Yep. Front end lead unit will control the rear units remotely using radio - called distributed power (DP or DPU) . Engineer can use rear units to shove, to brake, or idle them. IMHO DP and dynamic brakes are the best thing since sliced bread for railroad operations. Very cool stuff.
@@billtimmons7071 I hear two different things. Some say they have their own drivers. If they are radio controlled it seems like that would be a risk of them losing signal or losing control.
It indicates which end the rotating coupler is. When the car is emptied at the power plant it is rotated 360 degrees in a special machine. Only one coupler rotates per car. So you need to make sure you have the colored end matched with a non colored end. These cars has several colors. Likely they needed more cars and bought them from some other railroad. Normally they are all one color.
I saw that same train, although I was down near America the Beautiful park I have a picture of the Kansas City and Sothern loco
Yes you don't see those KCS locomotives too often especially on the coal trains.
@@travelingtom923 I have a picture of a CSX and a CP locomotive up in the same area.
Holey Bananas, that's a long train!
Correct me if I'm wrong but I hear the trains on the rear are controlled by remote.
Yep. Front end lead unit will control the rear units remotely using radio - called distributed power (DP or DPU) . Engineer can use rear units to shove, to brake, or idle them. IMHO DP and dynamic brakes are the best thing since sliced bread for railroad operations. Very cool stuff.
@@billtimmons7071 I hear two different things. Some say they have their own drivers. If they are radio controlled it seems like that would be a risk of them losing signal or losing control.
this spot is literally 10 mins from my house, if it's the Sante Fe trail head
It's a lot of coal.
The ones with blue look like former EDGX cars
What does the color on the cars mean
It indicates which end the rotating coupler is. When the car is emptied at the power plant it is rotated 360 degrees in a special machine. Only one coupler rotates per car. So you need to make sure you have the colored end matched with a non colored end. These cars has several colors. Likely they needed more cars and bought them from some other railroad. Normally they are all one color.
South or north
Heading South.