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(10-21-2019, 08:29 AM)Brakie Wrote: 2. A 1.6 mile consist with 240 iron ore cars in Canada is the longest pull in North America on record, and they’re doing it several times a day with two EMD F40’s and a mid-consist helper. The load is 24,000 tons.
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Actually 12,000' (just over two miles long) trains is becoming the norm on several railroads. One or two engines on the point with DPUs in the middle or on the end is normally used. I read where CSX and NS is now using some DPUs.

Boy, were they ever wrong. Two and three mile trains sure beats the 1.6 mile one they had the program about. Still, it was interesting since they took you from the mine to the yard and explained a lot about what was going on along the way. It kept my interest, my wife, well, she fell asleep.... Icon_rolleyes
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RE: Questions, answers, Google and Trolls. - by ezdays - 10-21-2019, 11:53 AM

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