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Union Pacific "Big Jack" Electrical Equipment Train

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Posted by NWP SWP on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 12:09 AM

Ok then, glad that's settled.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 13, 2017 11:07 AM

cascadenorthernrr

And here is where I got "Big Jack" from!

"The DD40AX is a 6,600 hp (4.92 MW) D-D diesel-electric built by the General Motors EMD division of La Grange, Illinois for the Union Pacific Railroad. Nicknamed "Centennial" and "Big Jack", the DD40AX uses two diesel engines (each 3,300 hp (2.46 MW)) and is the most powerful single-unit diesel locomotive ever built, although more recent locomotive designs such as the GE AC6000CW and EMD SD90MAChave come close. It is also the longest single-unit diesel locomotive ever built.[1]"

-wikipedia

 

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Posted by DSchmitt on Monday, February 13, 2017 1:14 AM

Schnabel cars in service

http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel/schnabel_cars.html 

Schanbel car train on NS (empty)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFugeAIcff8

Train on CSX (loaded)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s1VgRwdBLs

Review of Bachmann HO model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewgNEa3YlVI

Scratch built model

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJTKt1JjixQ

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by NWP SWP on Monday, February 13, 2017 12:43 AM

The consist I am building is for a large electrical substation therefore a lot of heavy equipment needing large multi axle heavy duty flat cars to transport them to the construction site! Hope that clarifies everything.

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Posted by NWP SWP on Sunday, February 12, 2017 8:02 PM

Now back to the point of this thread, I'm looking for HO scale flat cars, depressed center flat cars, heavy duty flat cars, ect...

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Posted by NWP SWP on Sunday, February 12, 2017 7:02 PM

NO, but its a good enough source of information for those who do not know much about trains. (like me!)

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Posted by jrbernier on Sunday, February 12, 2017 5:17 PM

...and you believe what wikipedia publishes as fact?  fact checking by voluteers...

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Posted by NWP SWP on Sunday, February 12, 2017 9:05 AM

But I'd be more than happy to refer to it as "Centennial" instead!

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Posted by NWP SWP on Sunday, February 12, 2017 9:03 AM

And here is where I got "Big Jack" from!

"The DD40AX is a 6,600 hp (4.92 MW) D-D diesel-electric built by the General Motors EMD division of La Grange, Illinois for the Union Pacific Railroad. Nicknamed "Centennial" and "Big Jack", the DD40AX uses two diesel engines (each 3,300 hp (2.46 MW)) and is the most powerful single-unit diesel locomotive ever built, although more recent locomotive designs such as the GE AC6000CW and EMD SD90MAChave come close. It is also the longest single-unit diesel locomotive ever built.[1]"

-wikipedia

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Posted by NWP SWP on Sunday, February 12, 2017 8:58 AM

Well I'm actually not looking for a prototype train only prototype cars!

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Posted by dehusman on Sunday, February 12, 2017 8:53 AM

cascadenorthernrr
The locomotive must of course be the UP DD40AX "Big Jack"

I have worked for the UP for 37 years and have NEVER heard anyone refer to a DD40 as the "Big Jack".  6900, Centennial, DD40 yes.  Big Jack no.

I would like to be UP or private owned and be somehow related to electrical equipment (transformers, wire spools, poles, tower components) also most importantly they must be mostly cars with over four axles!

Of all of that, the only things that would travel on something more than a 4 axle car is a transformer.  Everything else is light enough to move on a regular car.  The UP would not have put a DD40 on a wide load special.  Huge waste of fuel and horsepower.

Having said all that, since the entire train would be made up, that means you can do whatever you like.  Just buy whatever cars you can find and slap behind the engine.  You are good to go.  Just don't waste your time looking for a prototype photo of a DD40 pulling a wide load special with poles and cable spools. 

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Posted by hon30critter on Saturday, February 11, 2017 11:46 PM

Hi Steven:

How about one of these:

https://www.walthers.com/spectrum-r-380-ton-schnabel-car-w-transformer-load-ready-to-run-red-black-gray-load-silver-trucks

If I counted correctly there are more than four axles!Smile, Wink & GrinLaugh

Seriously, it could allow you to use a couple of Big Jacks in the train. I doubt that the Schnabel car would be towing anything else so you could set up a second train bringing along all of the rest of the equipment.

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Union Pacific "Big Jack" Electrical Equipment Train
Posted by NWP SWP on Saturday, February 11, 2017 11:28 PM

Hi there, I am in the proscess of joining a model railroad club and there's a member that has a Union Pacific U.S. Army train; probably not the most prototypical consist but very interesting indeed! Anyway back to the purpose of this thread; I love oversized rail equipment and I've wanted to do a train showcasing the biggest rail equipment of North America for quite some time! The locomotive must of course be the UP DD40AX "Big Jack" and the other cars I would like to be UP or private owned and be somehow related to electrical equipment (transformers, wire spools, poles, tower components) also most importantly they must be mostly cars with over four axles! 

Steve

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