Chuck, it looks like the conversation paid off quite well.
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Wow! They certainly gave you smoke. I knew Alco's were notorious but had no idea the of GE's could do this.
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| Posted by K100DS on December 19, 2009 | |
Looks like your conversation really paid off!
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It looks like the lead locomotive is riding on Alco trimount trucks. Are you sure these aren't Alcos in disguise? :-)
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Those are the correct trucks for a General Electric U25C and they were very similar to the trucks used under six axle Alcos. One must remember that early Alcos were actually Alco-GE units and used GE traction motors and other electrical equipment. Later GE models used different trucks.
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I'm not sure about U25Cs but crews of the ICG had a habit of putting on similar shows, although with 12 foot high flames with their C636s. If I remember correctly, the trick was the slam the throttle into full throttle, quickly cut it back to idle then slam it into full throttle again. It must have been quite a sight on a hot night out there in the midwest. What it essentially does is flood the turbo-charger with gas/oil and vapors, then when put back into full throttle, it all ignites in the manifold and goes shooting out the stack.
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Very impressive! Who would think the shiny red GE could do that, too bad none of these beasts are left in service. Looks like the the conversation really paid off, kudos to the engineer.
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A steam locomotive disguise as a diesel.
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Chuck, that is one sweet photo!
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