Unit Coil Train in Tehachapi

[peterhoudtvancindy]

steel coils weigh around 25 to 30 tons or even heavier depends on thickness and length of course

[neilybobmojo]

Very nice, rare catch!

[johnparkimp3]

Yes steel coils are very heavy. Each coil appears to be around the 10 ton and with 5 to a car do the sums multiply it by the number of cars and that is a really impressive haul. Hence the abundance of power required .

[pcmiler2000]

Them things gotta be heavy, notice the wheels screaming in pain against the rails.

[Ischaue]

geiles Video. Danke

[iusetano]

Awesome sight. Excellent video.

[ResilientCity]

My buddy (yurysausage) recommended your videos to me and he was right to do so! Great videos you have here! Never knew BNSF did unit coils...

[Nathanrailfan]

Buy Norfolk Southern First!

[modemeyes]

Looks a heavy train and needs all that horsepower. Great camerawork.

[CMRSclub]

Pitsburg,CA is around 10mi's from the train club, if i knew they were taking that here, I would of continued on your video of them!

btw, 6 engines!?! thats alot ofr that size of a load, but maybe since its steal coils, but i dont know

[cchan006]

@CMRSclub: I caught a similar train in Stockton in 2008. It's the last train in my video, "Trains in Stockton, California". Hopefully, you'll catch on of them on the Stockton Sub

[bitterman112]

I was told that CSX's ES44DCs were recently downgraded to ES40DCs & that new CSX paint scheme is also IDed as YN3 CSXT paint scheme! I also never expected to see CSX power on a BNSF lash up!

[NShighnoser]

@bitterman112 downgrading them to 4000 hp increases the lifespan of the loco between rebuilds (less wear and tear for running in notch 8 all the time). I believe this is why NS bought the dash 9's and new gevos with 4k already set.

[yurysausage]

that's the weirdest and coolest catch i've ever seen for B.N.S.F. , that's a lot of steel wonder what it's for ?

[cchan006]

@yurysausage: I heard the train might have headed to Pittsburg, CA, and they make large pipes (for oil & gas) there.

[duxberry1958]

another good vid

[EnjoyFirefighting]

awesome catch

[up199519981982198319]

cool man,saw a CSX SD60M today on the way back from florida,but why does CSX call that paint scheme "dark future"?

[cchan006]

@up199519981982198319: I think "Dark Future" is a sarcastic railfan nickname, since it's their newest paint scheme, yet their business propects are unknown...? Just guessing.

[up199519981982198319]

@cchan006 may be but i saw a bnsf auto rack in irondale a few days ago checkit out nice k5hl nice videos sent u a friend request

[piktrains]

HEAVY METAL, DUDE!!!

[iusetano]

You put a lot ofeffort and work into that video. Excellent video. 2 thumbs up.

[hoorider13]

Awesome shoot of H1 and H2 BNSF power, CSX, NS, and a Warbonnet! It sounds like the Warbonnet unit has overactive spitter valve!

[gameover340]

awesome video

[sgtredbluered]

Great to see another cchan006 rail vid. Great part of the world. Never seen anything like this one. *****

[fixierider97]

BEST LASH UP EVER!!

[fordroad]

Thanks for the posting Great to see so many Power Units on the Pull & Push method.