well they are that heavy BUT more units means less strugle = better fuel econemy...UP are putting DPU's on everything now just for the fact that having one pushing from the rear gives the train 7% better fuel econemy so instead of burning 10 gallons per mile it may only burn 8 or 7 gallons per mile plus all there new units are AC45CTE 4500 hp the older ones were AC4400CTE 4400 hp BNSF may seem like a big company but not as big as UP
The difference between the C44ACCTE and the C45ACCTE is that the latter is a GEVO (ES44AC) while the former is an AC4400CW. UP denotes them this way to separate them.
Wow!!
104trucker 1 year ago
Was this recorded on 7/5/08? Where about in the Mojave? I was in Needles on that date.
LGLG69 1 year ago
Nice viedo. I wonder how fast the second one was going. he was picking up some speed.
tknight20 2 years ago
awesome video
trainboy32 2 years ago
Dang, a lot of Warbonnets!
trainkids 2 years ago
i've seen these big power units come through amarillo...are they really that heavy...or is there another reason for that much power...great catch...
jdawgsworld 3 years ago
well they are that heavy BUT more units means less strugle = better fuel econemy...UP are putting DPU's on everything now just for the fact that having one pushing from the rear gives the train 7% better fuel econemy so instead of burning 10 gallons per mile it may only burn 8 or 7 gallons per mile plus all there new units are AC45CTE 4500 hp the older ones were AC4400CTE 4400 hp BNSF may seem like a big company but not as big as UP
russell379x 3 years ago
The difference between the C44ACCTE and the C45ACCTE is that the latter is a GEVO (ES44AC) while the former is an AC4400CW. UP denotes them this way to separate them.
silicon212 2 years ago
very nice catch! lots of power!
Sabrestrainsfan 3 years ago
great video¡¡5*
JeskoTN 3 years ago