Train BOOSTERS? | The Sandersville Railroad

Kaolin replaced Bismuth in "Pepto-Bismol".....

Where is this village of sanders, and are they dual action, random orbit, belt, disc, what?

We always called them slugs or calfs

Mother/slug combo

I get to Sandersville or travel through there on business a few times a year. I always try to get out to the yard to she what's moving. The new traffic circle replaced a really weird intersection that was there. It works a lot better. Great video.

Nice video, thanks for sharing. The slugs look a little like the Western Maryland RR slugs of the 60’s

My Town!!

If a am correct then most of the slugs are canabalised switchers and other units

excellent. well done. WOrked with them on and off over the years. Knew Ben and Hugh pretty well.

Boosters are the switcher version of an F7 B-unit. There you go, saved you several minutes.

Nice Video!

There is a roundabout in Calgary, Alberta where the CPKC tracks run through the center.

That's a very honorable heritage unit to open the video. 😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤

FYI, kaolin is also used in some types of printing ink to keep the ink from bleeding through the paper. This was an interesting video? And I thank you! 😃😃😃❤❤❤

Is it possible to use slugs on mainline runs?Also would that be a way to use less diesel?

I finally seen the Sandersville Railroad I know that it NS bring and Take a lot of their car I got to see that home office in person I like the video

While not a rail road. In downtown Mesa AZ there is a light rail that goes through the middle of a round about.

Also known as a slug we used them in the steel mills😊

My stepdad was an engineer and called the combination "A Cow and a Calf".

A booster is the phone book you sit on at gramma’s house during thanksgiving.

Totally awesome stuff right here nice 😊

Slug/booster unit = Steam Tender.

There is a turning circle with a track through it in Calgary Alberta Canada on the CPKC tracks

Packed full of great views and information! Greatly enjoyed, thanks!

There is a roundabout railroad crossing in Jeffersonville Indiana as well

Great video. I have seen other sources about the RR. Yet you continue your excellent st your profession thank you for a great view of this RR in a precise presentation.
One ? Where do the roof chips go? Valdosta?

Slugs?

Awesome info!

There were factory-built cow-calf pairs but EMD didn't make a lot of them.

Morrison and Knudsen tried making some slugs in Australia from 600 class Alco locomotives. The were the BU class. BU either stood for Booster Unit, or Burning Up unit as they kept on catching on fire. They ended up getting scrapped!

There is a roundabout with railway through it in Blenheim New Zealand

Compainig about more rail so american

emd sw1500 is a good unit. I run one daily in a coke plant, not far from pittsburgh.

That slug was built by Chrome Crankshaft decades ago. Glad to see it's still soldiering on! If memory serves, it's mostly poured concrete inside for maximum weight.

Superb filming and narration! 👌

I’ve been away for a while but it’s great to see that your channel has done nothing except to get better! As always beautiful pictures, well edited and very informative. One of my favorite train channels and you received a very nice mention by Danny on “Distant Signal”! Very high praise! And again, thank you for doing all you do so we can watch, learn and enjoy. Stay safe!

I was just sent here yesterday by Danny..... You really DO have a great channel.... kudos to you, sir.

Thanks for your wonderful video

The last clip on the intro, is that in austell? Near the large rail yard right off highway 278

Great video. Thanks for posting it! 😊

You are right to point out that these "boosters" are more correctly known as "slugs". Boosters are the cabless units, which still have the diesel engine, and traction motors. BTW, it's interesting that your channel has the same name as those 645 engines that you said sound great...V12! Another first rate video.

That old EMD with the slug is a lovingly maintained machine. It's pulling that hard,and clean exhaust!

Hooyah!

Why didn’t I just stay in Buford?

It's just an fing slug isn't it???

THAT IS NOT A BOOSTER LOCOMOTIVE! THIS IS A SLUG! A UNIT BUILT FROM A LOCOMOTIVE THAT WAS ONCE A SWITCHER LOCOMOTIVE! A THIS UNIT ADDS EXTRA PULLING POWER TO THE LOCOMOTIVE IT IS HOOKED UP TO. THE CORRECT NAME FOR THIS UNIT IS A SLUG. IT HAS FOUR TRACTION MOTORS AND SOME OF THEM CARRY PUMPS TO SEND FUEL TO THE MOTHER IT IS HOOKED UP TO. THESE UNITS TYPICALLY WEIGHS IN AT 280,000 TO 290,000 LBS . THEY CANNOT MOVE BY THEMSELVES, THEY MUST HAVE A MOTHER UNIT IN ORDER TO MOVE.

what was that NS loco at the start called?