when they had it at shoreham it ran on its own power for a railfan special to dresser trap rock and back, its amazing it burns 100 gallons of deisel fuel a mile!!!!!!
It's not that they cheat. This 2816 is fully capable of hauling a train on it's own. Like neonstratus guy said, it's where they are. On the line this was video was shot, this is CP's main, and they cannot have a stranded train blocking all that revenue traffic, so they have the diesel right there if the steam failed. If you notice in the run-bys, the diesel is just idling. The diesel may be also may be supplying electrical power to the cars. You see UP do this also.
It's there for Dynamic Brake power (and backup) only. The CP steam heat/power car is used for power on the train. GP38-2s aren't capable of HEP, like the AMTK P42s are...
In which shot can the border be seen?
randommagnum 2 years ago
it dont run on its own power alone with the help of a geep thats controled from the cab of the 2816 lol they cheat
shanno1075 3 years ago
Actually, it depends on where it is & what it's hauling.
I have a video of it from 2004 where she travelled from Montreal to Toronto by herself.
neonstratusguy 3 years ago
when they had it at shoreham it ran on its own power for a railfan special to dresser trap rock and back, its amazing it burns 100 gallons of deisel fuel a mile!!!!!!
shorehamsoo 3 years ago
It's not that they cheat. This 2816 is fully capable of hauling a train on it's own. Like neonstratus guy said, it's where they are. On the line this was video was shot, this is CP's main, and they cannot have a stranded train blocking all that revenue traffic, so they have the diesel right there if the steam failed. If you notice in the run-bys, the diesel is just idling. The diesel may be also may be supplying electrical power to the cars. You see UP do this also.
BudmanPackfan 2 years ago
well just remeber that you cant spell cheap pricks without CP....
im just glad i dont work for the two faced outfit anymore , they have a bad habbit of screwing there employees bad,,,,
1xsooliner 2 years ago
that really stinks man. I am very sorry to hear that........ working for a large company really sucks, I am finding that out more every day!
BudmanPackfan 2 years ago
It's there for Dynamic Brake power (and backup) only. The CP steam heat/power car is used for power on the train. GP38-2s aren't capable of HEP, like the AMTK P42s are...
The 2816 is doing it all on it's own.
martinlumber 2 years ago
On that last runby, 2816 was really bookin! Gotta love the C.P. for being amazing enough to bring back mainline steam!
TrainMan404 4 years ago
Yeah! It had to be doing at least 60 mph!
MetraEngineer 4 years ago