Coal train gets chased up Mullan Pass by a manifest in a race to the tunnel, Montana USA 

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passenger trains are too slow in a real country, air is faster.

@@katzgar A 'real country' - whatever that is - might be well worth seeing from the civilized comfort of a train...

Glad you enjoyed it John. Thanks

I'm glad you enjoyed it Tom. These beasts are something to see.

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I hauled 2 wing skins from Wichita to Renton once. They were so light and flat everyone thought I trapped an empty flatbed. They must have really needed them as they paid well.

which explains why most boeing planes are limited to a certain size, as they have to fit inside the tunnels ?

I worked at Boeings building 737`s for 35 years, retired 4 years ago. a good friend of mine was the guy that recived the fusalages in Renton. we had a reciving area where they take them off the rail car and prep them for the factory pos 1. the trains would sometimes be late and arrive right at shift change or during lunch lol they block the exit out and into the factory so it creates a big mess and folks are late to work or cant leave while the pull forward anc back parking the fuselages.

Thanks CP. Yes these trains do the round trip from the mines to the coast.

Just MAX’s this time, sometimes you’ll find a P-8 of E-7 fuselage on them.

Thank you Hans. Hope all is good with you

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Good info!😁

Loaded coal trains don’t travel eastward over the pass either.

Built about 3 miles from where I live.

Could it be in France with A320s? 💭

@@rangefreewordsHell. No. ScareBus is not built in the USA.

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Thanks for the input Clissa. These trains will only have the mid-train helpers to get them up this hill. Are that they are on their own all the way to the West Coast.

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The fuselage at 12:18 could be the one of Alaska-Airline Flight 1282 😉 At this time the door plug was present...

Yes that is Iron Ridge tunnel.

Thanks Drummer. I appreciate the kind words. A good tripod makes it easy.

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Thanks!

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Glad you enjoyed it Steve. Thanks

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Hi Eric, they were manufactured by Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita Kansas, and will go to Boeing in Renton WA for final assembly

Most likely, yes, that the mid train helpers are manned. After the summit, the helpers are cut off and the train is rejoined. The pusher at the end is most likely remote controlled.

I needed a different spot Gregg or I'd have been up the hill again. Honestly this spot is better in winter when the grass is down and the trees bare. Next Year !!

@@ScottHiddelston It is a great location Scott for sure! Seeing the coal drag head end at 13;00 , really gives you a perspective of how steep the Pass is! Gregg 🙂

Usually 568. 520 on the railcars and 48 on the locomotives

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Thanks Bob. Exec MAC is imho the best looking locomotive that passes here.

Robert, the program used is Final Cut Pro. The Camera is a Canon XF605. The tripod is a Vinten. The audio is recorded separately using a Zoom F6 and an Audio Technical BP4025 mic.

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C4? Tell me more!

@@tomt9543 BNSF has locomotives that are A-1-A trucked, the powered axles are AC traction motors. ES44C4 and ET44C4 The unpowered axle can be "lifted" to put more weight on the powered axles, it is mounted on cam system powered by air. It actually lowers the locomotive but beside the point. The equipment to do this is visible on the truck's side frame, two extra cylinders connected to a rod and a pivot. It does this in high tractive effort demand conditions. It was supposed to allow a 4 traction motor unit on 6-axles to deliver the same tractive effort as a C-C DC unit, like an ES44DC, Dash 9-44CW, SD75M, ect... In other words, AC traction for DC price and capability. However, although the locomotives were faster accelerating/loading in light load conditions, such as COFC/TOFC traffic, they have trouble when under heavy loads. I have heard/read that crewsdo not like them. (We operate them on the line I work and I do not like them.) They ride rougher and constantly slip. On our line: they are rough on rail.

I was wondering the same. Kinda blurry, like smokey looking. Love these Mullen vids., since I'm from there and Livingston.

You tube still processing the 4K version

@@ScottHiddelston Exactly. Sometimes I schedule a post for 12 hours or so after I upload it to avoid that.

@@ScottHiddelston Just curious, was thinking it was something on my end. Great work, thank you for taking the time to film and produce the videos.

And no GPS, electronic etc! Excellent point!

They did a superb job. So much so that when the Milwaukee Road line came up for sale no-one wanted it. This road and the Hi-Line were just superior

Right in Austin

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