Largest CSX Train Recorded? 1,034 axles.

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Largest CSX Train Recorded? 1,034 axles.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uip5r6LL04

A user in NC got a 254-car manifest. Sure beats any Q335 or Q321 I've kept track of!

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Re: Largest CSX Train Recorded? 1,034 axles.

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Dunno about the record, but trailing #441 is a new repaint for us
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That train would be more than 2 1/2 miles long. How do they keep air on a train that long? I feel kinda sorry for the carman. :lol:
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Re: Largest CSX Train Recorded? 1,034 axles.

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Dispatchers bulletins for both CSX's Garrett & Willard subs have restricted trains to 1,022 axles or less due to trains longer than that causing issues with the DED/HBD's. Q324 (Chicago to Toledo Stanley) bumps up against that limit on a frequent basis. I have not seen one yet, but Q561 out of Toledo Stanley for Cincinnati & Louisville is supposed to be another one that runs big on a regular basis.

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It was Q471-30 (Rocky Mount, NC - Hamlet, NC). The train had 105 loads and 149 empties.

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There for a while. We were running the 195 out of Portsmouth to Bellevue 200+ cars. They finally cut back some after someone got 3 knuckles at Valley Crossing.

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Back before the axle restriction was placed, one time did Q324 run with 297 cars earlier in the summer.
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DT&I wrote:Back before the axle restriction was placed, one time did Q324 run with 297 cars earlier in the summer.
Good gosh, any idea if it had shovers? I wonder how long he held up Deshler on the NW wye lol.

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