! 😂😂👍👍👍

@clydestamp6970

2 жыл бұрын

Long live Possum Lodge!

Huge shout out to the guy who gave you the tour and the engineer for showing us that. And you for making the video. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@Mike-01234

Жыл бұрын

Looks like his buddy from the boat that they had on the lake was overheating.

@frankgessner

Жыл бұрын

That's his brother Chris AKA Krang, sp.

@gtm624

Жыл бұрын

@@frankgessner wow. I never realized that. Crazy but this was the first video I ever watched. So that is probably why I wouldn’t have recognized him. Well I have seen almost all of them to date now. Lol. I love Derek’s content.

As a rail buff I'm loving Derek's take on things. And oh that sound of that prime mover spooling up in run 8.

A guy just admires a fella that gets to spend a day playing with real trains I'll be dipped!!

@kallmekhaos8367

3 жыл бұрын

Derek please pin this as top comment lol

@andycap8469

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's not the easiest work, but I'm up for the challenge. The factry traction motors are impressive

@nathancole8188

3 жыл бұрын

I can't read that without hearing his voice in my head. Lol.

@nickmclenithan922

3 жыл бұрын

What i do for a living

@ironken1796

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickmclenithan922 same here brother...19 years of joy (sarcasm).

"Oop we got a guy down. Hey are you up or are you down" *proceeds to throw dead bird* "Nope he's still down"

@tommylyeah

3 жыл бұрын

Bret: RIGHT. So, that one's dead, we know that.

@jamesmiller113

3 жыл бұрын

First genuine belly of the day, now my neighbours think I'm strange

@TheBigWhiteWolf

3 жыл бұрын

Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords.

@DaleDix

3 жыл бұрын

Had to give him a bit of a boost if he was going to take off!

@Jimmy_CV

3 жыл бұрын

f

I have been listening to your channel for quite some time now. I am completely blind and have been for all my life. I love listening to your content. It teaches me a lot about engine repair. It was truly awesome to hear those locomotives run.

@6z0

2 жыл бұрын

How you comment?

@KeifusMathews3

2 жыл бұрын

@@6z0 A braille display is a flat keyboard-like device that translates text into braille and enables blind or deaf-blind individuals to read text using their fingers,or people with low vision, tools include writing or signature guides, special pens, and paper with raised or bold lines. Environmental adaptations include increasing contrast and task lighting, as well as the use of slant boards, and different types of magnification may also be helpful for those who are writing print. Rude you are..

@jollyroger2012

Жыл бұрын

@@KeifusMathews3 why is he rude? he asked a question because he didn't know. Seems ok to me

I'm the Chief Engineer on a tug boat with 2 of these engines. The oil is currently about 10 years old. We send out a sample every month for analysis and change the filters every 400 hours. They burn about 1 gallon an hour and I top them off every evening before turning in. We use a pump and a permanently mounted piping system for adding oil. Add oil while running. Fuel usage averages about 5,000 gallons per day, we carry 148,000 gallons onboard. With some minor changes these engines can be right or left hand turning so the propellers turn opposite each other for handling and efficiency, usually the upper tips turn inwards toward each other. Interesting to the real gear heads, the turbos are gear-driven blowers until about 750 RPM when they override the clutch and operate as turbos.

I used to work as a locomotive electrician for the Union Pacific. The SD-40 was one of the best engines the railroads ever purchased. Absolute work horses and easy to fix. I wish I could have been there for this video to explain alot more in detail what you were looking at. Thanks for the video! I enjoyed it throughly.

@TheShanguin

3 жыл бұрын

How do you get into working on trains?

@humanoverlord6708

3 жыл бұрын

and the -2 where even better versions

@aaronpfaffenberger1258

3 жыл бұрын

An electrician for the railroad wow you must be a really rich man. I only dream of having jobs like that.

@bentboybbz

3 жыл бұрын

You can still explain some. And how does a man get a job working with trains?

@Jacksonkellyfreak

3 жыл бұрын

@@bentboybbz go get your airframe and powerplant certification for starters. I've had 2 or 3 offers to work on em, but I'm probably gonna stick to airliners.

Someone, somewhere, is trying to swap this into their miata.

@bradleyogden5688

3 жыл бұрын

At least it would make it quieter.

@ItsRiiiick

3 жыл бұрын

Probably be more dependable too

@TheManLab7

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why Americans call them miata's when there ACTUALLY called Mazda's? 🤔 It's strange yanks always call thinks n cars different names compared to the rest of the world. Same goes with Nissan's, as they call them Datsun? American is a very strange place if you look at it for the outside 🤔

@alakani

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheManLab7 Miata is a model not a company. Japan calls it the Roadster.

@ItsRiiiick

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheManLab7 wow, well time for a history lesson. Nissan was formed from the merger of DAT Automobile Co. and Jitsuyo Automobile Co. in 1934 Nissan owned datsun, and only vehicles exported from 1958 to 1986 were identified as Datsun. Also, as been stated already, the Miata is a model, not a manufacturer, and if you want to be technical, it's actually the MX-5 Miata.

The pigeon (not up) was my favorite part. 😂

@kemetrocky-xx4ky

7 ай бұрын

♿

THANKS DEREK. My father was an engineer for more than 40 years. Trains are in my blood and its a passion that I will never lose. This was a special video.

21:48 Derek doesn't know how much the railfans love that

@trainsoandnscale7357

2 жыл бұрын

Especially when it first turns over. It sounds amazing.

I lost it when he tossed the pigeon. Funniest thing ever

@ThinkFreely2012

3 жыл бұрын

Bird flu activated! Lol

@chemxfan

3 жыл бұрын

No, he was "flippin' the bird". LOL

@jessemurray1757

3 жыл бұрын

me too. I immediately looked for this comment. I'm like i can't be the only one here.

I've been learning about trains since I was a kid. I'm 72 now and I still play with trains. I have an HO scale layout and am building a Lionel 027 very soon. Cheers from eastern TN

Hey Derek, I work in a Diesel locomotive plant in PA. We build the Evolution series Tier 3 and Tier 4 12 and 16 cylinder engines then we ship them to Erie PA to be installed in the locomotive that they build. I machine the connecting rods for these engines. Going on 28 years now, Thanks for this video!

Big shout out to the railroad people for allowing us to tag alomg.. Any body else expecting a 6 foot long dip stick.

@willrobbinson

3 жыл бұрын

agree thanks for a in house visit to rail yards & look inside these fantastic monsters

@ItsRiiiick

3 жыл бұрын

@17:12 takes a taste test to see what weight it is. "Its definitely like a 20-40 or a 20-50"

@ItsRiiiick

3 жыл бұрын

For some reason it just reminded me of Adams Sandler in The Waterboy tasting his water

@frederickmoller

3 жыл бұрын

I ran a CAT 150 ton haul truck in the early '90s and the engine oil dipstick had to be 12' long, it was a real pain in 40 zero below weather. I didn't stay on that job long, I went be underground operating remote controlled scoop trams at a gold mine in Timmins Canada. lol

@BossSpringsteen69

3 жыл бұрын

Nope.

We got a MAN DOWN!! NO Jerry!!! why!!! lol

@jerrydwyer9057

3 жыл бұрын

He'll be ok. He just had too many cold snacks

@blacklenny6243

3 жыл бұрын

He's not dead, he's restin'

@hyperboloidofonesheet1036

3 жыл бұрын

Pigeon had a few too many Lucky Diamond lagers. He'll come around in a few hours.

@MMitchellMarmel

3 жыл бұрын

@@blacklenny6243 Beautiful plumage!

@theofficialdiamondlou2418

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao.

I was a brakeman for 20 years I'm retired now but I just stepped back in time ran all those same units remote takes me back to the spare board thx derek keep up the awesome work

When on Closed Caption mode.......the guy revs the engine, and the word "music" pops up when the diesel whines! Elite!!

The way that engineer plays the console on the 3000hp unit like a piano is so impressive.

@michaelsanchez2417

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! its a fine art, for sure. I operated diesel/electric work trains for a few months in the NYC subway. Although much smaller in comparison much of the same handles and levers exist. Takes a few weeks but you start becoming one with the machine and when you get it, you get it!

@ellisjackson3355

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsanchez2417 I remember first time I went to NYC I had to take the LIRR to Ronkonkoma to meet with my sales trainer. It was cool hearing the NY accent over the loud speaker lol

@codeman99-dev

Жыл бұрын

@@ellisjackson3355 Don't forget that smell in the station! :P

@macknumber9

Жыл бұрын

Not when you do it every day for how many years....it is like anything else

@poppiechickens

7 ай бұрын

I'm 16-year-old pole dancer who loves diesel locos. I wax.

He shows up with sparkalators, starting fluid, and will drive it home 500 miles with no plates :)

@d00z3r

3 жыл бұрын

you forgot his Teng toolbox......

@beezy7412

3 жыл бұрын

And don’t forget Tonya Harding!!!

@davidjames666

3 жыл бұрын

Beezy and a brake line closed off with a vice grip wrench

@calebweems9392

3 жыл бұрын

its diesel, we don't need sparkalators where were going.

@vilstef6988

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see Derek get that unit to his house or shop! The cost of the cold snacks for the track laying crew would empty the bank account!

You know a guy truly loves his train when he licks the oil

@atnotthiolnoy1

4 ай бұрын

I know dang haha he nuts

That brings back some memories : In 1978, I was a switchman for Southern Railway - became Norfolk Southern . We used to put our lunch / dinner in the engine compartment to warm it up before time to eat . I don't know how it is now - but we only got 20 minutes for meals - that is 20 minutes exactly from the time we stepped away until the time we stepped back . For many years, I wondered why the locomotives used electric traction motors . I finally looked it up, several years ago, and learned that it is because the engine RPM range is too low to achieve the speeds required without having around 30 or more gears in a transmission; which would be unworkable due to power losses / maintenance etc . The answer is electricity . Now days they wear ear and eye protection . When I was there - we did not use either . I remember when I first started - just the sound of the radio on the engine was super loud and annoying . And the rushing air sound of the bakes releasing on the engine was super loud . And the sound of the engine was really loud when it was a higher RPMs . And the sound of the horns was tremendously loud . After a couple of years, I could stand on the front of the engine ( this was the nose end, most of the time, in those days ), with the horns directly above me, and not even be bothered in the least by their sounds ... What about the squeal and screeching of the wheels around corners ? ? ? That became tolerable as long as you were not too close . If you were too close like hanging off the side or riding on the back of a car that was squealing then it was very annoying . Next is the big BANG that happens when a car is kicked down the track and it slams into another car next to you ... difficult to get used to that I also used to listen to southern rock music at high volumes . So far, by the grace of God, I have not had any hearing difficulties except I have lost a little bit of high frequency hearing in one ear ...

What a familiar sound. Those big EMD engines were the backbone of the tugboat industry for 50 years. Great little side trip.

@Thekidsinafrica14

3 жыл бұрын

They still are lmao. The tugboat I work on has Cummins ktas but those huge line tugboats use EMD’s and cats

@shadowcd9027

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forgot fairbanks-morse opposed piston. Real workhorses. Navy tugs.

@dash456789

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there are plenty of tugs still out there with EMD’s. I used to work on the Billie H and in 2013 it got repowered with EMD 710’s. My current company has an old Crowley Sea Swift class with a pair of turbo 16-645’s

@laughingram7287

2 жыл бұрын

@@dash456789 Hey! I worked for Crowley up in Seattle from 1980-1987. I also worked the Invader Class (EMD V20’s), as well as the Sea Swift and Sea Wolf class. We had a couple of DeFelice boats with EMD V12’s and one pusher boat with an EMD V8(The turbo and air filter box was almost the same length as the engine). Changed out many “power packs” and turbos back then. We never added oil with a bucket. We had a pump for that. Otherwise at speed, there would be more oil coming out than going in. I still have all the torque values stuck in my head! Ram

Shout out to those nice fellas that hooked you up on this!

This show reminds me of the time I worked on a small railroad out of Duluth, MN, which is now owned and operated by the Canadian National Railway. I was working as a hostler helper fueling, sanding, and assisting the Engineer to set up multiple locomotives for runs in and out of the iron ore mines of northern Minnesota.

@markiefufu

2 жыл бұрын

I ran limo service for the railway in Fort Worth TX for about a year, many moons ago. I loved chatting with engineers as I drove them to and from the yards. They would let me hang out, smoke cigarettes and drink coffee while we waited on a crew. Learned quite a bit just chatting with these guys.

Brilliant i was a train driver in the uk now retired I drove V16 quad turbo 2 stroke caterpillar locos 4400 hp i luved them

Love that SD40-2 sound! 👍🚂

@canadianpacificstudios5835

3 жыл бұрын

Ayeeeeeeeeee

@railfangraham4182

3 жыл бұрын

Yooo

@castelaronly

3 жыл бұрын

Yo tambien

@LIMowersAndMore

3 жыл бұрын

Classic EMDS nothing beats a gp38 sound.

@diesel10rules23

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the only thing better is hearing a steam locomotive

I literally pissed my pants at that pigeon scene :D

@duke1281

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao! Yep, I choaked on my cigarette on that part.. "Are you up or are you down..?... nope! Still down"... then just carry's on... Hahahahaha!

@McDoobles

3 жыл бұрын

He’s napping.

@warrenmichael918

3 жыл бұрын

holy hell, that might be the funniest moment in VGG history and he wasnt even trying to be funny and it wasnt even a scripted thought....LOL

@Slypto

3 жыл бұрын

"we got a man down"

@1STGeneral

3 жыл бұрын

Should get that checked out

When I was a kid, I aspired to be four things... 1) a veterinarian. Flunked high school chemistry so scratch that. 2) a railroad engineer. Didn't know how to get a leg up, so scratch that. 3) a cop. Failed the physical due to not having minimal uncorrected vision. 4) long haul trucker. Been doing that over 30 years, and still loving it. Right now, I'd settle for the 50 cent tour of one of those big boy locomotives

I thank you for that oversight of how those machines run and work I'm a 65-year-old former farmer mechanic electrician you made me feel young again back to get that hair sticking up on my arms and goosebumps to see these things start and run operate thank you very much Derek appreciate that

Who else was hollering "bring the thunder" when they started the unit ?. Great vid

I operated these aboard the USS Nimitz. Was the emergency backup diesels when the reactors went down. We had 4 EMD 645s on board, 2 forward and 2 aft.

@newbornlog2789

3 жыл бұрын

Best engine ever made by gm period I would know ..teehee

@Romans--bo7br

3 жыл бұрын

E.R. Shaw...... Were they 12, 16 or 20 cyl.?..... would imagine either the 16 or 20 E3B's?

@trainzguy2472

3 жыл бұрын

@@Romans--bo7br I imagine 16, that was the most common size. 20s were only on the SD45 series and 12s were typically for lighter duties (switching or light roadswitching)

@aidansharples7751

3 жыл бұрын

What speed could she pull on the diesels?

@michaelbayliss1794

3 жыл бұрын

E.R. shaw , thanks for your service.

It's cool seeing Krang in his work element. I didn't know he worked with locomotives so of course I'm kinda jealous. Keep it up VGG and family. You guys keep a smile on my face!

@ctdieselnut

2 жыл бұрын

Is krang a reference to something or is that just his name? Sorry idk

I worked for the rail road in fort Bragg California for 2 years as a mechanic on the locomotives and I’ll tell you what it’s a different world but one of the best jobs I’ve ever had love the starting sequence for the locomotives definitely a bucket list for those who haven’t done it it is awesome

@fjb3544

Жыл бұрын

Best governor ever and next POTUS! So exciting!!!!

For those wondering, each cylinder is 645 cu.in of 2-stroke diesel. The 2 foot diameter turbo is gear driven at idle and exhaust driven under load. Max engine rpm is 900, and idle is near 200. The SD-40 gets 6 sets of wheels and traction motors for more traction vs. the standard locomotive with 4 sets of wheels. I worked on them in the 1980s.

Telling the dead pigeon to “go” was hilarious

@jasonw3303

3 жыл бұрын

he’s still down

@somethingsomeonesaid6455

3 жыл бұрын

"hey! you ok?"

Supply vessel that sank east of Scotland after being run down by a Finnish vessel had thee of these engines. Plus 3ea 12cyl auxiliary engines and on 8cyl that powered the bow thruster. I had the pleasure of overhauling all cylinder heads (including all 368 valves and 92njectors) The vessel was brought afloat and repaired at KMV in Kristiansand, Norway.

Love that sound, I live about 1km from a railway line often hear that bad boys love it

As a train and car guy, this was great, I never thought I'd get your spin on one of these

When i heard that big ass engine start up, i was giggling like a little girl. I can only imagine how you felt. Im kinda jealous. Probably one of your coolest videos.

@ViceGripGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason

@clevelandmaker386

3 жыл бұрын

@@ViceGripGarage It would run better if they threw a dozen four barrel Holley double pumpers on there...a fella could do a respectable low 9s in the quarter

@bradleyogden5688

3 жыл бұрын

@@ViceGripGarage To bad you couldn't have found a real SD45-2. Your talking 20 cylinders. In the mid 90s GM built 30 locomotives with 20 cylinders and each cylinder was 710 c i ! Other words 5,500 horsepower. The 7108 used 645s.

@CMDRSweeper

3 жыл бұрын

The startup wasn't the best... The Notch 8 rev up was the best part of it. You could even see the rattles of the vibrations from that massive EMD engine.

@joeyknight8272

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradleyogden5688 wow!

I was am EMD mechanic for many years. Tugs, pushboats, locomotives, and drilling rigs. Onshore and offshore. Love the 16 645's . Can't beat em

@mikeglasgow9618

Жыл бұрын

@A. Steel are you talking about the powerpack hold down nuts ( 4 ea) ?

That start up was like a sound effect from Star Wars!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!!!

I never knew I wanted a vise grip garage video on an old locomotive... up until now. Now I NEED more of it! Thank you sir!

Derek is buying locomotives now. He's upping his game. I'll be dipped

"Ohp, we got one down. Are you down? Yep he's down, anyway." got me cracking up

Amazing tour. I can't imagine the thrill of the engine rumble. Would be a terrific experience.

@poppiechickens

7 ай бұрын

rid eme

“We got a guy down” Thank you. Now my water is all over my bedroom wall

@Taydrum

3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe he was touching that disease-a-lator 5000

@iamrob840

3 жыл бұрын

that was hilarious when he said that

@scottcupp8129

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!

@JusstinC

3 жыл бұрын

BRO IM DYING AT THAT🤣🤣

“This one looks real dangerous so we’ll go ahead and open her up” 🤣

I was just on a ship that had a few Terrawatthours from the crankshaft. Its amazing how reliable these 2 stroke Diesels are.

Use to get to drive a Track mobile everyday moving rail cars everyday. It had a Detroit in it and I miss driving it. Taking it off the tracks and fueling it up then putting in back on the tracks was such a thrill.

400000 pounds... or half the size of my ex-mother-in-law. Well, I'll be dipped!

@CosmicStargoat

3 жыл бұрын

@@merqury5 A random genius appears.

@rickbaker4571

3 жыл бұрын

@@merqury5 yes sir. Membership has its privileges.

@jessicacordova5024

3 жыл бұрын

Rick Baker do you have to do something to get membership notifications or are there different levels of memberships that get different content? I’m a member but don’t ever see early notifications.

@KameraShy

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking Oprah.

@rickbaker4571

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicacordova5024 you have to join. It's in the description of any video. Best money I ever spent, other than my divorce.

Guy licks the dip stick to determine oil type. Also the best narrator ever!

@Woodklgr

3 жыл бұрын

That was the comment I was looking for.

I don't know how I missed this video on VGG... The sound of a 645 is one of my favorite parts about going to work.

You are my kinda guy... if it has an engine and makes noise, I love it!

Just when I thought this channel couldn’t get any better. First came across it because of cars, then snowmobiles which was a real treat, and now trains are just the cherry on top!

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

she's a torquey unit just like my i3s she's got a lot of torque and way to much speed aparently🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

19:30 is when the engine is started.

@ryansacchetti6870

3 жыл бұрын

You’re the best

@Ratzfourtyfour

3 жыл бұрын

geez thanks, the rambling just went on and on

@user-yr1cs1pw6h

2 жыл бұрын

You're an angel.

@GayPope

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ratzfourtyfour man has ooga booga brain lmfao cant pay attention for 2 minutes

@packerman1203

2 жыл бұрын

@@GayPope 20*

I ain't - ever - ever - seen the innards of a locomotive afore! This is SO stankin' kewl, deud!

The pigeon bit is hilarious 😂😂😂 "Hey, are you up or down". Comedian!

Ride quality is outstanding as operator loses teeth on steering wheel...🤣🤣

@michaelsclark

3 жыл бұрын

Well technically trains don't have steering wheels but still funny

@michaelsclark

3 жыл бұрын

Never mind spoke to soon 🤣

@micarguy8239

3 жыл бұрын

I was worried he would be gettin’ summer teeth!

@algrayson8965

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsclark The steering wheels of a train are all of the wheels.

@Kyle-gb6ub

3 жыл бұрын

I’m just thinking 💭 I’m just

Well that was the coolest damn field trip I've been on since elementary school. Thanks man!!

Them locomotive engines produce the sweetest sound I love it

@clough211

Жыл бұрын

Try listening to it for 12 hours everyday, gets boring real quick

@randylahey1232

Жыл бұрын

@@clough211 lol

Derek that 74 looks Brand new!!!!!!! Talk about QUALITY BUILT!!!!!!

Maybe we could see on of those really big quarry dump trucks sometime... the three story ones.. How many onions are in one of them? Thanks for the field trip. Love to see more of just about any Derek Adventure. Just no sharks though please..

@twiztid1fiddy

3 жыл бұрын

This!!!

@joeday4293

3 жыл бұрын

If I recall, a quarry dump truck motor can be fed 13.6 buttloads o' onions. In Canada, that's 21.4 waffle loads.

@robertsherman6125

3 жыл бұрын

I used to drive the German euclid dump trucks but I always wanted to drive the T-Rex.

@KCDrives

3 жыл бұрын

The Cat 797's I used to operate were from 3550hp to 4000hp quad turbocharged and all kinds of fun in the mud. 24 cylinders on the older B models and 20 cylinders on the newer F models.

@Super50calbmg

3 жыл бұрын

Euclid

You had me dying at 15:11 when you introduce the conductors chair😂

Thanks a lot for that tour. I love trains and never to old to learn new things. Liked the 5 gal oil top off.

Your speechology is fantastic!! Glad I foundalated your channel. Finally. A guy I understand.

I worked in a CPR locomotive shop as a mechanics helper when I was a student and this video really took me back. Thanks for sharing!

@bobjohnson205

3 жыл бұрын

Which locomotive shop did you work in as a mechanic's helper?

@assessor1276

3 жыл бұрын

I worked the Finch and Pharmacy in Toronto in the summer of 1978. My shift was straight midnights and I had Monday and Tuesday off which meant that I didn’t go to work Sunday or Monday evenings. I recall that we had two of the V16 locomotives: 4744 and 4745 but they had much bigger rooftop radiators and we called them the “Flying Nuns” because the radiator housings stuck out like the headdress of the Sally Fields character in the 1960s TV show. .

@bobjohnson205

3 жыл бұрын

@@assessor1276 Thanks for your response. The locomotives you are referring to were ALCO's. In Canada they were known as MLW's because they were built for the CPR by Montreal Locomotive Works at the St. Luc shop in Montreal under license from the American Locomotive Company. 44 of the 45 that the CPR had built were 3,600 horsepower. Only one - the 4744 - was 4,000 HP. It was distinguishable from the rest of the class by its radiator housings. ALCO's were not known for their reliability or cost efficiency and after the CPR had enough 3,000 HP GM's to power their trains were for the most part not run west of Winnipeg. They kept them close to their St. Luc locomotive shop where they were maintained. Very often they died before they reached Winnipeg and were returned 'dead' to Montreal to be repaired. The second last time I had the 4744 was in the winter of '84/'85. We left Thunder Bay with about 30 empty grain box cars and stalled before we got 4 miles out of town! No turbo boost pressure - bad turbo. The next and last time I had it was in Nov. '86. It had been rebuilt to an AC locomotive - CPR's first - and was on test between Montreal and Wpg. on their 481/482 fast freights. There was an employee with the locomotive riding in a business car just behind the engine consist. He would only run it when he was not sleeping. When he awoke the morning I had it in my consist we were about 40 miles east of Ignace and when he cut it leaving a 45mph curve it was like getting a kick in the ass! It worked that day! lol

I love that he jumped right in to help a man down!!! No hesitation whatsoever

I remember waiting for a load at the Free Trade center in Laredo, and watching a guy shuttle trailers next door. The engine on his truck sounded just like that engine when he had her running. I had serious wood just listening to the sound of that engine. Smooth. Raw horsepower.

I spent some time working on those EMD's 40 years ago when I was a young'n. This was a trip back in time for me. Thanks for taking us along.

that man knows nothing but how to differentiate motor oil by taste, amazing

As a railroad employee, I approve of this video.

Some how I missed this one...been watching your videos for a couple years, I think I can say this was one of your best. The excitement you have here is infectious!

@RustyZipper

2 жыл бұрын

He gets it from his Brother, that guy just never lets Derek get a word in

Damn. This was TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. I have always wanted to see "behind the scenes" of a freight train. AWESOME, send a big thanks to the company that allowed you to poke around and film.

Here we go !!!!! Trains and automobiles, all that’s left is planes!

@MrWoodyBalto

3 жыл бұрын

The pigeon was the plane. Complete fail!

@bigk4584

3 жыл бұрын

How about a dozer or excavator?

@KameraShy

3 жыл бұрын

Not that far off. A lot of dormant airplanes out in the deserts of the Southwest. Old props to 747's.

@Yaco_Taco

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssssss

@WKBHB

3 жыл бұрын

Ships have bigger diesels.

man this is hands down one of the most wholesome channels ive ever stumbled upon by accident , you need your own tv show brother !

Super cool! Childhood memories of trains. Love it. Thanks Derek.

When you showed the V-train, I kept trying to look over to get a better look as if I was really there. This episode was truly magical.

You're like the version of AvE that leaves his workshop every now and again.

@zaneshuttleworth1063

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure such a thing exists 🤔

@robertmiller9687

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha so true

@csn583

3 жыл бұрын

AvE's gets out to shoot a McMaster catalog or drop acid on a camping trip with the Dewclaw from time to time!

Takes me back, my dad retired from the railroad. I used to ride along sometimes. Thanks for taking us along.

The neature walk reference with the hercules was just perfect

“I don’t know what that just did but, it sounded cool”. Loved this video and your dialogue 😂🙏🏼

Fella was all excited to see someone finally do a video with EMD in it. Glad it was Derek. After see that guy got too buy some t shirts from him. He earn some respect. Been working on EMD all over the world for the last ten years.there not only used in trains , I work on them in power plants, tug boats and naval ships. Good job Derek 👍🏻

@brandondupeire9119

3 жыл бұрын

me too. who you work for esi?

Love to hear you invent new technical sounding words. For 40 years, my favorite has been, "Knerled Flange Bracket."

Still my favorite video!! I miss working in the rail yards!!

You have a calm and pleasant voice!

This channel just went up a few steps in the education department, move over national geographic! 🤣 loved this field trip! And another great video as always! Keep up the great work my guy! 😃

@jeremyhanna3852

3 жыл бұрын

I was think more like move over Thomas the train but to each his own

i never thought id be having such a good time watching trains from the canadian car guy! this was so cool. it just goes to show how good he is

@walfman100

2 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure he's from the Minnesotas don't cha knowa?

@3a.m.284

2 жыл бұрын

He's not Canadian lmfao

Many of our older trains here in Ireland use those EMD 645 units. As a child, I would often be in Heuston train station in Dublin dropping my mom off on tour or picking her up with my dad (she's a tour guide) and I still remember the noise and smell of those engines. I still love them to this day! Proper old school machinery. The DMUs that many of them were replaced with are just not the same.

Well, I'll be dipped! I didn't even know that it was "Take a guy to work" day down at the train shop!

Had a huge smile on my face watching the whole thing. I've loved trains since I was a kid. Thank you.

Nice job explaining everything! I spent 28 years on a class 1 railroad, even started in the roundhouse wrenching on locomotive's. Keep up the great content.

Your dry humor is just so funny and you're actually a great narrator. Loved the quirky trackmobiles!

2 minutes in and theres so much to process and i love it