Originally posted by chiripero [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply chiripero Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Helendale, CA 2 posts Posted by chiripero on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:00 AM I agree with teamdon about the Needles Subdivision on the Mojave Desert in California. I live in Helendale, CA just west of Barstow and we get about 122 trains a day (BNSF & UP combined) on a double track main through here on the way to Cajon Pass. I have watched many trains here, Cajon Pass, Tehachapi Pass ( just over an hour away) and also out on the desert east of Barstow all the way to Needles. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else for train watching all year around ! Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:40 AM Yes I tried pacing one between Needles & Barstow going WB & I was doing 80MPH & he was pulling away until he hit a caution lite & finally slowed so I finally was able to catch & pass him. I caught him again going thru Daggett going at a decent pace as well. Since you are a conductor more/less on average how fast are the EBers going on the most south track @ Daggett? Also more/less how fast on average are the WBers going when they have the green signals also @ Daggett? Originally posted by teamdon [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply oltmannd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: Atlanta 11,971 posts Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:11 AM Top 5 for number of road trains operated on NS are Chicago to Cleveland Conway to Harrisburg Altanta to Chattanooga Danville KY to Oakdale Decatur IL to Peru -Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/) Reply daveklepper Member sinceJune 2002 20,096 posts Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 5:37 AM A typical location on one of the four-track main lines of the New York City subway system sees about 800 trains a day counting all thracks Both directions). Harrison, east of Newwark on the NEC, sees about 400 trains a day, counting PATH, NJT, and Amtrak. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:46 AM I hear alot of great things about Rochelle's railroad park, what kind of trains do they have there? I do know that the UP line was formerly used by CNW and the BNSF was formerly used by BN, I once thought that the BNSF line in Rochelle was formerly used by ATSF. QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel Rochelle's Railroad Park has GOTTA be in the Top Ten. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:44 AM I really appreciate your input about where a good place to go if you wanna see alot of trains go by, plus I do hear that the BNSF (Santa Fe) line from LA to Chicago is quite a heavily travelled railroad, I would love to visit anywhere from Barstow to the Needles Sub to watch the trains go by, I've seen photos of those areas and they sure have a ton of trains go by there, I also understand that it can be really hot going in those areas from late spring to the early fall season. quote]Originally posted by teamdon The poor guy only wanted to know where a LOT of long freights trains run ...In typical "Foamer Fashion",Mr. Hemphill convoluted things way beyond what was required...UPRR6737, Don't apologise to these guys...Good Grief...I am a conductor on the BNSF Transcon out of Needles,California,running both to Barstow,Cal. to the west and to Winslow,Ariz. to the east...We get about 100 trains a day through here,most above 7,000 feet long,many going west with helpers or distrubuted power on the rear,or BOTH ...GRAIN trains usually have 4 head -end units, 3 mid train units & 2 or 3 on the rear...9 to 10 DASH-9,s totally .. This is BIG TIME railroading on the Needles Sub. Many stack trains (intermodal) have helpers,some trains exceed 8,000 feet long.... By the way,we go 70MPH with these monsters across the desert....IT MAKES EASTERN RAILROADING LOOK LAME, HUH....Hope this helps... Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:38 AM The railroad tracks that went at the Chicago Racetrack, wasn't the line formerly used by Burlington Northern or ATSF? About how many times per day (on average) would you see a train at the Chicago Racetrack? BNSF's Chicago Racetrak must be high on the list. The hourly commuters add up, + 3 Amtrak + freight. This may be a question that's impossible to answer. If you set up say at La Grange Road & counted how many trains operate in each direction on a weekday?
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
Originally posted by teamdon [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply oltmannd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: Atlanta 11,971 posts Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:11 AM Top 5 for number of road trains operated on NS are Chicago to Cleveland Conway to Harrisburg Altanta to Chattanooga Danville KY to Oakdale Decatur IL to Peru -Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/) Reply daveklepper Member sinceJune 2002 20,096 posts Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 5:37 AM A typical location on one of the four-track main lines of the New York City subway system sees about 800 trains a day counting all thracks Both directions). Harrison, east of Newwark on the NEC, sees about 400 trains a day, counting PATH, NJT, and Amtrak. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:46 AM I hear alot of great things about Rochelle's railroad park, what kind of trains do they have there? I do know that the UP line was formerly used by CNW and the BNSF was formerly used by BN, I once thought that the BNSF line in Rochelle was formerly used by ATSF. QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel Rochelle's Railroad Park has GOTTA be in the Top Ten. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:44 AM I really appreciate your input about where a good place to go if you wanna see alot of trains go by, plus I do hear that the BNSF (Santa Fe) line from LA to Chicago is quite a heavily travelled railroad, I would love to visit anywhere from Barstow to the Needles Sub to watch the trains go by, I've seen photos of those areas and they sure have a ton of trains go by there, I also understand that it can be really hot going in those areas from late spring to the early fall season. quote]Originally posted by teamdon The poor guy only wanted to know where a LOT of long freights trains run ...In typical "Foamer Fashion",Mr. Hemphill convoluted things way beyond what was required...UPRR6737, Don't apologise to these guys...Good Grief...I am a conductor on the BNSF Transcon out of Needles,California,running both to Barstow,Cal. to the west and to Winslow,Ariz. to the east...We get about 100 trains a day through here,most above 7,000 feet long,many going west with helpers or distrubuted power on the rear,or BOTH ...GRAIN trains usually have 4 head -end units, 3 mid train units & 2 or 3 on the rear...9 to 10 DASH-9,s totally .. This is BIG TIME railroading on the Needles Sub. Many stack trains (intermodal) have helpers,some trains exceed 8,000 feet long.... By the way,we go 70MPH with these monsters across the desert....IT MAKES EASTERN RAILROADING LOOK LAME, HUH....Hope this helps...
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel Rochelle's Railroad Park has GOTTA be in the Top Ten.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mark_W._Hemphill Foamer? OK, I'll trade my railroad job for yours.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mark_W._Hemphill They're not going to be the same thing, mind you -- they will be two separate lists. Did you want to include or exclude commuter rail, light rail, and heavy rail?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mark_W._Hemphill I can't tell from your question what it is you want. Some choices are: -- annual gross tonnage -- number of train movements per day -- number of passengers per day
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