Unit Coil Train in Tehachapi

During a recent visit to Tehachapi Pass, I ran into a northbound BNSF unit coil train with an interesting consist of CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Warbonnet power.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Tehachapi
• Bealville
• Woodford
• BNSF
• CSX
• NS
• Norfolk
• Southern
• C44-9W
• ES44DC
• Warbonnet
• coil
• train

[CMRSclub]

Pitsburg,CA is around 10mi's from the train club, if i knew they were taking that here, I would of continued on your video of them!

btw, 6 engines!?! thats alot ofr that size of a load, but maybe since its steal coils, but i dont know

[cchan006]

@CMRSclub: I caught a similar train in Stockton in 2008. It's the last train in my video, "Trains in Stockton, California". Hopefully, you'll catch on of them on the Stockton Sub

[yurysausage]

that's the weirdest and coolest catch i've ever seen for B.N.S.F. , that's a lot of steel wonder what it's for ?

[cchan006]

@yurysausage: I heard the train might have headed to Pittsburg, CA, and they make large pipes (for oil & gas) there.

[up199519981982198319]

cool man,saw a CSX SD60M today on the way back from florida,but why does CSX call that paint scheme "dark future"?

[cchan006]

@up199519981982198319: I think "Dark Future" is a sarcastic railfan nickname, since it's their newest paint scheme, yet their business propects are unknown...? Just guessing.

[peterhoudtvancindy]

steel coils weigh around 25 to 30 tons or even heavier depends on thickness and length of course

[neilybobmojo]

Very nice, rare catch!

[johnparkimp3]

Yes steel coils are very heavy. Each coil appears to be around the 10 ton and with 5 to a car do the sums multiply it by the number of cars and that is a really impressive haul. Hence the abundance of power required .

[pcmiler2000]

Them things gotta be heavy, notice the wheels screaming in pain against the rails.

[Ischaue]

geiles Video. Danke

[NShighnoser]

@bitterman112 downgrading them to 4000 hp increases the lifespan of the loco between rebuilds (less wear and tear for running in notch 8 all the time). I believe this is why NS bought the dash 9's and new gevos with 4k already set.

[iusetano]

Awesome sight. Excellent video.

[ResilientCity]

My buddy (yurysausage) recommended your videos to me and he was right to do so! Great videos you have here! Never knew BNSF did unit coils...

[Nathanrailfan]

Buy Norfolk Southern First! 

[modemeyes]

Looks a heavy train and needs all that horsepower. Great camerawork.