Those MU hoses can be a pain in the rear half the time especially when it's cold out and the cable is stiff. The part where they hooked the 480 cables was cut aww...
i seen this a few times where a Amtrak engine brook down at the Home wood Amtrak station and then a IC/CN a engine had to be called and hook up to it .
07:30-08:30. It looks as though the Metra conductor has no idea how to hook up two pieces of rail equipment. Glad to see the UP workers know the hand gestures.
All the conductor is required to do is 'make the joint' or tie the two couplers together. All the remaining connections between two locomotives is the engineer's responsibility.
chooch1995 As a conductor, they still need to know how to use hand signals and make the joint. He was looking at one of the other crew members who was telling him what to do.
The problem here, James is two-fold. Yes, the conductor looks like a newbie....but the manager(s) were more than likely making him nervous. You know the old adage about too many cooks in the kitchen?
first a locomotive fire, then the MU line wants to be a pain, and the service vehicle dies. If these poor guys didn't have bad luck, they'd have no luck.
Ladies & Gentlemen, due to unforseen mechanical problems if you need to get to where you were going it maybe a good idea to start walking, if this is not a option try running...
I think the i saw the 176 at the EMD plant in LaGrange last summer waiting to get picked up. And later i might have seen it working on an IHB freight after it was fixed. Don't quote me but, my mind thinks i saw it. I think the loco fire would explain why i "might" have seen it when i did. Both conductors could be UP.. Metra has their own crews that work Metra exclusively and UP has some that work freight and passenger. Come where i work if you want to see brand new locos that have caught fire. Being on fire is not just for 40 year olds. :-)
+Standard Gauge Railroader the head end power (hep) is in operation. it generates power for lighting heating and ac on the coaches. The diesel engine is in full throttle but the excitation of the alternator controls the movement of the train. the more excitation the more power to the traction motors.
Yes. 205 was totaled in an accident down in Tennessee while en route to being rebuilt. The CSX train that was transporting it derailed and fell into a ravine with railcars crushing 205. It was scrapped on site. Also 215 and 118 are out of service due to fires. It is not known if they will return or be retired from service
@@msj191961 I think it was a couple of months ago. I heard from one of the Metra employees it is out of service. Bear in mind I heard this down the grapevine so I am not 100 certain it is out of service
@Acerailfan3101 F40PH a buddy of mine, who is a Metra engineer once told me that 215, unlike most of the other F40s, always had problems and would break down frequently. He did not like running that unit at all.
So it takes Metra an exorbitant amount of people to make a single MU connection, they run a dead consist with HEP which is a huge waste of fuel, and they need to jump the batteries on a car. Seriously, it should not take that long to make an MU connection! Why am I complaining? The MBTA can't even push snow with a 3000 horsepower locomotive. Can any commuter rail service get some sense?
Used to live in Mt. Prospect but in those days it was all C&NW f Units. Those Metra locos look tired and dirty. What ever happened to the pride of the company?
It's winter, Ken.....trains get dirty just like cars & trucks do...railroad tracks live outdoors & when it's raining/snowing out the wheels splash whatever they're rolling over onto the equipment......& it's not washed on a daily basis.
Metra has one line in greater Chicago area that is electrified. Let's finally get the system as a whole (directly via pantograph and catenary) ELECTRIFIED! Please get rid of the General Motors EMD junk! ...and FRA, please get rid of that stupid bell nonsense -- this is the 21st Century, not the 18th Century steam era! Most other countries on this planet don't have bells on their trains and their accident record is NO worse off than anyone else! (Look at Japan as an example) Thanks!
Danilo Peterson😡 don’t ever say that again, the FRA is not going to get rid of awesome EMDs, and they were not built in the 18th century, Metra’s were built in 1977
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Those MU hoses can be a pain in the rear half the time especially when it's cold out and the cable is stiff. The part where they hooked the 480 cables was cut aww...
We had metra doubleheader locomotives since 2020
my old mail route, across from hearth and home. lots of body parts strewn along those tracks into AH
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i seen this a few times where a Amtrak engine brook down at the Home wood Amtrak station and then a IC/CN a engine had to be called and hook up to it .
07:30-08:30. It looks as though the Metra conductor has no idea how to hook up two pieces of rail equipment. Glad to see the UP workers know the hand gestures.
Not Metra. The conductor is UP. All the crews on this route are Union Pacific.
All the conductor is required to do is 'make the joint' or tie the two couplers together. All the remaining connections between two locomotives is the engineer's responsibility.
chooch1995 As a conductor, they still need to know how to use hand signals and make the joint. He was looking at one of the other crew members who was telling him what to do.
The problem here, James is two-fold. Yes, the conductor looks like a newbie....but the manager(s) were more than likely making him nervous. You know the old adage about too many cooks in the kitchen?
Dude! They were trying to teach the poor guy the"YMCA" , & "Roll" not make the joint!!!...then after that they'll all do the "Mambo #5"! .... ;-)~
I used to live one block from where the train was "parked".
first a locomotive fire, then the MU line wants to be a pain, and the service vehicle dies. If these poor guys didn't have bad luck, they'd have no luck.
Yeah, we keep getting no luck. I have no idea why.
@@WindyCityExpeditionist I'm not saying it 's aliens, but it's aliens.
@@SAXTProductions Yes, why do aliens always have too pick on the railroads that are well known for there love of one locomotive.
@@WindyCityExpeditionist I think that they have a pet project and it normally involves things that people really like.
@@SAXTProductions Ok.
Is 176 still in service today
Yes it is. It was actually completely rebuilt a year or so ago and now has the new lightning bolt paint scheme. It runs great from what I've heard.
Great camera and mic! What kind are they?
EMD F40PH-2 or 3.
@@WindyCityExpeditionist idiot he was talking about the camera not the locomotives
Ladies & Gentlemen, due to unforseen mechanical problems if you need to get to where you were going it maybe a good idea to start walking, if this is not a option try running...
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I am fat.
Some good Video
where was the fire i did not see any damage ?
Johnny64ism it was probably damaged on the inside
I think the i saw the 176 at the EMD plant in LaGrange last summer waiting to get picked up. And later i might have seen it working on an IHB freight after it was fixed. Don't quote me but, my mind thinks i saw it. I think the loco fire would explain why i "might" have seen it when i did. Both conductors could be UP.. Metra has their own crews that work Metra exclusively and UP has some that work freight and passenger. Come where i work if you want to see brand new locos that have caught fire. Being on fire is not just for 40 year olds. :-)
right I seen a brand new Locomotive burn after only 250 hours in service due to a oil line not properly secure
What is up with the trains sounding like they are at Run/Notch 8 when stopped or idling?
+Standard Gauge Railroader the head end power (hep) is in operation. it generates power for lighting heating and ac on the coaches. The diesel engine is in full throttle but the excitation of the alternator controls the movement of the train. the more excitation the more power to the traction motors.
interessant!
The reason why the fire in these locomotives because they have not been rehabbed and they are aging
144: let me test if I’m working
Are there any Metra F40PH-3 or F40PHM-3 scrapped? Or all in service
Yes. 205 was totaled in an accident down in Tennessee while en route to being rebuilt. The CSX train that was transporting it derailed and fell into a ravine with railcars crushing 205. It was scrapped on site. Also 215 and 118 are out of service due to fires. It is not known if they will return or be retired from service
@@Thunderhawk-fr6qv I know about 215, but when did 118 catch fire?
@@msj191961 I think it was a couple of months ago. I heard from one of the Metra employees it is out of service. Bear in mind I heard this down the grapevine so I am not 100 certain it is out of service
@Acerailfan3101 F40PH a buddy of mine, who is a Metra engineer once told me that 215, unlike most of the other F40s, always had problems and would break down frequently. He did not like running that unit at all.
@Acerailfan3101 F40PH yeah he said they run pretty well. I think it was a good investment for Metra
nice train by the way
So it takes Metra an exorbitant amount of people to make a single MU connection, they run a dead consist with HEP which is a huge waste of fuel, and they need to jump the batteries on a car. Seriously, it should not take that long to make an MU connection!
Why am I complaining? The MBTA can't even push snow with a 3000 horsepower locomotive. Can any commuter rail service get some sense?
2:06 was the emergency fuel cut off hit?
Yes
What caused the fire on F40PH-2 176? Hopefully there wasn't too much damage. I think this is also what one of my subscribers told me about too.
Used to live in Mt. Prospect but in those days it was all C&NW f Units. Those Metra locos look tired and dirty. What ever happened to the pride of the company?
It's winter, Ken.....trains get dirty just like cars & trucks do...railroad tracks live outdoors & when it's raining/snowing out the wheels splash whatever they're rolling over onto the equipment......& it's not washed on a daily basis.
Those Metra units must get worn out, being on notch 8 all the time lol...
They were designed for it.................
Not well enough
It's a f40ph why does that not surprise me lol
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER.
Tell that to ATSF.
METRA 144 was pulling 176 right?
It's as if the future has been predicted.. What's that movie about a metra train exploding next to a BNSF manifest? Well the metra train was on fire.,
Hope the transportation department does not see this video Can not get the train moving safely but we have to battery boost our cars.
What are you babbling about?!?
We need to legislate to have A state capital Bill for public transit then we would have new engines New cars new buses 🚎 and new trains 🚊
You have to be over 250 lbs to work for the rta! new rules...
Well rip. I weigh 220ish.
Metra has one line in greater Chicago area that is electrified. Let's finally get the system as a whole (directly via pantograph and catenary) ELECTRIFIED! Please get rid of the General Motors EMD junk! ...and FRA, please get rid of that stupid bell nonsense -- this is the 21st Century, not the 18th Century steam era! Most other countries on this planet don't have bells on their trains and their accident record is NO worse off than anyone else! (Look at Japan as an example) Thanks!
those countries have separate right of way please learn about locomotive operations before talking out ur ass
Danilo Peterson😡 don’t ever say that again, the FRA is not going to get rid of awesome EMDs, and they were not built in the 18th century, Metra’s were built in 1977
Electrify the entire system??? Just how many extra billion$ do you have in your piggy bank, sweetie???
emd power all day they sound bad ass
We may be old and unreliable right now. But at least we try to be reliable you environmentalist. Get smoked.
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