Western Railroad Discussion > Turbo death on Cable

Stack train creeping through Cable at 1:02 p.m. I stopped to pick up the mail 3 blocks away and spotted the smoke. Wondering if they'll set this locomotive out before Mojave.

Tehachap
Tehachapi Above Cable

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Someone reported this to the fire department which called BNSF and was told not to worry...

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

Looks more black than blue/gray smoke. Maybe worn injectors over-fueling. Sorry Cali!

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yep sometimes the Amtrak P42 locmotives look JUST like this burning of rome effect when spooling up.
Very very interesting and Amazing photos, thank you for sharing this.
---Daniel

The poor BNSF 4591 sure ain't having a good day!
Looks just like what a steam locomotive would emit
when either sanding the flues or, more likely, making
a lot of black smoke to please the photographers.
That poor thang!!

She is a C44-9W, and was built i Nov., 1999.

Hookdragkick --
Not to worry -- these things happen. Doesn't bother me,
and I'm a Californian, and prefer clean air, but -- whatcha
gonna do when things like this happen? Have a fit? Not me!
BTW -- I LOVE your "handle" -- it's one of the best I've
seem here on TO!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/17 15:51 by Margaret_SP_fan.

No need to set it out. Shut it down and keep going.

Just another GE impersonating an Alco impersonating a steam locomotive. Nothing unusual to see here.

A moment where the engine becomes a Tier 0 than T2 lol

You've never seen a coal-burning diesel before?

The Goat Boat is staring right at it and saying, "you're making me look real good right now".

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Blown turbo would be white and blue smoke. This is probably dirty fuel injectors.

SCspotter Wrote:
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> Blown turbo would be white and blue smoke. This is
> probably dirty fuel injectors.

Either way it will probably spend some time in the diesel shop at Barstow.

I thought for a minute there that someone had resurrected an Alco PA.

From prior experience, I feel this is a airflow problem. IE Turbo.

Fuel system issues are usually white/blue smoke.

Not trying to be contrarian, but this is how it usually turned out for me.

Foamductor Wrote:
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> From prior experience, I feel this is a airflow
> problem. IE Turbo.
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> Fuel system issues are usually white/blue smoke.
>
> Not trying to be contrarian, but this is how it
> usually turned out for me.

I think I'd agree with this, i'm not a railroader but fuel-rich mixtures tend to give blue smoke, poor combustion (lack of air) tends to give dark sooty smoke...