CSX Train W991-25 with a High & Wide Load on a Schnabel Car

[@HariHaran-cb9om]

Big job this train do

[@markhaas9265]

That is a 20 axle schnable moving a transformer that likely weighs about 350 tons. The Hopper car is used as a buffer car. The transformer has impact recorders on it to measure impacts thus limited to 25 mph. That is a dedicated train which is required for a loaded schnable car. Dedicated train costs are about $125 per mile - figure that one with a trip from New Orleans to Huron, MI! I buy and sell transformers and are involved with many of these type moves. Own a 12 axle schnable. Nice footage!

[@johnstudd4245]

Mark Haas, Where are those large transformers built ,and or rebuilt? I'm guessing overseas and brought to New Orleans in ships. If so it would seem that putting it on a ship going up the St. Lawrence seaway right to Port Huron would have been a better idea.

[@terrygraham3609]

👌 koollove nice tranhorn

[@JawTooth]

That was cool. I just bought an HO scale Schnabel car yesterday.

[@derekwhite9932]

Nice to see you in the comments on another video.

[@donnebes9421]

Jaw Tooth hello jaw tooth! Happy new year 2020.

[@fridaynighthikes]

Sweet. The snowstorm adds to the excitement 👍🏻👍🏻

[@МитрофанМартынов-я2г]

Чартерный поезд !!!

[@Grainexpress]

Glad you passed through our neck of the woods! Thanks for the comment. I'm sure it was an interesting trip indeed. Gotta love that Indiana weather, sunshine in Evansville & snow at Vincennes. :)

[@stevenrobinson1379]

A Schnabel car how cool! Great video!

[@railroad9000]

Weather wise that did not look like a fun day to be rail fanning! But, any day watching trains is always a good day!

[@CalifornianRailfan]

That schnabel car isn’t as impressive as some others. But still interesting!

[@ChadQuick270W]

Nice catch. Glad that you caught him at both ends of Alice siding

[@jasonplatco7881]

Looks like those Schnabel cars have resulted in the renewed use of the caboose.

[@jimhightower8416]

With all the photos being taken, I'm surprised they didn't catch me on the rear vestibule. ' Course it was kind of cold. We lost heat overnight in the caboose before reaching Flint, MI and change the LP bottles out about 3am at a crew change. Eight days on the road and bordered between "Adventure" and "Ordeal". You guys be safe out there. Jim

[@pteronarcyscalifornica694]

Where's the high load?

[@sparky107107]

don't see that everyday. what a great catch

[@Beejay7222]

It was a cold long trip. I just finished getting the car into Houston Jim. Will move it to Odessa with transformer next week.

[@TrainAssassin]

Nice catch!!! I saw this train this morning waiting on a siding outside Indy

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

interesting machine !!!

[@westernkyrail]

now how in the you-know-what did i miss that!?!?!

[@GARailfan]

Awesome catch man!

[@sniper11506]

That was some car, wonder what that was.

[@jimhightower8416]

20-axle Schnabel car; the grey part in between both ends was a substation transformer for a power company.

[@Lightwolf333]

Pretty epic catch man.

[@mattsmith4322]

2:33 "DO NOT HUMP"

[@jamesbingham3586]

The first time I had to 0 0 I am going to the next couple days after the first time I have to be able to get a chance to see the difference between the ages and I am going to the right place to be able to make a difference between a lot more trains ,

[@paullanyi516]

Snow Schnabel . . Good work in that weather . .

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

Dash 8 leading nice

[@petediaz8277]

Would have been nice if you had followed the caboose through at 1:30 so we could have read the details on the car side. Just commenting.

[@BNforever2009]

nice video!!!

[@kyledombrowski7051]

i dont see a need for loco #2

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Actually, seeing that it was an SD50, I cannot hear it's turbocharger whine, so it must have been dead-in-tow at the time. Most likely it is just there in case there is an issue with the lead locomotive.

[@jimhightower8416]

We've run the Schnabel cars before with one engine; not sure if the trail unit was ever powered up during the trip. CSX MAY have run it as insurance to avoid a delivery time penalty in the event the lead unit became disabled.

[@massimoalessi1831]

Uauuu 👍🛤️🚂😍

[@westernkyrail]

wooooooooowwww.....