Western Railroad Discussion > A meet on the transcon at Edgerton KS

While visiting the Kansas City area this past weekend I captured a video of two trains meeting at the western entrance to the new intermodal facility at Edgerton KS. Obviously neither of these trains (I did not get their IDs) were stopping at the facility as these trains were both moving at about track speed. The first train was going westbound about 70mph downhill on a long grade from Gardner, 5 miles to the east, while the eastbound train was being slowed by the same grade.

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Very nice......thanks for sharing.

Who said TOFC traffic was dead?

Interesting. At some crossings, the bells quit ringing when the gates are in place, obviously at this crossing they ring all the time the gates are in position and moving. What determines what protocol is follower?

very nice ... i like the action and counteraction

What day did you shoot this? Here's a grab shot of 8090 west blowing through Escalon, CA on its way to Richmond at 7:43am on Sunday 4/13/14. A fifth locomotive has been added, but first few trailers behind the power (YRC, Yellow, ABF, two plain whites, and another Yellow) appear to be the same as in your video.

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Thanks for the info Evan! It is neat to know where trains are headed if you do not know the ID. I took the video at about 1PM on Friday, 4/11/14. I saw 10 trains in 2 hours in that area, and 8 of them were intermodals. The next day I saw 16 trains around Olathe and Holiday KS in 3 hours.

Dick Weiss
Greenwood, IN