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Nostalgia & History > The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling outDate: 01/16/19 06:28 The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: BrianA With EMD's it is mainly the sounds of listening to them throttle up but with the older GE's it was just as much what you'd see as what you'd hear. Case in point, eastbound coal loads BN VV082 leaving Edgement, SD with 5129/5091/5044/7886/5545 (C30-7/C30-7/C30-7/SD40-2/C30-7) after changing crews on 6-2-92. I can still recall the excitment I felt listening to those beasts throttle up and the smoke from those four GE's rising straight up in unison. Anyone else remember staying in an Alliance, NE motel and seeing the BN train schedules displayed on local TV? It sure made railfanning easy back then!
Brian Ambrose Renton, WA You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 01/16/19 06:58 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: Bob3985 You got it right Brian. It all began as Alco-GE and GE kept the sounds of the Alcos as I remember them on the GM&O thru my hometown while I was growing up. You could feel the heartbeat in the Alcos and later these GE's.
Thanks for the footage. Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 01/16/19 06:58 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: gcm Excellent video!
Gary Date: 01/16/19 08:23 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: rev66vette Very nice!!!!
Date: 01/16/19 08:56 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: NYC_L4a Man, that was stirring to the soul. Visceral!
Date: 01/16/19 10:01 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: CPR_4000 Thankfully, no bell ringing or horn blowing to step on that glorious four-cycle sound!
Date: 01/16/19 14:14 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: DynamicBrake I'm an SD guy, but I must say those GE's sounded good throttling up! Thanks for sharing Brian.
Kent in CArmel Valley Date: 01/16/19 18:24 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: srman That was some sweet music!
Date: 01/17/19 13:23 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: RGDave HOLY moly, that one gave me chills. Well done!
~RGDave Date: 01/19/19 00:57 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: Coalca Those -7’s sounded great under power. Thx for sharing
Date: 01/19/19 07:02 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: RailRat Exellent video, A Chug-a-Lug Symphony!
Nice job converting from tape to digital also! Jim Baker Riverside, CA Date: 01/19/19 07:42 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: ntharalson Yes, I remember the "call board" channel on the local TV in Alliance. Wished they still did that.
Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA Date: 01/19/19 16:50 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: atsf121 That sounded awesome, thanks for posting. I liked the note about the TV channel with the train call board, that would be awesome to have today.
Nathan Posted from iPhone Date: 01/19/19 18:53 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: MikeBandOGuy Sweet!! Gave me the chills too! Thanks for posting.
Date: 01/19/19 19:31 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: feclark That was a treat! It made the old heart pound. Thanks for posting this.
Fred Date: 01/19/19 21:44 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: BrianA Thanks everyone for the nice replys. I'll have more video from 1992 to post later.
Brian Date: 01/19/19 23:06 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: BoostedFridge Oh man, that was awesome. When he opens it up at 0:52 especially!
Date: 01/22/19 22:19 Re: The sight and sounds of GE C30-7's throttling out Author: SD40T-2 Beautiful!
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