http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=85934
Do RR have a cleaning program? Does anyone have a dirty locomotive picture that would look better than this one?
i know RR's have engine washes...my guess on the engine in your pic is prolly just 2 or 3 trips thru tunnels and sheds in trailing postion between washes....
these ALCOs(MLWs) went thru the Detroit River Tunnel but its short compared to whats outwest...ones kinda shiny but the rest arent filthy....have to admit i donthave many photos of "realy dirty" ones...got plenty of old and rusty tho
This is what happens to the trailing unit when a turbocharger goes bad! Glad I didn't have to clean it up!
http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=134451
trainfan1221 wrote:Its no good when a locomotive gets that dirty, creates drag and ruins the fuel economy. Actually, I doubt it, but I have seen my share of unwashed engines. I guess as long as it runs..
.........i was gonna say that old adage...if its cleaner in runs faster....but refrained
I would rather run a dirty locomotive because it has been running up and down the rail making money.
Rodney
When the Union Pacific absorbed Southern Pacific, they adopted their wash rack policies too.
Southern Pacific was famous for their dirty dirty engines.
Boomer Red wrote: This is what happens to the trailing unit when a turbocharger goes bad! Glad I didn't have to clean it up!http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=134451
alot of Elbow Grease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
BaltACD wrote:The Class I's ideal engine utilization has the engine pulling freight 24/7 for the 92 days allowed between inspections. Engines getting washed are not making money.
That's true! but look at the UPS, FEDEX, and etc.. The perception to the consumer. Clean means Organization.
Rail-Roadwarrior wrote:The only thing that bothers me is dirty windows. I hate being in the cab and looking through dirty glass all day. I usually clean em up the first chance I get.
Me too, and wipe everything down with Lysol wipes!!!
J. Edgar wrote: trainfan1221 wrote:Its no good when a locomotive gets that dirty, creates drag and ruins the fuel economy. Actually, I doubt it, but I have seen my share of unwashed engines. I guess as long as it runs.. .........i was gonna say that old adage...if its cleaner in runs faster....but refrained
zapp wrote: Rail-Roadwarrior wrote:The only thing that bothers me is dirty windows. I hate being in the cab and looking through dirty glass all day. I usually clean em up the first chance I get.Me too, and wipe everything down with Lysol wipes!!!
Amen to that. Locomotive cabs are a germ haven.
Rail-Roadwarrior wrote: zapp wrote: Rail-Roadwarrior wrote:The only thing that bothers me is dirty windows. I hate being in the cab and looking through dirty glass all day. I usually clean em up the first chance I get.Me too, and wipe everything down with Lysol wipes!!! Amen to that. Locomotive cabs are a germ haven.
dont think the lefthand seat is any cleaner.....they didnt have Lysol wipes when i was conductorin so i carried a lil bottle of pinesol and paper towel in my grip....and heaven forbid there was a box of crewpacks somewhere in the yard office
J. Edgar wrote: Rail-Roadwarrior wrote: zapp wrote: Rail-Roadwarrior wrote:The only thing that bothers me is dirty windows. I hate being in the cab and looking through dirty glass all day. I usually clean em up the first chance I get.Me too, and wipe everything down with Lysol wipes!!! Amen to that. Locomotive cabs are a germ haven.dont think the lefthand seat is any cleaner.....they didnt have Lysol wipes when i was conductorin so i carried a lil bottle of pinesol and paper towel in my grip....and heaven forbid there was a box of crewpacks somewhere in the yard office
What about the toilets? You really need a gas mask to enter those port holes.... Do they RR clean them before each trip?
On the UP the toilets are supposed to serviced when the unit enters a terminal and before it is released to go on another run.
For an example a manifest from North Platte to Ft Worth-MNPFW the units would be srviced at N. Platte and again at Ft Worth, but not Kansas City, Parsons, McAlester which are all crew change out points.
If a lead unit is too bad, I won't take it out of the yard till it's dumped. I don't worry so much about trailing units though.
Philcal wrote:Hard to believe from the photo, but UP, in common with virtually all railroads washes locomotives on a regular basis.
Do you happen to know where the UP does its washing? It seems to me that units coming out of North Platte or the Chicago area are significantly cleaner than those on the west coast. As someone else observed, it would also seem as if the former SP yards have their own wash policy. Sure, most of the tunnels are out west, but the line down from Donkey Creek to the mainline has to be a very dirty proposition due to all of the coal dust.
YoHo1975 wrote: When the Union Pacific absorbed Southern Pacific, they adopted their wash rack policies too. Southern Pacific was famous for their dirty dirty engines.
Yeah, but at least ours ran.......
So they did. A clean SP engine is probably broken, or stuffed and mounted.
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