Classic Alco, rhythmic and smokey, A Diesel with the soul of a steam engine.
@1TruNub
2 ай бұрын
They rightfully earned the Title of honorary Steam Engines
@SEABOARDSYSTEMfan
12 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful sound in all of railroading. Nothing sounds like an ALCO 539T; thanks for posting!
@beeble2003
2 жыл бұрын
Actually the British Rail class 20, 37 and 40 locomotives sound quite a lot like ALCOs. Very similar turbo sound.
@ruabetter
10 жыл бұрын
You can't beat the sound of an Alco
@tramwayz
10 жыл бұрын
ТЭМ2 могёт.
@estoniaman
10 жыл бұрын
tramwayz TEM2 basically is an ALCo :D
@jamesshanks2614
7 жыл бұрын
estoniaman It's an Alco in all but name. Copied and built in Russia and improved from a 6 cylinder engine to a 8 cylinder inline engine rated a 1200 horsepower. I'd love to see about 50 or more imported into the U S. There are lots of them running all over the former East Bloc countries so parts must still be available. Often wondered if the parts for the Russian copy would fit a American production 539 engine. And there all 6 axle 6 motor locomotives.
@aerobee58
5 жыл бұрын
That is right.
@ckuehncnwhsyt
4 жыл бұрын
Nope. EMD 16-645-E3 (SD40-2). Sounds just like a gigantic automotive V8.
@Rainhill1829
10 жыл бұрын
That turbo is godlike.
@djtrainman2
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it is godlike
@Texan_red_panda
4 ай бұрын
Indeed it is :)
@trainboy1926
Ай бұрын
@@Texan_red_pandayes yes it is. I have been brakeman on this engine multiple times.
@MrMjsmith626
10 жыл бұрын
That's an original Alco,you can tell how fast he was able to start it right after entering the cab and the unique sound the turbo makes on the cold start...excellent video!!. No draining the cylinders BEFORE startup.This is a EMD requirement.
@Rainhill1829
10 жыл бұрын
That legendary turbo spool.
@cidertom5140
9 жыл бұрын
I agree
@CentralALSirens
9 жыл бұрын
MrMjsmith626 This isn't a EMD locomotive This engine was made By Alco. So there are no Draining cylinder requirement
@nathandunn5076
9 жыл бұрын
αиσиумσυѕ James That's what MrMjsmith626 said
@gravelydon7072
9 жыл бұрын
αиσиумσυѕ James Normally you don't but on a cold day, you might have to open the test ports on 3 of the 6. And deactivate those three injection pumps too. If it has been sitting for a long time, it is a good idea to open all of them to make sure the cylinders are clear. They do leak water into them at times and a hydraulic lock will ruin your day.
@jamespendergrass4561
9 жыл бұрын
....and she wakes up with that asthmatic wheeze all Alcophiles die for!
@thomasninan947
9 жыл бұрын
+James Pendergrass that is NOT a she it's an it
@Gavs_rc_hobbies
8 жыл бұрын
+Thomas Ninan Go be politically correct somewhere else....
@1918dawson
8 жыл бұрын
Rebel N. Coltrane amen!!
@admiraltroll5255
5 жыл бұрын
@@thomasninan947 if the locomotive identifies as a "she" who are you to tell her she's an "it"
@markreardon3472
9 жыл бұрын
Like others said, music to your ears for those of us that appreciate the old alcos. Yes they all had little tweaks here and there but these are real brutes. They'll take a beating in the short time rating all day long while all the new fangled electronic controlled BS cuts out or derates or just flat gives up and catches on fire. Say what you will naysayers, they may not have all the HP and creature comforts but these beauties were built to last.
@gravelydon7072
9 жыл бұрын
Mark Reardon 539s are always nice to hear running.
@markreardon3472
7 жыл бұрын
***** Yes, for the ones that could/can maintain them they are almost bullet proof. I really enjoy them all. They (all models) just have that look to them that says "rock solid"!
@gravelydon7072
7 жыл бұрын
A properly wired and tuned 244 is nice to hear also. But making a new wiring harness for an RS-3 is a pain.
@erikg.2666
7 жыл бұрын
Mechanical simplicity that just WORKED!
@jmg9808
6 жыл бұрын
L'on ça nepolluePAS!!!!
@williamcap2236
3 жыл бұрын
Boy ALCO knew how to build em !! Good old Schenectady know how !! Used to live 15 minutes from where she was built
@craytum6945
2 ай бұрын
Doesn't get any better than this. Old Alco RS units rock on in daily use for some 70 years.😊
@tycotrain
11 жыл бұрын
Aaaahhhhhhhh...... I love the smell of diesel in the morning! Thanks for posting the vid!
@aerobee58
11 жыл бұрын
Love it!Just like and ALCO should be.Cold or warm day,still nice and smoky.Long live ALCO,s.And great shot too.
@DanTheAngryModder
12 жыл бұрын
There's an old Alco down around Sheridan, OR I'd love to see restored. My father remembers the exact same loco being used to haul lumber from the mills back in the late 50's and through the 60's. Last I saw it... in '02... it was still doing it.
@willibill1
11 жыл бұрын
Ah Nothing like an Alco coldstart to get your day going, Great catch!
@Creeperboy099
4 жыл бұрын
The way the turbo pulses reminds me of a C-130 Hercules sounds like when the engines start
@bulatovmercedestechnic8321
6 ай бұрын
In the past, we had early series ТЭМ2 shunter in our station (Piriatin, Ploltava region, Ukraine), and it sounds and smokes very same) Later I read about Alco, which was common Base for ТЭ1, ТЭ2, ТЭМ1, ТЭМ2 locomotoves, and Д50, ПД1 engines.
@JRNipper
12 жыл бұрын
SWEEEEET!!! Some Alcos always wanted to be steam engines, looks like this is one of them.
@agello24
10 жыл бұрын
i can almost watch every cold start train.
@HotForgeChaos
8 жыл бұрын
Clags like an old British diesel. Old school engineering at its finest
@Romans--bo7br
5 жыл бұрын
Reflex Photography NZ..... Starts a heck of a lot easier than most all British locomotive diesels I've ever witnessed.... at least the older ones from the same time era as this Alco. The British locomotive diesels of the era were some of the finest examples of complete overly complicated engine wizardry I've ever laid eyes on, Barr None!! lol ; )
@lewiemcneely9143
5 жыл бұрын
@@Romans--bo7br That opposed piston jigsaw puzzle.
@harrimanfox8961
4 жыл бұрын
@@Romans--bo7br this locomotive is older than all British diesels. (Excluding the early shunters)
@cyco781loco1
3 жыл бұрын
class 37 thrash 👌
@paradiseroad6405
10 жыл бұрын
...best cold start on youtube...chug...chug...chug...turbo screamin'...gotta luv it...
@MoonwolfeConsulting
7 жыл бұрын
The sweet sound of reliability.
@maddennis55
13 жыл бұрын
One reason why I love ALCO's !
@gambeersagar3367
3 жыл бұрын
Wow alco is a excellent engine i love these alcos i wish i had a alco
@soaceba
5 жыл бұрын
Im a professional skydiver and I go on KZitem for videos like this. Thank you. Train woody!!!
@BurlingtonNorthernModeler
12 жыл бұрын
Ah, gotta love ALCO 539's! Nice one sounds just like our ALCO
@adamchoruzek3805
10 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of a old alco!
@Tankerc
7 жыл бұрын
....great sound.... calling bullshit on the "cold winter morning" part LOL! From Wisconsin here... We'd still be golfing in that type of weather!!!
@mattbermudez2876
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought lol cheers from New York.
@daylightbigboy
7 жыл бұрын
You can't beat the clunky, basey sound of an ALCo! Only about 1000 horse power but takes a licking and keeps on ticking!
@harrimanfox8961
7 жыл бұрын
Streamlined Steamroller so, your 2017 veyron needs a W16 to get 1000 horsepower? How cute!
@gravelydon7072
9 жыл бұрын
You know the engine is really cold when you have to open up three of the cylinder cocks and kill 3 of the injector pumps to get one running. Once it cranks, if the exhaust barely makes it out the stack, falls on the hood, rolls onto the walkways, and off onto the ground, then you know its cold. Then you get to start closing the cocks and putting the injector pumps cutouts back in.
@jamesshanks2614
7 жыл бұрын
gravelydon I helped the engine house forces restart an S-2 switcher that had died in February 1974 ran out of fuel. Showed up to use it and when I tried cranking it over with three cylinders cut out and open cocks still needed a jump start from another S-2 after they refilled the fuel tank with the fuel truck.took just over a 90 seconds of cranking before one cylinder fired and another 30 seconds or so before I could let go of the starter button with the throttle at half throttle. Then closed the three open cocks and kicked in the injector pumps one at a time 45 minutes or so was running smoothly on all 6 but didn't get any heat until I tied onto 30 loads of stone to make up a westbound freight. By the time I got a stop signal over the radio I was at 170 degrees and had plenty of heat but it was another hour before everything in the cab warmed up to a comfortable level in the cab. Most of the Alco S switchers were built during WW II and it is a testament to the design and men who built them on the fact there are so many still running today.
@Stmtrolleyguy
12 жыл бұрын
Love the sounds ALCOs make!
@borenkd
12 жыл бұрын
@scobrown1 it does make loud hammering noises when it idles even when it's warm but not near as violently as it does when cold
@Icky1911Films
9 жыл бұрын
Love hearing the old girl turnover! Great video!
@snickpickle
11 жыл бұрын
I don't know if it's true with locomotive engines, but semi truck engines will, on a cold start, get up to idle speed, then revert to firing on only three of its six cylinders, in order to make the engine work harder, to warm up faster. Yes, you get lots of unburned diesel fuel, and lots of smoke! Nice video, and nice catch!
@gregoryhodge9452
2 жыл бұрын
What?
@snickpickle
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregoryhodge9452 To what are you saying "what"?
@ralfie8801
10 ай бұрын
Never heard of such a thing, the engine runs on all six after it starts. If it’s only running on 3, then there’s only half the heat being made and it takes longer to warm up, plus the only way something like that could even be done is with EFI. An EFI engine can go into high idle for faster warm up in cold weather because a computer is controlling the engine speed. My Duramax does just that below about 35*F, it runs slow until the oil is well circulated then after about 3 minutes the ECM speeds the engine up from 700 RPM to about 1200 until it’s warm or is put in gear to drive.
@railroadmike6843
8 жыл бұрын
love the 539's, we would warm ours 30 min at least before installing block heat(the way to go if you want to save money)
@kyleengelhardt2385
8 жыл бұрын
best listened to with good headphones loudly!!
@b3j8
10 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, music to my ears!
@smiffy1071
13 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how similar this sounds to an english electric engine. It even smokes like one from a cold start.... NICE!!!
@henryfredieujr6766
2 жыл бұрын
I love trains I live by a railroad track I see them everday
@julio_arias_sj
Жыл бұрын
Música para mis oídos!
@Shane-Singleton
6 жыл бұрын
Bet she runs like a dream once she warms up.
@bangersfuzzy
11 жыл бұрын
Ich liebe es wenn ein Groß Diesel gestartet wird und der Turbo langsam Hochläuft. Daumen hoch für Große Diesel Motoren.
@jamesshanks2614
8 жыл бұрын
ALCO 539T engine idle 275 rpm full throttle 740 rpm 12-3/4 inch bore by 13 inch stroke. Used to run one from first street Yard South Boston NHRR out to Andrew Square yard present Amtrak yard and shop Boston. Pull 25 or more loads from first st Due to heavily clogged radiator cores engine would run hot by the time you pulled into Andrew yard halfway down the lead reduce throttle to One half the put reverser into neutral keep throttle at one half till engine cooled down to 160 or so then close throttle to idle. If coolant was over 180 or higher would shut down if you went to idle hence the half throttle position 99% S-2/4 and on rare occasions one Alco HH-600 with a 531 engine would be our power for the day. I was 15 at the time 1965, Only thing I regret was an old passenger engine sitting in the dead line. After they Conrail scrapped did I discover it was the last DL-109 left and was completely intact but hadn't run in years! I believe it was scrapped in 1974.
@Romans--bo7br
5 жыл бұрын
James Shanks.... I believe you and I are the same age.... and from the same area, originally. I had a couple of my uncles that were train crew on the NHRR as well.... in that same time period. Definitely a crying shame about that DL-109!!.... some railroads just have No heart and No shame!
@colbeausabre8842
4 жыл бұрын
Model 539T 1000 BHP turbocharged (Elliott built Busch designed) straight 6, 4 stroke engine putting out the signature ALCO smoke
@mschiffel1000
12 жыл бұрын
beautiful noises !!!...I love it !!!
@whatchacookin1096
5 жыл бұрын
So AWESOME! Love the dirty diesel.
@ajracer101
12 жыл бұрын
Love that sound!
@Alcoc415DL415
12 жыл бұрын
1000 horsepower for traction,probably 1300 at the crankshaft. The other 300 horsepower being used for driving the compressor and other auxiallary devices.The six cylinder engine came in two types non-turbo and turbo.The non-turbo delivered 600 horsepower for traction and the turbo 1000 for traction. For example the Alco S1 600hp and the Alco S2 1000hp yet look at the loco's from the outside they are all most the same.
@gcannon455
10 жыл бұрын
Now that a typical ALCO sound.
@mta224
6 жыл бұрын
Beeeeutiful.Long may they run.
@SouRwy4501Productions
2 жыл бұрын
Oh hey, an RSM-1! What a surprise! I’m actually building an HO scale model of one right now. It’s going to look similar to 8652, but with the addition of ALCo trimount trucks.
@johnchandrav.1823
4 жыл бұрын
Really sounds similar to an English Electric Class 20 starting up.
@donaldbartram6315
6 жыл бұрын
A favorite work horse of THE NEW HAVEN RR
@joestrainworldvideos3977
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic train video. Greetings Joe 😊
@carlosturren2683
8 жыл бұрын
Espectacular. Muchas gracias.
@kcald1843
11 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, Detroit series 60 did this for a few years only, more to save fuel at idle. It was a very limited time and they have been programed to not do it now. I know of no other domestic diesels that did this.
@Seazer009
12 жыл бұрын
You ain't heard nothing until you start one of those things with an air starter. First time I ever did that it scared me out of a years growth....
@Play_fare
6 ай бұрын
Sounds a bit like some of the Soviet era diesel engines that are still around. I do miss the sound of the old MLW FPA4s - essentially BB versions of PA’s. Nothing like hearing them accelerate uphill from a signal stop with 8 or more coaches behind.
@jamesshanks2614
8 жыл бұрын
The last DL-109 left imagine if she had been saved and rebuilt NH's DL-109 were used for passenger by day and hauled freight at night they even leased some to Bangor & Aroostic Railroad Back in the mid 50's to haul potatoes during their rush the B&A was all EMD imagine the shop and engine crews With those units.
@Boss302fan
13 жыл бұрын
Yep. That's an old alco for sure. man those things are a pain on cold days...but once they start pulling....look out!
@TroublesomeSlateTruck
Жыл бұрын
Good Job.
@joestrainworldvideos3977
4 жыл бұрын
Impressive. Thanks for sharing. Joe
@nlo114
11 жыл бұрын
The white vapour is un-burnt diesel fuel. As the engine is not warm, some of the exhaust valves will blow by, and those cylinders will not fire. Sometimes hot gas from the cylinders that are firing, ignite the vapour and flames shoot from the exhaust port.
@harrimanfox8961
7 жыл бұрын
I wish our RS-1 could sound like this. It currently runs on 5 cylinders and no turbo.
@backintofishing6716
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic.
@nigelterry9299
6 жыл бұрын
Ooooh, that turbo whistle!
@ketd9
10 жыл бұрын
great sound
@joestrainworldvideos3977
4 жыл бұрын
I subscribed. Joe's train world videos 😀😀😀😀
@29det1
11 жыл бұрын
That knocking sounds like my washing machine when I put too much cloths in it .
@travelingman484
11 жыл бұрын
I love it old school diesel.
@PiotrTester
9 жыл бұрын
nice cold start
@Robotechnology101
11 жыл бұрын
Nice video! I work at a railroad museum in Southern California that has 2 ex US army RSD1 locomotives I don't have any video of them starting up but I do have video up of them running in one video I show them running together. I will post a video response with for that video please approve thanks.
@CorinGatwood
9 жыл бұрын
0:38 Best industrial sound.
@immortal1266
12 жыл бұрын
Alco as melhores!!!
@elvisdoidera33
6 жыл бұрын
nice video like
@ryanseals_
11 жыл бұрын
Love the chugging sounds it makes!
@steel520
11 жыл бұрын
99% vapor? You think? More like 99% unburnt fuel. Hate to live downwind from this set of tracks.
@75Bird455
13 жыл бұрын
@251CE Those are equipped with Swiss made Buchi turbochargers. They're about 2 feet in diameter!
@75Bird455
12 жыл бұрын
There's just no sound in the world quite like an Alco 539T.
@mothman-jz8ug
3 жыл бұрын
Give it some ether, boys!
@Imintune...
7 жыл бұрын
Alcos are the detroit diesel on rails . They have a certain music to play.
@floridianrailauto9032
5 жыл бұрын
I'd say the EMD 567 is the Detroit of the railroad
@Matt01miller
11 жыл бұрын
Great sound Borenkd, sounds like the British railways Class 40. Has that same whistle sound to it. KZitem BR Class 40, sure you will agree.
@sjwhitney
11 жыл бұрын
What I'm wondering is why they don't cut out the cold cylinders until it warms up a bit. You can do that on a 539 engine to reduce the smoking. Turbo sounds real good on her though!
@TrainboyRR
4 жыл бұрын
i like the video and i like the sound of the locomotive
@Passengervehicles
10 жыл бұрын
Great video
@EditGuy6610
11 жыл бұрын
Great beat!
@CentralALSirens
6 жыл бұрын
Ah. The North Alabama Railroad Museum, Basically up in Huntsville. Haven't been there before, but I can tell you that I've had some family members been there.
@tonygold01
11 жыл бұрын
what's a nice sound...
@ratbag359
11 жыл бұрын
It is due to mass of the motor one fire has enough power to speed up the motor enough that the one or more combustion cycles after have little to do causing the note to change. when forward is selected it often loads the motor enough to fire on every combustion cycle.
@Creeperboy099
4 жыл бұрын
*CLUNK* *CLUNK* *CLUNK* *CLUNK* *CLUNK* Edit: now that I think of it, this old diesel chugs like a steamer- and smokes like one too lol
@indiantrains4156
11 жыл бұрын
excellent chugging sound.....
@MarkASam777
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is Dunkirk, NY. You must have been in Pa then, maybe Warren?
@michaeljp86
13 жыл бұрын
great old machine
@bjbuschman2
10 жыл бұрын
also the way it was skiping sounds like it could use a new set of spark plugs and plug wires or maybe the distributer is out of time.
@AndreiTupolev
10 жыл бұрын
Um, it's a diesel.
@bjbuschman2
10 жыл бұрын
yes I know.I was trying to be funny.I am actually a diesel mechanic(retired from ryder truck)
@john6218att
10 жыл бұрын
didn't have the choke pushed all the way in :)
@bjbuschman2
9 жыл бұрын
Or maybe the float in the carb is sticking.I told him to go with a holley 780 double pumper and there would not be a problem.LMFO
@raymondszybowicz7597
6 ай бұрын
Affectionately called cabbage choppers.
@nigelterry9299
6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful......
@harrimanfox8961
7 жыл бұрын
High speed trains have nothing on this true Alco brute!
@blackstone1a
12 жыл бұрын
The last steamers..... I saw 1 in a railyard with a steam generator, paired up with an sd-40
@rgsnidow1
4 жыл бұрын
At least ya know one cylinder is firing good..lol
@wizrox
4 ай бұрын
And here I go, worried about my 3.0TDI making a thumping sound when its cold (it's rather a paranoia). This is a pure hammer vs. metal, yet it's a healthy machine.
@ttrainmixx
13 жыл бұрын
Very good !
@CSX4772
12 жыл бұрын
Start this bad boy beside the EPA and watch them start freaking out! Best way to give the bird
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