Western Railroad Discussion > w/b 3x3x1 stacks (msts rear dpu)

here is a w/b 3x3x1 stack train just e/of kingman, az on the bnsf's seligman sub this afternoon.

thanks to the t/o members for the heads-up on this train, especially the brother who advised me of the rear dpu............

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Like the video.Thats one long train! At least 250 cars/platforms!! Nice catch.

SantaFeRuss

Great job, pretty amazing what they do now days.
JB

Wow!.Front page video, indeed!

I just sold everything I own and am moving to Kingman. I'm packing as I type this.

On a serious note, being the engineer on this must be awesome. All that tonnage moving at that speed with the horsepower spread out like that, geez.

I think that the trailing DPU was the Microsoft Train Sim unit.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/19 16:39 by overniteman.

SantaFeRuss Wrote:
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> Like the video.Thats one long train! At least 250
> cars/platforms!! Nice catch.
>
> SantaFeRuss

I second that!!

Larry

That's amazing when you pan towards the rear and it's just container after container coming at ya!

mapboy

Great Video!

SouthWest RailCams
CA, NM, CO, TX, AZ
https://SouthWestRailCams.com

Thanks for your sharing! I enjoyed watch your video ot that train, so I wish to be there too and also I would like to see you there. Thank you.

Regards,

Barry Cook
Yass NSW Australia.

And just to think if they had been true 6 axle AC locomotives you could have done it with two less locomotives, just says!!

mmm1000 Wrote:
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> And just to think if they had been true 6 axle AC
> locomotives you could have done it with two less
> locomotives, just says!!

If you look closely, you can't see any heat plumes coming off the stacks of the 2nd and 4th motors. So, the train did do it with two less running afterall. :D
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/19 18:43 by Hookdragkick.

Super catch....VOTD for sure

Posted from Android

How many blocks is this train occupying at any given time?  2??  3??

About 1.5 blocks, Coach.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/19 20:44 by Hookdragkick.

thanks for the kind comments and again, for those who gave me the "heads-up."

overniteman, u are hilarious.  but seriously, a good friend who did most of his 40 yrs with the s.p. as a conductor just moved out here from so. cal and likes it.........

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Very impressive train, and very good/slow/back and forth camera panning technique, without making us seasick! (Just like one would turn thier head, looking left to right, and back, to take it all in)

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA

One thing that struck me about this train was the large number of single stack units. Mostly these seem to have two 20-footers in the well so presumably weight limits played a factor. Still, a lot of unused capacity.

LJGross

OUTSTANDING!

Thanks for your efforts and for posting.

I love how, as fast as we KNOW this train is running, when you go for the last shot of the entire train it seems like the front end is barely moving at all.

The hogger has the Rubber band stretched really tight!

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overniteman Wrote:
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> Wow!.Front page video, indeed!
>
> I just sold everything I own and am moving to
> Kingman. I'm packing as I type this.
>
> On a serious note, being the engineer on this must
> be awesome. All that tonnage moving at that speed
> with the horsepower spread out like that, geez.
>
> I think that the trailing DPU was the Microsoft
> Train Sim unit.

Indeed it is the Microsoft Train Simulator unit. Nice to see it still around.


SantaFeRuss