Rico’s coal train thread

[rgeiter]

I wouldn't mind seeing it, Bob.

It’ll be a while. It’s in one of my tubs. You can see it here in this video.

 

[Bruette]

Usually the local crews use it as a shoving platform but I’ve seen it as far away as Longhurst (far side of the layout) on a ballast train.
I caught 11474 the other day here on the interchange track picking up a loaded center beam, it was a nice sunny day to railfan.

Rico, I love the details and the photos, thanks for sharing!

 

[Alcomotive]

Bluford Shops appears to be void of HO Scale....

They do come up from time to time on ebay. I currently have 16 of them. UP, MP, MoW, RI, SP and CNW.

 

[CambriaArea51]

I currently have 16 of them

And that's why nobody can fine any.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

After cooking i'll have to watch those films of yours. Coal trains are my favorite. And those SD70MACs amazingly can still be found hauling trains out west:

This is all the same train, which i was chasing across Montana last August. Last pick, it is about to duck in Bozeman Pass tunnel.

 

[Rico]

Sweet!
Going by the numbers on the second and third units I wonder if they ran those two together on purpose, like when model makers juggle numbers on the pad printer!

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Sweet!
Going by the numbers on the second and third units I wonder if they ran those two together on purpose, like when model makers juggle numbers on the pad printer!

Either coincidence, or someone had a sense of humor.

 

[migalyto]

Sweet!
Going by the numbers on the second and third units I wonder if they ran those two together on purpose, like when model makers juggle numbers on the pad printer!

It always drove me nuts when manufactures did this,. but I guess it really does happen in the real world.

Goes to show you, there really is a prototype for everything!

 

[TRAINNUT]

Living close to a BNSF coal line, I can confirm that SD70Macs still pull the heaviest of trains, it's great to see locos still working on their former territory. Glad BNSF hasn't changed them that much.

 

[Alcomotive]

They do come up from time to time on ebay. I currently have 16 of them. UP, MP, MoW, RI, SP and CNW.

Here are a few of them.

 

[Rico]

Here are a few of them.

Aha, so that’s where they all went!