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Wow can you say GINORMOUS!!!! It would of been funny to see a caboose or gondola as the last car being pulled. Thanks for the video.
Originally Posted by laz1957:
Wow can you say GINORMOUS!!!! It would of been funny to see a caboose or gondola as the last car being pulled. Thanks for the video.
You do know those locomotives are dead in transit, either off to a scrap yard or used locomotive dealer...
Rusty
IT looks like a "hospital train" since the co name and road numbers were lined out and a spray marking WECX were seen on many o the cabs. those units were either going to a leasing co or being scrapped.
Looks like most of those are "tunnel motors". I wonder if they are ex-Rio Grande engines going to scrap? I remember when they were delivered new. God I'm getting old.
Just a train of old, tired and dead locomotives headed to their next assignment. They'll either be scrapped or leased, depending on their mechanical condition.
Looks like the only ones that aren't Tunnel Motor versions are the Burlington Northern/BNSF lettered ones. Guess most of them are off to the great roundhouse in the sky...
Someone please tell me; is THAT the true meaning of a "Lash-Up"??? 
Best,
Dave
Orders are now being taken for diesel locomotives!
Ralph
Whew; & I thought Lee had a lot of engines.
Thirty nine locomotives . . . Let's see . .
In O scale that would require a layout about . . . .
Gee whiz
Originally Posted by Dave Garman:
Someone please tell me; is THAT the true meaning of a "Lash-Up"???
No, because all those units (except the first two) are just "dead in tow." There are no electrical or air connections (other than the train line) between them.
From the engineer's point of view, each of those locomotives is just another big, heavy freight car.
Don't see that every day!
--Greg
Originally Posted by Scrapiron Scher:
Thirty nine locomotives . . . Let's see . .
In O scale that would require a layout about . . . .
Gee whiz
Its almost enough to drive a man to N scale! 
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"N scale?" What's that?
The last time I saw a consist like that was in 1977. My Dad was onboard a consist of locomotives that had been flooded in the yard at Williamson WVa. They were headed to Roanoke Shops to be rebuilt. I don't remember the exact count but it was 30+ engines, most dead-in-tow.
Dad had been out of town for more than 2 weeks and I was supposed to pick him up at Shaffers Crossing. I had gone to the Elliston Straightaway on Rt11 to see the consist. I was parked at a ungated crossbuck. I'll never forget the horns, dirt and noise as they passed.
That's one moment in my life I would love to relive. Thanks for bringing back a very fond memory.
Gilly
Originally Posted by Yellowstone Special:
"N scale?" What's that?
Nnnnnnnnnnot quite big enough!
Originally Posted by OGR Webmaster:
Originally Posted by Dave Garman:
Someone please tell me; is THAT the true meaning of a "Lash-Up"???
No, because all those units (except the first two) are just "dead in tow." There are no electrical or air connections (other than the train line) between them.
From the engineer's point of view, each of those locomotives is just another big, heavy freight car.
And a couple of bucks for the BNSF's billing deparment.
Rusty
That is quite a video!
Art
Headed for the last roundup. I watched the video, and could
not help but think how much tonnage those units pulled in
their day. Great video, first time I saw so many units in tow.
Many thanks,
Billy C
I can see several I'll be operating soon on the NS 
,they just love them ole' SD-40's >
The UP doesn't need those locomotives anymore because they got the 4014 back.
Seriously, that would be one expensive train to model in O gauge. Dummies cost what? about $200 each. Say two powered units at approximately $480 each and 37 dummies at $200 each comes out to $8,360.00 MSRP. Wow!
Dang! That's pretty impressive.
Thanks jp.
Regardless of dead in tow...very cool video.
-rog
