Some of these CN intermodals that you caught had WAY too many platforms - up to 187 - for the power they had on them. At Newtonville Road, the one with 2 units and 186 platforms was down to 30mph going up that grade. Yikes! A good rule of thumb that my dad used to use for such trains was a maximum of 25 cars for each 3000hp 6-axle unit that you had. Anything more than that was going to affect your ability to make your running time over the sub. The CPR had a self-imposed rule of no more than 60 autoracks for the three 3000hp 6-axle units on their 'Pacific Auto Train' (PAT) that ran daily from Toronto to Vancouver. Any more than 60 and they would supply a 4th unit to that train. That CN auto train had 101 racks for the 2 units - equivalent hp to 3 SD-40s. I feel sorry for these CN train crews working on these underpowered 'fast freights'!
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Some of these CN intermodals that you caught had WAY too many platforms - up to 187 - for the power they had on them. At Newtonville Road, the one with 2 units and 186 platforms was down to 30mph going up that grade. Yikes! A good rule of thumb that my dad used to use for such trains was a maximum of 25 cars for each 3000hp 6-axle unit that you had. Anything more than that was going to affect your ability to make your running time over the sub.
The CPR had a self-imposed rule of no more than 60 autoracks for the three 3000hp 6-axle units on their 'Pacific Auto Train' (PAT) that ran daily from Toronto to Vancouver. Any more than 60 and they would supply a 4th unit to that train. That CN auto train had 101 racks for the 2 units - equivalent hp to 3 SD-40s. I feel sorry for these CN train crews working on these underpowered 'fast freights'!
CN operates very long intermodals on this section with 120, 121, 148 and 149 often near 200 platforms.