18000 foot long union pacific stacktrain

A test 18000 ft stacktrain, bound for Long Beach, runs thru Ontario, CA on Union Pacific's Alhambra Subdivision. The train has 3 units on the point, 2 separate sets of dpu's in the middle and 2 more on the rear.

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• 18000
• foot
• union
• pacific
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• uprr
• stacktrain
• alhambra
• sub
• los
• angeles
• test
• train

[cool45010]

I wish they still used cabooses. Freight trains are just not the same anymore without the caboose on the end.

[PaulPeirceFan]

im sure the people stuck at the crossing loved this

[HHenkelmann]

Most containers return empty to the Orient for reloading, eastbound shipping rides high in the water ; )

[Boss302fan]

@gypsyThree97 Same to you man.

[gypsyThree97]

@Boss302fan I'm just giving you a hard time. No harm no foul. I honestly could care less what about this particular train or any other. Have a good day.

[Boss302fan]

@gypsyThree97 Where in any of my posts here did I say that the containers are packed with american goods destined for Asia?

[gypsyThree97]

@Boss302fan Hmmm. And your certain that all of those containers are packed with American made good going to Asia? Really? Hmmm.

[Boss302fan]

@gypsyThree97 Hmmm. The train was heading for the port of Long Beach carrying products made in China? Really? Hmmmm. Normally when these trains arrive in Long Beach we unload the containers and put them on ships bound for the far east (china, Japan, Korea, etc). but you're saying this train was carrying loads from China that we are going to ship....to china? Hmmm.

[gypsyThree97]

Products made in China

[Boss302fan]

@tashannon96 This is a silly response. Of course there are situations where a second or even a third individual is needed. And there are many more where one individual can move the train safely and efficiently. I've railroaded my entire life. Apparantly you have experience. And you know for a fact that you have moved many trains where you could have done so day in and day out with just yourself running.

[dueltruck700]

@Boss302fan true because a manifest has all sorts of different freight to be dropped at different places...sort of like LTL on a larger scale

[Boss302fan]

@dueltruck700 Not that difficult. To put together a train like this is actually less complicated than a 100 car manifiest train.