Montana Rail Link Trains on the Mullan Pass - SD70ACe Helpers on 2.2% Grades
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Crossing over the Continental Divide in Central Montana, is the Mullan Pass. Located on the MRL 3rd Subdivision, this unforgiving 2.2% grade provides some of the finest and toughest railroading along the MRL system. To help the long and heavy trains over the pass, helper crews are staged at the bottom of the pass, in nearby Helena, MT. These helper sets are manned, and mainly attached to Westbound trains who need assistance going up the pass. There are usually four helpers on duty, arranged in pairs of four SD70ACe locomotives. BNSF power is seen in this section of MRL territory, however MRL crews operate them, therefore classifying them as MRL trains in this area.
On this particular day in early September 2020, the first snow fell for the season. While it was mostly a dusting and at the highest elevations, it was still awesome to experience it so early in the season!
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Timeline:
Skyline Trestle: 00:00
Blossburg (Cont. Divide): 12:06
Elliston: 14:41
Birdseye: 16:20
Tobin: 17:36
Austin: 19:40 - Авто та транспорт
this guy is everywhere when it comes to trains
That was wonderful... I enjoyed the video
Great railroad photography, great train noises.....
Wow! Two sets of helpers on the oil train! Fantastic find ! Great video. Absolutely love MRL and the mountain railroading . I get done with my financial obligations we are headed up there to watch the real thing in action too . In the meantime ... thanks for the great video !
Awesome video Michael! You had such great shots in this video.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic video my friend ✌😉
Excellent, just simply excellent video! Never before seen two sets of helpers on the same train as in the very first oil train. Rare and excellent!
Gotta love friendly crews.
What a perfect day to film this!!!
Great video. This is big helpers cinema. Greetings from berlin/ Germany. Sven
WOW! Got to be the greatest train video I have ever seen. Subscribed
Montana wilderness looks amazing
Hello from Alabama
Wow! 8 Helpers!! That oil train must have been extremely heavy.. Stay safe for the Covid-19.
And plus 3 BNSF's engines that are probably original with the train, that's 11 engines!
they have all those engines cause the grades there are really hard to get over, 2 wouldnt do it, not even 3
Those trains are like old VW Vans, you will get there , you just can't be in a rush !!!!!😃😃😃😃😆😎😎
Excellent! 👌🏾🙏🏾
Wow it took 12 locomotives to push that oil train it was very heavy.
WOW just incredible scenes and captures here, top notch stuff, GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goodbye Montana Rail Link, beautiful company that it was. Another company less and absorbed by one of the giants Class I (BNSF).
I really hope they keep the MRL paint scheme!! Just keep those rolling around 🙏
Excellent film Michael, not so sure about snow though. Well done for braving the weather. 🤓 Stay safe 💙
Great video and sound coming though in house speakers has neighbours looking for hidden ghost train, also as retired throttle jockey the old compressor unload sound just highlights it
It’s not even snowing here in canada yet
I don't think I've ever seen that many DPU's on one train before. Those tanks must be full of crude or ethanol.
epic consists!
Wow!
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Good video.
Would like to see some drone video of this area.
At 21:25, on MRL 4317, what's the purpose of the two horn sets? That's the first time I've ever seen that on an SD70ACe.
1:10 what is the red car with verticle...slats, i guess you'd call them?
Centerbeam flatcar They carry wood frame or roof truss load etc
@@SD70MAC thank you!
@@SmilerAndSadEyes You are welcome
What is this strange sound ? Are turbos whistling ? Anyhow idiotics !
Great question! That is a unique squealing sound that comes out from under the wheels of the GE Locomotives. They have computerized traction control. They actually make better traction if the wheels slip ever so slightly. As the wheels slip just a tad, it creates heat and therefore more friction! More friction is more traction. When GE first came out with it, their Locomotives could generate 6000 horsepower. Unfortunately the locomotives could easily peel away the surface of the rail to achieve maximum traction. So in the long run they had to back off on the amount of traction until they stopped just tearing the rails down. They also found that they really had no way to put down more than about 4400 horsepower. So that has been where horsepower levels have stayed ever since! I think these were squealing so much due to the wet rail. The computer was slipping the wheels just enough to boil away the water! :-)