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Western Railroad Discussion > Shortest mainline manifest freight train that I've ever seen...Date: 01/20/22 12:29 Shortest mainline manifest freight train that I've ever seen... Author: jmulhol2 A very short 3x1 southbound H-LAUDEN manifest freight train is seen here passing ~MP66-67 on the BNSF Front Range Subdivision as it departs Fort Collins, CO, before entering Loveland, CO, during the chilly afternoon hours of 1/18/2022. This train met it's counterpart, the northbound H-DENLAU manifest freight train, at Federal, WY, earlier this morning before coming into the Cheyenne, WY, yard where it had a large setout of cars. Thereafter, the Cheyenne-based crew dragged the train to the Owl Canyon, CO, siding, tied the train down, and took the head end power southbound to Dixon, CO, where a van picked up the crew. This is necessary as crew changes cannot occur directly at Owl Canyon owing to the close proximity to Interstate-25, along with no easy-access roads. A Denver-based crew reached the train a couple hours later, re-attached the head end power to the train, and away they went. This train would then go onto have a pickup at Highland, CO, before continuing south toward its final destination, Denver, CO.
Total # of axles = 112 (4 motors; 22 cars; ~1700 ft long) Power: BNSF #4115 (GE C44-9W; built: 11/2002) BNSF #7802 (GE ES44DC; built: 03/2010) BNSF #7242 (GE ES44DC; built: 02/2009) x BNSF #4995 (GE C44-9W; built: 01/1999) You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 01/21/22 03:34 Re: Shortest mainline manifest freight train that I've ever seen. Author: BigDave I count 23 cars. :)
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