As this video starts off slow, don't be turned off. It goes over the engine very well and explains the systems.
Might be interesting for others who, like me, should learn what's inside these engines.
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As was stated in Trains Magazine... For this loco, the Customer was right! Conrail insisted on the 645 20 Cylinder Prime mover instead of the yet to be built and tested H block. These locos still soldier on while the EMD Sd90's and/ 90/43's never made it to the "promised land"...for long.
prrhorseshoecurve posted:As was stated in Trains Magazine... For this loco, the Customer was right! Conrail insisted on the 645 20 Cylinder Prime mover
Hopefully you did NOT read THAT in Trains Magazine! The SD80MAC units did indeed have 20 cylinder prime movers, however they were the 710G3 series prime movers, i.e. NOT 645.
instead of the yet to be built and tested H block. These locos still soldier on while the EMD Sd90's and/ 90/43's never made it to the "promised land"...for long.
This is a good video. I have the DVD.
When I see the automatic brake explained/shown, I think of the former CSX 80 MAC that rolled into the pit.
I always wondered what happened with that engine ending up half in the pit.
