When I was about 10 years old we lived right next to the C & N W freight line in Kenosha WI. All of the engines on this line were diesel by this time so it surprised me one day to hear a steam engine. I went out to look and saw one live engine with twelve dead engines and a caboose in tow. All of the dead engines had their side rods cut off or removed so they had to be heading to the scrap yard. I wish I had had a camera with me. By the way I will be eighty years old next month.
Hello from a fellow Kenoshan! Petretti Park in Kenosha had a train track running alongside it...always stopped whatever I was doing in the park to watch the train. Great memories. I'll be 65 in November.
hittmiss yes that would have been a great photo, thankfully it's in your memory. Do you have any guess as to where you think they have been heading, scrapyard in Milwaukee or perhaps clear down to the steel mills on the south side of Chicago? I guess we will never know. One of the greatest era's in America's history. I know you had to have lived through some possibly tough times, but hope you consider it a great life lived. I'm 63 and at times wish I was born about ten years earlier like my brother so I could have gotten my hands onto a couple of the great hot cars that Detroit was producing like he got to own.
I live next to that line, the kenosha line. It's now a short line and up owns it and for my whole life I have only ever seen 2 mix freight trains that would run on a main line. All the other trains I see are local jobs with a geep and 10 to 20 cars. And the coal trains going to the power plant. I remember seeing pictures of it being a main line and the old cnw f7 and gp9 running on it.
@@oxolotleman7226 worse if the train stops in the middle of the crossing--for which they have been KNOWN to do. But sometimes I go to railroad crossings, park to the side, and see the trains go by.
Haha! Same here! Just thinking someone might have actually gone and done it. That would be pretty awesome, and probably an impractically long train! Imagine having to wait at the crossing for that train! you'd be there all day! Lol!
Technically speaking, the former UP engines ("Union Pacific" painted out) were SD45T-2's, and were formerly owned by the late, great, Southern Pacific Railroad. There were also some BN and ATSF SD40-2's in this large power move. Alas, the locomotives were probably on their way for retirement and scraping.
What I would suggest is instead of scrapping atleast this can be donated to poor countries for their cargo movements. Atleast it'll be helpful for them.
@@nagamanyraghupathy5487 With their high axle load, not many countries have tracks that could withstand it. But anyway, not wasting the good equipment is a great idea.
That's one of the best videos I have ever seen! They had the majority if not the entire fleet of UP SD40T-2's sitting in Denver, Colorado for some time. Then one day they were all gone. The SD40T-2's were real workhorses. I hated to see them go while I was working for UP.
Thank goodness for You tube and people like yourself ! . in all my years I have Never seen so many Engines in one train . I see that the Union Pacific road names have the black lines across . they will be repainted to another road name . I miss a lot of the Railroad's here in Pittsburgh Pa/U.S.A. . most have been torn down and forgotten about . Ray in Pa.
Matt, Once in a lifetime catch! Congratulations. I read in the Dec 2010 edition of TRAINS MAGAZINE that UP called in it's entire 400 plus fleet of SD-40-2s for refits and installation of microprocessors. I wonder if these units were part of the second batch to be called in. don living in District 2 Pan Am Railways (PAR) Boston-North Shore
This really does break my heart as I ran those BN units when they were brand new. They were absolutely magnificent units. They would scream while pulling anywhere from 99 to 126 unit cars of coal across Wyo and SD. Newer units simply seem so soy-boy neutered.
@@Napoleon_Blownapart Of course the new replacements are more powerful and quieter. THAT is not the point, mowron. I imagine you wimping around in a Prius while the rest of us run your a$$ off the road with fueled auto's.
Pretty neat video. 39 locomotives: 2 head end, and 2 at the rear. 35 dead-haul. If you listen closely enough, you'll hear the two rear end locos running. The name black out could mean the 35 dead hauls were sold to another company or being sent for scrap. Most likely re-sold. The units looked a little too new to be scrap, but I could completely wrong.
I was going to say, most of those were SD45T-2 frames, whether or not they were repowered is impossible to tell without digging into their history. Easy way to tell a 40T-2 from a 45T-2 is look at the number of radiator doors (or the white sticker) over top of the air inlet. If it's 3 it was or is a 45T-2
Man, those tunnel motors just don't look right in UP colors after growing up with them on the SP. It's a sad day realizing that these once mighty locomotives of the Rockies and western states are no longer wanted by the class 1 railroads.
I saw one in grey sp colors almost except was owned by central Oregon and Pacific railroad (corp) in the early 2000s making it's way over the siskiyou pass
Wow you know how to count, Actually Fruit Man Don't Make Fun Of Trains. Just Because One Looks Odd Doesn't Mean It Can Turn into a different color. Burlington Northern Is Not Union Pacific idiot. This Is Not Funny! ITS A FREAKING DIFFERENT RAILROAD COMPANY FOR GODS SAKE
I've always wanted to see the rebuild/teardown process in Silvis. I've driven down past it on my way to interstate 80 lots of times. Could see the yard from the road. The amount of locos sitting outside is amazing. Locomotives are amazing but also scare the shit out of me.
ALL of the yellow units are SD45T-2 units with 20 cylinder 645E3A prime movers.. They all had 3 radiator fan access hatches. The rest all looked like SD40-2 yes. All those SD45T-2 units were converted to straight SD40-2 standards with 16 cylinder 645 E3 prime movers and they were put on the lease market. Many ended up with LTEX markings.
The majority of those units were actually SD40T-2s. These are a special variant of the classic SD40-2 that were modified to run better at higher altitudes, and were frequently used on mountainous routes.
on there way to GE's R&D center so they can learn how to build a real locomotive, some of those ex SP tunnel motors have hauled more frieght then those -9's ever will.
R J Corman has several ex Rio Grande SD40T-2 that they often use on what is called "the slab train." The unit train runs huge ingots of aluminum to a smelter just out of Russelville KY.
UP had a rule that limited the amount of engines in a power move. I don't know what road this is. but before I turned a wheel ( I was a hog head ) I'd ask the manager on duty or the trick dispatcer. Gthey are gonna say,"it came in like `that so you can take it out like that". Then when I got off duty, I would go to the FRA web site and turn it in as a rule violation> The FRA reads it in Washington and investigates and gets back to you. They arfe not suppposed to give out your name acct whistle blower protection. Now if the printed rule is on your side, rest assured the Washington FRA will get in touch with regional FRA, who will get in touch with the local FRA. and they will talk to the manager or dispatcher ( who doeesn't know they are coming ) and if it's against the rule, that dispatcher or manager won't do it again---------------- and you got or can claim whistle blower protection, jiust keep your info and e-mails.
@@rateyesmertz3785 Whoa you learn something everyday. I'm a Kiwi (NZ) and have never seen anything like this vid. Not sure what a 'hog head' is so would appreciate a headsup on that if can spare the time to tap it out. Not sure what FRA stands for either for that matter. As far as 'whistle-blowing' goes in the work force - yep been there and done it. And would always do it if my job/position was in jeopardy of being lost. I wouldn't ever expect a fellow-employee to put me in a compromising position and that's my reasoning. In other words, if a fellow-employee will not tell the truth in any work-related issue where my job/position is at risk of being terminated, I will tell the truth. If the employee's position is at risk because of it - well, as I said, they needed to have told the truth in the issue at hand. Not my responsibility to 'cover' for them, and lie to my superiors. The truth always wins.
I think these engines were taken to the old Rock Island engine facility in Silvis IL to be rebuilt and sold. You can see the massive engine facility and hundreds of locomotives in storage on Google earth. Worth checking out if you are a rail fan.
I saw a NHRR funeral train in 1969 when a train of 37 Yard switchers of various models/paint schemes passed me on the way to Cedar Hill Yard after the Penn Central takeover. Idk if they were repainted or scrapped as Schiavone Alchemists has a processing facility next to the entrance to the yard where metals are recycled. The New Haven had a penchant for melting down history.
I wonder where they are now. They were still relatively new, in rail terms. I checked some of the fleet numbers and they dated between 1972-1975. Plus they were rebuilt as well. Up north we have locomotives from the early to mid 1950's still rolling, so retiring something from the mid 70's sounds a bit strange to me.
The SD40-2 were used primarily on "the hill" the mountain subdivision from Roseville CA to Sparks NV on the SP for many years.Was told it was the SP that goaded EMD to build the SD-40's with the radiator intakes down low due to the many tunnels on the Sierras.
The December 2010 edition of Trains Magazine had a feature that UP called in it's entire 400+ SD-40-2 fleet to it's Juniata Plant in Altoona, Pa for rebuilt, refit, and repainting. Several of these redi\one units are back in operation and I viewed a Bay Area railfanner showcasing 4 new units pulling quite al long mixede-manidrest in the Rodemont CA area. Doesn't seem to me that these would be scrapt unless these have been bought out by someone else. Just a thought!
That was some train! Excellent Video! Most of the ex UP locomotives were former SP SD45T-2 Tunnel Motor locomotives. The reporting marks on the UP units were NREX or National Railway Equipment Corporation. Eric
Of the three dozen SD40-2 units on the move had a majority of them ex UP units when a few of them were BN as after the merger with ATSF when the new company was renamed BNSF as a few two toned units were in the mix
That big air vent grate at the bottom/back of the long hood is what makes a tunnel motor. It lets the engine pull in cooler, clearer air from the ground level of a tunnel, since the hot exhaust rises.
The first 2 and last 2 were not SD40-2s. In fact, one of the last 2 diesels, was an old GE U-boat, or other wise known as a "Hammerhead", due to the extended radiator grill work at the end. I think some of those diesels, especially not the former UPs, wound up going to the SKO system (WAMX).
Most of the locomotives are SD40T-2 s that the union pacific Inherited after the merger with southern pacific. Up untill the merger the UP had no tunnel motor locomotives.
I just found this video. I live in Fort Worth and saw a bunch of locomotives strung together in one of the rail yards. About 2 weeks later, they were still in that rail yard. There had to be between 50 to 70 locomotives!! I wondered why it was nothing but engines!
They might be in storage. Put 31.981519, -110.555522 into google maps and you can see where Union Pacific has a string of about 300 locomotives sitting in the Arizona desert, just sitting there waiting.
@appleintosh - I drive by the rail yard I mentioned above last month and the locomotives were still there. Maybe they're trying a mid-continent storage...
And how many people commenting here did NOT pay attention to understand these units were not running, they were being towed to either an auction site or for trade in.
Harold Reardon it happens alot on TH-cam. where people will ask such stupid questions that can be easily answered by reading the description or even watching the video.
I jus seen about 2 weeks ago east of Gering, Nebr, 2 geeps pulln out of their yard, 25 UP Sd70s and and few short line geeps as well and 46 frieght cars, believe headed to North Platte. Nice catch.💯😉👍
It has got to be hugely annoying to live near a railroad crossing in the US. Here in Sweden we hardly sound the horn at all, only in emergencies or in low visibility situations.
I love it! Doesn't bother me a bit! Never the less, many americans get run over if you don't virtually shove them out of the way in the first place. :/
The UP units are ex-SP SD40T-2 and SD45T-2 locomotives. The BN and BNSF units are SD40-2 locomotives. The black lines painted through the railroad names means that these units have been sold to someone else. Could be a leasing company or another railroad. The last two units are pushing as this is not a light train.
I wonder which stupid company official ordered the crew to violate ABTH rules of a max of 12 engines in a consist... High chance of rolling out the rails and derailing these engines with all that weight.
I've seen power moves on the Union Pacific mainline that runs through my hometown. But not with that many locomotives. The most I've seen in a power move were eight.
Imagine if all those locomotives blew their horns all at the same time.
It'll probably be reported as a nuclear detonation.
Thats what she said
@@SgtPotatoChip6356 LOL
It would change the orbit of the Earth!
Neighbours around the track line might have go for hearing check and look out for hearing aides 😀
When I was about 10 years old we lived right next to the C & N W freight line in Kenosha WI. All of the engines on this line were diesel by this time so it surprised me one day to hear a steam engine. I went out to look and saw one live engine with twelve dead engines and a caboose in tow. All of the dead engines had their side rods cut off or removed so they had to be heading to the scrap yard. I wish I had had a camera with me. By the way I will be eighty years old next month.
hittmiss nm
Hello from a fellow Kenoshan! Petretti Park in Kenosha had a train track running alongside it...always stopped whatever I was doing in the park to watch the train. Great memories. I'll be 65 in November.
hittmiss yes that would have been a great photo, thankfully it's in your memory. Do you have any guess as to where you think they have been heading, scrapyard in Milwaukee or perhaps clear down to the steel mills on the south side of Chicago? I guess we will never know. One of the greatest era's in America's history. I know you had to have lived through some possibly tough times, but hope you consider it a great life lived. I'm 63 and at times wish I was born about ten years earlier like my brother so I could have gotten my hands onto a couple of the great hot cars that Detroit was producing like he got to own.
I live next to that line, the kenosha line. It's now a short line and up owns it and for my whole life I have only ever seen 2 mix freight trains that would run on a main line. All the other trains I see are local jobs with a geep and 10 to 20 cars. And the coal trains going to the power plant. I remember seeing pictures of it being a main line and the old cnw f7 and gp9 running on it.
murphman76 another person from Kenosha here . Hello
Imagine sitting at a crossing seeing all these engines going by and thinking "Shit, my day is shot."
Not me, man. I may be a little late, but I'll have my locomotive show.
Lmmfao
50,000 foot train, no biggie.
@@oxolotleman7226 worse if the train stops in the middle of the crossing--for which they have been KNOWN to do. But sometimes I go to railroad crossings, park to the side, and see the trains go by.
@@johntapp1650 carnaval 20
Then at the end is one passenger coach, with Chuck Norris on board, going out for a pack of cigarettes.
how many locomotives can we attach to each other?
Engineer: *yes*
Yes
But technically this is a engine move
35
@@BCOL4622 I don’t even think this is a power move. They’re probably heading off to be stored somewhere.
How long does it take before the green ones ripen and turn yellow?
3 years or 300,000 miles
Is that a limited power-train warranty?
blackchakra10 LOL
blackchakra10 about a week
lmao wat a question!
Wow 1 Trillion Horse Power.. I was waiting to see the 1,000 box cars to follow. LOL Great Video
Imagine the stress on the first coupler on the freight car
The first car would be like: Well SH*T
105,000 to be exact
1 Trillion HP is ez dubs for the first car, 1 Trillion and 1 is a death note...
I thought I was going to see one heck of a freight train with all those engines.
Haha! Same here! Just thinking someone might have actually gone and done it. That would be pretty awesome, and probably an impractically long train! Imagine having to wait at the crossing for that train! you'd be there all day! Lol!
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should have put 1 boxcar at the end
Lee McGilvray I was thinking the same thing. It would make for a good laugh!
better yet, an empty short flatcar!
michael king, yeah, a 20ft long one!
Put a piggyback car and a caboose at the end.
it's too bad they were going for SCRAP. :,(
right, I.m off to the model railroad layout to re-create this.....
richard timms mine may have a gp40 or sd70 mixed in...
Did ya?
lol
They shoulda had an old, red, beat-up, wooden caboose at the end !
And maybe an old ATSF box car. :)
TH-cam recommended me this after 8 years 😂
Technically speaking, the former UP engines ("Union Pacific" painted out) were SD45T-2's, and were formerly owned by the late, great, Southern Pacific Railroad. There were also some BN and ATSF SD40-2's in this large power move. Alas, the locomotives were probably on their way for retirement and scraping.
Noticed a lot of them have a marking. Sold to another railroad (leasing probs) might still he around today.
What I would suggest is instead of scrapping atleast this can be donated to poor countries for their cargo movements. Atleast it'll be helpful for them.
@@nagamanyraghupathy5487 With their high axle load, not many countries have tracks that could withstand it.
But anyway, not wasting the good equipment is a great idea.
With the shape of those, they were definitely not headed to scrap.
@@SpheroJr3289these were sold to nrex, sadly they didn't survive
Those tunnel motors were fantastic engines, I had the pleasure to work on all of those tunnel units.
It surprising how clean these units look since they're being surplused... Nice rare catch - thanks for sharing!
2011Maynard They were only driven by a little old lady on Sundays!
Those 29 tunnel motors are the cleanest SP units I have ever seen!
Must be one hell of a TUNNEL ahead!! Ha, ha, ha, ha,... I'll just go sit in the corner...
*SD40T-2 intensifies*
GT Stang d
@@hypercell1016 They were all mostly ex-SP SD45T-2's, and a few BNSF 40-2's.
What would have topped this run off is if they had a single flatcar at the end with a 500 gallon water tank or something of the like.
That's one of the best videos I have ever seen! They had the majority if not the entire fleet of UP SD40T-2's sitting in Denver, Colorado for some time. Then one day they were all gone. The SD40T-2's were real workhorses. I hated to see them go while I was working for UP.
Yeah that's where they came from, Denver. UP had an auction and NRE got them.
All of these EX southern pacific EMD's are SD45T-2's.
Thats enough power to pull a 1,000 car coal or fright train!!!!
The Angry General No..
Traveling Tom Well at least you know they're not dead. Just getting repainted.
Thank goodness for You tube and people like yourself ! . in all my years I have Never seen so many Engines in one train . I see that the Union Pacific road names have the black lines across . they will be repainted to another road name . I miss a lot of the Railroad's here in Pittsburgh Pa/U.S.A. . most have been torn down and forgotten about . Ray in Pa.
Long lines of these in Fontana, California
Matt,
Once in a lifetime catch! Congratulations. I read in the Dec 2010 edition of TRAINS MAGAZINE that UP called in it's entire 400 plus fleet of SD-40-2s for refits and installation of
microprocessors. I wonder if these units were part of the second batch to be called in.
don living in District 2 Pan Am Railways (PAR) Boston-North Shore
This really does break my heart as I ran those BN units when they were brand new. They were absolutely magnificent units. They would scream while pulling anywhere from 99 to 126 unit cars of coal across Wyo and SD. Newer units simply seem so soy-boy neutered.
Nothing quite like the sound and feel of turbo 645's.
Necro-post, but here's some depression: th-cam.com/video/B20LdVfg3mQ/w-d-xo.html
Just because they make more noise and blow black smoke, doesn't mean they are more powerful than modern locomotives.
@@Napoleon_Blownapart Of course the new replacements are more powerful and quieter. THAT is not the point, mowron. I imagine you wimping around in a Prius while the rest of us run your a$$ off the road with fueled auto's.
@@mt.rushmore7916 Feel better? Best not to have those underlying daddy issues build up over time.
Pretty neat video. 39 locomotives: 2 head end, and 2 at the rear. 35 dead-haul. If you listen closely enough, you'll hear the two rear end locos running. The name black out could mean the 35 dead hauls were sold to another company or being sent for scrap. Most likely re-sold. The units looked a little too new to be scrap, but I could completely wrong.
The rumor is that most of them went to Brazil!
The ex Union Pacific units are actually SD40T-2R's.
I was going to say, most of those were SD45T-2 frames, whether or not they were repowered is impossible to tell without digging into their history.
Easy way to tell a 40T-2 from a 45T-2 is look at the number of radiator doors (or the white sticker) over top of the air inlet. If it's 3 it was or is a 45T-2
Yeah, that's what I thought too. The tunnel motors are distinctive with their radiator inlets at the bottom of the carbody.
Dispatcher: "What do you have for power today?"
Conductor: "Get a couple pens and a large notebook out...."
Man, those tunnel motors just don't look right in UP colors after growing up with them on the SP. It's a sad day realizing that these once mighty locomotives of the Rockies and western states are no longer wanted by the class 1 railroads.
I agree.... I guess they've seen their heyday.... and you're right about the SP colors. Nothing sounds better than that 20cyl at notch 8....
I saw one in grey sp colors almost except was owned by central Oregon and Pacific railroad (corp) in the early 2000s making it's way over the siskiyou pass
@ShadowPBPBCSOO LINE never had SD45T-2s...they had SD40 and SD40-2s.
I counted 4 that aren't ripe yet.
Wow you know how to count,
Actually Fruit Man Don't Make Fun Of Trains. Just Because One Looks Odd Doesn't Mean It Can Turn into a different color.
Burlington Northern Is Not Union Pacific idiot. This Is Not Funny! ITS A FREAKING DIFFERENT RAILROAD COMPANY FOR GODS SAKE
@@bradley.reim22 chill man it's just a joke. No need to get salty over it
@@bradley.reim22 stupid ass kid
@@bradley.reim22 How tf did that offend you
@@floridianrailauto9032
People Do Not Need To Make Fun Of Trains
“So THATS where all my diesel trains went!!”
-freight conducter
I've always wanted to see the rebuild/teardown process in Silvis. I've driven down past it on my way to interstate 80 lots of times. Could see the yard from the road. The amount of locos sitting outside is amazing. Locomotives are amazing but also scare the shit out of me.
ALL of the yellow units are SD45T-2 units with 20 cylinder 645E3A prime movers.. They all had 3 radiator fan access hatches. The rest all looked like SD40-2 yes. All those SD45T-2 units were converted to straight SD40-2 standards with 16 cylinder 645 E3 prime movers and they were put on the lease market. Many ended up with LTEX markings.
The majority of those units were actually SD40T-2s. These are a special variant of the classic SD40-2 that were modified to run better at higher altitudes, and were frequently used on mountainous routes.
That's a LOT of locomotives there, I love watching trains go by every time, totally awesome !!!!!😃
Such beautiful sounds of those locomotives, BNSF AND Union Pacific! ♥️ Truly makes my heart smile
Hay I usto have a friend from Australia that used that name caustic... I'm just wondering if u could be him
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I know that this was from at least eight years ago, but still WOW! That's a truly incredible catch!
Omg. I think that's most locomotives on a train u hit jackpot!
What that train needs is MORE POWER!!
Now grunt like Tim Allen.
More cow bell.
on there way to GE's R&D center so they can learn how to build a real locomotive, some of those ex SP tunnel motors have hauled more frieght then those -9's ever will.
Thanks for sharing that video. Glad you got that awesome power move recorded.
R J Corman has several ex Rio Grande SD40T-2 that they often use on what is called "the slab train." The unit train runs huge ingots of aluminum to a smelter just out of Russelville KY.
All the NREX units are former SP SD45T-2
adam hinkle looked like SD60's, but you are probably right about the 45.
I love trains for this reason. Push, pull, work is work to then. Good to see you help your fellow train bros out.
I've got a total of 39 locomotives. Bit of power for sure. Nice capture dude.
I wondered. I have a phone and thought it was 40, a number I had never seen before it wasn't sure. Thanks for the count. 👍
UP had a rule that limited the amount of engines in a power move. I don't know what road this is. but before I turned a wheel ( I was a hog head ) I'd ask the manager on duty or the trick dispatcer. Gthey are gonna say,"it came in like `that so you can take it out like that". Then when I got off duty, I would go to the FRA web site and turn it in as a rule violation> The FRA reads it in Washington and investigates and gets back to you. They arfe not suppposed to give out your name acct whistle blower protection. Now if the printed rule is on your side, rest assured the Washington FRA will get in touch with regional FRA, who will get in touch with the local FRA. and they will talk to the manager or dispatcher ( who doeesn't know they are coming ) and if it's against the rule, that dispatcher or manager won't do it again---------------- and you got or can claim whistle blower protection, jiust keep your info and e-mails.
@@raylarkin5004 As I'm a left leg a.k. amputee I always stand on it to be corrected. I counted 2x.
@@rateyesmertz3785 Whoa you learn something everyday. I'm a Kiwi (NZ) and have never seen anything like this vid. Not sure what a 'hog head' is so would appreciate a headsup on that if can spare the time to tap it out. Not sure what FRA stands for either for that matter. As far as 'whistle-blowing' goes in the work force - yep been there and done it. And would always do it if my job/position was in jeopardy of being lost. I wouldn't ever expect a fellow-employee to put me in a compromising position and that's my reasoning. In other words, if a fellow-employee will not tell the truth in any work-related issue where my job/position is at risk of being terminated, I will tell the truth. If the employee's position is at risk because of it - well, as I said, they needed to have told the truth in the issue at hand. Not my responsibility to 'cover' for them, and lie to my superiors. The truth always wins.
@@Blackscorpion1963 right on. 👍 great reply. 🤣
I think these engines were taken to the old Rock Island engine facility in Silvis IL to be rebuilt and sold. You can see the massive engine facility and hundreds of locomotives in storage on Google earth. Worth checking out if you are a rail fan.
You are correct.
i wonder IF all of them were running... how quickly would that get up to speed.. lol
About the same as one locomotive getting up to speed.
No they never have all engines running.. The 2 BNSF's in were pulling and the 1 BNSF at he end was pushing.. No need for all engines to be turned on
SouThEaSt TX obviously you didn't read it thoroughly..
i wonder -->"IF"
i wonder IF all of that loco get turned on,how much and how long cargo they can haul. :D
Kris manto i would say about 5 miles worth XD
I saw a NHRR funeral train in 1969 when a train of 37 Yard switchers of various models/paint schemes passed me on the way to Cedar Hill Yard after the Penn Central takeover. Idk if they were repainted or scrapped as Schiavone Alchemists has a processing facility next to the entrance to the yard where metals are recycled. The New Haven had a penchant for melting down history.
I wonder where they are now. They were still relatively new, in rail terms. I checked some of the fleet numbers and they dated between 1972-1975. Plus they were rebuilt as well. Up north we have locomotives from the early to mid 1950's still rolling, so retiring something from the mid 70's sounds a bit strange to me.
Awesome shot! Video! My dad was on the Railroad, he would loved to see this! Thanks!
This is the coolest train clip ever!
The SD40-2 were used primarily on "the hill" the mountain subdivision from Roseville CA to Sparks NV on the SP for many years.Was told it was the SP that goaded EMD to build the SD-40's with the radiator intakes down low due to the many tunnels on the Sierras.
look at the money going there
The December 2010 edition of Trains Magazine had a feature that UP called in it's
entire 400+ SD-40-2 fleet to it's Juniata Plant in Altoona, Pa for rebuilt, refit, and repainting. Several of these redi\one units are back in operation and I viewed a Bay Area railfanner showcasing 4 new units pulling quite al long mixede-manidrest in the Rodemont CA area. Doesn't seem to me that these would be scrapt unless these have been bought out by someone else. Just a thought!
I think some were tunnel motors with the flat backs.
That was some train! Excellent Video! Most of the ex UP locomotives were former SP SD45T-2 Tunnel Motor locomotives. The reporting marks on the UP units were NREX or National Railway Equipment Corporation.
Eric
I have never seen that before: a whole train of only engines!
It's rare
Quite a sight! Great you were able to see and film this rare move.
It sure was. Thank you!
Damn.. You got like 200,000 horsepower right there!!
Its actually 117,000 hp :p
@Mr G 1. I DID read it. 2. I know it was a week ago. 3. Trucks is right, you must be fun at parties.
So awesome, always been fascinated
With the rails.
Anyone notice those are SD40-T2's atleast the UP's were the BN and BNSF's were SD40-2's
I noticed that
No, those are sd45t-2 converted to sd40t-2, the original sd40t-2 apparently got scrapped?
Of the three dozen SD40-2 units on the move had a majority of them ex UP units when a few of them were BN as after the merger with ATSF when the new company was renamed BNSF as a few two toned units were in the mix
Those are SD40T-2's if you see the air intakes are on the top.
Technically, all the tunnel motors are SD45T-2s. Ex-Espee. :)
How does one tell if they are tunnel motors?
- newbie railfan
Rio Grande Zephyr they were downgraded to SD40T-2s after UP got them
That big air vent grate at the bottom/back of the long hood is what makes a tunnel motor. It lets the engine pull in cooler, clearer air from the ground level of a tunnel, since the hot exhaust rises.
Now that I know what to look for, it's glaringly obvious!
the Union Pacific ones are actually SD40T-2. The "T" represents the initial for "Tunnel."
Thats awesome i love SD-42s they are my favorite engine
I was watching this video around 2015 and I found it😭
Better not be scrapped. Ontario Northland would love to get their hands on them....
Excelente video saludos desde Querétaro México buena velocidad 😮😮😮
I counted 39 but i will recheck
Yep 39
JakeJ301 I Counted 39 Too
Yes. 39 it is!!!
39 units. Thats correct
my guess is four under power 2 front 2 back and 35 in tow
The first 2 and last 2 were not SD40-2s. In fact, one of the last 2 diesels, was an old GE U-boat, or other wise known as a "Hammerhead", due to the extended radiator grill work at the end. I think some of those diesels, especially not the former UPs, wound up going to the SKO system (WAMX).
Most of the locomotives are SD40T-2 s that the union pacific Inherited after the merger with southern pacific. Up untill the merger the UP had no tunnel motor locomotives.
Rogers Croptechnology why are they scrapping them if they had none?
fiberrabit They’re old and UP probably doesn’t want to do a rebuild program for them. The new GE and EMD units do a better job anyway
They been sold to a Mom and Pop line. Most of the tunnel motors have been " outlawed" here in California. They can be used on smaller lines.
Most of those units were old SD45s. Only a handful were SD40-2s
Yeah you can tell by the three fan doors in the back. SD40T-2's have two.
I just found this video.
I live in Fort Worth and saw a bunch of locomotives strung together in one of the rail yards. About 2 weeks later, they were still in that rail yard. There had to be between 50 to 70 locomotives!!
I wondered why it was nothing but engines!
They might be in storage. Put 31.981519, -110.555522 into google maps and you can see where Union Pacific has a string of about 300 locomotives sitting in the Arizona desert, just sitting there waiting.
@appleintosh - I drive by the rail yard I mentioned above last month and the locomotives were still there. Maybe they're trying a mid-continent storage...
If i was sitting at that crossing my pants would be soaking wet from the thrill of seeing such power on the move, God that was awesome.
Would be GREAT to see that consist hauling long string of loaded cars along!!!!☺
And how many people commenting here did NOT pay attention to understand these units were not running, they were being towed to either an auction site or for trade in.
Scrap yard actually.
Harold Reardon it happens alot on TH-cam. where people will ask such stupid questions that can be easily answered by reading the description or even watching the video.
+Ryan Sullivan nope. NRE to be rebuilt and sold
Love it imagine if it was carrying box cars and oil tanker keep-up-the-good-work love trains
Love the patchwork. No these most certainly are NOT Union Pacific locomotives. I don't know where you got THAT idea.
thenekom These are obviously old Espee and Rio Grande tunnel motors acquired by U.P. after it merged with Espee.
The UP locos are SD40-T2s, commonly called a Tunnel Motor. Only SP and D&RGW had them. They are over 30yrs old.
Probably you can move the earth with all that power
2846 and some of those are on the Northern Plains Railway. One's got a pure BN RS3K, the other a generic up k3la, another a fouled s3l.
That is enough power to stop the rotation of the earth. If you can figure out how to hook it up.
I jus seen about 2 weeks ago east of Gering, Nebr, 2 geeps pulln out of their yard, 25 UP Sd70s and and few short line geeps as well and 46 frieght cars, believe headed to North Platte. Nice catch.💯😉👍
It has got to be hugely annoying to live near a railroad crossing in the US. Here in Sweden we hardly sound the horn at all, only in emergencies or in low visibility situations.
I love it! Doesn't bother me a bit!
Never the less, many americans get run over if you don't virtually shove them out of the way in the first place. :/
Sounds like Sweden is a horrible place to railfan with no horn!
i have 16- 20 trains go by near me every day, its nice to have the horn, they wake me up just in time for school!
the USA does not have crossing gates or signals at every road.
My grandparents live right next to the Union Pacific railroad and it has like 70 to 80 trains a day
Those were stored at North Port Nebraska, Progress Rail before they moved. You got the move!
Those are SD40-2T's
Great catch. Rare to see a move like that
Holy Shit! Tunnel Motors!
I was reading some comments here and I saw yours now. That's cool cuz I see you on the Nebraska FB group!
That's amazing. I always wondered how many engines you could take on a Lite move. The knuckles don't give, 30 + wow
damn....all that power and they STILL couldn't pull yo momma down the track...smh
🤣
Can I have one locomotive?….it doesn’t even have to be a nice one, I promise I’ll take care of it
Just watched 1 Billion Dollars and 1 Million Horse power dive by
It's less than two hundred million dollars and it's less than two hundred thousand horse power.
The sheer amount of total horsepower/torque between those engines absolutely boggles my mind. "Wanna haul a mountain? We got you."
scrap iron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin Rhodes But there looking like new...
Nawh lease service they're going to be rent a wrecks
The UP units are ex-SP SD40T-2 and SD45T-2 locomotives. The BN and BNSF units are SD40-2 locomotives. The black lines painted through the railroad names means that these units have been sold to someone else. Could be a leasing company or another railroad. The last two units are pushing as this is not a light train.
I wonder which stupid company official ordered the crew to violate ABTH rules of a max of 12 engines in a consist... High chance of rolling out the rails and derailing these engines with all that weight.
Jacob w A little late here, but they were dead in tow.
i don't think i have ever seen so many engines at once! WOW! thanks for sharing
Imagine seeing that many engines hooked together at a crossing & it'd make you think there's 4,000 railcars behind them.
Don't give the railroads any ideas. They may just try it sometime somewhere.
@@arthuridis lmao
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Awesome, the SD40-2 is my favorite!
I've seen power moves on the Union Pacific mainline that runs through my hometown. But not with that many locomotives. The most I've seen in a power move were eight.