Meet The Schnabels: The World's Largest Freight Cars

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August 19, 2012 - After dragging myself out of bed in the wee hours of the morning, I arrived in Pennsylvania around 10:30 for a day of railfanning to precede the event which had drawn me back so quickly - the westbound deadhead run of Nickel Plate 765 and its train over the Pittsburgh Line on its return from running employee excursions in the Harrisburg area. I thought I was off to as good a start as could be expected when the action opened with an eastbound loaded coal train bookended by a thumping trio of GE road power and a roaring pair of SD40E helpers. Unbeknownst to me, I was about see something bigger. Much bigger. Way bigger. Moving the needle on the Big-O-Meter all the way over to its upper limit and then breaking it off, in fact.
It started simply enough with a call from the Pittsburgh East dispatcher to 'NS 098', requesting the train to stop at MO and call when they reached that point. Knowing the 0-series numbers were often used on high-and-wide moves, I expected something unusual - but certainly not what rounded the curve at a jogger's pace shortly after the bell at Carneys Crossing stopped ringing.
I was pleased to see that whatever procession was approaching was being led by 3380, an ex-Conrail SD40-2 that clearly retained its original horn. Following the 3380 was a flatcar topped by a load of bright blue steelwork, a red bay-window caboose, and something that from a distance looked like a trilevel autorack until its many-wheeled body emerged from behind the trees, followed closely by a red twin. I left my jaw where it fell on the ballast while I processed what I was looking at. Passing before me were the two largest freight cars in the world - WECX (Westinghouse Electric) 801 and 800, 36-axle Schnabel cars rated for loads of 2,035,800 lbs. and 1,779,260 lbs. respectively. The two giants clomped across Carney's Crossing to what I'm sure was the perplexed looks of the drivers waiting on either side, and then continued their march into the distance.
Confident I could keep the pace, I threw (okay, gently laid) my tripod and camera in the backseat and spurred my ride ahead to MO Interlocking, where they would stop per the dispatcher's order. The consist had just come into sight on the tangent through Cresson when I jumped out of the car to set up west of the signals. Much to the delight of any onlookers present, the stop and inspection took place right in front of the observation deck. Checks complete, the engineer in the 3380 gingerly notched out the throttle and gently persuaded the 801 and 800 into motion again. As the march continued east, doublestack 20T snuck up behind on track 2. Was I going to stay and catch the doublestacks while the 098 plodded away? How about no...
As if I needed any help in staying ahead, the 098 called Pittsburgh East to announce they had gone into emergency just east of MO while I was still within the Cresson town limits. The problem was resolved quickly, but in the meantime the dispatcher decided to hold the 098 while the 20T and the following 20W got by. The delay turned out to be well-timed, as the clouds' bite began to match their bark while I sheltered under the trees at the old bridge abutment next to the Route 53 overpass. The rain tapered off to drizzle within 15 to 20 minutes, just in time as the 098 came rolling around the curve and under the bridge.
'One more shot,' I decided, and ran ahead once more to Portage Street in Gallitzin, within sight of AR Tower and the 'Slide'. The twin behemoths were in sight just beyond the tower, sitting patiently for yet another inspection and a set of light helpers to pass. The skies weren't done with me yet it turned out, and this time the rain was quite a bit heavier. No worries though, as I had already thrown on my coat while at the previous location and the camera was similarly well-covered.
In a final bit of godly favor the rain tapered off quickly, replaced by blue skies and puffy white clouds. The 3380 notched out again, crept past the tower, and carefully led its train down into the New Portage Tunnel. No angelic chorus was heard, but one certainly wouldn't have been out of place.

[@billyboi57]

The best music in the world, the sound of an EMD prime mover revving up towards notch 8. This was captured perfectly, the sweet sound of the blowers spooling up and the very dominant but not overdone thumping of the pistons.

[@elr2141979]

billyboi57 they're not blowers their turbos but I get your point 😀

[@Thedane2023]

Thank you - i was wery sure it was an EMD machine, it sounded A LOT like the type 20-645E3 From Scandinavia.

[@WhiteCamry]

I like how they found a job for the caboose again.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

WhiteCamry There are still some cabeese around in places, they're just harder to find, mainly in places that would have long backup moves like coal-mining country where it wouldn't be safe for a brakeman or conductor to be hanging off a car for the length of the move. I believe that in this case, the caboose would house the Schnabels' support crew as well as anyone assigned as a representative from the manufacturer of whatever load they might be carrying.

[@titmouse-distribution]

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[@bluefoxy6478]

"How many 4 wheel axles do you want?" "Yes."

[@onionhat9141]

Blue Foxy perhaps

[@threehead99]

I would think an axle with an extra 2 wheels would be hell going over a switch or crossing. Edit: autocorrect made "axle" into "a less"

[@XANApwns]

See I look at this title and all I can think is “Parker Schnabel?” DAMN YOU GOLD RUSH

[@3henry214]

I feel better... that I'm not the only one that had the same thought...

[@majorwoody1720]

Lol

[@justahillbilly7777]

This is, without a doubt, something someone never sees everyday. Great video.

[@DarkVoidIII]

4:34 it was a little hard to tell at first but an intermodal train passed behind the Schnabel train! Was a little confusing at first! Excellent camera angle there! :D

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

20T. He snuck up on me real good, but in my defense I was pretty well distracted.

[@mattposey6764]

Great video and sound also congratulations on catching both of them at once!!

[@pumpkinhead625]

Awesome video. Thanks for posting this. I model N scale, and my only brass piece is a 32 axle Westinghouse Schnable car.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

+pumpkinhead625 Wow...that must have taken a fair amount of craftsmanship to model one in N scale. I assume it came with some kind of simulated load?

[@pumpkinhead625]

+FastFlyingVirginian Actually it came assembled and painted with transformer load. I haven't run it yet, but I was considering it.

[@dannyjones3840]

Man how do you get all those axles properly on N scale track lol

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

I’m sure the defect detectors sure love counting the axles on this particular train lol

[@TheNemosdaddy]

no different than hundreds of axles in any other train

[@zachpare206]

Imagine a 2 mile long train of only these cars..... i think that may break the counter lol

[@mikep.541]

40-2. What a great locomotive.

[@jfreelan1964]

Aren't you the lucky one to catch 2 Schnabel cars at once. I like the scenery that was at the locations you did get the videos for. The signal box at one location also a great location.

[@ph11p3540]

That red schnabbel car reminds me of CTX800 that I encountered one late winter up north of Edmonton. It was transporting a 900 ton manganese pressure vessel to Fort MacMurry Mildred Lake for Syncrude. It would be impossible to move such a load in the summer as the ground would be too soft.

[@ZaneTekaucic]

I swore that SD40-2 was going to stall out any second! Very good video, as always!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Tonnage-wise it wasn't in any danger of stalling, but the move was limited to 15 mph with stops at MO and AR to inspect before descending the grade. The worst problem I think they had was an air hose separation shortly after they departed MO, which was how I had plenty of time to get to the Route 53 bridge.

[@jmream2618]

FastFlyingVirginian I would've put a second locomotive on the back for extra insurance

[@ussenterprise5364]

I don't know which is more impressive , the shear size of those two Schnable cars , or the 16 cylinder ,mechanical symphony of that SD40-2 throttling up.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Trick question. The answer is neither - it's the echo of that sweet Leslie horn at Carneys Crossing. :)

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Very cool, although not loaded, their scale still beats anything out there, and that array of axles along the Pittsburgh Line must trick the rails into thinking that PRR Centipedes are once again running the rails! The shot of those things going down "the slide" is priceless.

[@nerd3d-com]

This begs the question, what on earth takes 2 Schnabels to move!

[@CadenWood]

Get fucked

[@justinamincer8242]

an NS EMD SD40-2

[@Ccs4646]

Probably turbines. It has the Westinghouse logo.

[@SnowSniper678]

Sd40t-2 would be the great unit for the schnabels

[@jumpnrun3368]

Supervisor: Today we need to change six axles on this big baby. Me: Sir, what´s the quickest way to get myself fired?

[@AliceInChains243]

4 locations within about 5 miles of railroad...I'd say you fared extremely well. I didn't realize just how huge those things were until I saw this video, wow. Never saw that many wheels in one frame than I did in the last clip of it going down the slide.

[@neddludd6076]

Amazing! I marvel at the knowledge, skill and motivation to make such equipment. I like the colours as well (my Gump statement) thanks for s wonderful video, it will give me many opportunities to learn more about our world!

[@Stonedmetalhead666]

Your description brought me to tears my good sir..

[@Boxpok]

Love that RS3L horn!

[@dennismanbook]

Awesome! Lots of axles on both halves of the cars, look like they had a total of 36 which makes it 72 wheels per car. Found your video google searching for schnabel cars after seeing an listing on eBay of one of the versions that MTH electric O gauge trains made, their version of that car only had 14 axles.

[@jordanalexander615]

If I'm not mistaken the blue one is beefier with a higher load capacity

[@grumpyg9350]

Not much room left, under those bridges... Great video!👍👍

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks! And the cars were empty here - I can't imagine what the fit would have looked like with a load on them.

[@pixeltrainclosedmarchived7420]

1:15 train voice crack

[@SAXTProductions]

Both cars are now sitting in Charleston along with the caboose. They are slated to come through Columbia on the same train. At this time everyone is the area is keeping a very close watch and is ready for them to come this way. We don't think they'll go to VC Summers, but they may.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Nothing that I know of - these two were actually headed in two different directions. If I recall correctly, they stayed together until at least Roanoke, then one split off to head down to Savannah to pick up a nuclear reactor part, and the other may have gone over to Charleston. I believe the blue car had just been completed a couple of months prior, and this was its maiden voyage.

[@JessicaKasumi1990]

What a catch, nice to see NS 3380 (nee-CR 6446) hard at work with a very heavy load which requires delicate movement and careful running along the ROW.

[@schrap72]

Great catch! Thanks!!!!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

You're welcome! I'm glad I made this one count, because I will probably never see such a thing again. If I do, I am playing the Powerball the same day because the odds would surely be in my favor. 😁

[@noveless]

I just came across this.... for those of you who might be interested. Look further on KZbin for "The world's largest rail car, the Schnabel Car: 2,090,000 lbs.". Now that's interesting and somewhat frightening at the same time considering what's being hauled.....

[@KennethKinoshita]

whats being hauled?

[@rickkilimun5430]

nuclear reactor containment vessels

[@tibbers3755]

@@KennethKinoshita those and transformers

[@TheRrxing]

Excellent footage! Love the horn too!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

That horn was almost as big a catch as the two Schnabels.

[@federico339]

The video is fantastic, but that description is golden, why don't you become a poet or something, since I didn't know what those cars were, I decided to read the description first, I'm so happy I made that decision, I can't wait to see what you put so beautifully into words

[@CENTEXRailProductions]

Great video and work. I for sure would drag my butt of out bed to capture something like that!!!

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

That's a big crane train. Multiple cranes on a train lead by Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #3380. Those are some giant cranes. Wonder where those are going to.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

If I recall correctly, one was headed to Savannah, GA and the other to Charleston, SC to pick up different loads. They traveled together like seen here into NC or VA where they split up.

[@davidwilson1746]

I've seen them or something similar loaded a couple of times on the tracks next to Terminal Blvd. just outside of Norfolk International Terminals here in Norfolk. I believe the were humungous transformers.

[@csxnstrainman]

Awesome Video! I saw the red schnabel car, WECX 800, go to Savannah, GA today.

[@2007markb]

Absolutely awesome. We were at cresson and horseshoe curve over the weekend. Where is carneys crossing compared to there?

[@Chinquapinmayor]

Both of them are still in Charleston Sc. as soon as the blue arrived it was finished and a few modifications done in the port

[@DarkLink1996]

A Single SD40-2 Is Pulling All Of That.......... WOW!!!!!!!!!

[@stanpatterson5033]

Yeah, but I bet if you tossed a half-eaten muffin on one of the flatcars, that SD40-2 would stall out.

[@DarkLink1996]

What Type Of Muffin Though

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

One of those healthy multigrain types. They're pretty dense, you know.

[@longrider42]

Yes very nice indeed. And forgive me for asking but what is a train like this used for?

[@derekwhite9932]

It carries very strange and heavy loads.

[@wwbcapitalmanagement574]

It is empty now, but it is used to carry extremely large and heavy electrical power transformers.

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

What an beautiful engine

[@Captain_Char]

Were these things based off the gustav railway cannon's boogies?

[@Romano59az]

Beautiful video!

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Amazing kit!

[@stevenrobinson1379]

Great video and photography!

[@digitalmoviedv]

Great catch! Very nice transit and video! Great camera work! Greetings from Italy. Ciao, Stefano

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ArtVanAuggie]

The rigging on the flat cars would be for large pipe or tank sections. Really large.

[@kawanbrownlee9724]

those Schnabel cars are huge

[@wwbcapitalmanagement574]

Transformer or other large-item carrying units. The transformers or whatever else needs carrying, is suspended between those 'arms'. There is nothing between those 'arms' right now, they are simply joined together with a joining bar.

[@trainzguy2472]

Ya know how train wheels clattering over rail joints or switch points make that clickety-clack sound? Well, by the time this thing got through the switch you would have been driven insane by the noise of EVERY SINGLE WHEEL clattering over the switch.

[@hosdo]

Yes I know that feature, here in europe we have the same kind of cars but they are smaller size because we had almost everywhere the catenary!

[@donaldjarvis9478]

Very Nice!!!

[@BonnieDoolan]

Cool!

[@CSX453]

Awesome you probably saw me! I was over near the Station Inn on the Hill filming it!

[@Ronavargas]

Great catches and sound!!!!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks! It was great timing that there were so few interferences with the sound; I'm very happy with how it turned out.

[@MissilemanIII]

Would like to see what they are going to haul with that.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

There are a few videos on YT - none of them my own, unfortunately - that show the cars loaded. I'll have to dig back and see if I can find any info on what they were headed to pick up on this particular trip.

[@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions]

Csx uses cabosses in my area for yard switchers

[@jerryjdawgsworldarnold]

that's cool...I hope, one day, to catch a loaded schabel

[@patrickmcconville9908]

Maybe they should consider using them as buffer cars between locomotives and long lengths of tank cars instead of using revenue making hoppers like they do now.

[@RickyJr46]

Positively colossal structures!

[@muzvid]

The sheer capacity of these cars is truly amazing! But I find that I'm most intrigued by their ability to shift the load. Are there videos that capture this in action? I haven't been able to find any...

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

I'm not sure. I know there are several videos on KZbin of these cars with loads, but they all appear to be from places where the cars were out in the open and had no need to shift the load past a lineside obstruction.

[@muzvid]

FastFlyingVirginian Yeah, that's what I've found so far. Thanks.

[@muzvid]

FastFlyingVirginian Hey, I found one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXSbpIRtlrirgrs

[@CullenTabaczynski]

OMG what camera do you use

[@Youwontsurvive]

Solid German Engineering

[@conrail4129]

I like the horn on 3380 and nice catch with the Schnabel cars. Only wishing they were loaded...

[@kawanbrownlee9724]

I wonder did they ever restore cebx 801 since it's wreck I seen videos of it but it's was being moved back to Westinghouse damage hope they fix it if they didn't

[@jacobramsey7624]

What is that there moving and what is it for? Moving a transformer?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

The cars as seen here are empty. They are used for carrying a variety of high, wide, and/or heavy loads. The two halves of each car come apart, and the load is suspended between them. The flat cars are carrying various cradle parts used to hold the bottom of loads.

[@DimasWahyuR]

very rare schanabel

[@FGLK1702]

Wow what a catch!

[@CullenTabaczynski]

s what camera are you using in this video it's amazing

[@RMSTitanicWSL]

110 axles in that train........ (Not counting the two spare trucks on the flat.)

[@cmac9029]

I’ve seen HEPX 200 in person, even videos don’t turkey show how big these suckers are!

[@WIspotter]

A newbie Question, but i am assuming that this train is not carrying a load, just making the return trip?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

The cars as seen here are empty, on their way to ports to pick up their respective loads. If I recall correctly, the cars parted ways further south, and one headed to Charleston, SC while the other went to Savannah, GA. I learned after making this video that the blue car had only been finished a couple of months prior to its appearance here, so this was likely its maiden voyage.

[@mishagray2835]

Very nice catch!

[@eats128]

What kind of horn is that at the begining ?

[@imeldaortizgarcia7727]

Como Se Llaman Esas Tipos De Plataformas Ferroviarias Divididas En 2

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Schnabel.

[@SJRailroader31]

Amazing video!

[@mikep.541]

I wonder what the hourly rental is for one of those units.

[@jamesbondeson669]

'How high is up?

[@tibbers3755]

It reminds me of the carriage for the Schwerer Gustave

[@hosdo]

Damn, they clear the bridges by how much? 5"?

[@LRF152]

LOVE the horn in the first scene!!! Better than the Shit Nathan is making today! Leslie FTW

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

That was a pleasant bonus - no cars at the crossing, nobody else there with cameras, just me and a nice clean horn sound with a little echo on top. I've made a slightly edited version of it (minus some of the silence in between) to use as a ringtone when I'm feeling particularly obnoxious.

[@peter3636]

nice sound diesel locomotive and heavy train super video.hi from Slovakia

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Hi and thanks for watching!

[@peter3636]

FastFlyingVirginian look on my model railway.sorry i speak little english..kolajiskoHo2 is my model train.hi

[@PrekiFromPoland]

European Norca32 looks like a toy compared to this, and that's while being big units on their own. I wonder how many SD40-2s it takes to haul a loaded Schnabel.

[@CSXRobert]

It would only require one. The largest Schnabel is rated to carry a little over 2,000,000 lbs. I don't know how much the car itself weighs, but car and load would certainly come in under 3,000,000 lbs. A loaded 100 car coal train comes in at well over 20,000,000 lbs.

[@HombreQueso6490]

Where is the meet the team intro

[@ijakis1891]

isnt it dangerous for the red car, being between the loco and cars?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Not at all. Whether they would leave it in that position when the Schnabel cars are loaded is another matter.

[@ijakis1891]

@@FastFlyingVirginian thank you for your response sir!!! Have a good day!!! Greetings from Greece.....we love trains Merry Christmas!!!

[@JohnnysTrainVideos]

Wow, nice catch.... What is that thing?????

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Things, to be specific. They're Schnabel cars, designed to carry extremely heavy or large loads 1 - by spreading the weight over many axles and 2 - by providing a mechanism to articulate the load up and down or side-to-side to avoid objects next to the railroad tracks. The load effectively becomes part of the car by being cantilevered between the car's two halves. At the time of this post, the following site (not my own) has a nice collection of photos of the different Schnabel car sizes: southern.railfan.net/schnabel/schnabel_cars.html

[@kajones1226]

*****

[@OhioRails]

Dave's a chaser?! Never knew he had it in him ;)

[@RRYankfan]

where was the third scene at?

[@josephhughes1537]

I got to ask. What is a Schnabel? Is it a Crane. I never seen one and if I did .I did not know what it was called.Signed Confused

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

It's a freight car designed to carry extremely long and/or heavy loads. The cars seen here were running empty, but if they were carrying a load the cargo would be cantilevered between the two halves of the car. Depending on the load, the bits seen on the trailing flat cars may be employed to form a cradle to hold the load in place. The cabs at each end of the car would house operators that can articulate the load up and down or side to side to clear bridges, telephone poles, etc. The multiple wheelsets under each car spread the weight of the load evenly onto the tracks.

[@josephhughes1537]

Thank you for telling me. I love trains and stuff like that But living on the coast of South Carolina. I had never seen one of them

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Joseph Hughes If you ever happen to be near Charleston, I think the Schnabels visit the port every once in a while to pick up or drop off a load. There are many smaller cars of the same type running around as well.

[@SAXTProductions]

***** +Joseph Hughes WECX 800 has two more trips scheduled for Charleston to Parr SC. Also GE and Siemens sends their loads to Charleston. ***** I've caught WECX 800 loaded in Columbia twice and numerous GE Turbine moves. The most recent being on 5/17/2015. Excellent video.

[@gamersunitedforever8931]

What are those

[@bigdave46148]

Special cars built to handle super heavy loads. In the description above, FastFlyingVirginian says the blue car can handle loads just a little over 2 million pounds and the red one, 1.7 million pounds.

[@kawanbrownlee9724]

what happened to cebx 801after it derailed i know that it was at Westinghouse yard hope they repair it and not scrap it if it is not already scrapped

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

From what I've read it sounds like the car itself was fine, but the load-bearing arms broke off somehow. I believe the arms are back at the Kasgro facility near Pittsburgh, but I couldn't find word on whether or not the car is back in service.

[@kawanbrownlee9724]

FastFlyingVirginian thanks another train channel told me that wecx 800 is being repaired and from what I read wecx 800 was built in Krupp Germany and i wonder how did they get it over here and wecx 801 was built in the US

[@evileyemcgaming]

ware this tran filmed at i never seen tran like that

[@gladosai4354]

I may be a giant robot... But what is a Schnabel?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

A freight car designed to carry super-large and/or heavy loads by suspending the load between the halves of the car to spread the weight over the wheels. The cars also allow for movement of the load from side to side to clear objects along the tracks like poles, bridge abutments, etc.

[@gladosai4354]

@@FastFlyingVirginian oh.... Ok thanks human!!!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

I'm making a note here: huge success.

[@gladosai4354]

@@FastFlyingVirginian well... Have you been playing portal recently, because I haven't heard a human ever say that since my manufacture date!! (1954, may 10th)

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

@@gladosai4354 Maybe. Or maybe I just have 'Still Alive' in rotation in the music library. :)

[@supplysarge]

Nice catch old man!

[@heavyhauler1000]

how far will these units trombone??

[@BUNCHofxs]

sounds like notch 4 or 5 just to pull them empty.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

For reference, the red car (WECX 800) clocks in at a little under 741,000 lbs. empty, and the blue car (WECX 801) is about 799,000 lbs. The grade through Lilly and Cresson is somewhere around 1.2 to 1.3 percent I think, which may account for a little extra throttle in the first two scenes.

[@dezeekat]

Wat it do?

[@Railfanable]

What the heck were those cars carrying?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

At the time this was taken, they were empty. They were on their way south to pick up nuclear reactor parts for a power plant.

[@Railfanable]

Oh. Well, they sure are big, aren't they? Hehe

[@crazytaboy]

to serve these large structures, the red and blue boxcar

[@joe40867]

Thought Westinghouse was a electronics company?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

One of many subsidiaries. My dad worked for the power generation division for quite a few years, they were big into power plant steam turbines and the like. I remember visiting the plants a few times, they always had an assortment of super-heavy-duty flatcars around for shipping. Nothing approaching this size though, usually 8 or 16-axle depressed-center cars.

[@madflyer1093]

There's a really good documentary on KZbin on the history of Westinghouse and just how big they are

[@gadgetguy5249]

What was it hauling?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

The cars as shown here are empty. The company that builds and leases them (Kasgro) is based in the Pittsburgh area, and I believe this was the blue car's maiden run. If I recall correctly, the two cars were taken south and went their separate ways to pick up loads at the ports in Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA.

[@SantaFe19484]

Where is the train at 5:06?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

It's passing under the Route 53 bridge between Cresson and Gallitzin. The road bridge has since been replaced by a new span, but the old abutment where I'm standing is intact.

[@waluiginumberone2184]

Is that the chasy of that massive German gun on rails

[@JTTheRailfan]

wow two on the same train

[@JoelTheKven]

6:10 - You'll see 2 NS SD60's if you pause at the correct timing.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

SD40E helpers. Note the 6300-series numbers; the SD60s are 6548-6716 on the roster. There are still a few conventional-cab SD60s floating around, but their days are numbered as they are fodder for the SD60E rebuilds.