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Published: 2008-01-05 01:07:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 690; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 9
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This was an interesting surprise, despite the harsh lighting.Ferrocarril Mexico (Ferromex) ES44AC #4508 leads ex-ATSF SD40-2 #6352 and a long cut of BNSF 110-ton covered grain hoppers north (east) on the Central Rail Corridor through Wichita, KS. Note the lead unit running with ditch lights off.
Modeled after the Alameda Corridor in the LA area, this line is a double track main shared by UP and BNSF, and was recently completed by the City of Wichita. Combining the BNSF Ark City and Emporia subs, and the UP Enid and Lost Springs subs, the line runs from the south side of Wichita to the yards up north via a double-main elevated above most of downtown, eliminating almost all grade crossings in the process.
Canon EOS 30D
Sigma 70-300mm telezoom
ISO 100 @ 1/200, f/11
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the engine has ditch lights, it probably just has a seporate switch to put them in manual/auto/off. At NJT ours have such switch. I think the freight engines they work in conjuntion with headlight settings/blowing the horn. Ill find out more from my freight buddies... You arent required to have them on but most people keep them on consistantly with the headlights incase a headlight fails, or both fail and they end up with a car accident or suicide on the computer download it shows that they had the lights on so the person should have seen the train. Its all about operating rules and CYA!
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True. I know BNSF uses the auto-function a lot on it's northwestern turf areas, especially on the C44s and Dash 9s. Methinks it's once you sound the horns, the ditch lights come on automatically and alternate back and forth along with the bell.
UP just keeps their's on all the time except when idle, or when it's a DPU.
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Theres a little chart on how these stupid things work, hahaha. They actually dont follow the bell at all, but they do follow the horn. They keep blinking for 25 seconds after the horn is blown, then they stop. If the switch is on manual, they will just blink whenever the headlights on bright or dim. If its on auto and the headlights are on dim they are off, bright they are on bright, untill you blow the horn, then they flash, and go back to bright. See all the shit i have to remember for my job?
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you lost me at chart
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i'm just gonna have to take another train vacation and hit all these cool spots.
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Actually I promised Robert I'd visit him too... and I promised my wife we'd go back to Alaska this year.
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Hahaha. Sounds like you're gonna have a hell of a time justifying three railfan trips this year.
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Yeah, this cut was unusually long...but they're light as hell, so I guess you can string 'em up a lot longer. I figure this one was probably in the neighborhood of 120 cars...
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