freight train says, nay excuse me, to snow

[Shadow99]

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The Ultimate Showdown Between Machine & Nature: Hulking Train Tries to Plow Through Massive Snowfall


Canada has a reputation for politeness, but this colossal piece of machinery isn’t saying “Excuse me” as it pierces through a massive bank of snow.

In New Brunswick, Canada a train — a Canadian National Railway locomotive 2304, to be specific — faced off against the brutal snowfall of three separate storms and the snow stood no chance.

Score one for badass, manmade ingenuity.

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[DanJ]

I'm curious how much speed, if any they lost.

 

[DEEZUZ]

that was fucking awesome

 

[VenomousDSG]

All that snow probably didn't effect it at all. With all those train cars, i wonder how many thousands of tons that thing is.

About the equivalent of putting a 3 foot piece of styrofoam in front of a moving car.

 

[Breze84]

When it gets bad...



And when it gets worse..

 

[Breze84]

All that snow probably didn't effect it at all. With all those train cars, i wonder how many thousands of tons that thing is.

About the equivalent of putting a 3 foot piece of styrofoam in front of a moving car.

1 car loaded is 180,000-220,000 lbs, A typical engine is around 200-220T roughly around 400,000 lbs... Trailing Tonnage which is the weight of the engine and cars can be anywhere from 8,000-12,000T on average, And get as heavy as 20,000T which is 40,000,000 lbs or about a 1/10 the weight of the Sears Tower hahahaha... Only reason I know the weights is because my company engineers roadway and RR bridges...

 

[EmersonHart13]

Mike Lowrey: Now that's how you supposed to drive! From now on that's how you drive!

Bad ass, can't see shit and no fuckes given!

 

[Blood on Blood]

Badass