Maybe those 2 cars that sped out in front of the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad freight train made this SD40 (ELS 503) slow down and fail the first time, the second time they just couldn’t get the speed up to climb that steep grade here in northern Wisconsin. They had to disconnect from the train and go ahead sanding the rails before trying again.. Will they make it??
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Happens to a lot of locos. Shouldn't feel bad.
Those are some interesting cars
Sand perhaps?sand on tracks
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We used to have that problem here where I live. It was the MKT that shared trackage rights with the Frisco back in the old days. There was a 1.5-2% grade from the yard 12 miles northeast of us to the station here. Many times, MKT would be underpowered for the loads they were pulling and when they reached the crossing here by the train depot, they stalled out a lot. So thankfully, this was back in the caboose days so you had people on the rear to spot traffic when you had to back up 12 miles to get extra power put on the head end of your train. I had some super 8 film of one of the MKT’s great mess ups but I have no idea if it even still exists. It would be fun to see again. Thanks for this very interesting video.
That's a pretty wimpy engine!
LAWN CLIBBINS BIG HOSS
Hope someone is on the rear protection the shove..
Over tonnage for the engine. You can fool the Conductor with the tonnage but that engine will weigh the cars for you. Double the hill or get another engine.
Sanding the rail.
Ur a. bUM now get. Job ass Hola.
Hopefully he’s sanding while he reverses. Traction on attempt 2.
How many cars ??
That can't be a "Healthy" SD40 !! ?
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…
Brilliant commentary !! Sometimes silence is golden.
More evidence of overcised trains, no accommodation for equipment condition, lack of maintenance, manpower shortages.
BN got rid of all their B30-7A locomotives. Would it have been a good idea for these short lines to have gotten them and put them to use or would they have been a waste of money?
That's a pre1972 SD40 straight version. No the computerized controlled DASH 2 that followed.
“The Ghost of Milwaukee Road……”
Wet rail and fall leaves is your culprit. I've been running locomotives for 27 yrs and have been bitten by this scenario many times. Fall is beautiful time of year but absolutely sucks for those of us running trains. Great vid by the way.
Loaded cars at the rear and empties up front probably wasn’t doing em any favours either!
Considering that the sand hose on the lead truck is hanging loose and not applying sand to the rail. It's no wonder they stalled out.
No half brained shortline train crew is going to blast thru a passive crossing like that. They know there are idiots out there that will run out in front of them.
Needs a DPU!
Little engine that could…if stupid people didn't pull out in front of him.
What grade, empty cars, that loco should have made that maybe 1% grade easily, what a joke
Jason should've volunteered to sit on the front of that engine, the more weight they have in it the better! Doesn't matter whose weight, they needed more weight and didn't have enough!😂🙃🤣👍