QUOTE: Originally posted by calpoly48 Hello everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself and greet everyone here. I'm 24 years old, and work at a post production facility near the Glendale Amtrak station. I've been a railfan since I was about 10 years old when I would tag along with my father when he would pick up my older sister from LA County High School for the Arts passing by the old Taylor yard, and nearby mainlines. There are not many young railfans (if any) that are into the same things I'm into (cars, partying, etc), but i feel i will not grow out of my interest in modern railroading. My friends still make fun of me as I gawk out the window whenever i pass by a yard or mainline with activity. I may pursue a career in the field (I'm well on my way in higher education), with the help of any local UP employees (wink wink) that are on this forum.... Now to the questions...thanks in advance! (i've tried searching, but with mixed results that didnt really answer my questions, please excuse any "stupid" questions) 1. When some older locomotives idle (many idle at the siding near the glendale metrolink accident), particularly GM's, they make a constant hissing and popping cacophony of sounds. What is that??? 2. Why dont they shut off the locomotives altogether when they idle? 3. Why was the vast majority of the SP Locomotive fleet so dirty and aesthetically unpleasant? 4. I've noticed that many, if not all the smoking/fire spitting images on Railpictures.net come from C40-8's. What is the cause of the fire and smoke? Thats it for now! I'll speak with more of you soon. Thanks again!
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QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith 1. When some older locomotives idle (many idle at the siding near the glendale metrolink accident), particularly GM's, they make a constant hissing and popping cacophony of sounds. What is that??? The crew trying to get out? [:I] 2. Why dont they shut off the locomotives altogether when they idle? Ever tried to hook up jumper cables to one of these babies![:0] 3. Why was the vast majority of the SP Locomotive fleet so dirty and aesthetically unpleasant? The dirt is all thats holding them together. [;)] 4. I've noticed that many, if not all the smoking/fire spitting images on Railpictures.net come from C40-8's. What is the cause of the fire and smoke? Its really got a BOILER under all that sheet metal, they just dont want to tell the EPA that they've still got a few stealth steam locos out there [:D] I went to Cow Pucky Pomona also, School of Architorture, though a few years ago...[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Clean or dirty, the locomotives don’t care...and SP had other things to spend money on besides washing them. Plus, that takes a locomotive out of service for a few hours...most only get washed when they are shopped for a long period of time. Some new locomotives do shut down, and restart, when left alone.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by calpoly48 Hello everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself and greet everyone here. I'm 24 years old, and work at a post production facility near the Glendale Amtrak station. I've been a railfan since I was about 10 years old when I would tag along with my father when he would pick up my older sister from LA County High School for the Arts passing by the old Taylor yard, and nearby mainlines.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Calpoly48.. Uhh, he knew because its part of your screen name? Eric.. It varies by railroad, but most of them do shut off now... On my railroad, if the locomotive is isolated, after ten minutes and no control surface is moved, it will shut down. If the battery charge drops, or the air in the main reservoir drops below a set pressure, or the water temp in the water jacket drops below a given temp, an alarm will sound for 15 seconds, and the auto start will engage. All the GE Dash 9s, and the New GEs on the BNSF have this feature...all the MK built locomotive, under all the names MK has used, have it too. Most EMDS have it, but you can order them without it... Ed
QUOTE: Originally posted by smalling_60626 So, calpoly48, all my life I've heard of a school called "Cal Tech" (or "Caltech). Where is it? Does it have any relation to the Cal Poly schools???
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