JPS1 I did not see a double rotary car between the two halfs. But, to be candid, I am not sure that I would have recognized one.
I did not see a double rotary car between the two halfs. But, to be candid, I am not sure that I would have recognized one.
Quite a few times I have watched coal trains on the Rochelle cam and tried to spot the double-rotary car, but I've never caught it. All of a sudden I realize that the painted panels have switched ends. I'm convinced that they exist, and that I just missed them. It's hard to stay alert for 70 or so cars.
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Paul of Covington JPS1 I did not see a double rotary car between the two halfs. But, to be candid, I am not sure that I would have recognized one. Quite a few times I have watched coal trains on the Rochelle cam and tried to spot the double-rotary car, but I've never caught it ... I'm convinced that they exist, and that I just missed them.
Quite a few times I have watched coal trains on the Rochelle cam and tried to spot the double-rotary car, but I've never caught it ... I'm convinced that they exist, and that I just missed them.
They have stripes on both ends. I has a link to a picture of one but it had some weird permission scheme that expired, and in the meantime Paul noted he was well aware of what they looked like. Use rdamon's picture below for reference.
I know what they look like, I just can't keep my attention focused on every single car.
Overmod Just as a note: unit trains have to be periodically reversed (or their trucks do) to equalize wheel wear. The easiest way to do this would be just to swap ends on the consist periodically, but this might put the 'wrong end' type out... and over goes your DPU in the dumper, film at 11.
Just as a note: unit trains have to be periodically reversed (or their trucks do) to equalize wheel wear. The easiest way to do this would be just to swap ends on the consist periodically, but this might put the 'wrong end' type out... and over goes your DPU in the dumper, film at 11.
NDG mentioned in the past that CP would wye their trainsets on a regular basis, usually at the crew change point of Fort Steele, BC.
Most of the western Canadian mines that CN serves do not have loops, but all three Pacific coast coal terminals do. So our trains get reversed on most of their trips.
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OvermodThey have stripes on both ends. Here's a steel example from BNSF.
Can't make the link work!
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