Over-Powered 5 Engine FWWR Shortest Train Ever

[@msnow22000]

Hodge yard is in Carollton near Beltline and i35. FWWR comes into it from the West. The Yard and Eastward is DGNO. They come and go using BNSF's Madill sub from Irving and Dallas since the East end of the trackage out of Hodge yard starting East of Addison road is now out of service all the way to Plano. Got to see some really cool power on that line in the Southern Pacific days of operation.

[@carbon2983]

dgno crosses fwwr and bnsf madill sub

[@nategrady]

Were usually just power swapping with other yards, some jobs will take 3 motors out and 3 motors back to be serviced. A few of these engines were most likely isolated. Fwwr Conductor

[@carbon2983]

listen to that leslie rs5t.sounds amazing

[@DFWTrains]

It sounds nice but I prefer K5HLs

[@DFWTrains]

It was a little bit East of the Stockyards. I don't know where Hodge Yard is.

[@TexasTrainProductions]

oh ok

[@actionfire4036]

DFWTrains what kind of horn is that?

[@actionfire4036]

DFWTrains jk ik it is an rs3l

[@EastTexasRailfan]

There were probably so ma y engines because he has to pick up more cars throughout the day, I once saw a UP manifest with 3 GE units and 5 cars blow through Mesquite at 60 mph!

[@DFWTrains]

+Charles Henry Peckham Could also be a power movement. I didn't know they blew thru mesquite so fast

[@EastTexasRailfan]

DFWTrains typically they stick to about 25-35mph, so I don't know what he was gong so fast, the Amtrak blast through there at full speed I believe, which means those speeds are safe on that section

[@DFWTrains]

+Charles Henry Peckham Interesting. Thanks for the info.

[@Mikale0105]

They probably use more engines because there are a lot of hills in Ft Worth

[@DFWTrains]

There aren't actually any big hills in Fort Worth.

[@Mikale0105]

You should visit granbury road. And then go to Crowley road at the crossing there. Then then go to the right past the grocery store until you hit a small neighbor hood on the right. There will be a switch. If you look on the track the way you came an the other way you will think different. Oh and if you stay on granbury towards the hospital district next to Davidson you'll think different to.

[@DFWTrains]

Mikale0105 Ok. I just haven't seen that yet.

[@traindude70]

find the video of 2248 laying it out on that hill with 3 cars trying to make a run to granbury

[@evanjones423]

It’s always bigger in Texas

[@Mikale0105]

But naw there are only small hills after those few areas.