Complete Startup of an EMD SD60 Locomotive 3800 Horsepower Engine

The entire process of starting an SD60 locomotive from being totally dead to ready to run. Starting at the electrical cabinet to the engine compartment and ending at the control stand where the locomotive is controlled from.

The engine noise you hear in the background is another locomotive attached to the one that is being started. This engine is an EMD SD60 (special duty) and has 3800 horsepower. It was built in 1986.

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[dank]

Thanks now I can start my locomotive now

[camjo_io]

I love the “DANGER 600 VOLTS” _flimsy plastic cover_

[TheOriginalJphyper]

A steam locomotive can take up to five hours to start up. A diesel-electric locomotive takes about five minutes.

[stephenbingham]

I worked with the 1950's, 60's and 70's EMD locomotives in South Australia in the mid 70's - my late teens.
I had an attachment to the blown versions in service before turbo charging. Any way, I got to follow the fitters around - learning minor servicing, starting up and shutting down for two years before going out on the track.
In our starts the engine had to be turned over with loose test cocks before tightening for actual start. And less switches to throw prior.
The highlights of my short career were driving the Indian Pacific past my old primary school from which I watched the railways as a boy - opening throttles under the bridge nearby. And kilometre long freight trains with 3 loco 's in multiple across the Nullarbor Plain on longest straight track stretch in the world - 400 and something kilometres I recall.

Many of those older engines are still in use today, purchased by private railways that did not exist back then. I now live in New South Wales and 1000 kilometres from there, but I still see some of those engines go by, from school days of nearly 60 years ago and personal experience. I could still start one and drive if allowed. Thanks.

[beanstalk]

2:25 coolest engine 'rev' I've ever heard.

[jaquaviontaviousbonquequex]

rare illegal footage of how linux users actually start up their pc

[sumobear]

2:30 man.... such an immense amount of power... god i love that sound.

[carlwedekind]

Good memories of one of the best jobs I ever had. I commissioned and tested hundreds of locomotives we built for EMD at Super Steel Schenectady in New York. SD70's, F59PH, DE30AC, DM30AC, etc. Loved the sound of the 16-710.

[ananthdev]

Imagine being one of the people that engineered and put together this absolute beast of an engine

[alexdrake]

Funny story: Thats the EXACT same process I go through to start my dad's old 1976 Ford pickup truck. The only difference is that, in his pickup, I always have to put air in the right front tire first every morning

[Trains-With-Shane]

That low frequency rumble of the big EMD's never gets old.

[thesoutherntourer]

Now I won't believe when I see random people stealing trains in movies😂

[lycossurfer]

So I can cross diesel trains off of my list for getaway vehicles on my bank job

[Flying_fisher]

As a pilot, i've always thought being a train engineer would be a cool job too, watching this startup lets me know I was right, this is sick.

[grlg]

Brilliant Audio quality. 2:41 That deep bass from the exhaust is amazing. As a kid I remember waiting at the platform when a Vline loco (Melbourne country passenger train) accelerated full tilt through the station. You could feel the sound hit you in the chest and the ground shock. Cheers.

[MattChaffe]

After playing Train Sim World, I pretty much had every guess on what you'd do to get it started correct, minus the brake setup, but the sim is pretty darn close to how it feels in the real world.

[stuarthirsh]

Top five on my bucket list....It's hard to put a finger on just one exhilaration....the blinking bulb....that first reluctance of the cold....the hiss of that released compressed air....shutting those access doors....that magnificent symphony of sound as you walk back to the cab....turning that switch and everything evening out to a a very fortunate

[paulw.woodring]

I was taught on CSX to lean into the layshaft handle when cranking it over. If the battery is weak you might not get a second chance to get it started. He did stop the recording before the final steps to getting it to move, so don't think you can steal one from watching this.

[boeing-]

That sound when it first starts up.

I'm more of a fan of cars and planes, but I'm pretty sure that sound is something we can all agree on.

[elliotcapson]

The air compressor sounds almost as good as the engine.