Starting an EMD GP10 Locomotive Diesel Engine Takes More Than Turning a Switch
Today, when you hop into your car, all that you have to do is turn your key and go. That might seem like a rather common feature but it wasn’t always like that in consumer transportation and even remains to not be the case in some other forms of more commercial transportation.
This time, we get the inside scoop on the starting sequence of an EMD GP10 locomotive diesel engine that takes a little bit more than the twist of the key to get rolling. To be honest, it looks like it would take quite a while to remember all of the steps in this starting sequence.
It really looks like the person behind the camera has been doing this for quite a while as they turn dials, move switches, and get this heavy duty engine ready to roll. This has to be something that takes some incredible focus to get down to be able to do it just right every time.
Check out the video below that shows exactly how much effort it takes to start up an engine like this. Even though it seems to be a little bit unruly at first, we bet that this thing makes some big-time torque and does it all in a reliable and consistent fashion once it gets going!
