Nah this is being cheap. Pan Am Railways' typical lack of maintenance on their locomotives.
The video was taken about 5 miles from where I live. The tracks here go from double track to single back at the signal seen in the distance. There's also a bit of a grade here that extends about 4 miles from the Merrimack River up to this crossing in Plaistow, NH.
Not an expert in loco science myself, isn't there an idiot light that tells somebody a turbocharger is blown?
Why RR's neglect their equipment and demand profits is beyond me.
The thing that angers me the most is that railroads in shambles put human lives in danger.
I also fear lack of RR upkeep costs consumers money over the long haul. I'm angry at not just railroads
but other businesses that are ran sloppy as well like Walmarts, airlines, trucking outfits, etc.
I don't like messy or dirty retail stores. I don't like store employees who are dressed like homeless bums.
I don't like the way airlines nickel and dime everybody for things like headsets and pillows. I don't like idiots
in trucks who endanger me out on the highway.
I have a fantasy railroad in mind: the
Redwood Empire RR in northern CA. If I could work my will, I would acquire right-of-way land for it
and government approval as well as the necessary capital to build and operate it. I would have zero tolerance for locomotives' not maintained by the book.
I would have zero tolerance for trains that stall on grades. I would have zero tolerance for RR personnel who beat up train jumpers and hobos. No
unnecessary
force would ever be used against RR trespassers. RR personnel would be allowed to carry concealed handguns for security. My passenger trains would be dog-friendly
allowing passengers with leashed pets in designated areas. No smoking would be allowed on any train. Engineers would be encouraged to smile and wave at children out the window.
My RR personnel would display no animosity against rail-fans as long as they stay clear of RR property and all this would be my policy. I would call it my "Happy Train" policy.