Added: Dec 4, 2008

From: Sutejay

Duration: 9:57

Video of the AVR's first coal train up the P&W sub. The SD40-2's get their first real workout which almost prooved to too much. Watch for the ploom of smoke when they start up 2005 to help on the final pull up the hill. Time to turn up those speakers shake the whole house!

Channel: Autos

Tags: avr  coal  swp  train 

Rating: 5.00 (3 ratings)    Views: 231' favoriteCount='3    Comments: 6

sp8192 Says:

Dec 4, 2008 - AWESOME!!! Best Leslie S5RT horn on youtube!! 5 stars my friend. Got anymore of these ex KCS beasts?

Sutejay Says:

Dec 4, 2008 - I have 3 other videos at the moment with more on the way! Thanks for watching.

kd5dga Says:

Dec 4, 2008 - I started paying attention to the AVR last year when I was back in Bethel Park for a week.SO I assume that this train is running from the bruceton W&LE interchange north west through Whitehall? Looking at the one grade the SD=40's were really putting out some horsepower with all the smoke billing out of the stacks.Infact speaking of the KCS I see their SD-40 units coupled to BNSF going through Nolanville Texas moving freight westward on the BNSF Lampassas sub.

longhairwayne Says:

Dec 4, 2008 - 3 diesel strugling to do what 1 Allegheny steamer could do at speed.Verginia RR conqured this grade 60 yrs ago?What a step backwards.

Sutejay Says:

Dec 4, 2008 - At first they were running with just the two SD40-2s to test them out then they started the third unit when they knew they weren't going to make it. Also who knows what the Alleghenies would have done here since they never ran in Western PA (atleast not to my knowledge)

longhairwayne Says:

Dec 4, 2008 - I'm sure some folks would like to know,but only 2 Alleghenies exist,in museums.I would reckon 2 SD40 are a bit on the small side of even the diesel power.Thanks for the post.