Two Mile long 900 axle train, REAL Horsepower

[afleetcommand]

OR is it torque? Either way three lead locomotives, and three more DPU mid train to motivate this properly. Longest I have ever seen in this part of the world.Even long for out west

 

[Boomer2230]

There's your keystone xl going.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

Very neat! That's one long train! Must be transporting empty cars?

 

[hacskaroly]

OR is it torque? Either way three lead locomotives, and three more DPU mid train to motivate this properly. Longest I have ever seen in this part of the world.Even long for out west

That is pretty cool to see. A majority of the long trains headed through here in North Idaho usually have 3-5 locomotives in the front and 1-2 in the rear. I guess it depends on the grades they will see along with the length as to whether they put the pushers in the middle to push-pull or just on the rear to push.

Cool to see the travellift cranes in the background, is that a rail yard or port? I used to work at the BNSF intermodal ramp in Fresno and Stockton, California. I got to operate the Mi-Jack 750 and 800 travelift cranes and Raygo-Wagner PC-90 piggy-packer. I also worked at the KCS intermodal yard in Kansas City and they had Letourneau packers there, I could not get the hang of using them with the articulated center.

 

[IffykidMn]

I always enjoy seeing the last car when sitting at a crossing.

 

[SCHallenger]

I'm a Big Boy or Challenger or Allegheny fan. Diesels just don't do anything for me. Big steam is like a living beast coming down the rails!

 

[afleetcommand]

To those from the west, the line this was on is the ex New York Central "Water Level" route, famous for not having much grade .... anywhere. So lots of locomotives either means a power drag ( moving locomotives ) or a really long and or heavy trai8n

 

[Mad Professor]

How many cars is two miles?