Here is CSX westbound local freight L355, I saw a couple weeks ago on a nice evening in Unionville Ohio.
TURN UP YOUR VOLUME for the beautiful sound of the smoking GP38-2 & GP40-3 in notch 8 full power!!!!
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Looks great!
25 cars look like child's play for those engines.
Seriously, whippin' that string of cars around like they don't even know they are there! Looks like a rapid discharge hopper on the end, no? I don't normally see a lot of those except when they are static sitting on a siding somewhere waiting for a call-out.
@Tuscan Jim posted:Seriously, whippin' that string of cars around like they don't even know they are there! Looks like a rapid discharge hopper on the end, no? I don't normally see a lot of those except when they are static sitting on a siding somewhere waiting for a call-out.
I see whole trains of the rapid discharge hoppers here in Butler Pennsylvania on the CN (formerly B&LE) tracks. At first I didn’t know what they were, but Tom enlightened me. 😊
@Tuscan Jim posted:Seriously, whippin' that string of cars around like they don't even know they are there! Looks like a rapid discharge hopper on the end, no? I don't normally see a lot of those except when they are static sitting on a siding somewhere waiting for a call-out.
Thank You Mark and as to what you mention Jim, that last discharge hopper, it has always been on this CSX Local. It acts as a caboose and FRED on the rear end of a train. It also helps the crew know their last car on the train, ( same principal as a caboose ) so this way they can justify distance when backing up, etc. This local runs between Ashtabula - Willoughby Ohio and back every weekday. Doesn't run weekends unless as needed.
Ah, very interesting--thanks guys!
Thanks for the video Tom
