Bad train pictures

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

It's a Canadian-built cylindrical covered hopper; most likely commodity is potash (lettering reads, "Indusmin"). What it's doing in a train like that is anyone's guess.

Now this is only a guess, but it could have somethign to do with weight restrictions. Notice that there are flatcars on either side of it. Now the flatcars are empty, but they might end up getting loaded with something that's extremely heavy. Due to weight restrictions, the hopper car could placed in the middle of them so that all the wieght of the loads isn't all together. In a recent issue of Trains (I'm looking through my back issues and can't find it), there was an item in Railroad News & Photos about CN carrying the parts of a dismantled nuclear reactor (I think) and because of the weight of it, empty open hoppers were placed along the train every few cars due to wieght restrictions on bridges, etc. Mind you in this picture, the hopper isn't placed right in the middle.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

It's a Canadian-built cylindrical covered hopper; most likely commodity is potash (lettering reads, "Indusmin"). What it's doing in a train like that is anyone's guess.

Now this is only a guess, but it could have somethign to do with weight restrictions. Notice that there are flatcars on either side of it. Now the flatcars are empty, but they might end up getting loaded with something that's extremely heavy. Due to weight restrictions, the hopper car could placed in the middle of them so that all the wieght of the loads isn't all together. In a recent issue of Trains (I'm looking through my back issues and can't find it), there was an item in Railroad News & Photos about CN carrying the parts of a dismantled nuclear reactor (I think) and because of the weight of it, empty open hoppers were placed along the train every few cars due to wieght restrictions on bridges, etc. Mind you in this picture, the hopper isn't placed right in the middle.

[CShaveRR]

It's a Canadian-built cylindrical covered hopper; most likely commodity is potash (lettering reads, "Indusmin"). What it's doing in a train like that is anyone's guess.

[CShaveRR]

It's a Canadian-built cylindrical covered hopper; most likely commodity is potash (lettering reads, "Indusmin"). What it's doing in a train like that is anyone's guess.

[edblysard]

Mike,
Larry got it, its a covered hopper, the angle of the shot and the use of the telephoto makes the car look shorter.

Older hopper, lots of uses....
Ed

[edblysard]

Mike,
Larry got it, its a covered hopper, the angle of the shot and the use of the telephoto makes the car look shorter.

Older hopper, lots of uses....
Ed

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

I know it, but I won't post it...

"Can you whisper it just between you and me?"

[:I]

The last three words are stlill rear end device.You figure out the first.[}:)]

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

I know it, but I won't post it...

"Can you whisper it just between you and me?"

[:I]

The last three words are stlill rear end device.You figure out the first.[}:)]

[pmsteamman]

Mikeygaw, what you saw was a remote control loco of as we call them on csx a robot. The lights are supposed to warn people that it is in remote mode.

[pmsteamman]

Mikeygaw, what you saw was a remote control loco of as we call them on csx a robot. The lights are supposed to warn people that it is in remote mode.

[dharmon]

It's not a tank car, it's a covered hopper or something like it for bulk commodities it's got chutes on the bottom......something heavy though ..maybe cement.

[dharmon]

It's not a tank car, it's a covered hopper or something like it for bulk commodities it's got chutes on the bottom......something heavy though ..maybe cement.

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

the midget tank car in the middle of this pic...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=52174

what's it for?

It's a center flow hopper,since it's a short car,possibly a cement car.

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

the midget tank car in the middle of this pic...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=52174

what's it for?

It's a center flow hopper,since it's a short car,possibly a cement car.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

the midget tank car in the middle of this pic...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=52174
what's it for?

It may not be all that "midget." The photo is a telephoto shot, and from that angle, everything is foreshortened. Looks like an airflow hopper or close relative.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

the midget tank car in the middle of this pic...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=52174
what's it for?

It may not be all that "midget." The photo is a telephoto shot, and from that angle, everything is foreshortened. Looks like an airflow hopper or close relative.

[Mikeygaw]

the midget tank car in the middle of this pic...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=52174

what's it for?

[Mikeygaw]

the midget tank car in the middle of this pic...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=52174

what's it for?

[Mikeygaw]

saw a NS GP38-2 in a yard with a yellow light... like one seen on construction veichles... flashing... what's the light for?

[Mikeygaw]

saw a NS GP38-2 in a yard with a yellow light... like one seen on construction veichles... flashing... what's the light for?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

well, if it was a lot of smoke, it could have been an ALCO [:D]

Bad Mikey, Bad Mikey. [}:)]

Go sit on the couch in the corner. (No talking to Kevin either.) [:p]

A few months ago I made a post about a GE unit setting at idle. It was the pusher on a loaded coal train but the train was stopped. The amount of smoke coming out of the GE was unreal for just setting at idle. You would have thought the unit was in run 8 going up a long hill.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

well, if it was a lot of smoke, it could have been an ALCO [:D]

Bad Mikey, Bad Mikey. [}:)]

Go sit on the couch in the corner. (No talking to Kevin either.) [:p]

A few months ago I made a post about a GE unit setting at idle. It was the pusher on a loaded coal train but the train was stopped. The amount of smoke coming out of the GE was unreal for just setting at idle. You would have thought the unit was in run 8 going up a long hill.

[Anonymous]

I have a stupid question. Why does Amtrak need 2 AEM7's to pull 5 coaches when I regularly see a single AEM7 pulling 7-8 coaches?

In the last 2 days I have seen this configuration 3 times.

[Anonymous]

I have a stupid question. Why does Amtrak need 2 AEM7's to pull 5 coaches when I regularly see a single AEM7 pulling 7-8 coaches?

In the last 2 days I have seen this configuration 3 times.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it did look cool, and maybe for a minute I wished it was steam, but it was just getting rolling, so maybe that was it. Like I said, it was one of those long rock trains and they sure are fun to watch come through the interchange.

mike

[Anonymous]

Yes, it did look cool, and maybe for a minute I wished it was steam, but it was just getting rolling, so maybe that was it. Like I said, it was one of those long rock trains and they sure are fun to watch come through the interchange.

mike

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

QUOTE:
GE and Alco engines are blamed for this smoking, because when they are accelerating, the fuel supply gets ahead of the air supply for a short time, and they smoke badly for maybe a couple of seconds. If you're there with a camera, it looks good.

I see that all the time when the trains are just getting underway....
For a little while you can pretend they are steam loco's....ah who am I kidding.

And every now and then, all that unburned fuel burns, leading to a rather spectacular blowtorch effect. I believe there was just such a picture posted a while back.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

QUOTE:
GE and Alco engines are blamed for this smoking, because when they are accelerating, the fuel supply gets ahead of the air supply for a short time, and they smoke badly for maybe a couple of seconds. If you're there with a camera, it looks good.

I see that all the time when the trains are just getting underway....
For a little while you can pretend they are steam loco's....ah who am I kidding.

And every now and then, all that unburned fuel burns, leading to a rather spectacular blowtorch effect. I believe there was just such a picture posted a while back.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE:
GE and Alco engines are blamed for this smoking, because when they are accelerating, the fuel supply gets ahead of the air supply for a short time, and they smoke badly for maybe a couple of seconds. If you're there with a camera, it looks good.

I see that all the time when the trains are just getting underway....

For a little while you can pretend they are steam loco's....ah who am I kidding.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE:
GE and Alco engines are blamed for this smoking, because when they are accelerating, the fuel supply gets ahead of the air supply for a short time, and they smoke badly for maybe a couple of seconds. If you're there with a camera, it looks good.

I see that all the time when the trains are just getting underway....

For a little while you can pretend they are steam loco's....ah who am I kidding.