Railroadforums.com is a free online Railroad Discussion Forum and Railroad Photo Gallery for railroaders, railfans, model railroaders and anyone else who is interested in railroads. We cover a wide variety of topics, including freight trains, passenger and commuter railroads, rail news and information, tourist railroads, railway museums and railroad history.

Branchline potash
Branchline trains are supose to be boring, powered by SD40-2's on their last leggs and GP38-2's. Then this snake shows up! 4AC4400CW's with a ~124 car potash train, likely 672 from Vancouver. Normally empties like him get 3 engines, but he got 4, and they're all facing the same direction, which is really rare! The train stopped right in front of me to get the lead switch, then slowly struggled on to make it inside the yard, the GE's had a hard time.
R
I don't know, but they were pulling into the yard very slowly after stopping. I've seen two AC4400CW's take off much faster with a 90 car IMS train. Speaking of two AC4400CW's, CP 9663-9661 took this train into town yesterday.
 
It depends on how much power is applied, who knows maybe they were instructed to go slow, you cant just compare this to a regular IMS train you know.....
 
Roman, coming into the yard from the East like this poses a problem with sightlines due to the highway overpass. Rule 105 in the CROR states that we have to be prepared to stop within one half the range of vision of equipment, track units, and switches not properly lined. The East yard could have been out too, and ultimately these guys would have "chased them down the lead" towards the short tracks for example.
 

Media information

Category
Canada
Added by
Romet
Date added
View count
2,686
Comment count
6
Rating
0.00 star(s) 0 ratings

Share this media





RailroadForums.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

RailroadBookstore.com - An online railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used railroad books. Railroad pictorials, railroad history, steam locomotives, passenger trains, modern railroading. Hundreds of titles available, most at discount prices! We also have a video and children's book section.

ModelRailroadBookstore.com - An online model railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used books. Layout design, track plans, scenery and structure building, wiring, DCC, Tinplate, Toy Trains, Price Guides and more.

Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a commision from some of the links and ads shown on this website (Learn More Here)

Back
Top