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Do RR have a cleaning program? Does anyone have a dirty locomotive picture that would look better than this one? [dinner]
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![(-D]
[:D] amazing what 2-3 hundered gallons of used lube oil will do
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…
[#dots]…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.
alot of Elbow Grease!!![alien]
I’m gonna say that unit has been a DP unit for awhile, and that is actually coal dust covering it. You should see what they look like on the insisde when someone leaves a door or window open!!!
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.[#dots]
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!!!
Sorry J.Edgar. I guess I needed something to say for a reply at the time! [:D]
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.
Hard to believe from the photo, but UP, in common with virtually all railroads washes locomotives on a regular basis.