by emd_SD_60
emd_SD_60 wrote:This evening, I happened to get caught by a train. Only this wasn't a regular train. This particular train had a single 4000 H.P SD70 (quite an oddity for IC) leading a northbound grain drag. As the first ten-fifteen cars passed, I looked down south and saw nothing but a long ribbon of grain hoppers (this was at North Carbondale) that must have stretched well past the two coal towers! This train had to at least be two miles long.Again saw the same thing about 45 minutes ago. A single 4400 horsepower BNSF Dash 9 (whoa!) leading nothing but grain cars. Must be the same train a few weeks back, but with a leased BNSF loco.
I guess with today's high-horsepower locomotives, running regular-length freight trains with a single locomotive is becoming more common...
As JG said, probably nothing but empties. On the head end were nothing but potash hoppers, then standard grain hoppers.
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