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May 27, 2019 11:18 |  #5131

Same train as a few posts above about 25 miles to the east and a different point of view

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May 27, 2019 13:02 |  #5132

strikes me odd how many locos usa operators like to slap on their trains running the prairies. saw one yesterday hauling coal? in north eastern New Mexico with 7 locomotives on it. CP and CN rail in Canada run 3 or maybe 4 at most on their mountain trains haha Usually 2 up front and one in the middle or back




  
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May 27, 2019 14:32 as a reply to  @ kevinstuparyk's post |  #5133

Are they 2 1/2 mile long trains? If not, that might be the reason.




  
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May 27, 2019 17:49 |  #5134

kevinstuparyk wrote in post #18868210 (external link)
strikes me odd how many locos usa operators like to slap on their trains running the prairies. saw one yesterday hauling coal? in north eastern New Mexico with 7 locomotives on it. CP and CN rail in Canada run 3 or maybe 4 at most on their mountain trains haha Usually 2 up front and one in the middle or back

It all depends on weight. A lot of times, as in the photo above, the locomotives are being re-positioned. Only the first three on the above train were actually running while the rest were "dead heading" back to a larger terminal where the power is needed. Trust me, railroads don't run any more power than necessary to keep fuel costs and equipment running costs under control.


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May 27, 2019 18:54 |  #5135

Itsed65 wrote in post #18868359 (external link)
It all depends on weight. A lot of times, as in the photo above, the locomotives are being re-positioned. Only the first three on the above train were actually running while the rest were "dead heading" back to a larger terminal where the power is needed. Trust me, railroads don't run any more power than necessary to keep fuel costs and equipment running costs under control.

If you do not mind me asking, how do you know only the first three engines are running?

Just curious......


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May 27, 2019 19:12 |  #5136

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If you do not mind me asking, how do you know only the first three engines are running?

Just curious......

I was very close when it passed me the first time and could hear them and see the exhaust.


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May 27, 2019 21:27 |  #5137

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I was very close when it passed me the first time and could hear them and see the exhaust.

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May 27, 2019 21:28 as a reply to  @ Itsed65's post |  #5138

Lots of power on that one.




  
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May 29, 2019 09:46 |  #5139

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May 29, 2019 12:46 |  #5140

A few recent shots.

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May 29, 2019 12:48 |  #5141

a few more. I love the one with my son. He loves to video tape trains. Every time he stays with me he asks to go see them.

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May 29, 2019 12:49 |  #5142

Last ones

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May 29, 2019 13:31 |  #5143

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That is a wonderful shot of your son. Even from the back you can tell he is loving the train.

You will love this shot for years to come.....


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May 30, 2019 03:07 |  #5144

GBRF class 66 66733 passing Ribblehead station hauling the Mossend Pd Stlg Gbrf to Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb

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That is a wonderful shot of your son. Even from the back you can tell he is loving the train.

You will love this shot for years to come.....

I have others of him just watching trains. It is really special to me that he actually enjoys it. And I had nothing to do with it. From 6 months old and driving him to daycare we had to pass over NJ Transit twice and pass 3 stations. We would easily get held up by 1 train and see atleast 1 or 2 more just in our short drive. He eventually started to put things together by 9 months old with the preemptive white signal lights at crossings. He knew if they were flashing a train was coming. He would just grunt or make ooohhs and ahhhhss and make whiney noises and point. I eventually figured out what he was doing it. He knew to look up the tracks by one station to look for the headlights of the AM rush hour trains. His mother hated that he took a liking to trains so early. He uses my old rebel xt to take pictures but it's kinda crapped out so i may see if he can hold my old 40d with kit lens.


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