I’m a tractor trailer driver for over 46 years but a train nut since childhood when the Lehigh Valley was still doing good. We’ve had air dryers on truck tractors since the early 80’s and it’s very far and in between when you get an airline freeze in the winter or a loss of braking power from an air tank being full of condensates as long as they are maintained properly
That's a Twin Tower Air Dryer for the Air Compressor. On those there is a Blue Plug that we have to check during walk around inspections. If it's Dark Blue it's in perfect condition and the Air is dry. If it's yellow, pinkish, or white it's got water in it and needs to be repaired or replaced. I have one of those old plugs in the glove box of my truck that came out of the Air Dryer of the CSXT 6044, which is a EMD GP40-2 that was derated from 3,000 Horsepower down to 2,200 HP and made into a EMD GP38-2S. It's a Remote Controlled engine I used to run on the Y190 and Y290 yard switchers at Hialeah Yard in Miami, Florida but now last I checked its in Kentucky now in storage I believe.
military electrician. had to repair, rewind, replace and maintain those hot-rod drive generators. my dream was to drive one of those things. never happened.
And here I asked the WWOT because of all of the containers that they were were shipping with that they were getting rid of the box cars. Well, we can’t be right all the time. Have a great day. Johnny
0:58 You are at the Norfolk Southern crossing at Middle Road in Dunkirk, New York on 27 April 2021 as Norfolk Southern train #310 approaches and passes Middle Road. After the engines pass Middle Road you turn east on Progress Drive and pace the train. You notice and highlight a piece of equipment in front of the rear truck on the engineers side of the third engine. A couple of people indicated what that item is in thier comments. You paced the train for a very short time along Werle Road and then stopped the video of train #310. 3:47 You are in the parking lot on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and East Third Street as CSX train #Q009 passes on the elevated tracks in the downtown Dunkirk, New York area. This train had two mid-train DPUs because it was a long train. 7:14 An eastbound CSX mixed freight rounds the curve from the elevated tracks toward the CSX Middle Road crossing. There are a lot of empty garbage hoppers cars on this train but there is no sign of the garbage hopper car with the Wide World of Trains graffiti on this train. 9:13 An eastbound CSX intermodal train with a mid-train DPU comes by your location at the Mile Post 41 curve. 11:29 You are at the CSX crossing at Central Avenue in Brocton, New York looking south as a CSX westbound mixed freight passes. After the train passes at 16:10 we hear some static on your radio scanner as the CSX defect detector at Mile Post 49.4 begins its announcement that there are no defects on the train that passed on track #1. There were 696 axles on this train and the train was traveling at a speed of 39 miles per hour. Thank you again for documenting these trains and for sharing this video with us!
I like the way you drive on that road along the train, so that I can see the numbers on the lead locomotive. This is the second time I have seen a double distributed power units set within the train itself. Nice video shots, Wide World of Trains. I am glad that these trains do not go out of style.
@@ljones121 ok, definitely nothing like the air driers used on trucks. What’s the line going into the fuel tank? Not arguing just looking to understand.
Google is my friend. It is unlike anything over the road. Still not sure about the line on the bottom. Could be unrelated. www.wabteccorp.com/locomotive/air-generation-and-treatment/air-dryers/994-500-series
Only a couple of hundred tons of steel coming after that yoyo speeding just to beat the Engineer at the crossings. I don’t think he has any marbles in his brain. Bye 👋
Air dryer. Nothing new. You just stumbled on a clean new one! The CSX 5228 leading the second train has the same thing, as do pretty much all locomotives now. Different brands have different appearance.
Q009 double DPU alright, alright! We would get a better look at the new NS train part if WWOT would just clear the brush along the ROW. Is that too much to ask? Good eye, great catch, WWOT!
Don't know yet what that part does, but looking at photos as far back as 2004 it appears NS has had the ma long time. Maybe noticed because this one is new and stands out. The CSX locos that I could see the right side has them also,
Just because I like seeing DPU;s doesn't mean I don't like shorter trains or that I like to see less jobs, I go with what I see I have no control over how CSX makes their train consists
I do not know what that device is. Maybe a train operators can tell us. WWoT, did you know Hobo Shoestring did not move to Alaska. They turned him down on a request for an apartment. I'm not happy with that. WHY? Well, because I think he's getting too old to ride the rails, especially the way some of these operators are calling the police for being on RR property.....and.....he got part of his hand cut off in a very close call. The next time he might not be able to push away...huh??? He did get another apt. in TN. I think he'll keep riding....I don't like that, for his sake. ☹️ I realize he's in his 50's but the ole body begins to not respond so quickly. I know, I'm 83. Take care yourself....Later BlueMax...out.
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I love hearing those turbos kicking in.
I love the long trains thank you it was right up close
I’m a tractor trailer driver for over 46 years but a train nut since childhood when the Lehigh Valley was still doing good. We’ve had air dryers on truck tractors since the early 80’s and it’s very far and in between when you get an airline freeze in the winter or a loss of braking power from an air tank being full of condensates as long as they are maintained properly
Single power on front and then ,bam , a double DPU . Christmas came early . Love your videos
Thanks daniel
I love trains
Awesome video
That's a Twin Tower Air Dryer for the Air Compressor. On those there is a Blue Plug that we have to check during walk around inspections. If it's Dark Blue it's in perfect condition and the Air is dry. If it's yellow, pinkish, or white it's got water in it and needs to be repaired or replaced. I have one of those old plugs in the glove box of my truck that came out of the Air Dryer of the CSXT 6044, which is a EMD GP40-2 that was derated from 3,000 Horsepower down to 2,200 HP and made into a EMD GP38-2S. It's a Remote Controlled engine I used to run on the Y190 and Y290 yard switchers at Hialeah Yard in Miami, Florida but now last I checked its in Kentucky now in storage I believe.
Double DPU alright!
Nice Video And Love the Trailer to.
:)
I'm glad you like it
So glad I found this.My Grandfather was a railroad engineer in Canada.His route was Toronto to Montreal.Emigrated from England.
NS310 chase. Woohoo!
Wow that was neat seeing double dpu. I know when cxs coming into the picture, the roaring of the engines I love the sound it makes.
military electrician. had to repair, rewind, replace and maintain those hot-rod drive generators. my dream was to drive one of those things. never happened.
According to google it's the air dryer which keeps the air dry for the engine's air compresion system
i saw a picture of the pickup truck that got hit by the train
Double DPU Alright
The Duke of Dunkirk and the double DPU's ALRIGHT!!
I am calling the railroad and insisting they run the WWOT car!!
Been seeing more and more Boxcars on the trains lately. I like that.
Me too, its like old times
And here I asked the WWOT because of all of the containers that they were were shipping with that they were getting rid of the box cars. Well, we can’t be right all the time. Have a great day. Johnny
DPU Alright
What does that defect box do?
I see that damn pedestal hasn't been used yet. I didn't know about the accident. Have you got any videos of it , or the aftermath?
You could hear that double dpu coming down the ways it must have been that sd 60 but right on that was awsome thank you wwot for the catch
Yes it was
Double DPU tshirt??
Got me scratching my head about that new piece on #9946. Anyone with either knowledge or a good guess out here?
What is a defect detector used for?
Finds defects such as dragging equipment, hot boxes etc when a train passes over the detector
What is that cement thing laying on its side?
Base for RR crossing gates
0:58 You are at the Norfolk Southern crossing at Middle Road in Dunkirk, New York on 27 April 2021 as Norfolk Southern train #310 approaches and passes Middle Road. After the engines pass Middle Road you turn east on Progress Drive and pace the train. You notice and highlight a piece of equipment in front of the rear truck on the engineers side of the third engine. A couple of people indicated what that item is in thier comments. You paced the train for a very short time along Werle Road and then stopped the video of train #310.
3:47 You are in the parking lot on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and East Third Street as CSX train #Q009 passes on the elevated tracks in the downtown Dunkirk, New York area. This train had two mid-train DPUs because it was a long train.
7:14 An eastbound CSX mixed freight rounds the curve from the elevated tracks toward the CSX Middle Road crossing. There are a lot of empty garbage hoppers cars on this train but there is no sign of the garbage hopper car with the Wide World of Trains graffiti on this train.
9:13 An eastbound CSX intermodal train with a mid-train DPU comes by your location at the Mile Post 41 curve.
11:29 You are at the CSX crossing at Central Avenue in Brocton, New York looking south as a CSX westbound mixed freight passes. After the train passes at 16:10 we hear some static on your radio scanner as the CSX defect detector at Mile Post 49.4 begins its announcement that there are no defects on the train that passed on track #1. There were 696 axles on this train and the train was traveling at a speed of 39 miles per hour.
Thank you again for documenting these trains and for sharing this video with us!
coin dispenser?
WWOT
Great video.
CSX Stack train double DPU alright.
Nice catch my friend
Thank you very much!
@@WideWorldofTrains you are welcome
Great Video! 9:05 not to common you see an eastbound on track 1
Great vid as always, have a great Sunday everyone!!!
It’s called a compactor or air dryer. It’s how they get the condensate out of the compressed air system.
Awesome
That dobo you're money cool always train horn
Train horns are so cool
Aftermarket performance tuner for diesel engines. Especially GE .
I like the way you drive on that road along the train, so that I can see the numbers on the lead locomotive. This is the second time I have seen a double distributed power units set within the train itself. Nice video shots, Wide World of Trains. I am glad that these trains do not go out of style.
Thank you very much Captain!
@@WideWorldofTrains You are welcome.
That is called a air dryer
Awesome video!!!
Thanks Jeff!!
@@WideWorldofTrains You're welcome!!
Looks like the air dryer
That's probably it
What ever that thing is, it seem to use Diesel, based on the line going to fuel tank.
Air filter/dryer going into the air tanks cut into above the fuel tanks
@@ljones121 ok, definitely nothing like the air driers used on trucks. What’s the line going into the fuel tank? Not arguing just looking to understand.
Google is my friend. It is unlike anything over the road. Still not sure about the line on the bottom. Could be unrelated.
www.wabteccorp.com/locomotive/air-generation-and-treatment/air-dryers/994-500-series
@@jasonlessard2373 the line is not part of the fuel system
Awesome catches! I also caught NS 747 and it had the Lehigh Valley Heritage unit trailing.
Thanks!
Only a couple of hundred tons of steel coming after that yoyo speeding just to beat the Engineer at the crossings. I don’t think he has any marbles in his brain. Bye 👋
Wow! Yes there is a lot of tonnage of Freight.
Yes indeed!
That one video shows a scanner for both tracks. Is used to id rail cars
A double DPU Alright! Very cool :) I hadn't heard about that accident - I hope everyone is okay.
Unfortunately there was a fatality
@@WideWorldofTrains what? What accident happened and where?
@@WideWorldofTrains Bummer - sounds like someone tried to beat the train. Prayers for the family.
Air dryer. Nothing new. You just stumbled on a clean new one! The CSX 5228 leading the second train has the same thing, as do pretty much all locomotives now. Different brands have different appearance.
Thanks for the info, it sure stuck out being new and clean
the car ur looking for if u c the train car with the channel's name is CDEX#16367
Cool
Hey! That train is probably going around 55 mph. You caught up at 40 mph? Amazing.
He wasn't going 55, prob 40 at most and its up hill there
That there looks like a brand new vacuum condumerator...
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Those trains move so much freight .Amazing all that tons of weight
That's standard GEVO air filter cartridge.
Epic video, also happy national train day
Q009 double DPU alright, alright!
We would get a better look at the new NS train part if WWOT would just clear the brush along the ROW. Is that too much to ask?
Good eye, great catch, WWOT!
Saw a triple dpu the other night
That’s an air dryer!!
Nice Trailer
Thanks im glad you like it
you know train crews carry guns now,,, right???
No they don’t
No I don't think they do
Crews have enough to do without adding that to the list
Nice work wwot, happy that your enjoying the weekend
Don't know yet what that part does, but looking at photos as far back as 2004 it appears NS has had the ma long time. Maybe noticed because this one is new and stands out. The CSX locos that I could see the right side has them also,
It's an air dryer
I think that this is some kind of filter being tested. A common thing for diesel locomotives.
Awesome Video
🍁🍁🇮🇳🍁🍁
That's a mysterious mystery Question on why that part is there.
Yea it is!
It is a air dryer. I put this of dryer on Marc locomotives at every cots.
If you knew the answer, it wouldn't be a mystery any more.
@@bluemax439 Yep.
@@johnbiggers7909 what is the air dryer used for
DPU Alright big train.Where are you going? Somewhere.Chao.
I don't understand your infatuation with DPUs, I would rather see multiple short trains. DPUs also eliminate engineer jobs.
No, Csx sold the idea to the stockholders.
Just because I like seeing DPU;s doesn't mean I don't like shorter trains or that I like to see less jobs, I go with what I see I have no control over how CSX makes their train consists
It looks like a governor or train you can't go over certain speed haha
Whaaaaaaaat
Or it could be a GPS device or the engineer can't take it for a joyride
It's an air filter/dryer system for the brakes. GPS domes are on the top of the cab, they're 2 white domes on the cab near the antenna array.
What is a defect detector?
Nice 👍 Wide world of trains Keep it Going
Double DPU Alright!
Ого, 2:50 а что это за прибор возле топливного бака?
Внешне похоже на аккумуляторы🤔🤔
I do not know what that device is. Maybe a train operators can tell us. WWoT, did you know Hobo Shoestring did not move to Alaska. They turned him down on a request for an apartment. I'm not happy with that. WHY? Well, because I think he's getting too old to ride the rails, especially the way some of these operators are calling the police for being on RR property.....and.....he got part of his hand cut off in a very close call. The next time he might not be able to push away...huh??? He did get another apt. in TN. I think he'll keep riding....I don't like that, for his sake. ☹️ I realize he's in his 50's but the ole body begins to not respond so quickly. I know, I'm 83.
Take care yourself....Later
BlueMax...out.
No didn't know that, hope it works out for him. How are you doing yourself?
Thats a rail fan counter!
Nice Trailer.
2nd time with double dpu maybe a triple dpu?
Nice vid Man ...
Omg
Awesome