Swiss train measuring 1.9km (1.2 miles) long.
Previously:
Train passes underneath itself - GIF
Ore bucket train - GIF
Desert railway - photo
Train exiting the Tehachapi Loop - GIF
Swiss train measuring 1.9km (1.2 miles) long.
Previously:
Train passes underneath itself - GIF
Ore bucket train - GIF
Desert railway - photo
Train exiting the Tehachapi Loop - GIF
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rlm98253 (Dec 19, 2022)
Yeah, that's all well and good until some ne'er-do-well youngun puts a penny on the track and derails the whole thing!
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Th several traction engines just may be the key here. Look closely and note the lead engine would appear to be 3rd rail design then the engine at the end of the first string has the overhead power skis. follow each string and this combination is repeated throughout the length of the train.
It looks to me the reason for it having so many separate coupled trains coupled together is all of the trains service several routes in 2 different cities then couple to transfer between those cities, this way as it enters the next city each train splits off on it's respective route. The main reason for the extended coupling length would be twofold #1 conservation of energy as it would probably not require very many traction engines to be pulling at the same time #2 having all of the individual trains coupled they don't have to maintain the few minutes time separation between trains while at speed There could be another reason particularly if the travel while coupled is quite long. 1 long train only requires a single crew where as several short commuter trains would require a crew or at the very least the engineer for each train so the crews for either city would most likely be local to their city. Here in the USA it is common practice to couple more than a single freight train for long journeys to save on having to send a crew on each train.
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I counted 7 or 8 short trains before the camera panned to the right. I have to agree with Frank that for one reason or another all of the trains were returning to the same location or sections of the trains would be left at locations along the way. I do know one thing. It didn’t appear that it was moving very fast and I would HATE to be sitting a a crossing waiting for it to pass. Especially if I needed to get to the bathroom. LOL. It was still a pretty cool video though.
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