Northbound Grain Train Today

[atrainguy60]

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 :

[atrainguy60]

I can't see the video on my end, can any of you guys see it?

[SW]

I can see it just fine.

[atrainguy60]

I can see it just fine.

Oh ok, good. The laptop must've been acting up.

[Tier4GEVO]

I can see it just fine.

Oh ok, good. The laptop must've been acting up.

Works for me.

[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?

[atrainguy60]

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?

[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.

[CSXBOY]

I just saw a NB Grain train in Plymouth going home from Wyandotte this evening