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At Milepost 691 on the CSX P&A Sub -- Union Pacific [UP] Engine No. 7681 was in the lead of a...


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Wow, quite a spectacle. My first reaction was that it was taken in a mountainous area because of the 8 engines. One of the most original shots I have seen here recently!
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Some reasons for the 8 loco's:

On a really heavy train they might need 8 even on relatively flat areas.  

They might need to release some of the loco's at a different places along the route.

The freight might be under a very tight schedule and they don't have enough fuel to make it straight through on a set of 4 so they can alternate using the other 4.  The belly tanks hold >2000 gallons of diesel.  Even with a 20Gal/min pump it takes a while to fill.  Also diesel foams when pumped at high speed.  So you have to pump then wait for the foam to die back then pump some more.  

Or a mix of the above. 

 

I wonder how many cars on the train.  When I was in high school we got stuck behind a 8 loco.  It had 124 cars most with heavy equipment.  It was only a few miles from the yard and at best was moving only a few mph.   We were there for almost an hour watching it go by.  Glad the parents were not upset getting home later than we supposed to. 

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