Moffat Tunnel: UP Coal Drag with 4 helpers! (MUST SEE)

[Tabooaustin]

damn...that's so cool

[Joshuajlawn]

When I was in Colorado during the summers from 2000-2003 they would run three units on the point,, one or two units mid helpers and often two on the shoving on the rear. Interesting how a Railroad can change how they operate a train in relativley short amount of time. Plus they were running black with yellow end coal porters.

[chestybondrod]

Didn't that tunnel have squirrel blowers on it to force out the exhaust ?

[ljones121]

it almost looks like that UP is using an old D&RGW practice, running swing helpers and a rear end pusher

[arrengre]

There's no "4 helpers". We see two coupled trains. Each has two dragging units and one helper.

[lbrendse]

that is so true. sometimes union pacific has 4-6 helpers on the coal trains.

[meccaturbo]

I miss the D&RGW but one great thing about UP (and SP, after D&RGW) is that GE's are now heavily used on this line.

[meccaturbo]

Quite a collection of hoppers....old MoPac, C&NW, D&RGW, even BN....wonder why the BN hoppers since BN is not part of UP.

[Jeffwecker81]

those ex BN hoppers have CTRN reporting marks on them. I see several trains with these mixed MP/UP/ex BN cars go thru where I live

[RailFanDavid]

great video.mid train helpers and a DPU.thats what i like to see.

[ThomasnBear1D3]

Sweet! Never seen anything like it!

[o00o00ozy]

You realize the leader is a EMD SD90MAC. I love the first 3 units, two SP's, NICE!

[TexasPacific]

Wow thanks, didn't realize that. Those SD90MAC's sure are rare now.