Western Railroad Discussion > Herzog what is it?

After dragging this to town last night, a friend sent a heads up showing what was on the rear. I went down to investigate and because I know you foamers like this stuff, maybe you know what it is

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Now for the what is it part.

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The thought plickens

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Juice

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More

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Car hopper

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intresting!!!! where was this at? also strange to see that what looks to be a sd60 with all the covered windows? not sure what godd that would do lol!

WoW!
Lot's of cloak and dagger stuff hiding in those insidious black hopper like things.
Must be evil in some way.
Gonut

All cars showed as loads on the wheel.
So something like 120-130 tons each.

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some sort of MPM/slot machine  "maintenence vehicle."   Im guessing its for tie loading/unloading.  In order for herzog to be able to offer maintenance services at a cheaper price thn a RR ca do it themselves, they remote as much as possible.  This "Maintenance vehicle" is probably run by 1 or 2 ppl. 
Blanked out windows on a remote sd40 or sd60 nothing new.

 

Windows not blanked out. Shuttered. 

I wonder whose locomotive that 217 used to be. I looks like there might be an AI engineer and maybe an AI conductor in there.  They don't need windows!

Windows covered to help sell the illusion that this is a piece of MOW equipment and not a locomotive. Because locomotives require a licensed engineer.

NPRocky Wrote:
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> I wonder whose locomotive that 217 used to be.

HZGX 217 is ex-UP 2481.

Very intriguing post here!
I just did a little Google searching for awhile, wound up with "Herzog automatic tie unloader" with videos and photos on YouTube and Facebook, Instagram, etc..that matched those black cars.

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Jim Baker
Riverside, CA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/25 20:47 by RailRat.

Pics 10-12 show a pair of diesel generators to power the conveyors in the other cars.

BNSF loves Herzogs “high horsepower” MPMs….which is just an SD locomotive added to their regular power unit. I have seen them powering a ballast train following an
undercutter. I have seen them powering a rail train with their own RUM on the back. They took over tie distribution adding BNSF tie cars into their conventional MPM consist. And now we have the Automated Tie Unloader featuring the Cartopper 2.0.

Not only have they eliminated the need for their own MOW employees to do the work, now they’re making progress on eliminating the need for work trains to supplement maintenance work.

Location?
 

MP555 Wrote:
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> BNSF loves Herzogs “high horsepower”
> MPMs….which is just an SD locomotive added to
> their regular power unit. I have seen them
> powering a ballast train following an
> undercutter. I have seen them powering a rail
> train with their own RUM on the back. They took
> over tie distribution adding BNSF tie cars into
> their conventional MPM consist. And now we have
> the Automated Tie Unloader featuring the Cartopper
> 2.0.
>
> Not only have they eliminated the need for their
> own MOW employees to do the work, now they’re
> making progress on eliminating the need for work
> trains to supplement maintenance work.

Why have System Rail and Tie Gangs when you can contract it out and not have to deal with or pay employees with all of their costs and problems.

nedzarp Wrote:
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> Location?
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La Junta, CO.


~ Mr. MRL