Metra SD70MACH in Revenue Service featuring K5LLA action
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2023
- A compilation of clips featuring the debut of Metra ex-KCS SD70MACHs throughout Chicagoland this week. Locations (in order) include Medinah, Elgin, Chicago, Mundelein, and Galewood. These things are LOUD!!!
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This horn is music to my ears I love that sound
I was just about to say that lol
I can agree there for sure
It’s wild seeing an SD70MAC pulling a passenger train.
Those gallery cars are basically autoracks with seats and windows, so an SD70 doesn't look too out-of-place pulling them...
@@InventorZahran They really do resemble autoracks haha. And the interior is nuts too.
That K5LLA is absolutely nuts for a commuter train lol. They are gonna get some noise complaints before too long I’m sure.
They should put them on the cab cars, too.
@@tokugawa12ableI’m fine where the cab cars are right now. This one only sounds dope from far
Friggin awesome I love the K5 series
The people that live by the tracks can learn to like the horns! Great job Metra for supporting the train horns and not being afraid to put louder horns on your trains!
Roselle is fine with their quiet zones at night. Lockport will be a quiet zone in 3 days. But medinah, hintz road, roundout, fox lake, long lake are gonna be pushing
For those who are surprised to hear a K5LLA on a commuter train pls know that the LIRR has a few K5LLA horns on their push pull locomotives
NJT has a couple of them, too.
reminds me of the VIA rail Emergency Horns.
These units look sharp!
It brings my heart joy to see those Titans of the rails getting a new life in busy commuter service. Long live EMD Big Macs
Definitely one of my favourite modern locomotive types on the rails right now.
Love the sound of those engines. EMD always sounds amazing.
What a fantastic video! I've been waiting since 2019 to see these actually come to pass as an actual thing, and man these things look like BEASTS! The LED gyra is a bit of a let down as it doesn't look as noticeable as the mechanical ones. The K5LLAs are pretty extreme for a passenger unit, perhaps a bit too much. Then again, not too many places where one can hear K5LLAs in regular passenger service. Whatever, these things are so so awesome. I can't believe SD70s are in commuter service! That's just wild. I'm gonna be in the Chicago area at the end of January into the 1st of February and will be stopping at Elgin in hopes of seeing one. Wish me luck!
Good luck! there’s 4 of them running basically every weekday as of now with more waiting to enter service so i bet you’ll manage to see some
I agree
Heavy 6 axel power doing commuter rail service is crazy
Instantly I have a new favorite passenger diesel 😍
I thought they were going to put a P5 on it…Idk why. It was just an iconic horn on the Metra trains.
Great videos! Never seen an engine that shiny and new before!
Wow that's a big engine for the comuter train 🚃🚂
NICE! The throttle up is insane!
Those are definitely some killer horns!
3:24 For a minute there I thought this was the old signal entering the XO tower at Mechanicville, NY from the Colonie Sub back when there was double tracks.
Where is this and what tower is that?
It looks a lot like the D&H, the signals and towers are exactly the same
They ripped them out and replaced them with new LED signals when CP took over.
I really miss those old searchlight signals
😢😢😢😢😢
Yeah that's Tower A-2 nearing the city
I cant be the only one who loves how shiny and clean they are right?
The Metra SD70MACH 506 sounded like a SD70ace lol
The K5LLA horn is crazy for a passenger locomotive because the K5LLA horn is mostly on a sd70ace locomotive.
As far as I know, Metra is the only passenger railroad in the US to use locomotives with K5LLAs for that matter
@@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 LIRR and NJT have a few.
Great video, those things are sharp!
Sounds like a kitten purring!!!
The scenery reminds me of the Train sim world video game.
Now there would be guys who would make Metra skins for the SD70 on Train Sim World...
Awesome!! I love the way this thing looks.
Wow, they still have those vintage train signals at 3:37? Awesome. Do you have any videos of them in action?
I have a handful of videos of trains passing it don’t believe i have a video specifically of the signal in action
If you want to watch color light signals progressing frequently, Roosevelt Rd is a good spot 👀
Amazing! This locomotive is beautiful. I really want to see one with a Chicago flag design or a blue one with a red roof
Nice video. I like that you captured them at all hours of the day. I was at Racine Avenue yesterday (3/11/24) and I saw six of them in action.
Great catches and awesome video
GREAT footage! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Amazing catches of the train coming by and pass, I like it 5 stars.
Thumbs up.
Keep up the great work, my friend, I subscribed your channel, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.
The new F40s look amazing as well!
Can't wait to catch them, they were initially supposed to run on the BNSF but they moved to Western Avenue Yard. At the very least you will see them operating on various lines rather than the BNSF alone.
@@Tomthesmartestcat405I missed this - was there a reason why?
Very powerful passenger train if I may say!!!
Nice ! Greetings from France !
That horn is serious!
yeah train life is the good life
Awesome capture my friend
love the livery
Looking forward to the day when one is released in n scale. That paint scheme just ripples in the light. Nice to see them working on the Milwaukee District North and West lines.
New favorite passenger loco.
Made me subscribe!
It's seems to me riding on this train sees fun to get on.
K5LLA Metra is the best 👍😎
Cool video and channel just subscribed
Sounds like an sd70ace flying by
Visiting from the UK in May will be arriving into Chicago on the Empire Builder from Seattle then hoping to ride behind a SD70MACH . I see from the webcam at Power House they run North out of Union Stn at about 5 pm is that correct?
5:31 K5LLA horn echo
The K5LLA on the SD70 >
Great video! Where is that location with the tower in Chicago?
Western Avenue Metra Station on the MDN/MDW/NCS lines
A trivia question about the oscillating headlight. It’s not mechanical, just electronically simulated movement, correct? Either way, it’s fantastic.
Are these going to be on the BNSF line?
neat. Only thing that would make these cooler is a full cowl haha
Nice!!
Former frieght master here❤️ meets Tier 4 as well
No, not tier 4
@@anjshakes Tier 1+.
She's a beauty, can anyone tell me how much fuel she burns, and her long wheel base, the EMD FL9's and FL8'S are the only ones, that i remember researching, and the AMTRAK F45PH and they didn't do so good on the double slip switches. Just wondering how she's going to do. ❤
Nice railway locomosie
So how do they provide HEP? Were they retrofitted with a HEP generator during the rebuild?
HEP is created by the prime mover. No generator.
2 of the 6 axles are "unpowered" in terms of tractive force.
Thus, the 2 inverters for those 2 axles are now used to supply HEP while the other 4 axles are creating tractive effort.
The 2 HEP inverters still receive current from the generator that is rotated by the prime mover.
However, instead of that current being used to generate tractive force, it is distributed throughout the consist as HEP.
Hope that helps!
@@lorthathmerthy ohhh neat!
Thanks
So they just tap off where the traction inverters connect, let the power supply regulate the voltage, and let the engine controller figure out how hard to turn the axle? Although it sounds like the engine is constantly turning at high RPMs like other passenger locos
That means these MACs has an A-1-A wheel arrangement?
0:21 driving when the bar opens
What services does the metra SD70MACH usually run on?
Oh yeah Highball!!!!!!!!!!
Hy , what is the point of having such a locomotive for such a small train of passenger cars?
It was cheaper to retrofit these and also avoided having to wait on new locomotives to be built.
Which station was the second clip at?
Downtown Elgin station
Have they been fitted with head end power, HEP, for the passenger cars?
The 'H' in it's name designation refers to HEP so it is HEP equipped
Yes
Their nickname should be the “Stomach” units since the name SD70MACH almost spells the word stomach with 70 replacing “TO”
i call it a Kuh-Five-L'Lah! i know another guy that calls them a different funny name too... what ever they are, i sure don't know what a K 5 L L A is or WUTEVER!🤪🤣
Super nice engines though! nice and shiny 😄
K5LLA is train horn you hear on the shiny rebuild MACHs.
While I understand that two of those axles aren't powered, it's still weird to see a six-axle, modern diesel locomotive being used in passenger service.
Using the long distance horn point blank at stations is barbaric
Would be cool if it had a P5A on it
It's weird seeing 6 axle power with HEP connectors
If you remember E-Units in Chicago commuter service, then you’ve seen 6-axle HEP action 😎
Does anybody know if metra but the sd70mach on the racetrack line yet. Please let me know. Thanks
They were testing but it seems like the BNSF crews rejected it so they will run on the MDN/MDW/NCS lines for now
@@acerailfan1536 thacks that sucks tho for the sd70mach not going one the racetrack. Thacks for the info again
What railroad did Metra buy the SD70MACs from???
A lot of them are former Kansas City Southern units.
@@TrainsAreReallyCool oh ok, thanks!!
From the KCS grey or heritage "Southern Belle" colors, these are now in Metra heritage sky blue!
How many Macs did Metra get?
Maybe 15 or 17
My god, metra will do anything to avoid buying siemens chargers😅😅
I believe their main focus currently is buying new railcars
If they had the dough they would have bought F125s... but then again those locomotives are CAT - powered, so they wouldn't buy it anyway.
@@kristoffermangila Also they would die in The Chicago Winters
The SD70MACH, in my opinion, is a much better locomotive than the Charger. With the exception of 504 recently breaking down, they run excellent from what I have heard. And with Metra's fleet being all EMD 645 and 710 prime movers, it would not make any sense in investing in Chargers or F125s. There are no interchangeable parts between their current fleet and non-EMD units along with F125s. Metra was smart in purchasing the SD70MACHs, and other transit agencies can learn a lesson or two from them
I'll take this over a Charger any day.
Why do they need another locomotive when a SD70MAC is up front? It can handle a generator to power 50 cars without breaking a sweat
They only had another locomotive during the initial weeks of running in case of failure. They have since proven themselves and are now mostly on their own.
I wonder if they have a new metra sd9043mac #900 with metra sd70mach 500 with a metra sd70ace 600 metra sd75m 400 metra sd70mac 300 metra sd80mac 700 metra es44ac 200 metra sd40-2 100 metra sd40t-2 800
Now if it only had a cowl body
Rape airchimes
6:24 that is NOT a gyealight ❌❌❌❌🙅♂🙅♂🙅♂🙅♂😡😡
Should I give up on wanting metra to become fully electrified? It's feeling like a lost cause at this point.
If Metra owns the RoW, they can do so... but the vast majority of Metra routes are still owned by the freight roads, and overhead wires are an obstruction to their precious (insert Gollum style pronunciation) stack trains.
Honestly I don't think it's worth the expense for the less busy lines. The newer locos are more efficient than their predecessors and lower emissions too.
They should get chargers
Don't expect Chargers at Metra... darn agency's a diehard EMD loyalist.
@@kristoffermangila they gotta have a loco with some git-up and go!!
@@rearspeaker6364 true, and they could get Chargers, but does EMD have any fast passenger locomotives in its catalog to satisfy one of its most loyal customers?
@@kristoffermangila nothing with a 2-cycle in it.
These units are awesome for sure, but it looks like it belongs at the head of a 2 mile long freight train. I guess we wouldnt be AMURICA without such examples of overkill.
Lol. All that power keeps the commuters on time! I wonder tho if that 1st one was MUed to the unit behind it or just pulling it in tow.
they are easy trains with easy peasy panels to open, the more rounded the more expensive panels sadly. I feel you though. glad we have rideable trains and they are extremely nice examples too
Aquí son distintos, van motorizados, si alguno es de 2 plantas pero van motorizados no es como esos, son estos. th-cam.com/video/s95IQI0wN-Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Ks5k2TPtMOml0fAB&t=1