BNSF 8222 Dengate, ND Eastbound CSCMCOB
Back in 2007 I made a trip to North Dakota to shoot the coal line from Glendive to Mandan. Back then the change from DC to AC power was just starting. There was still plenty of old school DC powered conventional coal trains on this route. Definitely a trip for the ages! Especially seeing most of the SD75's/SD60's are now off property.
Here a loaded coal train slowly pulls upgrade out of the siding at Dengate. Any engineer that has started a heavy train on a .5% grade, knows it takes some TLC to keep the train in 1 piece. This engineer is laying on the sand and only using enough throttle to keep moving. Dengate is located 38 miles west of Mandan.
BNSF 8222 Dengate, ND Eastbound CSCMCOB
Back in 2007 I made a trip to North Dakota to shoot the coal line from Glendive to Mandan. Back then the change from DC to AC power was just starting. There was still plenty of old school DC powered conventional coal trains on this route. Definitely a trip for the ages! Especially seeing most of the SD75's/SD60's are now off property.
Here a loaded coal train slowly pulls upgrade out of the siding at Dengate. Any engineer that has started a heavy train on a .5% grade, knows it takes some TLC to keep the train in 1 piece. This engineer is laying on the sand and only using enough throttle to keep moving. Dengate is located 38 miles west of Mandan.