Paul, some frieght trains are 25 carriages as you said, but most are over 100 carriages depending on how long a haul is, On the Kings Lynn to London line, we have a friehgt train through our service, Maximum carriages allowed are 50 :)
Sorry for posting two comments, but here ya go. The GP7s you saw pulling the freight train were actually pulling and there was one at the back. The train you are running actually has 3 engines on the front with 3 helpers at the back. As for how to keep speed they would balance throttle and brake to keep speed.
The throttle is notched in 8 seperate notches. When u are at 12%, you are actually at the first notch. They are called "runs" in the railroad vernacular.
At about 7:20, the reason for your throttle only staying at 21% is due to the fact that most diesel locomotives in N. America have "notches" on the throttle. So 21% is notch 1. There are typically 8 notches, Notch 8 or "run 8" being full throttle.
i miss my old home town, lived one block from a train yard, a very small one but still, the shunting of the trains and banging of them coupling, the engine sounds, horn, al of it, miss it all, even helped me go to sleep.
Hey Squirrel, I grew up about an hour and a half from Altoona. "Horseshoe Curve" caught my attention and I had to check it out. I can't say I've actually been to the Curve but I know they have a historical museum and visitor center thing. That's really cool that you featured it so thank you for that! I'm pretty sure the models are accurate in the simulator but I'm no expert. Thanks again!
As someone previously stated. AO is one of the two digit initials the Pennsylvania Railroad used for their manned interlocking towers on this route. AO was one of the Junctions in Johnstown Area. C is the big junction in Johnstown. There are several others on the hill. MO is at Cresson, PA. UN and AR are at Gallitzin, PA. MG was Halfway up the hill above Horseshoe Curve. Alto was in Altoona and it finally fell just a couple years ago. It had still been a manned tower. All of these towers are now controlled by a central disptacher.
Having visited Horseshoe Curve the trains that run through there are very long. Some have 5-6 engines total! MP stands for "Mile Post" since here we gauge distance in Miles not Kilometers. You experience alot of wheel slippage when you use dynamic breaking because you are essentially taking your wheels that are moving forward at 40 miles per hour and throwing them into reverse! I really enjoyed the video! keep up the good work!
This is certainly one of the better assessments of a US route from the UK. I enjoyed it. I grew up and still live at the source of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific routes, which is St. Paul. I've seen and toured the James J. Hill mansion here. So much history.
Live about a hour from Altoona. Yes the weather in the winter is this bad, I think we had a near record breaker winter last year actually. And signal wise. horizontal line means to stop, diagonal means proceed with caution and vertical line means all clear
I dont live in Pennsylvania but i have visited many times and i can tell you the scenery is very accurate on this. It does take place in the 50's im pretty sure, but most houses in these kindof places in the state have remained almost the same.
hey squirrel you can adjust your traction motor % down to hold your speed not just your throttle % keep up the work i enjoy watching thumbs up so he can read this
re: 1 in the front and 3 in the back... you were mistaken. That train you passed in the siding of the track you were on, was configured 3x0. If you go back and watch again, you'll notice that right in front of the single engine, was the caboose of the train. That single engine was acting as a helper engine, that would disconnect at the top of the grade, and go back to the base of the grade to be ready to act as a helper engine for another train. Your train is a 3x0x3. 3 in the front, 3 trailing, none in the middle. You don't have a caboose, as your helpers are staying with you for the whole trip, or you would have a caboose in front of those 3 engines. (in that era, cabooses were not just common, but required on the tail end of the train, which are now replaced with FREDs or EOT devices, which serve the same purpose.) edit: I was mistaken... a later view showed you had a caboose in front of your 3 rear helpers as well.
Squirrel, 4 important things you need to know: 1. Your train consists of 57 carriages, 5 power cars, and one engine. 2. When your wheels slip, USE YOUR BLOODY SAND!!! 3. Freight trains in the U.S. average around 90 - 120 carriages. 4. Finally, it's standard U.S. practice that all trains blow their horns about 4 times before approaching a grade crossing. Consisting of 2 long tones, and 2 short tones.
In my understanding, trains have helpers in the rear (and sometimes even midtrain) is because the weight is such that the couplers can't handle the forces if all the power was on the front. With helpers distributed in the rear an/or midtrain, the forces are more evenly shared. Make sense?
Hey squirrel the reason for having 3 engines at the front and back is so that the whole freight train is equally balanced with power in america u can get longer freight trains than what ur driving there and when u get that they will have a couple in the middle so when u accelerate and try to pull away u don't break any of the links between each carriage as they will be put under a lot of pressure depending on where the carriage is placed in the line up. Hope this asks your question that u asked!
The pushing engines are there to relieve the couplings between the carriages. If you're going uphill with a heavy train and accelerate, you could exceed the max load of the couplings when you're only pulling but not pushing.
I live a few hours away from Altoona. Yes the weather is like this, although the amount of snow received depends on how cold it actually gets. The trains also look like that too. Standard PA rail engines
Various configurations for engines. Biggest I have seen was four on front, four in the middle and six on the rear. Had to sit for nearly 40 minutes at the crossing waiting on the train passing. From what I know they only use the bell in the yards. At crossings they just sound there horns. One place near hear instead of the pattern horns because there is six or seven crossings close together along a one mile stretch the drivers just lay on the horn for the full stretch.
oh and also they're called notches, they're specific sets in the throttle and make it stay at there, and if you have it at N0 it's at 0%, then at N8 it's at 100%.
I enjoy your commentary on the videos. Consider using part of the engine reverse with the brakes to help slow down your speed. You mention the tires on the automobiles. Forgive me if I mention something you may have learned since this video. When approaching a tunnel you should turn on the bell and sound the horn and turn the bell off after going through the tunnel. I do agree with you about the modelling on the human fiqures. They could be better.
Ah, good ol' American Trains. Lived close to a railroad my whole life. Used to ride my bike up to where the crossing was(had a park close by to the track) and I wouldnt go back home untill I saw atleast one train pass by. If there was ever a thing I loved, it was trains
It's to help with wheel slip, traction, and power. You have them pushing and have them pulling so one train doesn't get overloaded and break down. It's also due to the fact that if something very slippery is on the track it can spell danger and so the back cars will have their breaks applied while the front ones already have had them applied. It's kind of like imagine having roller skates transporting something. The guy at the front slips around alot but the guy at the back can help him out and stop him and help him get the job done without breaking the glass.
You are correct.It is known as DPU or distributed powerThe rear engines are pushers that are controlled by the engineer on the head unit.They are electronically linked by radio control.They can be run linked so that the pushers do whatever the head end power is doing or they can be run split screen.In split screen the engineer runs the units separately from each other.
In North America and Austrailia our trains are fairly long, between 35 and 150 rail cars for average freight trains. You require the lead to have power, and dependent upon weight, length or hilly terrain you may require helper engines. They are usually in the center and the rear of very long heavy trains. They aid in pushing from the rear to take the load off the rear or center of trains. Mainly to prevent couplers from snapping, prevents the train from slipping up hill and from gravity to pull
Bought this DLC. Don't regret it, it's a great route. :) And yes, we have Thomas the Tank Engine in the States. Also, Doctor Who is awesome! We (my family and I) watch it on BBC America. Saw the newest movie in theaters recently. It's gaining popularity over here I'd say. :)
I live about 2 hours away from Altoona and the Bessemer Lake Erie RR runs through my town. The trains are just about this long and sometimes a little bit longer. I typically have to wait three minutes at a RR crossing for them to pass =D
Dynamic Braking only applies to the wheels of the engines. Regular braking all wheels of the train are used. That weird carriage you mentioned is in fact, or was the end of the train, called a Caboose There were at least 2 train workers that rode in it to monitor the operation on the train and air pressure in the lines.
In Johnstown really close to the conemaugh yard there were steel mills and the freight car America shops. But now the only steel mills left in Johnstown are the bar mill, the wire mill and the special casting plant which is going to close soon they are firing workers and there are like two cars left in the parking lot.
The 3 engines are actually in the front and the single engine is at the back behind the caboose. It would not normally be there but Im assuming it had showed up to help push to wherever the train is going
The caboose would be on the very end due to the structural integrity of a caboose. They were not designed to stand much stress being pulled or pushed through them. Railroads knew this and may even built slip sidings to add and remove locomotives and re position the cabooses properly on the train. I cannot remember the name of the video on here but a model railroader has a layout with these sidings and he demonstrates it's use.
Hi, squirrel, I live in the us and I travel a lot to the central states (ex: Colorado and Kansas). I see a lot of freight trains, and I thought I should tell you that the average length of a freight train in the us is anywhere from 6000 to 8000 ft. There is no legal limit to how long a train is, it is just mainly determined by common sense and practicality.
additonally, the "weird" car you saw at the back around 45:50ish was a caboose. They're not used as often, nowadays there are just a light at the end of trains but they used to always be at the end of trains and have seats (maybe sometimes beds I've only been in ones with seats) up in the top bit.
At 25:40 those 3 trains on the end weren't pushing it they were pulling it because the front light was on and if you look in the direction the signals were facing.
25:58 That particular instance, the three engines at the "back" were actually the engines on the "front". The one on the "front" was actually at the "back". You could tell because of where the Caboose was (Cabooses were/are always at the back).
Actually its the opposite way around, in the U.S, trains have usually 2 to 5 locomotives up front, and in the back there are helper locomotives, usually there are 1 to 3 locomotives in the back of the train, in Pennsylvania they need them to push large trains up the mountains. But in the back of the trains in the old days there were cabooses.
As for the "keeping busy", most modern day trains for long distance travel have a buzzer or dead-man switch that beeps every 3-5mins. BNSF's Dash 9's have them, don't know about other Railroads though.
Having an engine at the rear is often for assisting a consist up steeper grades. There are also tracks where there is no way to reverse an engine so it's just about getting the train headed the other way after stopping. It depends on track conditions and the tractive effort of the engines involved.
Paul in Louisiana our trains can average from anywhere between 100 - 300 or more carriages (which we call rail cars in the u.s.) Also the different train configurations are adjusted to what is necessary for the job.
Which is just a cabless engine carriage. The front engine which you are driving is called the A unit. If you look closely you will see an A unit, B unit, a unit configuration. So you do in fact have three engines at the front of the train as well as 3 in the rear, they are used in the rear for pushing power to help the train up the grade
I wish they'd made some lines in the alps. So many awesome routes there. You should play the the "Frost Fall CS"-scenario on the standard route London - Faversham. It has some serious weather in it.
Paul, did you read the manual? The reason why you're getting wheelslip is because it's snowing and you're not putting down sand on the track. Why aren't you putting sand on the track? Because the sander control is out of sight. What do they say about out of sight? "Out of sight, out of mind". Put the controls back so you can see them. The reason why you're speeding is because you aren't paying enough attention to the instruments, too focused on the scenery.
You have to admit though that in some of Paul's vids he allows scenery to dominate over gameplay. He could've had a much better experience as would his fans if he just kept a list of controls nearby. Just saying...
+1 A+ for the Thomas the Tank Reference. They do indeed show it in America. I imagine we grew up with the same version because I've watched several of your videos and I think we are similar in age. It was so cool back in the day how it was all real model sets & trains.
Using DPU greatly reduces buff and draft forces in heavy trains like coal trains that can weigh 20k tons/allows trains to be run using less power than they would need if all the units were on the head end.
Also standard operating rules in America states that you must ALWAYS have the headligths on. Also sorry for all the comments just trying to inform you.
Apply sand when braking in bad weather. Never use the independent brake when using the dynamic. This is because the double braking effect instantly locks the wheels. Using the train brake with dynamics is fine.
To charge an ipod, you don't need 2 amps, that's way to much. 0.55A is about right. Take this, Amp is a huge unit. If you get electrocuted with an electric current of 1A, you're toasted. Believe me, I study electrics xD
Doesn't really matter, if you charge a battery on 1V but an electric current 20A your battery will still explode, if there is 200V on it and 20A it will most defenetly explode (theoretically). So voltage doesn't matter if you have a high electric current. It will blow no matter what. But practically you're right. For example: If you charge your cellphone, A standard socket in your house has an AC voltage (alternating voltage) of 50 or 60Hz, 240V and 0.15A The adapter on your charger converts that into about 4.75V DC (Direct voltage) and 0.55A. Voltage and electric current are inversely proportional. Conclusion the more voltage you have, the least electric current you'll get. Also there can be a voltage without an electric current, but not the other way around. BAM point made xD
Azerb Nikies I was referring to the point you made about getting electrocuted, If you just sent 1A down a piece of wire that you was holding It wouldn't even be able to penetrate your skin (resistant from 500-1000 ohms but again this is argued) You need Voltage combined with Amps High voltage with no Amps is no harm, High amps with no voltage is no harm, Your also forgetting the body can withstand higher direct current the alternating current,
Their exists highspeed turnouts, switches, on main line tracks. You also mentioned Thomas The Tank Engine. It exists in North America and when I was a little kid, we had a North American version called Shinning Time Station, WITH GEORGE CARLIN, as Mister Conductor. It had two short Thomas The Tank Engine skits within a 22 minute show. We even made a Thomas The Tank Engine movie with Alec Baldwin as Mister Conductor and Mara Wilson as the main character.
MP stands for Mile Post and at every crossing you must sound the horn/whistle when you see a sign that says W. Also headlight must be on at all times. Sand is S if I am not mistaking.
Fairly prototypical representation of 50s era in US. Trains are long, esp with number of coal cars used in the coal area of easterna PA where Altoona is. "MP 260" = milepost 260. Weird looking truck @ 45:40 is a caboose. All trains back then were required to have them; they provided place for conductor & crew. They're no longer used.
Black kid from America says wassup lmao. Okay so at 24:35 that was actually the back of the freight train lol. The 3 locomotives on the other end @ 25:35 was the front of the train. And shoot you thought that train was long, you should see some of the trains America has now. Some can be up to like 2 miles in length.
Freight trains can do pulling and pushing all depends what route they take. When going uphill, you need 2-4 locomotives in the front to pulling the freight cars and 2-3 locomotives in the back pushing you along to keep the momentum going. Going down hill is the opposite of going up hill. Down hill you have to brake before you get to that down grade. The freight trains in the back pulls cars as the driver in the front brakes as well slowing the hole freight train down.
The answer to your question it's a little bit different, on that scenario if you actually look at your train there are three engines in front and three in back. The F 7 was often accompanied by what is called a "b"unit
The reason for the 3 locos in the back is to provide more power and to keep the slack on the rear 1/3 of the train bunched. Not only does this help you get moving from a stop, it allows you to keep from breaking a coupler. By the way, the sand key is 'X'. :P
The reason the graphics aren't good are because the DLC was made in 2011, try the newer routes, released in the last few months and you will see an improvement in graphics, however I do agree they could be better than they are even now. Anyway really good video and I can't wait for the next in the Horseshoe Curve series.
3 in the back and 2 in the front is due to the fact that the power of 5 engines is needed to climb the gradient 3 are put on the back to push and provide better control. It's just 2 on the front because after the train arrives at the end of the downhill gradient (Altoona in this case) only two engines are needed.
It's depending on the type of freight you're carrying. Like for coal I think you have 3 at the front and 2 at the back because coal is so heavy. It just depends. And having them at the back helps for say going up hill, or going down hill. It gives it more power and more ability to stop better.
Squirrel I am supporting you and I have got pissed at you about bridge project but I am sorry about that. I do like your train simulator videos so keep up the good work and remember that all the subscribers are supporting you all the way. Have a nice Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Actually Squirrel, YOU'RE RIGHT! It is from 2006, but there were also a few different elements, but same general graphics, I believe you can change the graphics though, I've heard on mod pages about it :/
Correct me if Im wrong but I believe you need to honk your horn like you just did when your passing areas that don't have level crossings to warn cars that your crossing
Paul, some frieght trains are 25 carriages as you said, but most are over 100 carriages depending on how long a haul is, On the Kings Lynn to London line, we have a friehgt train through our service, Maximum carriages allowed are 50 :)
Sorry for posting two comments, but here ya go. The GP7s you saw pulling the freight train were actually pulling and there was one at the back. The train you are running actually has 3 engines on the front with 3 helpers at the back. As for how to keep speed they would balance throttle and brake to keep speed.
The throttle is notched in 8 seperate notches. When u are at 12%, you are actually at the first notch. They are called "runs" in the railroad vernacular.
i live in altoona, and yes there are long trains and yes it can snow pretty good during the winter
At about 7:20, the reason for your throttle only staying at 21% is due to the fact that most diesel locomotives in N. America have "notches" on the throttle. So 21% is notch 1. There are typically 8 notches, Notch 8 or "run 8" being full throttle.
i miss my old home town, lived one block from a train yard, a very small one but still, the shunting of the trains and banging of them coupling, the engine sounds, horn, al of it, miss it all, even helped me go to sleep.
Awesome vid, I remember as a child going with my dad, who was a truck driver, and counting 100+ cars on freight trains out in the southwestern US.
Hey Squirrel, I grew up about an hour and a half from Altoona. "Horseshoe Curve" caught my attention and I had to check it out. I can't say I've actually been to the Curve but I know they have a historical museum and visitor center thing. That's really cool that you featured it so thank you for that! I'm pretty sure the models are accurate in the simulator but I'm no expert. Thanks again!
As someone previously stated. AO is one of the two digit initials the Pennsylvania Railroad used for their manned interlocking towers on this route. AO was one of the Junctions in Johnstown Area. C is the big junction in Johnstown. There are several others on the hill. MO is at Cresson, PA. UN and AR are at Gallitzin, PA. MG was Halfway up the hill above Horseshoe Curve. Alto was in Altoona and it finally fell just a couple years ago. It had still been a manned tower. All of these towers are now controlled by a central disptacher.
Having visited Horseshoe Curve the trains that run through there are very long. Some have 5-6 engines total! MP stands for "Mile Post" since here we gauge distance in Miles not Kilometers. You experience alot of wheel slippage when you use dynamic breaking because you are essentially taking your wheels that are moving forward at 40 miles per hour and throwing them into reverse! I really enjoyed the video! keep up the good work!
i live about 45 mins away from the horseshoe curve and altoona, thats awesome this game has this
I like it when you finally realized how big the train was. Those are the train they say takes a mile to stop.
This is certainly one of the better assessments of a US route from the UK. I enjoyed it. I grew up and still live at the source of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific routes, which is St. Paul. I've seen and toured the James J. Hill mansion here. So much history.
Live about a hour from Altoona. Yes the weather in the winter is this bad, I think we had a near record breaker winter last year actually. And signal wise. horizontal line means to stop, diagonal means proceed with caution and vertical line means all clear
I dont live in Pennsylvania but i have visited many times and i can tell you the scenery is very accurate on this. It does take place in the 50's im pretty sure, but most houses in these kindof places in the state have remained almost the same.
Gosh has it really been more than six years ago? Love your awesome vids Skwirrel
Long train vids make me very happy.
hey squirrel you can adjust your traction motor % down to hold your speed not just your throttle % keep up the work i enjoy watching thumbs up so he can read this
re: 1 in the front and 3 in the back... you were mistaken.
That train you passed in the siding of the track you were on, was configured 3x0.
If you go back and watch again, you'll notice that right in front of the single engine, was the caboose of the train. That single engine was acting as a helper engine, that would disconnect at the top of the grade, and go back to the base of the grade to be ready to act as a helper engine for another train.
Your train is a 3x0x3. 3 in the front, 3 trailing, none in the middle. You don't have a caboose, as your helpers are staying with you for the whole trip, or you would have a caboose in front of those 3 engines. (in that era, cabooses were not just common, but required on the tail end of the train, which are now replaced with FREDs or EOT devices, which serve the same purpose.)
edit: I was mistaken... a later view showed you had a caboose in front of your 3 rear helpers as well.
Oh, and Squirrel...
TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS!!! :D
("MP" stands for MilePost)
Squirrel, 4 important things you need to know:
1. Your train consists of 57 carriages, 5 power cars, and one engine.
2. When your wheels slip, USE YOUR BLOODY SAND!!!
3. Freight trains in the U.S. average around 90 - 120 carriages.
4. Finally, it's standard U.S. practice that all trains blow their horns about 4 times before approaching a grade crossing. Consisting of 2 long tones, and 2 short tones.
In my understanding, trains have helpers in the rear (and sometimes even midtrain) is because the weight is such that the couplers can't handle the forces if all the power was on the front. With helpers distributed in the rear an/or midtrain, the forces are more evenly shared.
Make sense?
I live in the UK. It's all relative to what you are used to.
Hey squirrel the reason for having 3 engines at the front and back is so that the whole freight train is equally balanced with power in america u can get longer freight trains than what ur driving there and when u get that they will have a couple in the middle so when u accelerate and try to pull away u don't break any of the links between each carriage as they will be put under a lot of pressure depending on where the carriage is placed in the line up.
Hope this asks your question that u asked!
Been waiting for this , I love the Train sim videos!
Keep it up Squirrel
I think the 3 at the back is a counter to your 3 at the front. It seriously helps with keeping the train together over hills and dips.
The pushing engines are there to relieve the couplings between the carriages. If you're going uphill with a heavy train and accelerate, you could exceed the max load of the couplings when you're only pulling but not pushing.
Thanks, I shall check that out :)
the throttle on those old engines is notched
I live a few hours away from Altoona. Yes the weather is like this, although the amount of snow received depends on how cold it actually gets. The trains also look like that too. Standard PA rail engines
Various configurations for engines. Biggest I have seen was four on front, four in the middle and six on the rear. Had to sit for nearly 40 minutes at the crossing waiting on the train passing. From what I know they only use the bell in the yards. At crossings they just sound there horns. One place near hear instead of the pattern horns because there is six or seven crossings close together along a one mile stretch the drivers just lay on the horn for the full stretch.
I love how stunned his is about something that's totally normal where it's set.
oh and also they're called notches, they're specific sets in the throttle and make it stay at there, and if you have it at N0 it's at 0%, then at N8 it's at 100%.
I enjoy your commentary on the videos. Consider using part of the engine reverse with the brakes to help slow down your speed. You mention the tires on the automobiles. Forgive me if I mention something you may have learned since this video. When approaching a tunnel you should turn on the bell and sound the horn and turn the bell off after going through the tunnel. I do agree with you about the modelling on the human fiqures. They could be better.
I knew there would be a valid reason. Make sense :)
Ah, good ol' American Trains. Lived close to a railroad my whole life. Used to ride my bike up to where the crossing was(had a park close by to the track) and I wouldnt go back home untill I saw atleast one train pass by. If there was ever a thing I loved, it was trains
It's to help with wheel slip, traction, and power. You have them pushing and have them pulling so one train doesn't get overloaded and break down. It's also due to the fact that if something very slippery is on the track it can spell danger and so the back cars will have their breaks applied while the front ones already have had them applied. It's kind of like imagine having roller skates transporting something. The guy at the front slips around alot but the guy at the back can help him out and stop him and help him get the job done without breaking the glass.
This was fun; I enjoyed your commentary. TS look like a good game.
You are correct.It is known as DPU or distributed powerThe rear engines are pushers that are controlled by the engineer on the head unit.They are electronically linked by radio control.They can be run linked so that the pushers do whatever the head end power is doing or they can be run split screen.In split screen the engineer runs the units separately from each other.
11:50 - the London Underground is 630V direct current: +420 volts on the outer rail and -210 volts on the centre rail.
In North America and Austrailia our trains are fairly long, between 35 and 150 rail cars for average freight trains. You require the lead to have power, and dependent upon weight, length or hilly terrain you may require helper engines. They are usually in the center and the rear of very long heavy trains. They aid in pushing from the rear to take the load off the rear or center of trains. Mainly to prevent couplers from snapping, prevents the train from slipping up hill and from gravity to pull
Squirrel I'm really loving the train sim videos
I finished this video at excactly 00:00! Now for bed. Thanks for the bedtime video Paul :-P
Bought this DLC. Don't regret it, it's a great route. :) And yes, we have Thomas the Tank Engine in the States. Also, Doctor Who is awesome! We (my family and I) watch it on BBC America. Saw the newest movie in theaters recently. It's gaining popularity over here I'd say. :)
I live about 2 hours away from Altoona and the Bessemer Lake Erie RR runs through my town. The trains are just about this long and sometimes a little bit longer. I typically have to wait three minutes at a RR crossing for them to pass =D
Dynamic Braking only applies to the wheels of the engines.
Regular braking all wheels of the train are used.
That weird carriage you mentioned is in fact, or was the end of the train, called a Caboose There were at least 2 train workers that rode in it to monitor the operation on the train and air pressure in the lines.
More left just on the Horseshoe Curve, then it's time for some passenger stuff before ultimately tackling Steam :)
In Johnstown really close to the conemaugh yard there were steel mills and the freight car America shops. But now the only steel mills left in Johnstown are the bar mill, the wire mill and the special casting plant which is going to close soon they are firing workers and there are like two cars left in the parking lot.
The 3 engines are actually in the front and the single engine is at the back behind the caboose. It would not normally be there but Im assuming it had showed up to help push to wherever the train is going
The caboose would be on the very end due to the structural integrity of a caboose. They were not designed to stand much stress being pulled or pushed through them. Railroads knew this and may even built slip sidings to add and remove locomotives and re position the cabooses properly on the train. I cannot remember the name of the video on here but a model railroader has a layout with these sidings and he demonstrates it's use.
Hi, squirrel, I live in the us and I travel a lot to the central states (ex: Colorado and Kansas). I see a lot of freight trains, and I thought I should tell you that the average length of a freight train in the us is anywhere from 6000 to 8000 ft. There is no legal limit to how long a train is, it is just mainly determined by common sense and practicality.
additonally, the "weird" car you saw at the back around 45:50ish was a caboose. They're not used as often, nowadays there are just a light at the end of trains but they used to always be at the end of trains and have seats (maybe sometimes beds I've only been in ones with seats) up in the top bit.
If you ever come to Pennsylvania you have to do the Strasburgh Railroad and the Train Museum!
At 25:40 those 3 trains on the end weren't pushing it they were pulling it because the front light was on and if you look in the direction the signals were facing.
25:58 That particular instance, the three engines at the "back" were actually the engines on the "front". The one on the "front" was actually at the "back". You could tell because of where the Caboose was (Cabooses were/are always at the back).
Actually its the opposite way around, in the U.S, trains have usually 2 to 5 locomotives up front, and in the back there are helper locomotives, usually there are 1 to 3 locomotives in the back of the train, in Pennsylvania they need them to push large trains up the mountains. But in the back of the trains in the old days there were cabooses.
As for your question at 25:50-ish, there were 3 engines at the front, and one helper in the back.
As for the "keeping busy", most modern day trains for long distance travel have a buzzer or dead-man switch that beeps every 3-5mins. BNSF's Dash 9's have them, don't know about other Railroads though.
North American trains can be over 172 cars in length
173?
It sucks if you ever get caught at a crossing waiting for one.
especially because they go about half a mile an hour at these crossings
Jason Bonedi And in the midwest, they stop midway through and reverse.
then in Britain they are like 10-12 cars long :L
You should see the F units bigger brother the E units they are some pretty locos.
Having an engine at the rear is often for assisting a consist up steeper grades. There are also tracks where there is no way to reverse an engine so it's just about getting the train headed the other way after stopping. It depends on track conditions and the tractive effort of the engines involved.
Paul in Louisiana our trains can average from anywhere between 100 - 300 or more carriages (which we call rail cars in the u.s.) Also the different train configurations are adjusted to what is necessary for the job.
either rail cars, trains cars, or cars
I have seen train videos on RUclips with trains averaging 6 locos in the front about 400 highs and lows and 2 or 3 helpers.
I'm from the U.S. and I am now 19 and I was obsessed with Thomas
thanks Paul n for introducing me too eurotruck usually about 2/3 settings for lights if in doubt look at front of train too see lights are on enjoyed
There's about a foot of snow in Altoona right now! Doesn't wanna stop snowing
Go Squirrel you are doing amazing job
Which is just a cabless engine carriage. The front engine which you are driving is called the A unit. If you look closely you will see an A unit, B unit, a unit configuration. So you do in fact have three engines at the front of the train as well as 3 in the rear, they are used in the rear for pushing power to help the train up the grade
I have watched all your euro truck and train simulator and dayz yu r the best gamer go nuts squirrels cant wait intil next vid of train simulator
Great as always Paul!
I wish they'd made some lines in the alps. So many awesome routes there.
You should play the the "Frost Fall CS"-scenario on the standard route London - Faversham. It has some serious weather in it.
I work for the railroad but yet here I am watching a video of someone playing Train Sim.
Paul, did you read the manual? The reason why you're getting wheelslip is because it's snowing and you're not putting down sand on the track. Why aren't you putting sand on the track? Because the sander control is out of sight. What do they say about out of sight? "Out of sight, out of mind". Put the controls back so you can see them. The reason why you're speeding is because you aren't paying enough attention to the instruments, too focused on the scenery.
You have to admit though that in some of Paul's vids he allows scenery to dominate over gameplay. He could've had a much better experience as would his fans if he just kept a list of controls nearby. Just saying...
Who is Paul?
+1 A+ for the Thomas the Tank Reference. They do indeed show it in America. I imagine we grew up with the same version because I've watched several of your videos and I think we are similar in age. It was so cool back in the day how it was all real model sets & trains.
30:45 MP stands for Milepost
Squirrel!! When you go uphill and start to have wheel slip, ACTIVATE THE SANDER!! It's meant to prevent wheel slip.
Using DPU greatly reduces buff and draft forces in heavy trains like coal trains that can weigh 20k tons/allows trains to be run using less power than they would need if all the units were on the head end.
Also standard operating rules in America states that you must ALWAYS have the headligths on. Also sorry for all the comments just trying to inform you.
In Canada,they have 2 Engines at the front and back. The middle only has 1. (For long trains)
Apply sand when braking in bad weather. Never use the independent brake when using the dynamic. This is because the double braking effect instantly locks the wheels. Using the train brake with dynamics is fine.
To charge an ipod, you don't need 2 amps, that's way to much. 0.55A is about right.
Take this, Amp is a huge unit. If you get electrocuted with an electric current of 1A, you're toasted. Believe me, I study electrics xD
Depending on Voltage..
Doesn't really matter, if you charge a battery on 1V but an electric current 20A your battery will still explode, if there is 200V on it and 20A it will most defenetly explode (theoretically). So voltage doesn't matter if you have a high electric current. It will blow no matter what.
But practically you're right.
For example:
If you charge your cellphone,
A standard socket in your house has an AC voltage (alternating voltage) of 50 or 60Hz, 240V and 0.15A
The adapter on your charger converts that into about 4.75V DC (Direct voltage) and 0.55A.
Voltage and electric current are inversely proportional.
Conclusion the more voltage you have, the least electric current you'll get.
Also there can be a voltage without an electric current, but not the other way around.
BAM point made xD
Azerb Nikies I was referring to the point you made about getting electrocuted, If you just sent 1A down a piece of wire that you was holding It wouldn't even be able to penetrate your skin (resistant from 500-1000 ohms but again this is argued) You need Voltage combined with Amps
High voltage with no Amps is no harm,
High amps with no voltage is no harm,
Your also forgetting the body can withstand higher direct current the alternating current,
VenomTech Josh
Ow indeed then the voltage might matter, i thought you were still talking about the ipod thing :p
I'm an electricien after all, not a biologist xD
The design of the automobiles and the locomotives are right on for the 1950s.
Their exists highspeed turnouts, switches, on main line tracks. You also mentioned Thomas The Tank Engine. It exists in North America and when I was a little kid, we had a North American version called Shinning Time Station, WITH GEORGE CARLIN, as Mister Conductor. It had two short Thomas The Tank Engine skits within a 22 minute show. We even made a Thomas The Tank Engine movie with Alec Baldwin as Mister Conductor and Mara Wilson as the main character.
I love this game so much.
MP stands for Mile Post and at every crossing you must sound the horn/whistle when you see a sign that says W. Also headlight must be on at all times. Sand is S if I am not mistaking.
Awesome vid paul, as always
hell yeah im not the only Latvian watching squirrel!!
Fairly prototypical representation of 50s era in US. Trains are long, esp with number of coal cars used in the coal area of easterna PA where Altoona is. "MP 260" = milepost 260. Weird looking truck @ 45:40 is a caboose. All trains back then were required to have them; they provided place for conductor & crew. They're no longer used.
Black kid from America says wassup lmao. Okay so at 24:35 that was actually the back of the freight train lol. The 3 locomotives on the other end @ 25:35 was the front of the train. And shoot you thought that train was long, you should see some of the trains America has now. Some can be up to like 2 miles in length.
Freight trains can do pulling and pushing all depends what route they take. When going uphill, you need 2-4 locomotives in the front to pulling the freight cars and 2-3 locomotives in the back pushing you along to keep the momentum going. Going down hill is the opposite of going up hill. Down hill you have to brake before you get to that down grade. The freight trains in the back pulls cars as the driver in the front brakes as well slowing the hole freight train down.
The answer to your question it's a little bit different, on that scenario if you actually look at your train there are three engines in front and three in back. The F 7 was often accompanied by what is called a "b"unit
The reason for the 3 locos in the back is to provide more power and to keep the slack on the rear 1/3 of the train bunched. Not only does this help you get moving from a stop, it allows you to keep from breaking a coupler. By the way, the sand key is 'X'. :P
The reason the graphics aren't good are because the DLC was made in 2011, try the newer routes, released in the last few months and you will see an improvement in graphics, however I do agree they could be better than they are even now. Anyway really good video and I can't wait for the next in the Horseshoe Curve series.
You can get 3 or 4 mile trains i think. Ive seen some pretty long ones out at the Jasper rail hub.
The locomotives in the rear are called helpers they help brake the down hills and pushes your train up a hill.
3 in the back and 2 in the front is due to the fact that the power of 5 engines is needed to climb the gradient 3 are put on the back to push and provide better control. It's just 2 on the front because after the train arrives at the end of the downhill gradient (Altoona in this case) only two engines are needed.
For control. You can use the back to slow down. And it can help you get up hills too.
Watching tis cause I cant sleep.being sick sucks
It's depending on the type of freight you're carrying. Like for coal I think you have 3 at the front and 2 at the back because coal is so heavy. It just depends. And having them at the back helps for say going up hill, or going down hill. It gives it more power and more ability to stop better.
Squirrel I am supporting you and I have got pissed at you about bridge project but I am sorry about that. I do like your train simulator videos so keep up the good work and remember that all the subscribers are supporting you all the way. Have a nice Halloween and Thanksgiving.
In Australia we have freight train that have around 90 carriages.
Daniel Liu THOSE ARE PATHETIC NUMBERS COMPARED TO THE US!
Jk thought that’s about the same size
So it's not "Multi Player"? Dang ;)
Actually Squirrel, YOU'RE RIGHT! It is from 2006, but there were also a few different elements, but same general graphics, I believe you can change the graphics though, I've heard on mod pages about it :/
Correct me if Im wrong but I believe you need to honk your horn like you just did when your passing areas that don't have level crossings to warn cars that your crossing