Absolutely WONDERFUL specimen of a locomotive! She may look like a junk pile on the outside, but that almost complete lack of smoke when she digs in, that means she's in PRIME CONDITION within! She's been lovingly looked after and maintained and KEPT IN TUNE, so she's cheerfully ready each morning to shove and pull and get trains built and broken up and do it smoothly and on-time!
@jim40135
10 жыл бұрын
That thing is a tank, what a great sounding GM.
@EastTexasRailfan
7 жыл бұрын
The lack of smoke form the exhaust tells the story of how well this unit has been loved and maintained, despite the looks from the outside.
@BenjaminEsposti
7 жыл бұрын
Indeed! :) I mean, I can see some smoke, but there isn't as much as some EMDs ...
@EastTexasRailfan
7 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Esposti exactly!
@mewalal6506
2 жыл бұрын
Those things were built to last long! Hats off to the marvelous engineering of EMD.
@mp165
10 жыл бұрын
very very BEAUTIFUL Acoustical Vitamins from that Classic SD7 CADILLAC --- SUPERB Classic Horn too !!!
@trainmandan05
10 жыл бұрын
That Nathan M3 really suits that old bird!
@curtnicholson7771
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice switching action. Love the slightly older yet still very powerful engine doing what it does best!
@johntapp3311
6 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how some locomotives last forever whereas others are ready for the scrapheap at ten years. This one is a shining example of how well-cared for old equipment can still deliver revenue service after sixty-six years. The smoke you see is just what happens when you give it a hard acceleration, like in an average diesel pickup. No real fogger like the old Alcos were at 15 years. I can hear the Roots blower as well. I would be in Heaven if I were in the operator's seat with a Thermos jug full of my best coffee on that wintry day, makin' up freights in that yard. Southern Pacific had such locomotives, and nicknamed them "Cadillacs," probably because they were made by EMD--a General Motors division.
@trainknut
3 жыл бұрын
Not only did Southern Pacific have such locomotives, they had this one specifically... you can tell by the gyra lights and ladders, remnants of her SP days.
@MorrisHGT
Жыл бұрын
This engine is also fitted in the belgium diesellocomotive called reeks 55! I really love this diesel engine sound
@MetroVick
11 жыл бұрын
Great video. I spent a couple of hours in Albany back in May 2010 & April 2011 shooting this SD7, a great loco and very PNWR crews. My favourite railroad! Ill post up some footage soon.
@yardhog
9 жыл бұрын
Great sounds and clean burning on the exhaust. Great video.....
@Anthony-ry8jh
10 жыл бұрын
I wish I had a SD7
@johntapp3311
6 жыл бұрын
An amazing locomotive. I wonder if she has dual controls in the cab.
@LouT1501
5 жыл бұрын
No, just one set of controls. In fact, I have the original control stand from 1501. It was worn out so P&W's roundhouse built a new control stand using a more modern throttle and reverser. By the way, it is a great locomotive to run...
@kuoasify
10 жыл бұрын
would love to have this locomotive in Ho Scale since its one of the best looking locomotives they have in albany
@ICrailroadprod.2007
2 жыл бұрын
That is one cracked out RS3L.
@TrainsNStuff
8 жыл бұрын
They need a Nathan P5 for that locomotive!!! Awesome! I hope to see that one someday!!!
@TrainTrackTrav
7 жыл бұрын
Naw, Old Cast P3!
@TrainsNStuff
7 жыл бұрын
That could work...
@freighttrainsahpassing9790
8 жыл бұрын
The "O'l Yard Boss : )
@johntapp3311
6 жыл бұрын
All 105 tons of her.
@johntapp3311
6 жыл бұрын
When the other un's won't go, ol' 1501 will git 'er done!!!
@davebolyard6808
8 жыл бұрын
I Love watching P &W engines and for sure this one 1501
@StarlinGrimes
4 жыл бұрын
Still operating today daily to my knowledge
@TNdefender05
11 жыл бұрын
Man I really like that SD 7 what a great engine.
@philliplee980
3 жыл бұрын
awesome catch dude sweet old school how hard you try its keep going
@jmslakings
9 жыл бұрын
HaHa Did anyone notice the FRED hanging on the front axle?
@rearspeaker6364
7 жыл бұрын
jmslakings-- 0.44--this FRED is being punished for replacing all the cabooses in america!!
@johntapp3311
6 жыл бұрын
An odd place for one instead of atop a coupler. And angled down. That looks to me like it's around a sand tube for pouring sand onto slippery rail.
@LouT1501
5 жыл бұрын
That's the usual spot for putting FRED when the crew finds them in the yard.
@jessmosley5907
5 ай бұрын
those cinder concretes are still there now
@THECALIFORNIAJET
11 жыл бұрын
Really beautiful train i saw a retired Southern Pacific sd 7 owned by northwestern pacific :)
@mikehawk2003
5 жыл бұрын
airplanes.us they dont own a SD7
@johncrawford6571
10 жыл бұрын
Wow! Nice! Do they ever turn that locomotive loose on a main line somewhere? Would like to see some footage of that, either high stepping a fast local or slugging it out with a long hill. Great video, thanks for the share!
@josephnadler5521
2 жыл бұрын
It would need ditch lights and probably PTC before that could happen
@wmellor87
8 жыл бұрын
great photography! love it
@davebolyard6808
10 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff
@lucapima1974
Жыл бұрын
Canada?
@spcridge2012
10 жыл бұрын
That's cool. I didn't know the top lights rotate.
@TFN5459
9 жыл бұрын
It's a Gyralite, standard to all Southern Pacific diesels up until the 1990's with the exception of the SD38s
@jpsholland
9 жыл бұрын
Two Dutch switchers fit in this one....
@Milkypenguin
10 жыл бұрын
It's a very nice engine
@josiahduarte5947
8 жыл бұрын
I love it as well.
@stansmith4054
3 жыл бұрын
What do they call that type of cab on this loco?
@robmoir7524
6 жыл бұрын
I would like to see videos of THE RIO GRANDE EMD SD9 LOCOMOTIVES
@mikehawk2003
5 жыл бұрын
Rob Moir all of those are scrapped and btw this is a SD7
@davebolyard6808
10 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave Here love the video P & W runs daily behind my house I live in Cornelius Oregon thanks
@sophornnmun3479
Жыл бұрын
Wow very nice video I also do content like that 🥰
@EastTexasRailfan
7 жыл бұрын
Why is the fuel tank so small when they clearly have room for a larger one, is it because of the new trucks on that unit?
@johntapp3311
6 жыл бұрын
My guess is that, as it is being used for a switcher, they didn't need the second fuel tank. I've seen them equipped with two tanks side by side, and I'm guessing that they used those locomotives for road service. These are road/switchers. This one isn't using enough diesel fuel to need it, and if fuel just sat in the one tank they didn't use, it would go bad.
@mikehawk2003
5 жыл бұрын
John Tapp no it was originally for steam heating coaches since SD7s were used in commuter/mail trains in the 50s the snall tank removed in the 70/80s since it was useless
@traingp7
7 жыл бұрын
Why did they remove the second fuel tank? Looks like shit with that big gap under the frame.
@mikehawk2003
5 жыл бұрын
traingp7 because when SP bought it in 1953, they had 2 tanks originally 1 for fuel and the other for steam heating for coaches at the time (since HEP didn’t exist) so when SP rebuilt many of their SD7/9 fleet into SD7Rs and SD9Es they took out the steam tank as it served no purpose
@diesellocomotivefan5400
6 жыл бұрын
2018, is she still running?
@mikehawk2003
5 жыл бұрын
Diesel Locomotive Fan last i heard it had a engine problem
@justinhicksonanipad6786
6 жыл бұрын
This. Engine has a mars light
@davebolyard6808
10 жыл бұрын
Hi I like your videoss of P & W 1501 I am going to get a Ho Scale layout How do I pick one roadname to use when I like UP SP CN BN your thought
@TheEtiTransportesEJogos
3 жыл бұрын
PNWR ex-sp
@locoluke4149
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen SD70ACe’s and ES44AC’s smoke more than that.
@SR_superior_1000
7 жыл бұрын
EMD SD 7
@jamielacourse7578
4 жыл бұрын
Like a lot of older machinery it's all in what maintenance she gets...usually the uglier the better.
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