Air Products heat exchanger moves on Trenton Sub.

June 30, 2013
A heat exchanger was moved by NS down the Trenton Sub. enroute to Morrisville.
2 Dash-9s were used for power, 9877 & 9324.

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Air Products caboose-
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The exchanger-
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Going away shots-
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John D.


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Wow, nice pics. I can't believe that unit fit under the wires. The base plate on either end must have pivot points to allow both cars to move around a curve. Just the trucks pivoting wouldn't be enough since that load spans two superflats.

What was the speed of the move? I'm assuming a crawl.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

Neat pics! I like how the flats aren't coupled together - looks like something from a model train set!

There is going to be another exchanger moving this Fri.Sat on NS and Sun on CSX

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the kind words. Sorry about the very late response too- I don't get any updates on new posts for the forums I'm subscribed to anymore. Not sure why that is...
Anyway, GSC mentioned speed. I don't want to say exactly how fast they were going but it's a decent clip until CP Trent, where speed is reduced.

Here's a video of it. The heat exchanger move starts at time: 02:01

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There has been at least 2 or 3 heat exchanger moves since this one.
The latest was last Sunday, 9/1/2013

John D.

Images of last Sunday's move over the Delaware River from the Yardley side and at Woodbourne up the connecting track-

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John D.

7/24/2016

A heat exchanger move was made today, symboled X999.
NS 9887 was on point with 2730 on the rear.

West Trenton (CP Summit)-
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Air Products exchanger-
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Going through the station area-
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-Today (5/14), saw what was supposedly the final Air Products "High & Wide" move down the Trenton Line. Other than being the last, what made today's move extra special was the NS Virginian Heritage Unit in the lead.

-Here we see NS X999 approaching West Trenton:

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-A close up shot of the massive heat exchanger being transported:

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-Air Products caboose:

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-Ascending the connection to the Morrisville Line:

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Ben

Why is it expected to be the last move? Is the manufacturer relocating?

ccutler wrote:Why is it expected to be the last move? Is the manufacturer relocating?

Yes, Tampa, FL.