EMD locos working hard!

[MrLiamzzz]

i want to stand on that last wagon

[icmbq]

Excellent video!!

[ttrainmixx]

Good video !

[Fiorekolej]

Excellent video.

Greetings from Poland.

[CowsXonXcrack]

Howcome American lumber cars and logging trucks always have what looks like 15 foot long timber cuts on them? Up here in British Columbia, we just cut the tree down and put the whole thing on a truck.

[GeoffBlackmore]

@CowsXonXcrack - This train is nowhere near the US! As for the log lengths, I'm not sure, but full length logs are rare, for both rail and road, except for haulage in the forest itself.

[CowsXonXcrack]

@GeoffBlackmore Where is this? And you always see full length trees on the highway where I live, not on trains though, only cut lumber gets transported by train.

[cowboy41090]

@CowsXonXcrack Here in california you may not go over a 65' or 40' kingpin to center rear axel, Just really depends what roads your taking and where your timbers gotta get, Adjust load from there... Alot of the time though, im pretty sure the mill gives the crew a pre determained length they are looking for...

[cochranexyz]

Did the KiwiRail symbol on the engine throw off your geography?

[CowsXonXcrack]

@cochranexyz Ahaha no I was just asking in general because Americans cut their timber the same length.

[gearedsteam12]

@CowsXonXcrack

Typical Canuck, LOL

[uberstupidmove]

Horn is an S2M if anybody was wondering.

Nice video! 

[GeoffBlackmore]

@uberstupidmove - Can you identify the horn type on our DC class? See video zFgmhYp-sJ0

[GeoffBlackmore]

@uberstupidmove - The lead locomotive has an S-2M on the front, and an S-31 facing backwards, on the long hood, i.e., three trumpets all up.

[patriot3dx]

FOREST DEBASTATION

[GeoffBlackmore]

@patriot3dx - The forests are planted by man, then harvested, then replanted. It's called sustainable forestry.

[cochranexyz]

@GeoffBlackmore It bloody well has to be since man shaved the bejesus out of it.  We can't let old stands of timber just stay there, can't we?

[argenvia]

Excellent video

freight train very good, hurts the wagons first take some forest wood should not be cut.

greeting

[johnparkimp3]

Why did they reclass the DFT as a DFB anyone out there know the answer?

[GeoffBlackmore]

@johnparkimp3 - DFT's fitted with Brightstar (computer based engine/wheelslip management system) are reclassified DFB. Same with the DX's reclassified DXB (or DXC if also fitted with air chutes for the Otira tunnel).

[rajnikantsharma]

Nice capture!

~ greetings from India

[GalponSuarez]

It(He) is Very similar to the Argentina The only(unique) thing Instead of Being GM G22MC and GMG22MC They are Gm G22 CU AND CW AND GM GT22 CU AND CW Very beautiful Videoes Regards From The Republic Argentina

[risperion15]

Great to see some New Zealand videos on here. I recognized the flora and signage style straight away. The front loco is a DFT that is a turbo version of the EMD 12-645 prime mover taking the original 1650 hp to 2400 hp.

CYB says the narrow gauge due to hilly terrain. Partly correct but I think the cost of normal gauge for a new British colony was too much at the time.

[CaptYanknBank]

Due to NZ's tight undulating terrain, it was decided to use a narrower gauge, 3' 6"

[MasCoRailbuff]

Looks like narrow gauge track (compared to US). Good grade, too...more than 2% would you say?

[GeoffBlackmore]

Apparently 1.8% on the steepest part.

[grayfarrah]

Particularly interesting to see the staffed van on the rear of the train.  Do you know what the reason for that might have been?

[GeoffBlackmore]

That's the radio test van, which travels up and down the country from time to time.

[patrulheironelson]

nice shot. Perfect.