BNSF Flagstaff Meets – Part Four

July 11, 2010


First up is a heavy eastbound stack with BNSF 4815 leading, BNSF 5006 trailing, and BNSF 5483 and BNSF 4885 as DPUs. The second train is the notorious “Triple Penetrator” with leading unit BNSF 741, trailing units BNSF 5261, BNSF 4432, and BNSF 1107, mid-train DPUs BNSF 1013, BNSF 4392, and CSXT 7848, and rear helpers BNSF 4472 and EMDX 9053.

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25 Responses to “BNSF Flagstaff Meets – Part Four”

  1. PINKluvr01 on July 11th, 2010 12:56 pm

    flagstaff is a huge rail hub. its along a main rail line in the us

  2. AM458 on July 11th, 2010 1:34 pm

    There is nothing more better. then hearing a long heavy freight. Real music to my ear

  3. dukeman2106 on July 11th, 2010 2:23 pm

    105 cars and 9 engines… awesome catch!

  4. ParanormalStateRocks on July 11th, 2010 2:55 pm

    verry nice..

  5. Guser223 on July 11th, 2010 3:03 pm

    i love the 2nd train nice!!!

  6. yur1986 on July 11th, 2010 3:23 pm

    wow 9 locomotives!!

  7. trainpeeps on July 11th, 2010 3:35 pm

    I went to flagstaff and we did not have time to see the tracks but our hotel was next6 to them rigt next to the mountain

  8. wn676 on July 11th, 2010 3:43 pm

    Raton, though, is a pretty ugly beast compared to Tehachapi. I’m pretty sure that they had to double over Z trains when they would re-route.

  9. Trains232 on July 11th, 2010 4:19 pm

    china shipping, hanjin, cosco

  10. BNSFman08 on July 11th, 2010 4:32 pm

    WOW!!!! The second train had helpers in the middle and back!!!! Awsome!!!

  11. wn676 on July 11th, 2010 4:56 pm

    Between 70 and 90, and I’ve heard of over 100 daily.

  12. huntec on July 11th, 2010 5:23 pm

    Nice video! About how many trains go through Flagstaff daily

  13. oligau on July 11th, 2010 6:12 pm

    wow enormissime le deuxième convoi.
    Superbe vidéo

  14. galaxytrooper on July 11th, 2010 6:28 pm

    Awsome horn. great vid. 5 stars

  15. adam1234a on July 11th, 2010 7:07 pm

    Honeslty its not ive seen trains in TeaCHAPi that have the same amount of power. Like i said they are added on the train when the Jouney is started,so there is no reason to add additional helpers. The grade threw Arizona only requires 5000 Hp max this train is crusing.

  16. BNSF757 on July 11th, 2010 7:20 pm

    a few hills no real “Grade” to speak of…..

  17. wn676 on July 11th, 2010 7:23 pm

    I’d be surprised to see them route this over Raton, it would probably have to be doubled-over.

  18. wn676 on July 11th, 2010 8:21 pm

    Is there much in the way of grades down there?

  19. 632TIGRE on July 11th, 2010 9:13 pm

    good video

  20. adam1234a on July 11th, 2010 10:03 pm

    the rPUS are sent with the tRain the whole way,start at the start of that trains start Because of Grades of nebraska/Techapi,Raton etc

  21. wn676 on July 11th, 2010 10:55 pm

    Most likely just for the power, don’t know what the criteria is for splitting them up the way they do. I don’t see many mid-train DPUs on the Seligman Sub.

  22. eddieg749 on July 11th, 2010 11:38 pm

    how come the have engines in the middle of the frieght is it just for more power for speed because i have seen many at the end also

  23. gmjssc on July 12th, 2010 12:04 am

    great vid, western railroads own!

  24. Bellwestern80 on July 12th, 2010 12:52 am

    Nice Dash-9 units at start. 5 stars!

  25. RICMOTA on July 12th, 2010 1:07 am

    Men,great video!Congratulations from Portugal…

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