Union Pacific Military Train

A west bound UP train with abrams tanks heading thru northern Illinois.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• union
• pacific
• train
• tank
• military

[DaveRingle]

68!

[amtrakrailfan]

I bet the engines loved hauling those 70 tons of just 1 tank!!!!!

[N330AA]

@Graham987654 Well West Canada is certainly a nice part of the world to be riding the iron road.

The old BC rail is my favorite.

[Graham987654]

@N330AA Impressive i might add that you know the 1:1 power ratio, that mostly applies to level ground though where i work in western Canada we have too many hills so we usually use more, higher power locomotives to run shorter trains

[Graham987654]

@N330AA all i'm really trying to say is the power of our locomotives is measured in horsepower and, since the engine doesn't directly power the wheels (it charges electric drive motors as i'm sure you know), the higher the HP rating on the engine the faster it can charge the motors, and the better the motors can transfer that power to the wheels, better the power transfer, the better you can get a train moving, well you see where i'm going with this

[Benjy5997]

Considering the current conflicts that America is involved in. I find it amusing that only one of the tanks was in dessert paint

[N330AA]

@Graham987654 Your average 2000HP loco should be able to move a 2000t train so that would probably validate my point that HP = speed. There's not necessarily a strict relationship between STE and horsepower, gearing and traction motor performance can skew it all. I get what you are saying though, in general a higher HP loco designed for the same purpose has the potential to be able to move more of the US's "big stick" than a similar but less powerful one.

[Graham987654]

@N330AA that may be partly right, but try hauling 20 railcars with 2000 HP, then haul the same amount with a 4000 HP locomotive, then try saying HP has nothing to do with it, I do that every day, more HP means more tractive effort means you can haul a lot of just about anything

[N330AA]

@Graham987654 HP = speed, not haulage.

[TrainAsia]

@MrDeerecub1977 - millions? you mean BILLIONS!!!! hahaha!

[TrainAsia]

The UP engines with American flags and cargo full of M1s ..... the sight and sound of the sweet freedom .... America, are you aware of that?

[Paperairpain]

@michaelpham12 If you look its not a 6 axle car, that's all that one could hold.