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Oh man, I absolutely love watching videos of diesel locomotives starting up. GP30 Startup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQSRzXk_sJA GM "E" 567 (The guy speaking in this vid seems cool as gently caress) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNR8dYzeCkc We have a lot of rail in the Detroit area, and it doesn't bother me one bit. I find the sound of the train horns at night really relaxing.
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Speleothing posted:I used to live across the street from the railroad tracks when I went to U of M, I loved the big freight trains that came by late at night, brakes screeching. Also train horns in the distance, a fond memory of childhood. This guy on youtube goes out of his way to record trains and even does compilations of just train horns. Kind of weird, I know, but put a video on before you go to bed and it's almost therapeutic. He also as a bunch of other train vids too. http://www.youtube.com/user/Cchrisbud813 *edit* I might not be normal. 
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B4Ctom1 posted:
I remember when this happened, it wasn't too far from where I live.  Killed 5 people. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/09/national/main5147200.shtml Oh god you can almost see their faces before they're crushed to death. 
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Fixed Gear Guy posted:I love the YouTube comments with idiots -- all claiming to be the The driver had a suspended license because he was basically just a poo poo driver and didn't feel like obeying traffic laws. Too bad he won't have to live with the horrific guilt of knowing he killed those kids. Mental Hospitality fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Jun 4, 2011 |
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B4Ctom1 posted:There is one other big fan. The mother of all fans. It is the dynamic braking grid fan. It is basically a 300-400 horsepower electric motor connected to what is basically the compressor fan from a jet engine. When modulating the dynamic brake effort it sounds like someone modulating the throttle on a jet engine. Is the high pitched "jet engine" sound in this video what you're referring to? I always thought it was turbocharger noise. Still amazingly cool.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Ahahahaha holy poo poo. Trains are cool and all but come on, that guy sounds like he's actively jizzing. I must incorporate the term "actively jizzing" into a romantic encounter now.
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An Amtrak train bound for Detroit derailed on Sunday, thankfully it wasn't too serious. http://www.freep.com/article/20121021/NEWS06/121021035/Amtrack-train-Chicago-to-Pontiac-derailment-Niles E: vvv  vvvMental Hospitality fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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Back to the push-starting a Diesel-electric locomotive:quote:Don Oltmand is right [previous poster- "You could - with a DC main gen -, if you had enough residual magnetism in the TM field coils or had enough oomp in the batteries to provide some magnetic field." . I personally don't know if any of this is true/makes sense. http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/205121.aspx?sort=ASC&pi332=1
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Brother Jonathan posted:[*]The driver of the second float, the one that was struck, entered the crossing before there was sufficient clearance on the other side. The float was on an 18-wheeler with a flat trailer, and the driver was preoccupied with closely following the float in front. When the train was seen coming, there was nowhere to go. For fucks sake. Never go across the tracks unless there's room for your vehicle on the other side. Even if you think there might be enough room, wait until you're sure there's more than enough so you don't get stuck in the danger zone.
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Brother Jonathan posted:Magnetic field leakage from an electric motor on a Japanese train: Heh. If you look in the background, some guys legs pop up at the same time as the paperclips around the 10 second mark. That is very neat though, I wonder if it's enough to affect personal electronics.
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N is for Nipples posted:Mine's 1440x900! I'd love to have that. 1080p or whatever would be swell. That's a nice picture. 
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Too many planes and trains crashing this year. I think I'll just stay inside. 
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FISHMANPET posted:I don't know if it's because of the way the Houston METRO interacts with the road or the way Houston drivers are, but drat... Oh I can't wait for the Woodward streetcar project in Detroit to get finished. The fountain of stupidity around here is sure to provide for some amazing videos!
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After reading this thread and the aeronautical insanity one, I would like to see a train with two GE90's mounted on top of it. For science.
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kastein posted:Leaf by the sword, die by the sword. I'm going to leaf that one alone.
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This was a lengthy video, but it held my interest the entire time. Very fascinating stuff to someone that knows the basics of steam locomotives, or even someone that doesn't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx9Q8PphAVo Mental Hospitality fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Nov 27, 2017 |
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Amtrak 501 derailed in Washington, crashing into I-5. "Multiple injuries and fatalities" reported.  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amtrak-derailment-train-crashes-near-tacoma-washington-n830751
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