(Almost Missed) 240-car Empty Coal Train in LaGrange, GA!

originally recorded on 2-13-22
After documenting the incandescent LFE signals, I went and documented the crossing over on Roanoke Road, since I hadn't done so yet. Over there, I saw another northbound lined up the Lineville Sub, so I quickly finished documenting that crossing. As that crossing features a modern pair of CSX signals, however (which I will admit I didn't feel like trying to record), I decided to try and get back over to Vernon Road to record it. Unfortunately, as I got over here, the crossing activated, so this was the video I wound-up getting. The train turned-out to be a monster empty coal that appears to have been two empty coal trains combined into one, with six GEs powering it and a total of 996 axles (as you can hear on the detector read-out at the end). Wish the detector here read-out how long the train itself was, as it'd be interesting to know. Willing to bet at least 2 miles long, however.
Empty CSX coal train, Vernon Road, LaGrange, GA - CSX Lineville Subdivision:
CSX 3307 - GE ET44AH - CSX YN3b - K5HL
CSX 3153 - GE ES44AH - CSX YN3b
CSX 3020 - GE ES44AH - CSX YN3b
CSX 737 - GE ES44AH - CSX YN3 (Mid-DPU)
CSX 591 - GE AC44CW - CSX YN3 (Mid-DPU)
CSX 236 - GE AC44CW - CSX YN2 (Mid-DPU)
If you like my videos, feel free to leave me a tip on Ko-Fi! As RUclips has demonetized my channel, this is currently the only way I can make money to be able to go places.
ko-fi.com/free...

[@jtherailfanner2058]

nice catch and crossing

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@csxtrainfan319]

Nice catch

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@csxtrainfan319]

Your Welcome

[@therailfanningskeleton359]

Cool triple header!

[@freebrickproductions]

Ain't too uncommon to see three engines on the head-end of a train like this, lol.

[@therailfanningskeleton359]

Coming from someone who mainly sees UP's single headers, I appreciate seeing an array of power from time to time.

[@freebrickproductions]

@@therailfanningskeleton359 CSX also runs a number of trains with just one locomotive on the head-end, and then a second as a mid or rear DPU. Depends on the length of train and how heavy it is, I guess.

[@ACs_Trains]

Nice catch!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@TastyBishop]

Nice!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@RanMatrains]

Awesome

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@jasonburden306]

3 DPUs in the middle

[@rickygonzalez3152]

LaGrange DD
CSX Detector MP: 821.2
North Track (1 of 1)
No Defects
Axles: 996
If it was one more car, it would have been 1000!

[@SG118P]

That’s a long train

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

Nice catch!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!