The One Unit Wonder (Part I)

The power of a locomotive is truely amazing. This vetran Canadian National Railway SD40-2W demonstrates what it can do on the very hilly CN Iowa Division. We chased this train from Seward Illinois to East Dubuque Illinois. Here is Part I of 2 which covers the chase from Seward IL to Scales Mound IL.

*****For the record, the conductor throws up a peace sign at the 8:42 mark, not the bird. Also note him playing air guitar at the Lena segment.

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[SPB4345]

If I counted right, 108 freight cars ??

[ic6071]

I got 111

[justin0185]

damn......... never thought one unit could pull that much

[ic6071]

Same here!

[HAROFREEK]

Wow! Very nice vid. I cant believe there were that many cars being pulled by a single loco!

[ic6071]

Thanks, yeah me neither

[cvgeeps]

It could happen if most of the cars are empty

[tikitan100]

i got 111 to. lol.....

[48alfaone]

And who said SD40's can't Pull. "That only new power these days can really pull"! 111 Cars, they can't all be empties! Wow!!

[dandyky]

Wow! One loco pulling 111 freight cars! I was looking for a DPU. Does CN/GTW/IC use DPUs?

[xXDJIndeedXx]

is CN the only railroad with wide cab SD40's?

[RailsandRoads]

by "We"

you mean You and Geoff Right?