FULL THROTTLE SD40-2 Struggles to Take out the Trash!

Notch 8, don’t be late! Except when one of your locomotives dies, then what? Turn it up! Listen to a single full throttle SD40-2 struggle to pull a heavy 6000-ton garbage train while also pushing a dead locomotive! It’s a hot and humid July afternoon, so the doors are in the “air conditioning” position and the trash absolutely reeks!

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These trash trains run daily from North Jersey to Mingo Junction, Ohio. Trash is arguably one of New York City’s greatest exports. Back in 2009 & 2010 these trains with sets of SD40-2’s, giving railfans a great a show! I guess this is truly a case of “One Man’s Trash is another Man’s Treasure.” Video information is below:

0:00 - Struggling up a 10-mile hill at Robesonia with a near 0.5% grade, the NS SD40-2 3424 has shut down, leaving NS SD40-2 3383 to do all the pulling.
2:36 - 6.5 miles later at Richland, the train continues to struggle. They made a brief pause to allow the 3383 to cool down and attempt to restart the 3424, but no luck. Unfortunately, the clouds were not cooperating.
4:10 - 6 miles later at Avon, the train gains speed as the grade starts a slight descending grade into Lebanon city.

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Recorded on July 23, 2010 in 1080p with a Canon VIXIA HG20

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