BNSF 6597 leads a monster 16,000 ft stack train with 10 engines west through Ancona, IL 07/23/17
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- I was spending the day in Ancona on the BNSF Chillicothe sub and I noticed this train come through with 5 engines up front and many single stacks and I was thinking that it may be a 16,000 foot train that I have seen on videos but haven't seen it until now. Not only did it have 5 engines up front, but 3 mid DPUs, and 2 rear DPUs. It was so long that the front engines were almost out of view when the rear DPUs came through. They come out of BNSF's Logistics Park Chicago just south of Joliet and run west to Los Angeles before getting loaded on a container ship to the Far East. Hope to get more of these in the future. I will have the whole video up later of the day in Ancona, enjoy and don't forget to comment and subscribe!!
BNSF 6597 (ES44C4 built 4/2013)
BNSF 6681 (ES44C4 built 2011)
BNSF 4541 (C44-9W built 10/1999)
BNSF 7360 (ES44DC built 12/2009)
BNSF 8238 (ES44C4 built 2014)
Mid DPUs
BNSF 4074 (C44-9W built 7/2003)
BNSF 7066 (ES44C4 built 7/2012)
BNSF 4666 (C44-9W built 3/2000)
rear DPUs
BNSF 3994 (ET44C4 built 2016)
BNSF 7986 (ES44C4 built 2015)
As a truck driver having been all over the country for 20 years. I've never seen a train that long! And with a total of ten locomotives!! Just wow!!! Makes me wish I chose a different career.
Train driver
Become freight loco pilot… I like the horn sound
Really? No way😮
Me too! 😂
Trainspotting is a fantastic career.
5 engines in the front, 3 in the middle, 2 on the end. That is real power.
You bet ^^^@Michael Prosperity, "Freight Trains Are The Most Powerful of All Land Machinery" Guzzling Gas and Hauling Ass -
But.. How long would it take to come to a stop from full speed?
Stonks quick because of the dead weight
@@xreconusmc3156. Even if it's fully loaded? Seems like a lot of momentum would keep it going for awhile even with the brakes on.
Stonks a loaded train stops faster than a unloaded one
I count 290 cars. This has got to be one of the longest trains I have ever seen.
Less cars, since a lot of them were 5 segment wellcars.
The video is over but I am still counting!
@@jeffreyg3831 Chuckle
Better you do the counting than me. Im already dizzy
Saved me from counting them. Thanks
that long train could tie up road crossings in 3 counties at one time
You count over 140 before even getting to the middle engines. That is unreal weight, and unreal power!!!
Not really, That train is 3.03 miles long
You mean 3 states at one time........ just kidding.......
🙄
Ever heard of this thing called a joke, Grandpa Jones?
If it crossed through 4 corners on a diagonal it would be 4 states simultaneously.
Thank goodness for the railroads hauling all those containers. I drive a tractor trailer for a living and would hate to have all those containers out on the highways at once . It would be gridlock 100%
Ever seen a Roadrailer? 53' trailers mounted nose to tail directly onto the rail wheel assemblies. It's the dangdest thing. It's here on le Tube de You, "Roadrailer up close"...someone said they counted and it was 500+ trailers long. All one company, too. Yowza.
My Goodness, I've never ever seen anything like that before in Railways anywhere in my life. What a beast pulling 16,000 ft long weight string ain't a joke man. Thanks for sharing I'm really impressed 👍👍👍
The thing that amazes me about these trains is how the couplings can be so strong, especially at the front of the train. Think about that first connecting coupling! All the weight that’s on it. It’s amazing how strong steel actually is
engines pushing on the back is how
Think about the small piece of steel rail that supports these monstrosities, it has to bear all the weight, AND must be perfectly aligned for thousands of miles. One inch out means derailment
That's why they add 3 engines in the middle + 2 in the back, to distribute power along the train, so the couplings are under less stress. Still amazing, though, I agree, as is all tech stuff.
@@stripervince1 Technically the rail only carries the weight of the car riding on it, not the whole train.
@@stripervince1 Rails are actually fairly flexible.
I'd love this to be filmed from above. Someone needs to get a drone up there!
That's definitely the longest train run I've seen, just fascinating! Thanks for sharing
Funny to see a lone double stack Maersk in the middle of a row of single stacks!!
TV Mohini there’s a reason for that it’s called wind restrictions that means they can’t double stack those cans as there called I know this because of the company I work for
@@hammerdragon4321 i always thought it was about the weight restrictions, as one container could be heavier loaded than the others.
thanks for clarifying it :-) have a good one.
Hammer Dragon Thank you for the explanation. I learn something every day from these videos and more importantly the comments from knowledgeable folks such as yourself. Thank you again.
That one was refrigerated...if it had perishable cargo that arrangement allows the reefer unit to cool better while running cooler itself.
@MrChickenhauler8502 im a reefer truck drive long haul. The scary thing is, if something goes wrong on our government breaks, we dont know until we inspect the truck the next shift after the 10 hour break. But depending on the product, the temp of the box may get to be warm but the product may remain good because of how tight they pack the trailers.
OMG That is the longest train I have ever seen it’s brilliant we never see anything like this in the UK 🇬🇧 and it was travelling at a good speed, great video
try looking for the Guinness book of records longest train its a monster from Australia
That's because America has so much flat and wide open area. And we have oceans on both sides.
Brian, look up UP Monster train. I forgot the length, but it was about equally as long. This was a nice vid and catch!
@@candlestyx8517 Last time I looked, Oz had oceans on FOUR sides!
Last time I looked, Oz had an ocean on FOUR sides!
Wow! Impressive video. It was pretty neat to see the 5-3-2 arrangement of the locos
That's the John Holmes of trains!
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I used to work at a small hospital in Alabama. We had this old white lady who had the last name Holmes as a patient. One of the techs would always ask her if she knew John Holmes. She'd always politely reply that no, people would ask her about him but she didn't know him, and thought he must live in the next town over.
Good one !!
I counted 278 carriages plus 9 engines. Lots of double decks too, that’s the biggest train I’ve ever seen. Great vid.
Wow! That’s a big ass train! Thank you for sharing! 😎👍🏻
Yes, this is incredibly long. Amazing to watch the speed at which the engines pull the mega cargo loads.
Amazing. Thanks for posting, and great quality.
You're welcome and thank you
Great catch I love the beauty of intermodal giants between BNSF an UP just awesome display as they define an top each other one train at a time
Simply amazing, it makes you wonder where all this stuff is going to and the time it takes to assemble a train of such a length.
I stared at the the train for too long made me dizzy😵 I almost threw up...Awsome....love trains👍👍😁
That was a serious train!! Thanks for video
I don't belive! Incredible...
I use to drive for BSNF, moving crews around, I had heard about this but never got to see it.. WOW
I do that now. Get to see some cool stuff...
I used to drive for BNSF too. But since im married now, I chose to become a truck driver foe Taylor Heavy Hauling. I loved being a railroad engineer.
The Dynamic Energy that is in this train at 65mph is incredible.
It always baffles me that idiots in cars willingly dodge barriers in front of THIS to save a couple of minutes... your chances against this thing are hopeless.
I've NEVER seen a single consist THAT long!! That is insane!!
Awesome shot! Different story to when I've came up to the Chilli sub to watch trains length wise. the CN down here has been known to run trains over 10,000 feet just with two locomotives!
Thanks!!
I've done 15000 with two.
CP Rail runs 180 car stack trains through the Rockies with 5 GE AC4400’s in distributed power. Two in the lead, 2 in the middle and one in the rear. Also they are about 90% double stacked. This one was about 50% single stack and running flat ground. They might have been testing length in regards to traffic tie-ups at level crossings. CP did this a few years back. 14,000 foot trains are getting pretty regular. This is tougher sledding through the Rockies.
Got a cab ride several years back on CP from Revelstoke to Golden with my PV ( private varnish passenger car ) on the rear. Went through the Connunett Tunnel ( built with Chinese labor.
Three new GEs up front. Engineer let me drive as he stepped outside to 'take care of some business.
Also on the climb he blew the horn, opened his window & in a few minutes several ravens came by & he hand fed them a treat.
Can tell this story now as I'm sure the statute of limitations is in affect.
DJT
Just think of how many 18 wheelers this train kept off our highways. We need more trains like this. Harold Coleman
Still gonna need the trks idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!! unless your gonna deliver freight in your Toyota. Dumass!
Holy cow, that was a super awesome train
1:04 OCD is going crazy
That was simply sensational. That train was over 3 miles long!
Packing some power to keep this monster train moving... Great video bro. !!!
Thank you for sharing this video. I am originally from Illinois. I came from a small farming community that is located about 65-70 miles west of Chicago. I have been living in another state since November 1988. Long story about how I wound up where I currently live. I will not go into now. Way to much to tell. Anyways again thank you for sharing this video.
I have never seen a train with locomotives in the middle before. Insane
I have, it was necessary in mountain climbing areas like pennsylvania, up state newyork, and the rockies! even with steam engines! one pulls, the other pushes!
Awesome train. Thanks for posting it.
Holy mackerel! Now that is the longest I have ever seen. It boggles the mind of the amount of goods being moved at one time by the least amount of people!
A three mile long train...Glad I'm retired!
Haha Im a retired conductor and the longest I've ever worked on was a 15,000 ton 14,000 footer. I can just hear the hot box now, stop your train defect, axle 1946. Lol
@@stripervince1 .. 14,000 footer what's that in plain English coupla mile? I used to make the freight trains up in the yard from the siding to the main track line for them to haul ass outta there, and when they arrived I had to walk around them (1-2mile) bleeding the brakes manually in them days by pulling the wire around near the rear of the wagons underneath, and releasing any foot brakes that were left on, two of my buddies from safety school got killed by freight trains one on night shift and the other on a twilight shift, I got put off and went back to the goods sheds where I started, got myself certified and drove fork hoists for the rest of my employment, I absolutely loved the Railways Department
[New Zealand Railways Freights Logistics Services * Goods Shed Checker Supervisor * Shunter/Switcher * Gov Certified Fork Hoist Operations 1975-78]
^^^@David Johnson .. Why what did you do for the railways department? imagine having to walk around a 2-3mile train bleeding the brakes of all wagons, box cars, open air carriages with tarps tied down and platform trailers by hand and releasing all foot brakes that were on, I was very young so it was a breeze, now day's it's all done by computer in the engine, I have 3yrs to go for my retirement, actually I've been semi retired for the last 20yrs in any case Lol:P *
[New Zealand Railways Freights Logistics and Services]
@@splash5150izy I worked at BNSF HQ Fort Worth in Customer Service...Started out on the old FWD at Amarillo TX...
@@deetjay1 .. Your are a legend Man, Amarillo Texas home of the Gun-slingers back in the day or was there a Civil or Revolutionary War there? Lol:P Take it easy and stay well friend -
[I Loved the Railways and Especially the "Big Boys" Long Haul Freighters]
Oh my God!! What a Wonderfull!! Here in Brazil, I've never seen a train so longest like this!!! Uauuu!!! 😲😲😀
The sounds at 2:36 screams Fire and Force.Thanks sharing
Wow! That bad boy is really moving
Absolutely fantastic!
Holy cow. Def the longest i have seen. Great work
The train was a monstrous 280 cars, 16 cars away from the monster that traversed UP's Sunset Route in January 2010 and 22 cars more than my longest train in September 2016 (my profile picture is that train). I love this and I think this a going-concern strategy for BNSF. Interestingly, the videos I have see of this mega train are in just Kansas and Illinois so far. What about California or Arizona or New Mexico?
ABALLAM3 they go all the way out to Los Angeles I believe, they supposedly are going to try a 20,000 footer in the future, it makes more sense for BNSF and UP to do this due to the longer distance.
It totally makes sense to run huge trains. CN does it between Toronto and Vancouver or Prince Rupert everyday. It's just weird that there is no videos of these monsters through Cajon Pass, Abo Canyon, the Arizona Divide or Mojave Desert, but I guess it is a matter of time. UP's only huge intermodal is between Global 3 and Long Beach and it runs along the Overland Route and through Las Vegas. Oddly, there is no huge eastbound intermodal in return. They still have yet to run 10,000 foot intermodals on their Sunset Route between Texas and California as well as to the Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco.
Mega trains are not good for anyone
That’s a lot of freight! Great catch!
What a splendid train, I like it o lot.
That is definitely a monster! Great catch
Excelente video saludos desde Querétaro México buena velocidad 😮😮😮
OMG Could not believe it and yet there it was. Can't imagine the concentration of pure power it took to haul that monster on down the tracks. Forget trying to stop it!
That was a ridiculously long train Engines in the front middle and bringing up the rear
DAYUM !!!! Monster Train is an understatement !!! Monster Behemoth
I counted an even 280 cars plus 10 engines. Fantastic train and video.
Wow! Thanks for sharing.
Hell you could put the car in park, kick back and get a fairly decent nap waiting on that guy!
What a monster train, nice catch!!!
Its amazing how much horsepower these trains have
bloody fantastic video thanks for posting
MAS DE 30.000 HP SIN PROBLEMA.SUFICIENTE AIRE PARA LOS EQUIPOS DE FRENOS.TODO UN RECORD. HERMOSO VIDEO SALUDOS DESDE SAN LUIS POTOSI MX
Another interesting bit of longest train info: General Cargo: Union Pacific, United States. Run from 8-10 January 2010, consisting of 296 container cars and hauled by nine diesel-electric locomotive spread through the train with a total length of 18,000 feet (3.4 mi; 5.5 km), from a terminal in Texas to Los Angeles. Around 618 double-stacked containers were carried at speeds up to 70 mph/112 km/h. Ref: Wikipedia
Unbelievable good catch
Wow that's one long train. Fantastic
That has to be the longest train I've ever seen., cool!
I think i missed a day of work just watching that. Wow.
That's a damn beast of a train!
Would hate to do the air test on this beast
It’s hard to imagine how long it must have taken just to LOAD that whole train.
This is a wow. I live in Banning, Ca. And normally the trains run four engines. Even then, if you are stopped at a railroad crossing, you might as well turn off your motor and wait.
Think of all the eighteen wheelers who missed out on the loads...great savings.
You can move it by train, plane or ship but when it comes off of that it's got to get on a truck to make it to it's final destination . I've been driving trucks since 2007
Truck drivers take it the final mile, without truck drivers, all of this is for nothing.
This is just one link in the logistics chain. It will get to the drivers, dear heart. Patience.
Wouldn't be surprised that the 2 pushers at the rear were still in Streator when the lead units passed in front of your camera.
My wife Christina and her girlfriends were cheering me on as I was driving a train similar to this one
That was what I would call a train. Image it going through a town at 25 MPH. Thanks for a very outstanding video. (Mississippi gulf coast)
I work in the natural gas storage fields in ancona and see these trains and .just say idont think there is a line I the country that moves more freight these are amazing haven't seen one this long wow. Very cool till quitting time and gotta go north.
Looooong waits!
We lost DP can you walk back and check the remote motor.
Jams Monster imagine if a knuckle broke on the second to last car. The newbie would have to carry a new one all the way down there, and then walk back.
They should have an atv or something for stuff like that
@@jake-qn6zy emergency crews everywhere the trains go
I counted 280 Cars 😮😮 I wish we had monster trains like that here in Ohio
Oooh i got 279 !!!!
I think I have seen one train with a DPU a few years ago here in central Ohio. I see more trains transferring engines.
@@lonnyyoung4285 I am seeing DPUs on the CSX more and more; west of Cleveland.
I got 288 cars
@@smoldovahkiin2884 the same as me
I used to live about 75 yards from that line. Cool train spotting but it's crazy busy at all hours of the night. I'm enjoying the silence now that I've moved...
Nice train & beautiful view 👍
"Let's build one three miles long, put two guys up in the pointy part, and hope it all goes to plan."
"Sounds good, Chief!"
God I love trains. So majestic. Clickety clack.
Only one word, awesome.😊😊😊
Monstrous train...I would never want to be waiting at the signal for this train to pass..😄
Excellent video, thanks! Subscribed 👍
It just keeps coming and coming.
Wow! That is what I call long haul freight!
Now THAT, was a long train!
We’re running these long trains all the time over on the UP. They aren’t hard to run as long as you’ve got good power.
What a beast !
Awsome i never seen a train that long.
Australian Iron ore train saying he little brother hold my beer, but on a serious note just WOW that was impressive
Impressive catch.
Great video!!! 👍
5 - 145 - 3 - 135 - 2
Spreads out coupling stress both accelerating and braking, wonder what the limit is. Wonder if computers control syncing of engines to optimize workloads. Wonder how many couples in front of the middle and rear engines are in push before the switch to those in pull from the front?
Fantastic catch
Wow! This is the longest train I have ever seen so far!! DPU alright!!
Engineer to the Brakeman: “That broken coupler is on the 275th car.......”
Brakeman to Engineer: “I will be back in 9 hours it’s a bit of a walk.”
Would have to 'dog catch'.
This is the longest Container Trains powered by 10 BNSF powerful engines I have ever seen.
I subed. This is really a train!
That's amazing!!
Great video!
Dispatchers nightmare.
Awesome video!!!!
I remember when i was like 10 when I used to visit my great grandparents house in streator seeing all the trains. Remember one day counting 300 cars on one train with my great grandpa. Never remember seeing a train like that since then either. This train in the vid is probably close to it
Wow- COOL VIDEO!!!
Thank you- I would love to know the haul fee for all of the freight. It must be insane! . .