NS 592 Racking Up the Horsepower and Scattering the Birds at MP 277 | Johnstown, PA

[simonspics1]

WOW! Thanks for sharing!

[NSrailfest]

that's a lot of SD40-2 power

[justkiddin08]

Very nice!!!! but light power in opposite directions? Great video tho.

[randommagnum]

Not saying there isn't a reason — I'm confident that there is — but isn't is a little ironic to see light power moving in opposite directions?

[AliceInChains243]

You know, I've been trying to figure out that reason for YEARS now, because I've been on the mountain on multiple occasions where the DS will route a helper set down one way to pick up a train, only to send them back up and over the other way for something else, then send them back down again, to the point where the on-duty crew didn't shove one train. I still can't find the sense in it, HUGE waste of fuel in my opinion. Even running LIGHT isn't cheap when it comes to those locomotives.

[gtw4918]

I've never seen 4 sd40 helpers running light! 5 stars and favorited. Awesome horn!

[NSHorseheadSD70]

By the time that thing gets to Cassandra it'll be on its knees.

[dragonpullman]

The only thing that could possibly beat this would be 2 "Helper Ahead" SD40Es with a SD40E 4-Banger at the end of a train that has two standard cab SD70s for road power.

None the less, awesome footage!

[AliceInChains243]

Yea, I wouldn't have minded a set of E's on the head end. Its funny, considering that a pair of E's DID head west about an hour before this drag went up, problem was that they were on a 565 empty bucket, not going light for a pickup. I still can't believe they're "not allowed" to be used in helper service.

[NS6677]

@AliceInChains243 Really? They still arent?

[AliceInChains243]

@NS6677 Haha, pre-dated.

[maddennis55]

Light power moves both ways,.. doesn't NS know where it's gonna' need it's helpers ahead of time? ..?..

[AliceInChains243]

Yup, Hannah routed the 4 banger down 3 to push the 592 up from CONPIT, then one of the 592's road units died so Hannah routed the 3354/43 down to couple ahead of it. The 3342/53 was just going back to Conemaugh cuz there was nothing else heavy enough to get a helper at CONPIT. It was funny, right after they got past us the 592 needed more help, so they should have just left them down there, instead of wasting more money sending the 54/43 down for the job.

[o00o00ozy]

HOLY CRAP MIKE! All I can say is LUCKY! I hope I catch something like that when I'm there in June. By the way I got to send a PM.

[ryecove2007]

now that was awesome.5stars.

[NS6677]

Love the video Mike! Im glad we saw this train here!

[Higgieman68]

that was a awesome shot there to here those 4 bangers screeaming like mercy

[thomasagnew]

Haha I commented before Marc for once!! Excellent video as usual, cant wait for those Mint Shakes at Sheetz!!!!

[FlyBikes089]

Impressive video, Mike!