start up of Alco fpa-4 and an Alco fpa-2u locomotive's. With bonus cab ride. On the NY&LE railroad

[RevMikeBlack]

What a beautiful machine. I wish I could go back in time and see Grand Central Station filled with them. America travelled in style back then.

[CarbonC]

Big 4 stroke sound captured very well - for a change. Thanks for that.

[KouuToriProductions]

That giant Alco just fired up easier than my Peterbilt.

Thats a well-built machine, right there.

[bobkohl]

Warms my heart to see FAs and PAs running. Wish there was more can footage

[adriannash]

Love these engines, I used to work on that railroad. It was only for like six months but it was a blast every day

[jaswmclark]

I worked on these when I was paying my way through college as a Hostler with their original owner's, Canadian National Railways. If I recall correctly, 4 of the class were upgraded from FPA=2 to FPA-4 by having the original 244 prime movers replaced with the more reliable 252 series. They were actually built by Montreal Locomotive Works with prime movers built/assembled by Dominion Engineering of Lachine Quebec.

[Play_fare]

I last saw these in regular mainline passenger use on VIA Rail in the mid-1980’s. They would be paired in kind, with FP9’s, and with LRCs before they were withdrawn. Watching and hearing them accelerate out of Bayview near Hamilton was always a treat.

[vettebecker]

Awesome, it’s great to see these iconic relics have survived !!

[garrettsubproductions]

love to see theses big old locomotives running again

[charlesroer]

Good to see some oldies, been a while !

[DruSteel]

Great video, Alex. Thanks for sharing.

[JessicaTG]

I love it, its like watching a cartoon from the 70s depicting life on the 50's.

[PaulNoake]

The Victorian Railways here in Australia adopted the Erie style livery when we first got diesel electric locos in July 1952 EMD ML2 model B class locomotives " B60-B85"

[bobsanders]

I love the bPa units better than the EMD E and F units. Very classy!

[ThomasWLalor]

Wasn't this RR used in the filming of the motion picture "The Natural" - a baseball flick with Robert Redford??

[trainchaserlouisvilleindia]

Never seen a train start up that fast beforr

[ddpeak]

What’s the cable the driver plugged in on the corridor connection? Is that to link the locos so one driver works both locos?

[PhOeNiXpIoLe]

What is the purpose of the bell that rings as the engine is turning over?

[Swiss_BoBo_Fan]

What a beautiful locomotive.😍
Was the horn in the video a Nathan M5?

Greetings from switzerland.😎

[alcobufff]

Hi
Would it be ok if I used some of this footage for an upcoming YouTube video I'm putting together?