That is crazy! What a site though. Nice capture. I've never seen anything like this, not even on the SP.
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OMG, the 4305 is totally black! Just like the helpers from MRS Logística here in Brazil... insane!
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| Posted by K100DS on October 11, 2012 | |
Good Lord... I'm surprised the headlights and ditchlights can penetrate all that filth!
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And this is why MRL is awesome
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Very cool...shades of the old Rio Grande!
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Please wash...!!!
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| Posted by NYC Man on October 12, 2012 | |
The clean spots on the 4305 indicate someone checked the engines water level!
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| Posted by Gary on October 12, 2012 | |
Can you imagine the state of the air filters?!
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| Posted by Rahul on October 12, 2012 | |
In India the loco pilots of the pusher locos drive the consist from the last cab
Hope this is not the situation here,and they get the leading cab of the consist.
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It's time that these locomotives get a BATH!
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Our coal route helper locos get into a similar state after a week helping coal trains through the Otira tunnel. That black oily exhaust filth sure gets everywhere!
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It'd be funny if someone were to scrawl a large "PC" on the unit's flanks.
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Man imagine changing the oil and air filter! I would ride on the rear locomotive if I where the crew. Wow, never seen an engine that black before.
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| Posted by Andrew on October 17, 2012 | |
How come the exhaust is a bad as this represents? Surely if the engine is running correctly, all the fuel is burned and it should not come out as black as this?
I will show this to the guy in my railway club who details our models and say "Copy that!"
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These units are returning to Helena, going over the Mullan Pass to help the next coal train over the 2.2% grade. Two or three units of the BNSF often lead the long train, these units will be in the middle, usually five or six, and another BNSF or two will push. The train will travel about 10 mph, with smoke in abundance. An awesome sight to see!
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| Posted by Gary on June 18, 2013 | |
In reply to Andrew, the units will emit black smoke inside a tunnel because the units themselves are using most of the available oxygen inside the tunnel. This will lead to poor combustion and a carbon laden exhaust that makes these units so dirty. If you have a multi lash-up on the head end, plus more units mid-train and at the rear, there will be little oxygen left for the prime movers working at the rear, this all leads to excessive black exhaust.
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This is perfectly MRL...On one of my fan trips there at Mullan, I saw a crew member taking to the catwalk just after his unit came out of the tunnel [and i could start to see through the thick black cloud...]..just like his unit, his clothes were completely black too!!! [SP was arguably worse...'once saw a tunnel motor so grimed up could not make out whose it was!!! -at least MRL washes thiers...and SP, sadly no more....
Love that little valley at Austin, many dramatic photo-ops there!
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