Looks Like a Modern Day Steam Engine!
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Eco friendly my arse!
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| Posted by K100DS on August 21, 2012 | |
Yikes. Did anyone capture the final moments on video by any chance?
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I didn't know Alco was still making Locomotives.
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Lol Eco-Friendly... Pah!
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Diesel runaway isn't limited to locomotives either. It happens to trucks much more often. Common remedies include plugging the air intake or putting the vehicle in gear with the brakes on. Neither of those seem workable here.
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| Posted by NYC Man on August 21, 2012 | |
So, how much do turbochargers cost now?
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| Posted by C Davis on August 21, 2012 | |
That is a GE for you.
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Looks like that "belle" has been to her last "ball". ">(
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Nice! Once they run away there is nothing you can do to stop them, they begin burning there own oil and the only way you can possibly shit them down is to somehow block the air intakes. Shutting off the fuel does nothing because like I said they begin burning their own oil. You tube "Runaway Diesel"and see some of the madness that can ensue.
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A gevo running away? I think GE should probably look into this and make sure it isn't an issue that others might have.
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Looks like the turbo took an unauthorized leave of absence. KCS should look into buying 70ACe's or 70m's.
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Heavy smoke goes back to the ground.
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Wierd, I live near Overland Park and I didn't see anything smoke. Huh...
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WOW,Hope nobody got hurt
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| Posted by on August 21, 2012 | |
not so eco-friendly now, are you GEVO?
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| Posted by Mike G on August 21, 2012 | |
Not a good sign for GE.
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WOW! Not good.
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| Posted by K100DS on August 21, 2012 | |
This can happen to any diesel engine. It can happen, and has happened, to EMDs too. It's not just a GE thing.
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This can happen to any locomotive, I've seen it happen. This is pretty much the locomotive killing itself, but I'm sure GE is already looking at the prime mover of this puppy and seeing what they can re-do. a Brand new loco can do this!
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That's a volcanic eruption! I'm not surprised if any aircraft service disruption has taken place over there, as it was in Europe after Iceland disaster!
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| Posted by on August 22, 2012 | |
Turbo oil seal blew out, so the engine was running on the lube oil. It will quit when the crankcase runs dry, and the engine seizes. I'll bet the engine block is nothing but an aircraft carrier anchor now.........
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Yikes, I'm sure that was quite a site to watch. And Brent... I believe you had a minor misspelling on the word shut. :-) Surprised they let that slide through...
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| Posted by on August 22, 2012 | |
Saw the smoke all the way from my office in KCK. I wondered what it was since it appeared in the yard area. Wow, she was belching!!
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| Posted by pjflstc on August 22, 2012 | |
Oh Yeah "shut" happens :-)
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| Posted by on August 23, 2012 | |
Nice paint though.
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| Posted by Mike on August 23, 2012 | |
That's a whole lot of burnt toast! "Sorry sir, the warranty expired yesterday."
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I'd Love to see a video of it!
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Eventually Steam for 44 minutes, All can C
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| Posted by Rahul on August 24, 2012 | |
Is'nt there a way to cut the oil supply too.
Physically squeezing the pipe that supplies oil to the turbo will kill only the turbo, and prevent the engine from seizing up.
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The block is full of oil, as long as the engine is rotating the oil keeps moving to the top of the engine from the sump.
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As an engineer for 36 years,I've run everything from GG1's E44's,E33's Alcos of all kinds,EMD's of all kinds,and GE's from U series to the P42's.Nothing beats a GM,period. Alco second beast.GE since 1959 had to resort to all kinds of tactics to get railroads to buy them.The only good GE is a dead GE,period.
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| Posted by Spencer on September 2, 2012 | |
don't worry, gevo's LOVE to clear there throat!
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Smoke 'em if you've got 'em!
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Do these engines really have no fast closure flap in the air intake?
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its their throat. who checks the spelling anyway? I know we all fumble but 2 in 1 post? we can't spel.
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The prime mover must've been like "Screw this crap, I'm out.", an interesting photo.
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