They are some seriously bad flats and will be inflicting rail damage. It seems they might need to be taking a good hard look at the brake gear on some of those wagons. That aside, another great visual and sound spectacular.
@Rocketboy1950 True, this kind of flat spots are a disaster for the tracks! :-0 Maybe they simply forgot to switch the brakes to the "empty" position when this set of cars was empty? ;-) This can result in blocking the wheels, certainly on wet rails in autumn...
@imnoobshit It's actually not very far from the Russian border... :-) (The "Trans-Manchurian" train from Moskou to Beijing passes over this line too, by the way...)
@dak1lla90 Indeed! :-) A true delight for the fans of heavy diesels... :-) Although a DF8B is much louder in reality, these HXN5's seem to sound better on a video tape, most likely because of the thumping sound of their engines. A DF8B has a heavier, harder sound (Making you stomach and sometimes even your chest (!) vibrate when they pass by!), but as you can't record those vibrations on tape you don't get the same effect while watching the video... But in reality, a DF8B is still the best! ;-)
@ibegyoupardon Yes, but 1,65% is a pretty serious grade, too... :-) The bankers aren't working full power though (I guess around 60% each...), probably to avoid derailments in the curves...
Great sound!
lilili5950 1 week ago in playlist Selection of recent recordings
very nice sound
ILoveHanHyoJu 1 month ago
They are some seriously bad flats and will be inflicting rail damage. It seems they might need to be taking a good hard look at the brake gear on some of those wagons. That aside, another great visual and sound spectacular.
Rocketboy1950 2 months ago in playlist Selection of recent recordings
@Rocketboy1950 True, this kind of flat spots are a disaster for the tracks! :-0 Maybe they simply forgot to switch the brakes to the "empty" position when this set of cars was empty? ;-) This can result in blocking the wheels, certainly on wet rails in autumn...
qj7205 1 month ago
This looks like in the USA or Canada, Tundra forest
imnoobshit 4 months ago
@imnoobshit It's actually not very far from the Russian border... :-) (The "Trans-Manchurian" train from Moskou to Beijing passes over this line too, by the way...)
qj7205 3 months ago
What an amazing sound!!
dak1lla90 4 months ago 3
@dak1lla90 Indeed! :-) A true delight for the fans of heavy diesels... :-) Although a DF8B is much louder in reality, these HXN5's seem to sound better on a video tape, most likely because of the thumping sound of their engines. A DF8B has a heavier, harder sound (Making you stomach and sometimes even your chest (!) vibrate when they pass by!), but as you can't record those vibrations on tape you don't get the same effect while watching the video... But in reality, a DF8B is still the best! ;-)
qj7205 3 months ago
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dak1lla90 3 months ago
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@qj7205 Your description sounds great :D I would like to see the them live, but it is a quite long distance between Germany and Mongolia :D
dak1lla90 3 months ago
I thought i locomotive would be powerful enough to push those carts HXN5 is a pretty power beast .
ibegyoupardon 4 months ago
@ibegyoupardon Yes, but 1,65% is a pretty serious grade, too... :-) The bankers aren't working full power though (I guess around 60% each...), probably to avoid derailments in the curves...
qj7205 4 months ago