EMD SD80MAC Full Dynamic decending the East Slope Pittsburgh division Bennington Curve Slide
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The power on the coal train is a pair of 5000 horsepower exConrail SD80MAC's. I love to see 2 trains going the same way, I saw a lot of that up there, if lucky, 3 in one shot. Nice video!
3 years ago 4
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@iRECKONER, they definitely weren't shoving...the units were either at or very close to idle, not anwhere near the throttle needed to shove.
2 years ago 2
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@o00o00ozy thats 15,000 horsepower
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Great shot,two in one! Woe! Just like fishing its all about being at the right place and the right time! Thanks so much for sharing,
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We just don't get trains like that in the UK! The longest one I've ever seen in 18 years is 43 cars long.
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You lucky dog.. I thought i had the only video of 2 trains videoed from this spot.. check out my video
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You lucky dog.. I thought i had the only video of 2 trains videoed from this spot.. check out my video
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Even in dynamic braking they sound good
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Top Gons! Yay
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Pretty cool video. Care to share how you found this particular spot? Excellent vantage poiint, but I get the feeling some trespassing was involved.
The helpers don't shove the train down the mountain. If fact, shoving anything downhill is impossible. They help get the train over the mountains by shoving uphill. Once half the train is over the summit, they help by providing braking effort and are actually being pulled the rest of the way.
SFLRailFan 2 years ago
HA I hear what your saying, but I lived on the summit of this mountain and know the local crews. Sounds a bit wierd but they set the brakes at the crest (or summit) and by the time the trains starts rolling it would stall out with out the helpers shoving it all the way down the grade. It sounds a bit wierd but it's how they operate on this mountain. You will hear the crew in the helpers tell the lead unit "They are all against you" meaning they are shoving.
iRECKONER 2 years ago