How do you shut down a diesel locomotive nowadays?
is it by a switch in the cab or a switch engine room?
or is there a notch in the throttle that shuts it down?
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-the feed
sorry…industry secret… just like starting a loco…i could tell you…but then i would have to kill you…lol
but realy… i cant tell you…
csx engineer
I agree with CSX above.
Rodney
You put it in Park, set the emergency brake, and turn the key all the way to the left.
Remove the key from the ignition, shut the door, and pu***he LOCK icon on the key fob…
Ed
You guys are real cruel, everyone knows that to shut down a loco all you have to do is…[;)]
Read the thread about the GEVO blowing up , that is one way !
Randy
The easiest way is to simply let it run out of fuel. Be sure to follow Ed’s instructions first, then throw the fob away, along with the key.
Diesels shut off??
LOL! I cant tell you anything…but there is a difference between and SD18 and a SD70ACe starting up!.
(one has a regular key, and one has a keypad)
Gee, after after all the threads we have had here where everyone was telling everyone how to START a locomotive, why all the secrecy about how to stop one?
I can think of about a dozen ways …
well i will tell you . yes there is 2 places int he cab the throttle (unless its a desk top unit) there is place on the back wall there is a place in the engine compartment and then the last ones i wont tell you .
Without wrecking it, there is only one way to shut down a diesel engine, that is cut of the supply of fuel to the cylinders. However, there are several ways of doing that.
Malc.
You put your left hand in, you pull your left hand out…
LOL…
LC
Or find a relay in the electrical cabinet that says FPCR and pull the wires off .
Lets just say that shutting off Diesel engines also kills the air compressor.
And if it rools/runs away someone’s***is grass, don’t ever trust handbrakes alone.
Come on all of us are going to work for a railroad some day!
exactly! lol[:D][:D]
Then you can find out! lol
Better look out the window, they’re coming to get you.
OK every one is talking about computerized loco’s and ya got me there…
BUT on a GP 30 ya just turn the swich that says start and stop (there is alsoa prime mode on that swich) and turn it to stop. Then you wait untill the terbo intercooler light gos off and pull the battery swich. But our Gp 30 has some “Home made” controlls, thanks CN for ripping all the good stuff out of there before shipping it to us, they even took the f****ing seats!! Us being a museam that is.[;)]