2.2 Mile Stacktrain over BNSF Needles Sub- Full Length Video

[@1TexasAllyn]

I sure do appreciate the info about the curves and grade because I did not know that! Thanks for posting!

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Probably my favorite train video ever.

[@Trains232]

Thank you!

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

@@Trains232 You also recorded my second favorite as well!

[@thorick590]

I really like these videos... when I was a kid, happening to see a train was a big deal, complete with counting the freight cars etc.. now I'm a kid all over again x1000 !

[@deerene]

Omg! That train is massively long . 😲🚂🚃

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

nice video and great catch of all the train's in your video.

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

Yeah I know and I ment to say one train and I messed up on it sorry about that.

[@carlosturren2683]

¡ Extraordinario !, una monstruosa serpiente en el desierto. Muchas gracias.

[@mcresq65]

The term "wow" seems undervalued here. But yeah... Wow!!!

[@michealproboscas3979]

How many towns this train go through and level crossings? Amazing breathtaking even

[@JimTB]

2.2 miles is CRAZY ..... What would have happened if a car derailed in the middle ..... They are technically in NO MAN'S LAND ..... THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO TWO ( 2 ) TRAINS FOR SAFETY REASONS ......

[@videophotography2794]

Wow this is totally awesome! I love the scenery!

[@cn7835656]

Awesome video

[@mick2345vid]

WOW this is why i would love go America massive transport

[@richardsappington1658]

Fantastic catch!

[@johnmoore8016]

Run 8; wide open. This is what I call a train. I may be wrong but I didn't see any thing that looked like a cold storage van in the lot, just what I would call d dry box storage unit? thanks for the outstanding video.

[@Mybody4life]

Brilliant video.

[@railyatri8891]

Amazing shot

[@ABALLAM3]

I know that when you had counted it was 127 loads in which the five car sets are one car. I count those five car sets as five cars, so that train from my view was 206 cars, a humongous train. BNSF should run more trains that often. CN does, CP does, UP does on the overland Route, CSXT does, as well as FEC and NS.

[@sontungle2641]

S-LPCSCO2: Logistic Park (Elwood, IL) to Thenard, CA.

[@richardhuzevka8710]

208vagons lool very long train good video (oh my got) nice.

[@WallyDWolf]

That was way too cool!

[@Nicola636128]

What a monster of train!

[@pgclift51]

Now that's what I call a train!

[@dapto234]

yep that's a decent ole train innit lol.

[@wayned4271]

Always fun to watch trains. We have trains like these here in northern Utah that go by my shop every few hours. Maybe not this long but still over a mile long. I have a few questions. Why do they put an engine at the end and a couple in the middle instead of all 6 up front? I see this a lot here and wonder if this is more for breaking than for pulling? When they get this long, can we assume that they are almost empty?

[@aflsteve9139]

Firstly no to the assumption about them being empty. It's pretty rare for empty containers to move anywhere en masse like this. You'll often see long strings of empty wells moving, but when there's containers on them, it's a good bet they're carrying loads.. Secondly, the helper units spread through the train ease issues with coupler stretch/slack and also wear and tear on the rails. Six up front, especially with one that long, are going to be really pulling hard and putting a lot more strain/force on couplers and rails than what you get when you've got a couple pushing the train as well.

[@sontungle2641]

2x4x0, 2x2x1, 3x2x1, 3x2x2, 5x3x2 this formation use a lot by BNSF.

[@QRoutback]

Fantastic

[@DeathLetterBlues44]

Awesome!

[@TheMichaelWilcock2016Railways]

How long is the journey and the milage please..............Mike in very small Wales, UK.

[@robertgambling502]

Train going from Chicago to Long Beach, California which is just south of Los Angeles. That is about 2100 miles or 3400 km.

[@bobparsons77]

That is one long train, nothing like that in Alberta!

[@pauljung7611]

Saw one in new mexico long ago

[@silverviking33]

this vid actually shows whats wrong with American railways, curves far too extreme therefore making it far too slow. try taking out these long curves which will increase overall the line speed, and it might encourage people back onto the railways. can be done with a little bit of effort, and it will be worth it in the long run. ps, love the vid.

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

silverviking33 Usually there's some sort of reason for curves in a place like this. Otherwise it would go straight though and trains would be blasting by at 70MPH.

[@robertgambling502]

The lens is in partial telephoto so that would accentuate the sharpness of the curve.

[@glennfoster2423]

There is good reason for the curves and the alignment. Between Amboy and Ash Hill, California the topography rises around 1200 feet elevation in 22 miles (+/-). The train shown is running on the second main track constructed years after the first main track, and constructed on a grade more favorable to a westbound train. The curves were designed to allow a reasonable speed for a train to run uphill. The original alignment for the first track constructed (a distance to the right of the track in this video) has fewer curves overall for the same route, but the gradient is greater than this track. Using a term like "sharper, tighter, steeper," invites the query "than what?' A curve is designed with a certain degree of central angle per 100feet of curve alignment, not chord; and the gradient is measured in percent of increase in feet of elevation for 100 feet of distance. The design of every element of all infrastructure in transportation employing water, land and air respects the economic and physical demands extant. Please acknowledge this fact.

[@sthpac69]

I would love to be right where the camera is wow.

[@sontungle2641]

2,2 miles x 1,6 km = 3,52 km.

[@lindamalone8103]

C

[@juandedioshernandezalbiter940]

Leik habazu

[@juandedioshernandezalbiter940]

Nidles

[@trains365]

Nice one!!