Holy Crap...130 coal cars...and 2 engines...good thing those beasts have a lot of power..and to go that fast!..Awesome video! The coal trains that come through here in Mass. are usually like 85-100 cars long but are pulled by 4-6 engines.
Not much in the way of grades on east of Cumberland MD so they can get away with 2 engines. Interesting though is that they are always AC units not the precious DC GEVOS.
bennoach, The description says the train is going eastbound to Baltimore. That indicates it would be full. Westbound coal trains would be empty going back to the mines in WVa and PA.
This was actually the second of two I saw this evening and both were flying to clear the way for the later MARC trains. Don't usually see them this fast around here though.
Great catch!!
wtrain78 2 months ago
"Oops! We forgot the coal! Who was loading this thing, Gov. Perry?!?!?!"
7855waldo 3 months ago
A lot of flats
N330AA 1 year ago
the gates were late
storm24awesome 1 year ago
late gates
storm24awesome 1 year ago
182 box things connected to the train!!!!!
asomeman1223 2 years ago
Nice this train proves that CSX runs 3 bays and bethagons together!
csxcw44ac 2 years ago
nice job dude 5*
maxcady69 2 years ago
Holy Crap...130 coal cars...and 2 engines...good thing those beasts have a lot of power..and to go that fast!..Awesome video! The coal trains that come through here in Mass. are usually like 85-100 cars long but are pulled by 4-6 engines.
NismoFinder 2 years ago
Not much in the way of grades on east of Cumberland MD so they can get away with 2 engines. Interesting though is that they are always AC units not the precious DC GEVOS.
bubba2781 2 years ago
depends on which part of mass u live in
aj21101 2 years ago
Probably a train of empties.
bennoach 2 years ago
bennoach, The description says the train is going eastbound to Baltimore. That indicates it would be full. Westbound coal trains would be empty going back to the mines in WVa and PA.
UnIonPacCheyenne 2 years ago
You're right it was loaded. We picked up a small bag worth of coal blown out of the hoppers as it passed.
bubba2781 2 years ago
Imagine a 130-car manifest pulling out of a stop on a 1% grade. I saw that a few months ago on the LCL Sub in Louisville, KY.
bennoach 2 years ago
thats te longest train ive ever seen
josh666675 2 years ago
Now there's a long train. Good work!
TheADude213 2 years ago
dang they only go like 2mph in my town
levicopper94 3 years ago
where do u live?
aj21101 2 years ago
Nice!!!!!
DirectorGuy13 3 years ago
*****
ubuibiok 3 years ago
I never have caught a fast moving coal train.
GaithersburgRail 3 years ago
This was actually the second of two I saw this evening and both were flying to clear the way for the later MARC trains. Don't usually see them this fast around here though.
bubba2781 3 years ago
how come the ac6000s arent pullin coal i would think they are meant for it
pengapop12 3 years ago
You would think so but mostly I see CW44AC's and the new ES44AC units doing coal trains.
bubba2781 3 years ago