Is there a speed limit? I am pretty sure in 2019 I caught her doing faster than 40mph on the BNSF line to Duluth Minnesota. UP has trackage rights to Duluth/Superior. I have a video of the old Challenger 3985 doing 60-70mph near Mankato Minnesota from back in 2009 I believe.
@@mattlaszlo3781 The Challengers were geared for dual purpose and higher speed. The Big Boys were specifically built for very heavy freight duking it out in the mountains. 3985 has a inevitable higher safe speed then 4014 as a result. Even though the gear is balanced for 80 it wasn't designed to go up to that speed. Heavy freight engines of the era were considered 65-70 mph to be maximum realistic expected speed. Having said that 4014 likely occasionally will hit 55-65. Only the crew knows the exact speed they limit 4014 to go at maximum. It running at 75 mph is top of the world like driving your car at top mechanical speed. Machines don't last long in those environments, therefor you likely will never do that and for same reasons why the crew doesn't let 4014 tear itself apart over 10-20 mph. Since they run at 40-45 most of the time, thats the speed they consider the easiest on '14' without running her to hard.
Its Glad that 4014 Is Back on the rails
Again filmed great, the train and the landscape. Just beautiful.
Geeat footage! Thx for sharing!
Iam takeing a 3 hour motorcycle ride tomorrow to see it in Cozad.
Very nice video.
Hey the shot you said was big springs was actually brule Nebraska
yeah your right I messed that up my bad
A few of those shots looks like 4014 is going faster then 40. Has anyone clocked him going 50 or 60 yesterday?
yeah he hit 60 a few times
Is there a speed limit? I am pretty sure in 2019 I caught her doing faster than 40mph on the BNSF line to Duluth Minnesota. UP has trackage rights to Duluth/Superior. I have a video of the old Challenger 3985 doing 60-70mph near Mankato Minnesota from back in 2009 I believe.
@@mattlaszlo3781 The Challengers were geared for dual purpose and higher speed. The Big Boys were specifically built for very heavy freight duking it out in the mountains. 3985 has a inevitable higher safe speed then 4014 as a result. Even though the gear is balanced for 80 it wasn't designed to go up to that speed. Heavy freight engines of the era were considered 65-70 mph to be maximum realistic expected speed. Having said that 4014 likely occasionally will hit 55-65. Only the crew knows the exact speed they limit 4014 to go at maximum. It running at 75 mph is top of the world like driving your car at top mechanical speed. Machines don't last long in those environments, therefor you likely will never do that and for same reasons why the crew doesn't let 4014 tear itself apart over 10-20 mph. Since they run at 40-45 most of the time, thats the speed they consider the easiest on '14' without running her to hard.
ah yes Bog Biy
very large lad indeed
Seems run better with a caboose lol
yeah, thats probably the fastest Ed has had it going.....looks like 60 mph almost....
it hit 60-65 at times
@@ColoradoRailroadProductions y don’t we hear puffing in most shots?
@@brianrigsby7900 because most of the line is flat or downhill from Sidney to north platte
If she's gonna pull ballast cars, let us know and we'll gladly help fill up a passenger car.👍