Well, even though it never pulled The Crescent, what a great old faithful S-2. Maybe some sanitary disposal or metals recycling company will have a need for it......... Thank you for the video.
Very cool! Some prototype roads still have AlCOs. Was up in NE PA/ Scranton area few months back a saw the Delaware & Lackawanna units. Always look forward to seeing your videos.
Gotta love that ALCO sound! One of the class-III railroads here in Arkansas, the Arkansas & Missouri railroad, has ALCOs making up the majority of the fleet. Including T6 locomotives. (The “T” or transfer designation is the road version of the “S” series)
hello, tim !!! aren't switching ops fun ? as usual, your video is excellent !! i have an old alco yard goat that is an atlas product and it runs extremely smooth and is over 30 years old ! she is consisted with 2 mp 1500 engines and handles any and all yard work well.... i just sent 5 engines to bigfoot for upgrades and am anxious to see more of jasons excellent work. keep 'em rolling, tim !!! denny
Thanks Denny! Yes, nothing better than a smooth running locomotive. I’ve had the S2 since the 1980s and it still runs great. But my favorite switcher is the Atlas MP15DC. It runs excellent and is such a blast to switch with.
Do you run the switchers a bit faster during filming to save time, but slower (even safety stops) when not filming? When the remote unit comes in, any idea how often the engineer will be riding vs walking? I'd ride if I had to throw a switch 500 feet away. Hope there will be an appropriate ceremony when the locos are swapped. ADM is a superb switching site. Always learn something.
Thanks! When the engine is light, I’ll move it a little faster just like the prototype. Once you couple to a cut of cars I try to simulate the tonnage effect by taking a little longer to get up to speed. I will do a special video of train L83 moving the 150 to ADM. I’ll also do a video on Remote Control Operations that should answer your questions. I might even make it next week’s video. Stay tuned!
Thomas: Do switchers, or any other type of loco, hit the cars that hard in real life when coupling? In your videos it seems like they're being smacked backwards a few scale feet. Just curious, as it's been years since I last saw trains coupling; and it wasn't closeup, and all I can remember is hearing a metallic bang.
@@SeaboardCentral or we get a bad car count! This is the type of switching I used to love, particularly if you had a "old school" conductor and he used a lot of hand signals.
Only things missing are the clouds of black smoke coming out of that old-timer's stack. 😊
It would be cool
@@SeaboardCentral don't let the smoke out!
Nice.
Thanks!
Watching these videos on a 65” tv is pretty awesome Tim. Love the operation you have there.
Thanks! Glad you enjoy them.
Great video, thanks for sharing it!
Thanks for watching!
Well, even though it never pulled The Crescent, what a great old faithful S-2. Maybe some sanitary disposal or metals recycling company will have a need for it......... Thank you for the video.
Thanks! I plan on sending it to Southern States Coop.
I bet that old Alco can tell some stories!!
It has definitely been around for a long time.
Very cool! Some prototype roads still have AlCOs. Was up in NE PA/ Scranton area few months back a saw the Delaware & Lackawanna units. Always look forward to seeing your videos.
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Gotta love that ALCO sound!
One of the class-III railroads here in Arkansas, the Arkansas & Missouri railroad, has ALCOs making up the majority of the fleet. Including T6 locomotives. (The “T” or transfer designation is the road version of the “S” series)
They do have a lot of character. The Arkansas and Missouri. Years ago I bought a Pentrex VHS tape on the A&M. Really cool railroad.
Awesome video seaboard central enjoying watching 🚂✨️👍😃😎♥️
Thanks!
Great vid Tim,,will be sad to see the ol girl go !! but the times thy are a changing. [ im sure you will put her somewhere cozy ]
Thanks! She will be sent to a different industry. One that is a better fit. Stay tuned.
Enjoyed that switching job! Neat place on the railroad! Makes sense that the Alco will be replaced.
Thanks Nick! The old ALCO will end up going to the Southern States Facility at some point in the future. But it is time for ADM to modernize!
hello, tim !!! aren't switching ops fun ? as usual, your video is excellent !! i have an old alco yard goat that is an atlas product and it runs extremely smooth and is over 30 years old ! she is consisted with 2 mp 1500 engines and handles any and all yard work well.... i just sent 5 engines to bigfoot for upgrades and am anxious to see more of jasons excellent work. keep 'em rolling, tim !!! denny
Thanks Denny! Yes, nothing better than a smooth running locomotive. I’ve had the S2 since the 1980s and it still runs great. But my favorite switcher is the Atlas MP15DC. It runs excellent and is such a blast to switch with.
@@SeaboardCentral yes, aren't they all !!! please keep the videos rolling !! denny
Do you run the switchers a bit faster during filming to save time, but slower (even safety stops) when not filming? When the remote unit comes in, any idea how often the engineer will be riding vs walking? I'd ride if I had to throw a switch 500 feet away. Hope there will be an appropriate ceremony when the locos are swapped. ADM is a superb switching site. Always learn something.
Thanks! When the engine is light, I’ll move it a little faster just like the prototype. Once you couple to a cut of cars I try to simulate the tonnage effect by taking a little longer to get up to speed. I will do a special video of train L83 moving the 150 to ADM. I’ll also do a video on Remote Control Operations that should answer your questions. I might even make it next week’s video. Stay tuned!
The old safety saying was "No More Than Four", which meant 4 MPH. It lessened damages caused by hard couplings.
nice vid... cool looking ALCO...
so how much is ADM saving by doing their own switching vs having S.C. do it for them?
ALOT!
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Doing in house switching or having a contractor do it saves a lot versus the railroad charging in plant switch charges.
Enjoyed the ADM Ops👍🏽
Thomas: Do switchers, or any other type of loco, hit the cars that hard in real life when coupling? In your videos it seems like they're being smacked backwards a few scale feet.
Just curious, as it's been years since I last saw trains coupling; and it wasn't closeup, and all I can remember is hearing a metallic bang.
Sometimes if the engineer doesn’t have it under control. It can happen.
@@SeaboardCentral or we get a bad car count!
This is the type of switching I used to love, particularly if you had a "old school" conductor and he used a lot of hand signals.
Those who like the sound of the S2 might also like British Rail class 20s -- very similar turbo whistle.
Very distinctive sound
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