18000 foot long union pacific stacktrain

[@sjtom57]

The overwhelming majority of train vids on YT barely deserve a one or tow rating, but giving this a five was a no brainer. Really nice.

[@phuchoanggia8499]

That train was about 5504m long. DAMN

[@stripervince1]

I was a conductor for the old SP and worked on some 14-15,000 footers, back then 30 years ago that was about the longest I can remember. These 18,000 footers are real beasts, most of our sidings were only 12,000 ft, so these are mainline monsters. Hard to run more than one of these on a entire district if they're on the same route when they can't go in the hole . Crazy

[@Hunterhoghead]

I actually paced this train from my away from home terminal in Pecos Texas to El Paso. The train ran flawlessly until it got to El Paso. It spent over 6 hours getting downloaded and such. I don't expect to see any more of these for a while. It did run in synchronized mode on the DPU and traversed a good portion of the 211 miles at 60 to 70 MPH.

[@sontungle2641]

What is the name of that Intermodal Terminal?.

[@GlenVerdugoGMRRS]

That thing is amazing! What a train and it's flying too! Nice catch -

[@jflaviovidal]

That's great!! 9 locos, a big amount of wagons. Definitively american have inclination to grandiosity. Great job, astonishing video.

[@PaulPeirceFan]

im sure the people stuck at the crossing loved this

[@baldes]

They are doing the same in Italy only one conductor for train... and the safety is for sure less that two conductors for train.... And you're totally right more worker can help tthe economy a lot !

[@chefjavier]

Thank you for quick response.

[@sniperjdp]

Wow!! That was one long and fast train!

[@timosha21]

I'm a train and I approve this message choo choo!

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

those are some awesome horizontal views !!!

[@sheilatrachtenberg8997]

This video presents great support for shipping more freight by rail. Just look at how many truck trailers are being moved by 3 locomotives instead of 1 truck for each trailer.

[@rodzor]

+Sheila Trachtenberg Uh, by my count there were 9 locomotives. 3 leading units and 6 distributed units.

[@sheilatrachtenberg8997]

Perhaps I was a bit too quick to state a number - but 9 locomotives is still more environmentally friendly than hundreds of trucks.

[@Darthbelal]

when you consider the number of trucks needed to haul that much cargo and the traffic congestion having that many trucks on the highway, not to mention the cost of fuel and wear and tear on the road, I think these long trains are a very good idea....

[@tashannon96]

So I ask again, When is the last time you were behind the throttle in the cab of a Locomotive??? We have had our Dept of transportation behind the throttle. explain to me in Mountain grade territory where ther is limited or no access for a roving conductor to get to and assist in any incident, how it works?

[@AmtrakSilverStar]

IDILBF-08 - Lead unit is the UP 7454 (Train is DP'ed 3x2x2x2) 295 Loads - 0 Empties - 15,498 tons - 18,061 Feet

[@CrazyCanuck91]

@Boss302fan true because a manifest has all sorts of different freight to be dropped at different places...sort of like LTL on a larger scale

[@sgtredbluered]

Nice capture!

[@alrodness]

That is one long test train. I saw it on the news.

[@mrlrrconductor]

I will agree with that! I think the 10,000' trains are long enough if not still too long. Long trains just are problems waiting to happen.

[@ImpossiblyBlack]

It just keeps coming!!

[@BordelDeMerle]

Would you fly in a plane with no pilot?

[@ANDREWAMTRAK]

Yes 295 cars 18,061 feet, 15498 tons

[@tashannon96]

I do understand that there are many other countries out there that have one man crews, have you noticed though how many of those one man crews have been in positions where they have fallin asleep, had their train roll out on them while they were repairing or working on it, or all together been in a train collision. At a bare minimum it should be a two man crew, Safety is and should be at all rails highest concern

[@FOSK-lc9op]

What year is this from?

[@sd70m2man]

when are the other locos

[@chefjavier]

Are they trying to do like the Military?

[@arnoldguy78]

Geoff sounds like an ordinary suit. Dollars before safety.

[@tashannon96]

May it be the safety of calling out signals together. Also a general understand of whats going on. Hence this is where many transportation officials and polititians have made their mistake. They only see what they want, hear what they want, they can not man up (or woman up), go out and and join train crews on everyday circumstances. Whether it be a switch crew or a road crew.

[@Boss302fan]

@gypsyThree97 Where in any of my posts here did I say that the containers are packed with american goods destined for Asia?

[@bkriegel95]

If UP plans to put together more trains that are as big as this one, that means they are gonna be hauling some serious shit.

[@chefjavier]

How come did UP ran this type of stack train?

[@donnyschlosser3236]

Where's the EOT I saw a DPU ?

[@gypsyThree97]

@Boss302fan I'm just giving you a hard time. No harm no foul. I honestly could care less what about this particular train or any other. Have a good day.

[@coasterworld9448]

I feel bad for that black SUV waiting at the crossing, must’ve been really patient

[@Boss302fan]

@tashannon96 This is a silly response. Of course there are situations where a second or even a third individual is needed. And there are many more where one individual can move the train safely and efficiently. I've railroaded my entire life. Apparantly you have experience. And you know for a fact that you have moved many trains where you could have done so day in and day out with just yourself running.

[@brucebartman9890]

Thats alot of train!

[@KBurkitt2]

Don't forget ArpaNet, Cern, and Cyclades. without Commerce, Education, and Military, there would the Internet would never have existed. Oh, and thank the French for the name "Internet."

[@alexander1485]

well the EOT is the new caboose lol

[@Boss302fan]

@dueltruck700 Not that difficult. To put together a train like this is actually less complicated than a 100 car manifiest train.

[@caseyrs77]

Anyone here a detector readout......how many axles?

[@rrman23]

Good thing I did not have to walk it, I retired, had I walked it, another record...Hawkeye

[@gvtuber]

Wow.

[@arnoldguy78]

"Hot box, South side axle 1,312...."

[@LSZocker2009]

DON´T STAY IN THE TRACKS!!!

[@fy1028]

カッコイイ！　スゲーよコレ！

[@BordelDeMerle]

Thought to save costs actually, and sometimes when you are having a bad time fighting sleep a second man is a good thing driving the train for a certain time. But now the guys driving alone rely more on wakeup pills and stuff... I really don't know about this move, time will tell.

[@sparkplug9598]

ok cool thanks man

[@Boss302fan]

@gypsyThree97 Same to you man.

[@Boss302fan]

@gypsyThree97 Hmmm. The train was heading for the port of Long Beach carrying products made in China? Really? Hmmmm. Normally when these trains arrive in Long Beach we unload the containers and put them on ships bound for the far east (china, Japan, Korea, etc). but you're saying this train was carrying loads from China that we are going to ship....to china? Hmmm.

[@rustyanready]

probably empty containers going back to the port.

[@gypsyThree97]

@Boss302fan Hmmm. And your certain that all of those containers are packed with American made good going to Asia? Really? Hmmm.

[@alexiedaledelrosario]

296 cars limit

[@Dispatcherr]

Sweet Jesus, hope he doesn't trip the detector... Sorry I am not buying the New Z boy's story about the 1 man train crew's being the new thing...Where I work it is single track, sometimes dark territory, and someone has to copy, and someone has to run the engine, my sidings aren't that big either. I don't think that it would save money to eliminate 1 crew member, at least in my part of the world.... Maybe in remote areas of Austrailia and New Zealand.....but not here..... DS

[@bigboy4016]

Ha, the longest train I have seen is 7 Passenger cars...

[@WSOR6604]

May you have a terrible day for saying that...

[@alvarovillegas6343]

18000 trenes de carga pesada

[@clfetter]

look locotrem ef carajas 340 vagoes

[@BordelDeMerle]

Try to clean a switch with 0 man, good luck.

[@WSOR6604]

Roggg that.

[@arnoldguy78]

Billion dollar railroads would risk this instead of cutting the train in half and having an xtra crew for the other half. Rule books?? Ef them as long as the presidents and CEO's keep making their $40 million a year in bonuses

[@tashannon96]

Again mountain grade territory train string lines, breaks in two (broken knuckle or air hose), your telling me that an engineer can replace an air hose and back his train down the grade back to his train with no one on the point to verify when his train has come back together....Again I ask you get behind the throttle get on some mountain grade territory, have your train break apart, and do the work yourself. I am very sure that I can arrange for you to give it a go.....

[@mariaal6634]

2l

[@tashannon96]

Well Mr Blackmore, Since my Dad is a rail, Here is my question for you....When there is that possible incident down the road when some one gets hurt, ARE YOU GOING TO BE THE ONE TO WALK TO THIER PERSPECTIVE FAMILY AND SAY IM SORRY BUT YOUR DADDY IS DEAD?????? Union propoganda my butt, you have no idea what it takes to runs a train, do you? When is the last time you were in the cab behind the throttle?????