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UP 8982 leads a coke train (symboled W222-04) westbound at MP 160, just west of St. Elmo, IL, on the CSX mainline. Was hoping for some CSX YN2s, but this will have to do..
Empty coke train W222 has just met the CSX OCS and gets the green light to proceed North up the steep Cumberland Mountain grade as it makes its way North to Nashville. Seen here passing through one of the many tight cuts at Tantallon.
Location: Berlin - 1232km from home.
Definitely one of the coolest Moldovan plates I've ever spotted. It's a cherished plate but within the standard format, the plate is repeating itself. First with letters, next with digits.
Such a cool idea. The car itself is one of the more expensive ones, too. Great to see an upscale car like that.
Ein wahrer "Millionenzug": Samstags verkehrt ein GA 47823 von Kornwestheim Rbf nach Villach Südbf, mit dem Fahrzeuge des Herstellers Mercedes-Benz aus schwäbischer Produktion zu den neuen Eigern - mutmaßlich in der Golf-Region - transportiert werden. Am 01. August 2020 hatte die 1016.039 eine Ladung S-Klassen am Haken. Dabei handelte es sich mutmaßlich um die letzten Exemplare der Baureihe W222, denn inzwischen wurde die Nachfolge-Generation präsentiert. Bei Vogl lag der Zug gut im Licht.
A true "million train": On Saturdays, a freight train under the designation GA 47823 runs from Kornwestheim to Villach, transporting vehicles of the manufacturer Mercedes-Benz from Swabian production to their new owners - presumably in the Gulf region. On August 1, 2020, ÖBB's 1016.039 hauled a load of S-Class cars. These were probably the last examples of the W222 series, as the successor generation has since been presented. At the railroad crossing near Vogl the train was well lit.
October 16, 2020: A pair of EMD engines (SD40-3, SD40-2) pull CSX empty coal train W222 (Rincon, GA-Proviso, IL) Northbound on the historic CSX Western & Atlantic Subdivision near Kingston, GA.
Watch video of the train here:
Northbound empty coke train W222 rolls Northbound across the massive Copper Creek Trestle, having just begun their trip from Kingsport to Shelby on the semi-idle Clinchfield mainline.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as "special class" (German: "Sonderklasse", abbreviated as "S-Klasse"), is a series of full-sized luxury sedans and coupés produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz. The S-Class is the designation for top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz models and was officially introduced in 1972 with the W116, and has remained in use ever since. The S-Class is the flagship vehicle for Mercedes-Benz, being positioned above the other Mercedes-Benz models.
The S-Class has debuted many of the company's latest innovations, including drivetrain technologies, interior features, and safety systems (such as the first seatbelt pretensioners).[2] The S-Class has ranked as the world's best-selling luxury sedan.[3] In automotive terms, Sonderklasse refers to "a specially outfitted car." Although used colloquially for decades,[citation needed] following its official application in 1972, six generations of officially named S-Klasse sedans have been produced.
In 1981, the two-door, four-seat S-Class, designated as SEC, was introduced, sharing the petrol V8 engines with its four-door version, W126. After the introduction of a new nomenclature scheme, SEC was simply renamed as S-Class Coupé. For the 1996 model year, the coupé was separated from the S-Class line and named as new CL-Class (in line with other two-door models: CLK, SL, and SLK); however, the CL-Class was reintegrated into the S-Class model line (same with CLK becoming E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet). The first-ever S-Class convertible since 1972, internally named A217, was introduced and became a one-generation model only. After the end of W222 production in 2020, the successors to the C217 coupé and A217 convertible are not planned, citing the low demand for those models and stronger demand for SUV models.
History
Pre-World War II Mercedes-Benz followed a nomenclature scheme by which each model would have its own numeric code, tied to the displacement of its engine. The logic was that the bigger the displacement, the more prestigious the car will be. This overall scheme was kept in the postwar time, however as the tooling and production facilities were much more limited, Mercedes-Benz adopted a more practical approach of using the "S" suffix to denote a model that was "Special" or Sonder in German. The figurative use of the word in commerce is to denote a product that is more upmarket than the parent version.
Early usage of the S suffix was applied liberally, for example the 1949-51 170S denoted a W136 car with a more modern chassis and larger body in both sedan can cabriolet types, as opposed to the regular W136 170V and 170D. After 1951, the 170S became the W191 chassis code, as a sedan in petrol and 170DS diesel version. In 1953 a hybrid 170S-D and 170S-V became the discount models in the marque's lineup until 1955. This illustrates a how flagship model will make the transition to an entry model in space of just four years. Elsewhere the S could be applied to denote a separate bodystyle, like the top range two door W188 300S opposed to the W186 300 limousine. In other times it would be applied to differentiate a facelifted model, as was the case with the W180 220 gaining the S suffix in 1986.
A more or less consisted application came about in the 1968 upon the launch of the /8 series, when the S-labelled cars now had their own bodies, chassis and powertrains. This was formalised in 1972 when Mercedes-Benz officially branded its premiere range as the Sonderklasse that included the new W116 sedans and the W107 two door coupes and roadsters. Whilst over the following two decades, the S-Class became an established brand, the nomenclature continued to come under increasing pressure in the 1980s in the unnamed 'standard' range which not only included the predecessors of the E-class, but also the compact W201 sedan, restricted to just the 190 series from 1982 and the W463 off-road G-wagen that began to be sold through regular Mercedes-Benz dealers in 1989. (As opposed to the commercially sold W460 and W461). The belonging of the SL roadster in the S-Class was also questionable, particularly after the launch of the R129 model, which shared many chassis elements with the standard range W124.
The launch of the W201 successor, the W202 in spring of 1993 ultimately forced Mercedes-Benz to completely review the branding of its cars. The W202, unlike the W201, which envisioned to appeal to the younger generation, had more restrained contours to be marketed as a compact sedan, with a range of engines. For this a third, entry level, Compact, or C-Class was created, and to avoid confusion with the existing nomenclature, where C suffix denoted a Coupe body, a prefix was used instead, e.g. C 220. The clientele took the notion well, and in summer of 1993 Mercedes-Benz had the rest of the products undergo a major re-branding into set classes, which were de-facto already in existence: the G-Class, the SL-Class and the newly created E-Class, where the E prefix, was taken for the most commonly used Einspritz, or fuel injection models. (Mercedes Benz withdrew the last carburettors three years prior).
For the W140 S-Class in production this was limited to a formal re-badging, where attributes such as the fuel system, wheelbase and body style were abandoned. Extra information was sometimes affixed to the right-hand side of boot/trunk, denoting the diesel version (TURBODIESEL or later CDI), hybrid version (HYBRID), all-wheel-drive version (4MATIC), AMG or MAYBACH model. The second revision in 2015 allows the suffixes such as d (diesel), e (plug-in hybrid), and the h (mild hybrid) for several years before h was dropped. For 2018 model year, the model designation AMG and MAYBACH labels switched their position to the left.
The two door version was split off into its own CL-class in 1996 in an attempt to create two parallel triumvirates consisting of the S-Class sedans, SL-roadsters and SLK compact roadsters on one side, and the C-compact sedans, CL luxury coupes and CLK compact coupes/cabriolets, also released in 1996. However both the CL and CLK were respectively reverted into the S-Class and E-class in 2017 and 2009 respectively....Wikipedia
May 17, 2018: CSX empty coke train W222 (Rincon, GA-Chicago, IL) motors Northbound on the CSX Western & Atlantic Subdivision, seen here at Cartersville, GA with a pair of Union Pacific SD70M EMD engines providing the pulling power.
Watch video of the train here www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGyIhty6bko
Ook wel eens leuk om de Königsallee te zien onder een dik pak sneeuw. Alleen blijven de bijzondere auto's weg in deze omstandigheden, op een enkele na dan.
Düsseldorf, Duitsland
Nice to see the Königsallee under a thick layer of snow. Only not that many special cars in these conditions, except for a few.
Düsseldorf, Germany
Nottingham Coaches KW02 CVU working route 865 to Normanton on Soar at Clifton South Park and Ride, 3rd January 2019. KW02 CVU is a Dennis Dart SLF chassis fitted with a Pointer 2 B22F body that was delivered new to Birmingham Airparks in April 2000 registered W222 APS.
The only photos of HW08 KAR that I can find show it in gold fleet livery, however clearly this bus is in white as of 28/11/2021. I'm unable to find any details regarding W555 KTH's history/previous registrations. I'm thinking that the two coaches may have swapped number plates perhaps. Please let me know in the comments if you have any info
Anyway, HW08 KAR is definitely a Setra S416GT-HD (C49Ft) and has previously been registered W222 KAR
De winter van 2019-2020 samengevat op de grille van deze S-klasse.
Lille / Rijsel, Frankrijk
The winter of 2019-2020 summarized on the grille of this S-Class.
Lille / Rijsel, France
W222 rolls through the Clinch River Bridge trestle at Starnes, having just come out of Starnes Tunnel, heading Northbound on the former Clinchfield.
CSX W222-16 is seen sliding down the downfall of the Cumberland Mountain in Cowan,TN. A cold morning has swept in overnight from a cold front from the north, which left a frigged frost among the air and ground. Through the light haze of the early morning sun, a UP classic GE brings the empty coke unit down.
Northbound CSX train W222? crosses the mighty Wabash River at Clinton, Indiana. This was a empty hopper train destined for BP's refinery in Whiting, Indiana. There, they will be re-loaded with refreshing petroleum coke. No artificial sweeteners.
Sneeuw happen op de Königsallee. Afgezien van een aantal Porsches en AMG's waagden niet veel andere bijzondere auto's zich door de sneeuw.
Düsseldorf, Duitsland
Snow madness on the Königsallee. Apart from a number of Porsches and AMG's, not many other special cars took the risk through the snow.
Düsseldorf, Germany
Location: Berlin - 587km from home.
This plate from Kaliningrad is really nice. Triple-X combined with triple-1s, definitely one of the nicer combinations to get in Russia and unsurprisingly seen on an upscale vehicle.
39 = Kaliningrad
Mercedes S-Class
W222
84th Geneva International Motor Show
Internationaler Auto-Salon Genf
Suisse - Schweiz - Switzerland
March 2014
Location: Berlin - 1375km from home.
True to the "Albanian nature", this car is Mercedes.
That's, of course, stereotypical of Albanians- - and somewhat true. However, I was very pleased that this S-Class was a modern upscale car. A coule of Albanians have pleased me in recent years, with 2020 being a complete failure, of course.
PLEASE VIEW LARGE - Press "L" on your keyboard... It looks much better!
Pulsa la tecla L para verla mejor sobre fondo negro y en grande.
Kenteken: SU QO111
Merk / Model: MM S-Klasse (W222) S600 V12 530pk
Type: Topklasse Sedan
Herkomst: Duitsland (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen)
VH-POC Vans RV-6 c/n W222. Year of manufacture: 1999. Aircraft first registered in Australia: 1 September 1999 - Oz-Kosh 2016