High speed freight train Texas

[magule01]

70mph meu sonho!!! kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk...

[norfolksouthern8941]

great video! and nice pacing shots!that warbonnet is rare nowadays!them things can really move!

[vettelover2009]

can you blame these guys...shit a tornado would make for a very bad day for these gents...they were getting the fuck outta dodge

[AVtrainz1998]

love the warbonnet (2nd loco)

[sabrillian]

LOL i've never seen a freight train go that fast... that must have been awesome to ride alongside it XD

i could just feel the tension... he needed to get out of there, now. rofl

[Rob94hawk]

Awesome! It would be a really bad day for anything that got in the way of that!

[MrTrickBike]

power of the bnsf

[pgeg2000]

ge going fast must be going down a big hill

[SunriseHealthFoods]

good, NOW TRY TO STOP IT!

[LegoMovieMan44]

How are you driving so fast? Whare is this?

[novakane87]

gosh i wished I worked out west instead of in the east...but i like living in the east much more than I did in the west.

[Segafredoish]

yeah...

like F1

[LEGTxFHUZI]

hell ya! thats how ya do it

[nsfostoriadistrict]

Nice dash 9's! Where was this at?

[mutanay77]

drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry :)

[broken4813]

now that is "Droppin the Hammer !!!"

[beatleboy9020001]

damn he was moving

[starguard]

I don't blame that guy for driving that train like that. I used to live in Texas. If I were that engineer, I be driving like that trying tro get the hell off from down there too!

[WhoSaidTyler]

Hey, in Texas you're never gonna get there if you don't put the hammer down!

[montecarlo0]

There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a hi speed train video with horn, except a hi speed train video , with horn in the snow.

[bloodypandahachiroku]

That thing's fucking gorgeous!!

"bye bye miss american pie..drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry..."

[toddcs]

So where exactly did you film that beautiful bitching behemoth? I was riding neck in neck with his twin brother just this past Sunday (5/1/11) on Texas Hwy 36 betw. Rosenberg and Wallis, I up from Houston on my tiny Kawasaki 250R 'cycle, but doing 70mph (daytime speed limit) to keep the traffic (not much of it at 8am Sunday, fortunately) off my tail. Forget dangerous crosswinds, the BNSF engineer's whistle alone almost blew me off the road! David and Goliath, I and that train, but what a thrill!

[Princesss1225]

That is so cool, I love it. I always love trains when I was a kid. This is great video !

[RODALCO2007]

Fantastic machines, those big loco's.

[MrGerbilBrain]

@RODALCO2007 indeed, they are crazy when they go by you in full throttle!

[DardanellesBy108]

Beautiful! 

[zenenmoro]

thatz kooool man!!

[gil6114]

That was a fun ride.

[deetjay1]

High speed zone...Rare...

[mjbr1010]

Very Nice

[skatecubed]

Oh man, Loved this, must have been good track, I live on the main CP line (the old SOO Line) from Canada to the US at North Portal, SK. into Portal ND. And I have never seen the freights running wide open like this, It is a beautiful thing to see, thanks fr sharing it!

[purpleravenstar]

Holy shit!!! What kind of camera were you guys using and the codec used to create the video before uploading to youtube?

[ejvideos07]

Are you a 'spotter' Geoff, or was this a 'sieze the moment' shot ?

[dj17q]

Beautiful, simply love 'em high speed hot pursuit stuff........

[theorangelemons]

The whole time I was thinking, if that train crashes... Lol

[pilota71]

Very nice video!!!

Regards from Italy

[DardanellesBy108]

Outstanding! Thanks for posting it for us.

[7674Princess]

LOL...thats were the "dash" comes from :)

XOXO

[HiRiderAce]

Hey, was that by the I-10?

[SonicYouthXXX]

Those the brand new GE loco`s ?

[69adrummer]

4,000 tons traveling at 70mph, Texas, and Don McClean! Ahh...I love America!!

Aint nothing stopping that bitch by the way!

[FlyBikes089]

Sweet video!

[Fox250R]

boring

[edueduhur]

HERMOSO!!!!! QUE PODER!!!! LA FUERZA QUE GENERAN SUS 4 LOCOMOTORAS!!! SIMPLEMENTE HERMOSO!!!

[KrisOO17]

1:30 to 1:55 looks like a cartoon!

Great vid!

Cndr. Simpson, Out

[theorangelemons]

NICE HORN!!! *****

[Truckerboy1983]

that was allsome that what i like to see 

[Ben182010]

looks like somewhere near hereford Tx

[nikosjk1]

Pretty sweet pacing video, wish there was some sound but some awesome footage none the less with the dark storm clouds in the background.

[oisiaa]

@nikosjk1 There is sound. It is left channel only.

[PLACEBOgarbage]

2fast

2furious 

[djcountry1985]

@PLACEBOgarbage train edition

[wagnerwrs]

belo video ,muito bom sou um brasileiro apaixonado por ferrovia

[torsteinsor]

Fy faen, Du e taper.

[CoupeGrace]

That train is probably trying to get away from the Tornados

[Jemalacane]

@CoupeGrace It does look like a good set up for tornadoes.

[bahntv]

Minimum 12.000 tons by 125 cars great video

[EWS60500]

Why do they need 4 locos,(17000 horse power), to pull 4000 tons, Over here in the UK, one of our class 60's or 70's could pull that easy, greatt stuff thoe, very interesting

[articoli]

@EWS60500 A few things; first, we don't know that this train is only 4000 tons. 2nd, they might have dropped a few thousand tons somewhere or expect to pick up a few thousand somehwere down the line. 3rd, sometimes extra locomotives will be in a lash-up as part of a power transfer, i.e., moving locos from one place to another. Finally, single 4400 HP locomotives frequently are used to haul trains of 4,000+ tons.

[nodakbnsf]

@articoli Piggy backs are fairly light so 4000 tons is probably pretty accurate, the ups trailers would mean its most likely a z train and there for is powered up to maintain track speed at all times. z trains always have higher horspower per ton allowed than other trains.

[bradstrains]

@EWS60500 One AC4400CW or Dash 9 could out pull one of your class 60 or 70s. More Horse power, more starting TE and more continuous TE. We put extra motive power on encase another engine fails, or just to accelerate and stop faster.

[EWS60500]

@bradstrains I agree now mate, I must admit I much rather your american locos to our UK locos, they have much more character and more of a power full look, Id love to be a railroader in the US!

[bradstrains]

@EWS60500 Now what America needs is better high speed passenger trains. Just about the only good one is the Acela, in Europe there are a lot more high speed tracks and trains. In Britain how many locomotives do y'all use to pull 70 cars? In America maybe 3 or 4 to get them over the mountains. 

[EWS60500]

@bradstrains Yes, but when you think about it america has more of a freight railroad, whereas the UK is a bit of both. I think that the USA railroads are the best in the world, people can go on about Frances' TGV, and how reliable it is, but lets be hones the US has very nice looking locos like the SD70's. Over here in the UK the longest trains are about 31(some 40) cars long, and it depend on the loco, like a class 60 could haul 40 no probs, but u would need double headed class 66's for a 40.

[bradstrains]

@EWS60500 I both model and rail-fan and Some engines like AC4400s or AC6000s can pull 60 cars depending on there type alone. Do y'all use natural aspiration or turbocharger/supercharged? Most of our modern ones are turbocharged. But now GE is came out with this ES44 series that isn't good in high speed power but it is tier 2 environmental.I'm not a fan of it. Some of our engines have upwards of 200,000 lbs Starting tractive force, and could start 100 cars.

[EWS60500]

@bradstrains Thats impressive, I think our class 59 (based on your SD40-2) is a good haulier, and could haul about 50 cars, but again depending on the gradient. Class 66's I believe are Supercharged(up to notch 4) and turbo charged( notch 4-8). Our GE class 70's, which are similar to the ES44's, but much smaller, have twin turbos. As for starting tractive force our best is the class 70, at 120,000lbs, if they were as heavy as your locos I guess it would be higher. Do US railroads still use GP38?

[bradstrains]

@EWS60500 We still use the EMD GP-38 as a yard switcher sometimes but not usually on the mainline or as a road engine. GP-38s are supercharged, and have 16 cylinders to get 2000 HP. The AC4400 is turbocharged and gets 4400 HP from 12 cylinders and the AC6000 is twin-turbocharged and get 6250 HP from 16 cylinders.

[EWS60500]

@bradstrains I like the GP38's, they look like a go anywhere loco! AC6000 6250HP, amazing, they sound lovely too! I must say. Most of uk locos are 16V but our class 60, which has a mirlees power unit, is a strait 8 cylinder engine, and chucks out 3100hp, it must have a huge piston stroke for that power. I must say its great talking to u on here and getting all this US railroad info, thanks mate. Do any locos still use the V20 engine?

[bradstrains]

@EWS60500 EMD SD80s and 90s use 20 cylinders, SD80s have 5000 hp from 1 turbocharged 20 cylinder engine and SD90s have 6250HP from 1 turbocharged engine. They're almost the same except for the engine inside. MP-15 switchers of ours only have 12 cylinders and a supercharged engine and they have 1500HP and more starting TE than a GP38. They use the same engine except the GP38 has 16 cylinders and the MP15 has 12. The new genset switcher has 3 engines and 2100HP with them in a switcher!

[OohGoshYoureRight]

Great

[trainmaster500]

great speed chase! hope the cops didn't pull you over

[Caryrt]

Wow! the train moving on! Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[iRECKONER]

Love it! do I take it you are the passenger :P Nice zooming, Where is this ? I've got a few similar I took of UP but now there are so many stoplight that I can never keep up with them. Thanks.

[spartan0738]

thats how you drive a train like a man

[kalebsthebest67]

@spartan0738 Thats how you drive like a BOSS

[sgtredbluered]

Love 70 per pacing.

[maniacmarklewin52]

nice video what town were yall near.still trying to catch my ist bnsf chasing. real nice stuff.

[standbackandwatch]

NICE video. Just like my favorite railfanning outings - turn the oldies station on, find a train to chase, and away we go!

[bachaddict]

at 0:13 i thought it was MS train simulator

[Exelius]

@bachaddict that prehystoric software showing something so real? please! ... but sometimes i thought that it was a model train instead

[jackattak758]

Scary.

[jackattak758]

What does a train do in a tornado?

[1DanielChristensen]

Man, that thing is truckin'! I mean trainin'

[mathewsmerriman]

prob more than 4000 ton but anyways great video!!!!

[jimmydcap]

was this up in the pan handle of TX. Great video I added it to my FAVS!!!

[clinton984]

where was this? Reminds me of US30 following the UP line in Nebraska. Was chasing one going a slow 56mph. :p

[vigo894]

It looks like North Texas. Around the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

[fighterjetfreak09]

dam i hope i can drive one of those someday

[indiana42]

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Greetings for swiss

[TV843]

You rarely get to see them moving like this. They're truly amazing when they stretch their legs!

[mstscrazyman17]

did they have all 4 locomotives running just to stay away from the twister?

[Piparkakkumauste]

Luckilly in Finland trains won't use horns all the time. Only in the last change to warn cars and other light traffic which are crossing the railroad.

[Grigoriy137]

Super train!!!

[yurysausage]

how fast was it going

[SquireBob2764]

WOW

[MyTwistedSister]

Pretty nice Iron horse

[eggmaonslaught]

awesome!

[hogger01]

Great footage!