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eyepilot13 — Brandt MW LV 2, 10-11-10
Published: 2010-11-22 01:24:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 1403; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 46
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10/11/10: On the BNSF at LaVergne a modern day MW consist led by a hi-rail truck. Whither the end-cab SW...!Related content
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Howdy, i know this may not be years old, but I'd love to have this wild photo in the group.
As the comments below.....I've never seen one of these before.
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Glad you'd like to feature it! Thanks!
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Now that's exciting...never seen anything like it before...thanks for sharing.
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Now thats cool.
no train? no problem.
gives a new meaning to multi-tool
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but.. diesel power is already on the rails...
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IN a little bit more powerful manner!
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This is the first time that I see something like that.
Just awesome
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Trucks are more economical than switch engines, and the old end cab switchers are pretty much extinct.
Thanks!
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You're right, but for me it's fascinating to see a tractor pulling a Bagon rail train. I had seen trucks move along the rails, but a trailer ever.
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It was pretty damn cool!
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This has got to be one of the stranger things I've seen.
To me it seems rather inefficient, asking a semi rig to haul railcars that heavy, and even heavier with full loads. I don't care how much less traction it takes for wheels/rail than tires to road... it just don't seem right.
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They are very efficient in their intended role. Assigning a locomotive to a track gang is very expensive. It has to be transported to the site, burns a lot of fuel (especially in colder temperatures since it has to be left running). They require maintenance, and can only move in two directions on the rail. But a truck like this can drive onto the rails at any crossing, uses much less fuel, and can be driven on the highway to anywhere it's needed. You can cut off from some ballast hoppers, set off at a highway crossing, and drive around the original cut to pull it in another direction or work with another set of cars. And a truck won't tie up a valuable locomotive that could be used elsewhere to generate revenue. And you don't need a qualified engineer and conductor to operate it, both of whom can only work twelve hours at a time and have to be paid overtime. Also, each crew taken off the call board means one less crew to operate a train or regular job
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OK, I see your point. Thanks for the info.
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You bet! I was quite surprised, I have several more shots from another day too...
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Cool! I'll post some more shots!
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Haven't forgotten, I took a whole series when it was parked near Harlem, Ave.
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Hope you've seen some of them.
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I'll post more, eventually!
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I much prefer the SW1200 myself!
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First time i saw one of these coming down the tracks with a cut of gons i almost crapped myself! I wanna drive one sooooo bad!
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:iconsw7plz:
No dice.
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wow that isthe firs time i've seen a rig on the rails. Oh god no trucks took the rails DX J\K
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Me to, for MW duty at least.
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scary thought to think big rigs taking over switcher duties. DX
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my thought exactly. good god the world is ending. XD
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No sweat.
Just sweets, like blueberry pie!
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