Western Railroad Discussion > Video of 3-mile-long coal train

The BNSF has been combining loaded coal trains in Mandan more frequently. Today they sent the BNSF 7569 east with a 2-4-2 loco set-up. I was on a mission driving from downtown Bismarck to a housing area northwest of town on the Missouri River. I caught this dash cam video of the lead, pulling hard, along West Main in Bismarck. Then I skipped the video to River Road,passing the water treatment plant. The rear of the train is still in Mandan. Thanks for looking.

Bismarck Bill 

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Nice and informative video even though I'm more in favor of more trains and more crews out on the road.
Brian Stevens

That certainly was a long one Bill!

Larry

And a miserable day for the crew.....:</

The "monkey see, monkey do" of this industry never ceases to amaze me...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/07/20 15:38 by ns1000.