@@yankeesforlife24 Thanks. I know little about freight trains and coal, but I was amazed at the quantity of coal seen in this video. I recounted the train's gondola cars, and the number (per my first count) is exactly 125. Your figure of 143 tons loaded is confirmed online; the source I found broke that down as 37 tons for the gondola car, with a load limit of 106 tons. Assuming all 125 gondola cars in this video are fully loaded (which looks to be the case), that a grand total of 13,250 tons of coal. My limited understanding is that coal trains like this run regularly to the U.S. West Coast, where the coal is loaded on ships bound for China.
My wife and kids are on vacation and im home alone drinking a cold one and I have my Bose speakers turned up to max enjoying this, what I call the best train video on you tube. FANTASTIC
Ride Auto Sales Finance thanks so much for those very kind words !! I appreciate it. If you’re interested take a look at my video of MRL SD45’s at the same spot. Unique sound indeed. Thanks again
Great video! There's a huge amount of horsepower there, and they're not wasting any time getting up that hill. I still love the sound of those EMD's most of all. Thanks so much for posting this.
If I had to sit at a crossing while THAT train went by I'd probably fall asleep. Thank you for keeping the camera on target-I have to count the cars! A habit since childhood, and I'm 74 now.
@@ScottHiddelston Hi Scott, I'm not that far from there, I'm in Baillieston. I'm in the middle of building an HO American layout so these videos are giving me plenty of ideas. 👍
I remember when I was a little girl, my family would visit my grandma in Glade Springs, VA. back in the early 70's. The sound of the coal trains coming through the town was so similar to this. These engines are amazingly powerful. Thank you for sharing. 👍
Not much horsepower is required for this heavy art of engineering however they require lots of torque, around an average locomotive has 5000-6000 horse and 160000-250000 torque.
duncan mcleod umm running several v16. Fiat Alice tug boat engine with 3000 brake wheel horse power each wheel full lockers and sand spreader deployment, 850,000 lbs. tractive drive. On average 660,000 pounds per rail car. Let's go with throttle up. Notch 7. LETS PULL
See that comment from 9 car Cottrell? He's talking bullshit. Check the comment from yesterday from one X Recon usmc. Almost identical. This clown is all over YT spouting bullshit on train vids, Concorde vids (ex Concorde pilot), mining videos with bulldozers and minehaul trucks, Australian train vids and heavy haulage videos. Only thing he drives is his vivid imagination :)
nothing beats EMD this is great with the long sound effects in the distance nice n slow with a heavy load from above and no silly disruptions of horns blowing. thanks for sharing
I still say a clean Grinstein Green SD70MAC with a 20yr old paint job remains one of the best looking units on the rails today, especially one that doesn't have a dorky looking BNSF swoosh patch on its nose.
WOW! That is one long train! I wouldn't mind just getting a chair and sit by tracks and watch those trains all day. I sometimes do it when I have Borden time. Love those engines and this video.
Thanks for watching I’m spooled up deep running around 17,573 h. p. Payload on one car roughly 660,000 pounds. About 850,000 tractive drive to dah rail, full inter axel wheel lock deployment and sand spreader at the ready. Extremely watchful of FLare up. Running hot. Can I get a throttle up. NOTCH SEVEN PLEASE PUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLL
Lead unit EMD with two GEs... Mid-train helpers are 4 EMDs, and lone rear helper is also EMD. Nothing like that EMD sound, but the older EMDs of the 70s and 80s had the best sound of all. Awesome vid!
In case anyone was wondering, the howl on the 2nd unit (ES44 6271) is the turbo bearing on its way out. GE had a recall on the turbos on earlier GEVOs.
@@docksidemarine4273 I'll take your word since you're a mechanic. It just seemed to me that the howl passed by as the 2nd unit passed by the camera. I know the EMD SD70s are known for making weird howling sounds going uphill, but to me it seemed like it was coming from the GEVO...
Oh dear ! What a long Serpent like Train creeping creeping and crawling. I kept looking and looking to see its endless TAIL . How wonderful it's climbing to the TOP of the hill slowly bits by bit.
No, the middle ones have a crew. The middle locos are only in the train for the 17 or so miles climbing Mullan Pass. During this time the crew in the lead loco control the front and back locos. The front and back locos can handle the train throughout the rest of the journey. Thanks for watching.
Incredible! Seriously. Scott's train videos are best I have ever seen on CZcams or anywhere. And each one is better than the last. With a large monitor and good speakers I feel like I'm trackside. Masterful job! This one is my favorite of all.
Great video and great location! I've seen more GEVOs than I can shake a stick at, but those two were, without a doubt, the loudest I've ever heard! Those radiator fans were screaming! No GE will ever sound as good to my ears as a C32-8, but those were darn loud! But those SD70ACes really stole the show.
Awesome video great sounds too. Im from Western Australia and get to see the Iron Ore train quite often, and yes I do chase after them. This is still impressive though, love your work.
Beautiful scenery, amazing sound and great camera work make for another winner! Favorite for sure. Interesting exhaust sound mix of the EMD and GE as they move upgrade. Thanks for sharing.
It may be old hat to the engineer(s) and all in a days work...but the f&cken responsibility and stress for this mother of a load has to be tremendous for a non seasoned employee of such trains as these. Awsome in its own right and thanks for a great catch..
Uphill is usually easier than down hill, sometimes boring. Down hill will make your hair stand on end, leave grip prints on the auto brake handle and sometime a ridge in the seat.
For whoever's curious, that's 125 gondola cars of coal or a total of approximately 15,125 tons (121 tons net carrying capacity * 125 cars). Damn!
Actually each of those cars are roughly 143 tons loaded. A full 130 car set will be roughly between 18.1 and 18.5 tons and cars combined.
@@yankeesforlife24 Thanks. I know little about freight trains and coal, but I was amazed at the quantity of coal seen in this video. I recounted the train's gondola cars, and the number (per my first count) is exactly 125. Your figure of 143 tons loaded is confirmed online; the source I found broke that down as 37 tons for the gondola car, with a load limit of 106 tons. Assuming all 125 gondola cars in this video are fully loaded (which looks to be the case), that a grand total of 13,250 tons of coal. My limited understanding is that coal trains like this run regularly to the U.S. West Coast, where the coal is loaded on ships bound for China.
What a great video. No horns or bells, just great power on display. Nicely done
The unalderated sound of horsepower transferred through the exhaust of these monsters pulling coal up a grade is music to ones ears...Great catch🖒🖒
Yes sir
My wife and kids are on vacation and im home alone drinking a cold one and I have my Bose speakers turned up to max enjoying this, what I call the best train video on you tube. FANTASTIC
Ride Auto Sales Finance thanks so much for those very kind words !! I appreciate it. If you’re interested take a look at my video of MRL SD45’s at the same spot. Unique sound indeed. Thanks again
Ditto good buddy... back at ya...
Bose are overated but i get your point.
Guess I'm like my dad ?we prefer thr sound of a steam engine
@@ScottHiddelston 6i
Wow 8 locomotives and 125 big coalcars.that was a heavy weight,i guess.
Your train and railroads are incridebly.amazing its realy nice to watch.
WOW! You know its an extreme grade when you have 5 SD70ACe's, an SD70MAC, and 2 ES44AC's!!
A magnificent concert! The choir was in excellent singing in perfect harmony. Bravo!
Great video! There's a huge amount of horsepower there, and they're not wasting any time getting up that hill. I still love the sound of those EMD's most of all. Thanks so much for posting this.
8:15 What are they trying to hide with that rectangle?
I counted around 8 locomotives with around 4000 hp ( i think) which makes 24000 total. Really hat to laugh about the single engine at the back
If I had to sit at a crossing while THAT train went by I'd probably fall asleep. Thank you for keeping the camera on target-I have to count the cars! A habit since childhood, and I'm 74 now.
Sitting watching this in Scotland, These trains and videos are just amazing. I love the look of those SD70 Macs. Great footage 👍
Craig Calibra thanks Craig. Scottish myself !! Eaglesham and East Kilbride. Glad you enjoyed the video
@@ScottHiddelston Hi Scott, I'm not that far from there, I'm in Baillieston. I'm in the middle of building an HO American layout so these videos are giving me plenty of ideas. 👍
I'm a bit further west, down on the Ayrshire Coast. Ardrossan
I had my 700W Subwoofer system running on this video.
I am a Metal Guitarist.
I am in Heaven!
I remember when I was a little girl, my family would visit my grandma in Glade Springs, VA. back in the early 70's. The sound of the coal trains coming through the town was so similar to this. These engines are amazingly powerful. Thank you for sharing. 👍
exelente trabajo y muy cordinando de. chile felicidades
Wow, thats a lot of horsepower and torque pulling up those wagons 💪
Great shot! That curved trestle is awesome. Lots of horsepower on this one.
Not much horsepower is required for this heavy art of engineering however they require lots of torque, around an average locomotive has 5000-6000 horse and 160000-250000 torque.
¡¡ TREMENDO TREN SUPER CARGADOS sus 125 WAGONES con 8 MÁQUINAS , HERMOSO y TAMBIÉN la BELLEZA del PAISAJE !!! . Bendiciones desde URUGUAY 🇺🇾❤🇺🇾❤🇺🇾
Thank you Carlos
Yeeeeeowwwwsaaa…. Hard to wrap your mind around all of that power!!!!!!!
Awesome. One of the best visually and audibly on You Tube for sure!!!
+mikez1560 Thanks Mikez !!
Seeing this always impresses me, love the sound of them 710’s screaming there guts out!
We think a like, my friend! 💪👌🏼
That's an impressive display of power right there!
Amazing !
The power it takes to get this train must be colossal !!
duncan mcleod umm running several v16. Fiat Alice tug boat engine with 3000 brake wheel horse power each wheel full lockers and sand spreader deployment, 850,000 lbs. tractive drive. On average 660,000 pounds per rail car. Let's go with throttle up. Notch 7. LETS PULL
That's why there are 5 sd70aces, 2 gevos, and an sd70mac.
8:15 What are they trying to hide with that rectangle?
@@Angry.General1461 a feral sasquatch
See that comment from 9 car Cottrell? He's talking bullshit. Check the comment from yesterday from one X Recon usmc. Almost identical. This clown is all over YT spouting bullshit on train vids, Concorde vids (ex Concorde pilot), mining videos with bulldozers and minehaul trucks, Australian train vids and heavy haulage videos. Only thing he drives is his vivid imagination :)
nothing beats EMD this is great with the long sound effects in the distance nice n slow with a heavy load from above and no silly disruptions of horns blowing. thanks for sharing
Breathtaking video. Those executive macs are easily my favorite locomotives of all time.
Fantastic video. I love the variety of power. Thanks
Robert
Fantastic rail video
LOVE Coal !!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it coming !
Sounds great!! Great location as well!!
I still say a clean Grinstein Green SD70MAC with a 20yr old paint job remains one of the best looking units on the rails today, especially one that doesn't have a dorky looking BNSF swoosh patch on its nose.
As someone watching this in England, it is just plain staggering to see when you chaps come to shifting stuff by rail!
As an American, I know nothing abouti railroading, but I’m fairly certain “Plain Staggering” was by Thomas Paine.
@@meanmrmatt Thomas Paine from Lewes in england. Just plian staggering. Wonderful web site y'all
that's one loud sd70, awesome
Such a beaut location and nice locos . Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Must say, thats one of the best shot videos I have seen in a while. Kind of puts Pentrex to shame!
+Dale Ridgeway Hi Dale, high praise indeed !! Thanks very much for your comment. Motivates me to get out more !
Thanks airing and sharing the outstanding video with magnificent locomotives.Railfan endeavors are promising.Bliss
WOW! That is one long train! I wouldn't mind just getting a chair and sit by tracks and watch those trains all day. I sometimes do it when I have Borden time. Love those engines and this video.
Great video! Beautiful scenery, mid train helpers and DPU. Awesome.
Amazing stuff! Thanks for sharing, brings back happy memories.
How beautiful is the train and its route!
72 cars first half, 53 - second.
Thanks for counting!
Hello Scott, Excellent videos, great channel! Thanks for sharing, Craig
Another killer video Scott, one of my all-time favorites on CZcams.
Love those long train with a lot of power plant monving them. thanks for the video.
The crew of that train have the best office view on the planet.
What a monster of a train!
Thanks bops. Back in the coal rush days of 2014 or so these were running regularly every hour every day
Just Awesome , image the power that takes , the weight that is being pulled and pushed , just amazing , Good job ..
Thanks for watching I’m spooled up deep running around 17,573 h. p. Payload on one car roughly 660,000 pounds. About 850,000 tractive drive to dah rail, full inter axel wheel lock deployment and sand spreader at the ready. Extremely watchful of FLare up. Running hot. Can I get a throttle up. NOTCH SEVEN PLEASE PUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLL
Great video! ❤❤❤❤❤❤💕💕💖💖
Lead unit EMD with two GEs... Mid-train helpers are 4 EMDs, and lone rear helper is also EMD. Nothing like that EMD sound, but the older EMDs of the 70s and 80s had the best sound of all. Awesome vid!
Thanks LM. You've got the 3 reasons I like Mullan!
I Miss Southern Pacific Coal Trains with Tunnel Motors and sd45s, Rio Grande coal cars.
In case anyone was wondering, the howl on the 2nd unit (ES44 6271) is the turbo bearing on its way out. GE had a recall on the turbos on earlier GEVOs.
the howl is the emd unit in the lead. you cant hear a bad bearing in a turbo over all that noise. coming from a locomotive mechanic.
@@docksidemarine4273 I'll take your word since you're a mechanic. It just seemed to me that the howl passed by as the 2nd unit passed by the camera. I know the EMD SD70s are known for making weird howling sounds going uphill, but to me it seemed like it was coming from the GEVO...
@@danielsebring3820 it was coming from the EMD.
@@docksidemarine4273 What causes that specific howling sound?
@@sicilian12345 radiator fans and traction motor blowers make a lot of noise when they are working hard. Turbo itself howls too
Great video and epic sound of EMD locomotive!
great shot.The Locos are at maximum power!
Oh dear ! What a long Serpent like Train creeping creeping and crawling. I kept looking and looking to see its endless TAIL . How wonderful it's climbing to the TOP of the hill slowly bits by bit.
Great sound and video,Enjoyed watching.
No, the middle ones have a crew. The middle locos are only in the train for the 17 or so miles climbing Mullan Pass. During this time the crew in the lead loco control the front and back locos. The front and back locos can handle the train throughout the rest of the journey. Thanks for watching.
Incredible! Seriously. Scott's train videos are best I have ever seen on CZcams or anywhere. And each one is better than the last. With a large monitor and good speakers I feel like I'm trackside. Masterful job! This one is my favorite of all.
A sincere thanks for your kind words Dan. I really appreciate the comment.
love the roar of those traction motors
Great video! THX for filming and posting, appreciate it.
Monster coal train! Enjoyed watching!
Great video and great location! I've seen more GEVOs than I can shake a stick at, but those two were, without a doubt, the loudest I've ever heard! Those radiator fans were screaming! No GE will ever sound as good to my ears as a C32-8, but those were darn loud! But those SD70ACes really stole the show.
The mother of all trains!
8 locos and 125 cars. Awesome.
Excellent video! Thanks.
Awesome video great sounds too. Im from Western Australia and get to see the Iron Ore train quite often, and yes I do chase after them. This is still impressive though, love your work.
Nice fade away, thanks for sharing
Can’t believe this is ten years old Scott
... ¡ Que buen video !. Muchas gracias.
WOW? Best video saw this year, and last, super heavy, green,
+james cooley Thanks James. Glad you enjoyed it.
Excelente video saludos desde Queretaro México 🚂🚂🚂👍👍
That is an impressive show of brute force. ATTA BOY!
What a beast! Nice set of DPUs.
That front loco is beautiful 😍!
Front locomotive, "the executive Mac"
Known as EMD SD-70 MAC
Beautiful scenery, amazing sound and great camera work make for another winner! Favorite for sure. Interesting exhaust sound mix of the EMD and GE as they move upgrade. Thanks for sharing.
Great works.
Excellent train catch!!!👍👌👍👌
allways a pleasure to watch.keep up the good verk.
Thank you Alex!. Can't go wrong on Mullan.
Hell of a long train
Awesome video love the engine sound
Wow! Great Video, thanks for sharing!
Your videos are kick ass! Keep them coming! I love Montana, hauled lots of grain back in the day across the state.
Just spent a week on Mullans pass, and this was the only spot I couldn’t get to. Now I wish I had tried harder.
WHEW! beautiful! thanks
Comment after 2 years of regular watching!!!
My favorite video on CZcams!
Notch 8! 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪🙋😎
Thank you Hades !!!!
All the EMDs were just howling at full notch 8. Even the GEs were at notch 8. Probably the most intense noise I’ve heard on a coal train
Fantastic use of God's resources ! Thanks a lot, Colin UK 🇬🇧
It may be old hat to the engineer(s) and all in a days work...but the f&cken responsibility and stress for this mother of a load has to be tremendous for a non seasoned employee of such trains as these. Awsome in its own right and thanks for a great catch..
I agree Todd. These guys are a class act.
Todd Brown thanks sir
Uphill is usually easier than down hill, sometimes boring. Down hill will make your hair stand on end, leave grip prints on the auto brake handle and sometime a ridge in the seat.
@@DL541 I imagine so. There's probably a very fine line between "slow enough" and "too fast".
That hum is everything smh raw power
3x4x1, that's quite a consist. Lovely sound too!
¡¡ 125 Wagones y 9 Locomotoras : 3 al Frente , Después de 72 Wagones otras 4 Locomotoras y UNA al FINAL !!! . MAJESTUOSO . Desde URUGUAY .
thanks neilybob. That little canyon holds the sound in perfectly if you can get there on a calm day. Got lucky with this one.
That's one hell of a train. Thx
Thanks! Great catch.
They were howling weren't they? I could smell them as they passed. Nice to see that new Ace earning its keep at the back too.
It's mind boggling what railroads can move today.
Que belleza de tren, un gran abrazo desde Alajuela Costa Rica 🇨🇷.
I really enjoyed watching and listening to this video. Executive SD70MAC livery is the finest. Also, Montana RL is good too.
Thank Hans. Much appreciated
Jeez, this ramp is awesome, look at the strength of the sd70 and ac44i.
The 44's are awesome
@@tonywaldon7801 certainly ☺️
WHAT A MOST FASCINATE VIDEO HAS MADE ME REMEMBER MY CHILDHOOD PLAYING WITH MINE TOY
That is a beautiful sight
Very cool 😎. Thanks.
Wooooow.....those engines are breathing fire. Pure power I believe. Amazing....sooo ..long. Now that's a train.