Coming into Holly this afternoon, we saw some grain cars slowly crossing Grange Hall Road heading north. Sooooo, deciding original plans could wait ten minutes or so, we went ahead of the train and got it at Newark :
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:34 pm
by atrainguy60
I can't see the video on my end, can any of you guys see it?
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:45 pm
by SW
I can see it just fine.
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:23 pm
by atrainguy60
SW wrote:I can see it just fine.
Oh ok, good. The laptop must've been acting up.
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:58 pm
by Tier4GEVO
atrainguy60 wrote:
SW wrote:I can see it just fine.
Oh ok, good. The laptop must've been acting up.
Works for me.
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:02 pm
by hoborich
Re: 459: Q326 Stalled on Saugatuck Hill - N903 to the rescue
Postby Typhoon » Sat Dec 26, 2015 1:19 am
Locomotives are not cheap, carting a multi million dollar asset around just in case is not very cost effective.
So...........why does CSX put three locos on an empty 87 car grain train, and two locos on a 130 car loaded coal train, faced with a steep grade along the route?
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:59 pm
by atrainguy60
hoborich wrote:
Re: 459: Q326 Stalled on Saugatuck Hill - N903 to the rescue
Postby Typhoon » Sat Dec 26, 2015 1:19 am
Locomotives are not cheap, carting a multi million dollar asset around just in case is not very cost effective.
So...........why does CSX put three locos on an empty 87 car grain train, and two locos on a 130 car loaded coal train, faced with a steep grade along the route?
Not sure...could they be short on power in Flint?
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:27 am
by AARR
I can see it. Thanks for posting, atrain . These newer engines have fantastic pulling power and two can pull a loaded grain (or coal for that matter) train just time.
Re: Northbound Grain Train Today
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:26 pm
by CSXBOY
I just saw a NB Grain train in Plymouth going home from Wyandotte this evening