The PSRM : Starting the GP9

Watch in High Quality! Watch the morning routine of starting the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum's GP9. The Museum is located in Campo, California; about a hour's drive from San Diego. The locomotive is a former Cotton Belt GP9 built in 1959. The locomotive was repainted into Southern Pacific Black Widow Colors. The locomotive, SP 3873, is used to pull the museum's weekend trips from the historic Campo depot to the Mexican Border Tunnel at division. More information on the Museum, the Museum's fleet, as well as ticket sales can be found at www.psrm.org This Video Shows the full startup sequence of an EMD GP9 locomotive. SP 3873 is a high hood, 1st generation diesel. It has a two-stroke 1750 Horsepower EMD 567C non turbo charged prime mover, a shaft driven air compressor, dynamic braking, and Multiple Unit capability. First Jack, the engineer, connects the battery. Then, he throws some switches in the cab to get the necessary systems required to start the locomotive running. Then, he goes outside to open the Cylinder cocks on each of the 16 cylinders. This is necessary to perform the blowdown. Next, he cleans out the 4 carbon traps. The carbon traps collect carbon from the exhaust. Jack also explains why oil sometimes collects in the carbon traps. It is very important to empty the carbon traps before each day's run in order to prevent a fire. As you can see in the video, the carbon traps are doing their job and are fully emptied before the locomotive is started. Jack also ...

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