| Posted by ar-ren on July 11, 2016 | |
Do you know anything about such wide loading gauge that train?
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I believe the BNSF considers these clearance loads, and although they fit through the Cascade Tunnel, they put restrictions on meeting other trains. They have a set of rules about how meets are handled with restrictive loads, clearance or hazardous, but I am not very familiar with them.
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A very nice photo. I can imagine that the sound of the rushing water competing with the sound of all that GE horsepower was pretty loud!
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The water sounds made listening for the train difficult. Also the sounds of Harleys on US2 above the scene did not help. However, we did have a radio, and there is a detector at MP 1697, so that gave us enough warning for this train. Longer trains would be more challenging.
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