A northbound CSX Waste Management Trash Train meets a southbound Virginia Railway Express (VRE) commuter train at the King's Street Railway Station in Alexandria, Virginia on the sweltering hot afternoon of July 25th 2008 at 4:45PM.
@techphy100 more eco friendly and cost effective 1 train can take what 8-10 trucks could. plus it gives WM the chance to say "we are more eco friendly becouse we ship our waste via train"
These CSX trains are legendary for their flat wheels. That's the chug-chug-chug sounds you hear as the cars batter the rails, causing unnecessary headaches for CSX maintenance crews and both Amtrak and VRE passengers.
Trash trains are my favorite! I didn't know we had trains to carry the garbage here in VA, I thought it was all tractor-trailers that carry the waste to landfills.
oh god, i can see it coming now, WM container cars in HO scale. just curious where the origination an destination and the story behind why all that trash is being hauld on a train?? lost revenue ideas?
@techphy100 more eco friendly and cost effective 1 train can take what 8-10 trucks could. plus it gives WM the chance to say "we are more eco friendly becouse we ship our waste via train"
caltrain2 1 year ago
These CSX trains are legendary for their flat wheels. That's the chug-chug-chug sounds you hear as the cars batter the rails, causing unnecessary headaches for CSX maintenance crews and both Amtrak and VRE passengers.
kjrehberg 1 year ago
@campolicejeff
yes they do.
HUTCHtopher 1 year ago
Trash trains are my favorite! I didn't know we had trains to carry the garbage here in VA, I thought it was all tractor-trailers that carry the waste to landfills.
heiltruckfan 1 year ago
VRE locomotives have too many stripes.
campolicejeff 1 year ago
No HEP, though.
ccolimon 1 year ago
aka GP39-2C
Sniper12890 2 years ago
nice F40PH too!!!
techphy100 2 years ago
oh god, i can see it coming now, WM container cars in HO scale. just curious where the origination an destination and the story behind why all that trash is being hauld on a train?? lost revenue ideas?
techphy100 2 years ago
This line is a north south line. The trash train, (Q702) is going north and the VRE is going south. Nice video!
mebuscher 3 years ago 2