Old EMD's, epic struggle and stall : Australian trains

Call me an old dork, but I LOVE these EMDs. When I was a kid, we'd spend hours by the tracks just to watch them go by. Gorgeous. And the rumble and the sound? Heaven.

I've watched this clip many times since it was posted. To me, no other clip captures Australian railroading as this one does - beautiful Australian landscape, antiquated 2nd gen museum pieces in mainline operation, infrequent train movements, broad gauge track and the train stalling out. I grew up with Australian trains. Once I learned about US railroading, it was hard to look at my beloved Victorian trains the same way. Many decades later I guess things are gradually changing with the introduction of more modern power and intermodal operations. Yet for me, Aussie railroading will never be far from unturbocharged VicRail EMD's slugging it out in obscurity. Who'd have thought you can still see what I grew up with still running today much as they did in the '60s and '70s. Thanks for sharing.

It's cool seeing smoke from the stacks from all of them simultaneously when notched up.

All of them are still in use. There are a lot of very old 567's still operational down here.

To hell with the criticizers, Rod. I put this on my favorites, and watch it every now and then just for the sound of 567s in the "old guys". This was well documented, and I thank you for posting this. GREAT WORK, Rod Williams!!!!

What a ripper video. I watch repeatedly for the stunning display of power and those engines!!! They almost made it first run. No humiliation for these heroic engines. Man I love them👍😀😀😀

I find myself coming back here every now and then.. great video.

Chances are, I've watched this and many others of yours 30 or more times. To an old hogger like myself, "raised" on EMD 567's in F units, GP-7's and 9's, I still enjoy the sound and action. Rod, I for one am very VERY thankful people like you share this stuff. Memories are made of these videos! PLEASE keep them coming!!!

Who would win? A load of grain ¦ Some noisy bois

Bless it's heart. It put everything it could into it.

Around 4:58 onward you get an idea of just how hard the engine is working by the exhaust blowing the overhanging tree branches around. My opinion only, but I like to see these glorious old machines doing real work rather than becoming museum pieces or scrap.

First time seeing a loco power to a stand. thanks for sharing!

Nice video Rod! Altough this train had a lost battle trying to climb this hill, we had such a great chance to hear this amazing sound coming out of those engines. made me remember my childhood, when I could here diesel engines like these echoing through the valley where I used to live.

These sound so much like the engines I knew as a kid - what I later learned are Roots-blown 567s. The smoothest sound in railroading!

Very nice video, that's too bad they didn't make it on that run, even after laying a beach! You were in the right place at the right time!

I remember the GM back in the mid 1950's, the  two stroke locomotives and the sound,It is the best video on the GM F7's, or the F9's that brings back so many sound's and memories.Great pro filming, with good sound.Thank you  so much for that.Looking forward to so many moreBob

I don't care, I just love the sound of e units.....I could sit there along that right of way and listen to them fail to make that grade for hours....I could sleep to the sound of these locos...

I wondered how could the electrical system inside that old EMD withstand that struggle for that long? That electrical system must be very strong.

Fab footage from Down under, Beautiful sounding Loco ❤

Good to see 567 prime movers still earning their keep in hard freight service! This is great!