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Western Railroad Discussion > CSX Train Over Front Range??Date: 08/06/08 11:29 CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: FrontRangeTrains For many Southerners and Easterners, this would be a common sight you'll see everyday, but not for us Westerners. So, today's Brownwood, Texas to Laurel, Montana Loaded Ethanol Train, U-BWWLAU1-03a, had some Eastern Visitors today. CSXT 5208, 9035, and BNSF 989 were the power of this LONG Tank Train, that had 426 axles. Here, the train is seen doing 40 MPH through Highland, Colorado, on its way to Laurel, Montana, with a loaded Ethanol Train.
Thanks for looking... Copyright 2008 By Gevoman John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 08/06/08 13:50 Re: CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: NH2006 Cool!
What time was that at? Did you send a heads up to the list? Date: 08/06/08 14:31 Re: CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: qnyla Where is the buffer car?
Date: 08/06/08 14:41 Re: CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: SOO6617 Train is the returning Empties.
Date: 08/06/08 14:58 Re: CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: fbe It is a BNSF train which just happens to have 2 CSXT units in the consist. If the entire train is hazmat there is no requirement to add buffer cars to the consist. Go figure.
Date: 08/06/08 15:22 Re: CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: qnyla Actually, if this were a loaded or empty Ethanol train like the poster suggests, than a buffer car would be required. These tanks are loaded with fuel oil, not Ethanol, and even though they are Hazmat, fuel oil does not require a buffer(cover) car.
Date: 08/06/08 16:59 Re: CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: biff Looks can be deceiving, some ethanol trains have an empty tank car as a buffer.
Date: 08/06/08 17:21 Re: CSX Train Over Front Range?? Author: qnyla biff Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Looks can be deceiving, some ethanol trains have > an empty tank car as a buffer. I have a good friend at the BNSF and he pulled up the train list and it's fuel oil. An empty car within the first 10 cars on any train over 5500 tons would be out of compliance for train makeup rules at the BNSF. I have seen loaded Ethanol trains on the Southern Transcon use a loaded tank car(Non Hazmat)as a buffer(cover)car. The placards will tell the story. |