Liked: How a Diesel-Electric Locomotive Works Peer deep into the workings of a heavy-haul freight locomotive, rendered in full 3D! CREDITS Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music Wesley O'Neal - Research MUSIC I composed the background music specifically for this video. Hear "Locomotion" on my Soundcloud: https://ift.tt/I05Qj2B PATREON Help us keep making videos: https://ift.tt/zFWp1Oa PRIVATE WORK Need 3D illustration and animation? Let's chat: https://ift.tt/ljSBfGz WEBSITE See more explanations of how things work: https://ift.tt/IAQxaK0 SOFTWARE USED We use Blender 3D to create these models. It's free and open source, and the community is amazing: https://ift.tt/jJXvbAB 0:00 Intro 00:31 Body and frame 02:38 Coupling 04:14 Draft gear 04:58 Coupling cables 05:40 Engine 06:38 Turbocharging 08:31 Exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR) 09:06 Water 10:12 Electrical 10:31 Traction motors 12:02 Batteries 12:22 Trucks / bogies 14:30 Sand system 15:06 Braking 15:21 Pneumatic brake system 17:02 Dynamic braking system 19:00 Nose / Operator's cab 20:13 Operator controls 23:09 Engine control panel 24:06 Crew member's area 24:37 Final tour Correction: 0:10 Before commenting, check the top pinned "VIDEO CORRECTIONS" thread. via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ0yIZgQeE