3,000 HP Turbo V16 Locomotive Start Up And Tour

In this video, you'll get to follow along for some incredible behind the scenes footage as we do a walk around of a active 1973 SD-40 Locomotive which carries a massive 3,000 HP Turbo V16 EMD-645 Engine. Then, of course, we'll fire this giant up and send it right to redline! Bonus footage firing up 3 different cummins powered trackmobiles, and a quick tour of the rail terminal!

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[GhostDrummer]

“The conductor’s chair is in 2Pac mode”

Bro...between this, the dead bird, not caring about the details of what all the parts operate, and the Bluetooth bathroom, ...you’re killing me here!!!

This was great!!!!

[matthewbanta]

When I saw the title, I assumed that you found an abandoned locomotive somewhere and you were trying to see if you could get it started so you could drive it back home.

[mikeslatz]

I'm the Chief Engineer on a tug boat with 2 of these engines. The oil is currently about 10 years old. We send out a sample every month for analysis and change the filters every 400 hours. They burn about 1 gallon an hour and I top them off every evening before turning in.
We use a pump and a permanently mounted piping system for adding oil. Add oil while running.
Fuel usage averages about 5, 000 gallons per day, we carry 148, 000 gallons onboard.
With some minor changes these engines can be right or left hand turning so the propellers turn opposite each other for handling and efficiency, usually the upper tips turn inwards toward each other.
Interesting to the real gear heads, the turbos are gear-driven blowers until about 750 RPM when they override the clutch and operate as turbos.

[isaacpavlak]

I used to work as a locomotive electrician for the Union Pacific. The SD-40 was one of the best engines the railroads ever purchased. Absolute work horses and easy to fix. I wish I could have been there for this video to explain alot more in detail what you were looking at. Thanks for the video! I enjoyed it throughly.

[CPthetooladdict]

A guy just admires a fella that gets to spend a day playing with real trains I'll be dipped!!

[HornetKingOfficial]

How is that guy not cracking up with your commentary 😆😅

[saunchonass]

"This ones a hurculese.... You can see because the way it is" that was a red green quote and it was glorious.

[cassandrabeckermann]

"Oop we got a guy down. Hey are you up or are you down"
*proceeds to throw dead bird*
"Nope he's still down"

[TheLocknLoadChannel]

Hey Derek, I work in a Diesel locomotive plant in PA. We build the Evolution series Tier 3 and Tier 4 12 and 16 cylinder engines then we ship them to Erie PA to be installed in the locomotive that they build. I machine the connecting rods for these engines. Going on 28 years now, Thanks for this video!

[EdgarFriendly-oprn]

I operated these aboard the USS Nimitz. Was the emergency backup diesels when the reactors went down. We had 4 EMD 645s on board, 2 forward and 2 aft.

[vaderdudenator]

The way that engineer plays the console on the 3000hp unit like a piano is so impressive.

[gtm]

Huge shout out to the guy who gave you the tour and the engineer for showing us that. And you for making the video. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[frosty]

Big shout out to the railroad people for allowing us to tag alomg..

Any body else expecting a 6 foot long dip stick.

[tristan]

Someone, somewhere, is trying to swap this into their miata.

[w.rustylane]

I've been learning about trains since I was a kid. I'm 72 now and I still play with trains. I have an HO scale layout and am building a Lionel 027 very soon. Cheers from eastern TN

[alexsheppard]

21:48 Derek doesn't know how much the railfans love that

[garyolsen]

What a familiar sound. Those big EMD engines were the backbone of the tugboat industry for 50 years. Great little side trip.

[garysprandel]

As a rail buff I'm loving Derek's take on things. And oh that sound of that prime mover spooling up in run 8.

[iiirbob]

We got a MAN DOWN!! NO Jerry!!! why!!! lol

[testdevice]

For those wondering, each cylinder is 645 cu.in of 2-stroke diesel. The 2 foot diameter turbo is gear driven at idle and exhaust driven under load. Max engine rpm is 900, and idle is near 200. The SD-40 gets 6 sets of wheels and traction motors for more traction vs. the standard locomotive with 4 sets of wheels. I worked on them in the 1980s.