BNSF Z TRAINS AT 70MPH

The location is Ancona, IL.

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[kro0014]

Nice,,, that 1st one only goin 65, EMD's overspeed is 67 mph. That 2nd movin right along, track speed...

[DMagill1973]

Is that what they are set on ex SF units? We ran EMDS at 70 and got more out of some of them Between Selkirk and Buffalo on Conrail..glad you like the vids, thanx!

[floatpool]

The only place a train can do more than 80mph is the Cajon Pass when you lose dynamic braking, but it's not recommended.

[brispuss]

I would have liked to have seen all of the trains; not just the first half of each. Otherwise a nice video.

Speed limits on locomotives varies according to intended use.

Adjustment of locomotive wheel diameters, gear ratios and speed limiter devices sets locomotive speed limit.

Roughly speaking -

65 mph is for general purpose.

70 mph is for fast freight/intermodal.

75 mph is for high priority/intermodal.

80 mph is for highest priority/fast intermodal. I think only UP run up to 80 mph?

[csx5400]

@brispuss UP used to run the SD45s at the 80 mph speed. I believe it was 90 mph though. This was back with the UP SD45s were brand new.

[celica825]

that first horn sounds like the conrail horn off of trainz 2006.

[NARSConductor]

awesome video! that looks like the same exact power that is used for the flagstaff, arizona local that i had seen on vacation and strangely it was lined up in the same order a yellow santa fe train than a red one and another yellow one, lol!

[a133t]

That was awesome...Great Video!

[dueltruck700]

i remember trucking with dad and being at a place in ontario picking up a load.i wandered down to the tracks..before i got there a Norfolk southern FLEW by..scared the shit outa me..ground shook n everything :)

[logo47]

I got to ride in a NJ Transit cab car coach a few times. My favorite driver was Mr. Benny because he was the only one that let me blow the horn. He also let me start a train out of a station and ring the bell. He also gave me a 2001 NJ Transit signal card that tells you all the signals and what to do when you see ine.

[Krause12689]

more like 50 for general purpose

40 for coal

50 for grain

70 for auto and intermodal, but speeds are setup for certain runs for instance in west off north platte cola trains are 40, east of north platte they are 50, due to land layout and curvature

[SSW8040]

I have a Santa Fe video and the Super C was limited to 80MPH and you are right about the UP engines. I think that we should run fast freights but the problem is "How much do you want to pay for diesel fuel, maintenance costs, will you delay trains during times of heavy traffic, and are you willing to expand capacity on key routes?".

[CSXno601]

I too, am aware of this. My local Regional Railroad, Wheeling & Lake Erie, is constantly reading off track warrants. I even have a couple track warrant sheets. Track work, happenings in the blocks, etc, are also notified in the track warrant.