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Lunging Locomotives Finally Grip the Rails As CSX 419 Stalls... Read Story...

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CSX 419 & 411 with loaded coal train V605 stalls coming off the Salsbury Branch just outside Meyersdale, PA. The engineer informs the dispatcher that they have no sand. Watch closely as these two brutt AC4400 actually lunge, and bounce up and down trying to get traction coming up the steep grade of the branch to the mainline. With the locomotives in #8 notch, the hood doors viberate, and you can here the wheels grinding in the sand. It may be a slow video, but you will see what it takes to get this train rolling. The crew in the helper engines never left the comfort of their warm cab in the 19 degree weather. The crew, and some railfans hand sand the rails, and V605 backs up to get a second run for it, and finally makes it out. The whole ordeal to well over an hour. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching. jackmp294 01-04-2003

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Lunging Locomotives Finally Grip the Rails As CSX 419 Stalls... Read Story...

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  • Robby, Check the ( ...

    Robby, Check the (mp294 reports) archives on many of the CSX, SANDPATCH, KEYSTONESUB, yahoo groups. You will get an idea of the traffic flow in W Newton. Thanks for watching. jackmp294

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  • GREAT video. I am ...

    GREAT video. I am going to try to get to W.Newton, and see what I can find. Everytime I go, I seem to leave with nothing. Hopefully Thursday will be a good day.

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  • LOL Good catch. ...

    LOL Good catch. They should have sent him a pusher LOL the man with the bag of sand was like spitting into the wind. I have had to clean out the sand pipes many times when it gets damp it wont work.

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  • Great video!!!

    Great video!!!

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  • wow never seen this ...

    wow never seen this happen on a main line but have seen it happen in our yard with just one yard engine pulling some cars up a grade and sparks flying off the rails, too bad you couldn't have got closer.

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