Texas State Railroad MAR 7 pulling 15 tank cars!

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

I really miss her 3 chime whistle with the rounded top I hope they still have that whistle and there going to remount it on her at some point

[@Harry_Potter5972]

That reminds me of the model train for McCloud River Railroad.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Pretty good for a locomotive her size! Amazing!

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

09trainman Yes she really is!!

[@PereMarquette1223]

These are probably empty. If they were full I doubt #7 would pull these.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Chances are they were empty. I'm just saying it looks cool because #7 isn't that big.

[@steamandsmoke97]

@@PereMarquette1223 Actually she would pull them full depending on the ruling grade of the line. 7 has about 34,000 lbs of Tractive Effort. The Davis formula suggests she would handle them with ease on the level, but obviously no railroad is completely level. Given the weight of a loaded tanker being about 260,000 lbs, and estimating on the high side for rolling resistance to be 5 lbs per ton for warm roller bearings under that kind of weight, rolling resistance would be about 650 lbs per car. She'd be ok on anything up to about a 5/8% grade if my math is correct.

[@Jason-Rose]

Nicely done, Aaron.

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

+Jason Rose Thank you!!!

[@eascec8374]

That 6-Chime Sounds Like Soo Line 1003's.

[@tricky1546]

What whistle is that

[@jppicur]

A very good video but the music is ghastly. The twilight shot at Rusk was very well done. 15 empties, I presume, from the indication they were in storage.

[@EDWARDSAful]

what was #7's old whistle

[@PeaceyPraps]

A Logging 3 Chime. That whistle in the video is from Engine 500.

[@southwestvirginiarailfan729]

Thats cool. Was there a particular reason it was pulling the tank cars or was it just a photo freight type of thing?

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

+NorfolkSoutherns#1Fan Thank you !!! And they were testing the engine!!

[@pcguysoffgridcabin]

Those look like modern tank cars. Just wondering why they even have those around?

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

pcguy They store them.

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

NorfolkSoutherns#1Fan They were testing the engine.

[@oddjob1795]

Anyone know the opening song?

[@arizonaant5265]

she is a beauty!!!

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

arizona fleeting she really is!!

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

The music is a distraction. Locomotives make their own music.

[@EDWARDSAful]

what whistle is on her?

[@ClassyDeerBoi]

EDWARDSAful TSRR 500'S whistle.

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

do you know what kind of 6 chime whistle that is

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

+TexasRailfan21 Santa Fe

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

did that whistle come off of SPLC 28?

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

TexasRailfan21 no it came off of #500

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Aaron McCreight here's a good question. Are there plans to rebuild and restore number 500 (ex Santa Fe number 1316) back to operating condition?

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

TexasRailfan21 yes sir!!!!!!

[@rossshimer5529]

I thought so because silver dollar city ues the same whistle on engine 43

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

Ross Shimer Oh cool, yeah it's one of my favorites!!

[@rossshimer5529]

my favorite whistle is a southern 3 chime my 2 favorite whistle is a reading 6 chime whistle

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

Ross Shimer Oh yeah I like the reading 6 chime!

[@timsering9964]

Where did the museum get all those tank cars ?

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

The railroad stores them.

[@สมพรพรมพิลา-ห8ข]

ความคิตเห็นเผยแพร่ไปสู้สาธรณะ...ทั่วไปในโลกใบนี้"

[@Ricky-manic]

What's that song lol

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

Matthew Fournier Haha I forgot!

[@Ricky-manic]

Aaron McCreight damit lol

[@Ricky-manic]

if u end up remembering let me know lol

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

Matthew Fournier ok lol I'll try!

[@robertkosar7420]

Can we stop with the music I want to hear the steam locomotive work

[@aaronmccreight_trains-tractor]

All you have to do is skip 2 mins lol