What is the largest train constant (the number of cars freight or passenger in one train) you've ever seen?

Question

rail trains

Answer 1

I live in northern Nevada about 100 ft from Union Pacific's main westbound tracks between Chicago and the west coast so, as you can imagine, I've seen a LOT of trains go by.  The longest I can remember was a combination coal and frieght train that went lumbering through town about a year ago.  I counted 235 cars but may have missed one or two.

Answer 2

Doubled two trains together at a place called Black Butte once.  I don't remember how many cars, but just over 10,000 feet, with the power.  We had to leave six cars behind, though.

Got a knuckle too.  But that wasn't my fault.  The conductor put 72 cars into a 66 car track.  They don't roll so good buried in the dirt...................

Answer 3

You can count the wagons on this one if you like, I have seen bigger consists with 5 locos.  It's narrow gauge, 3'6".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK82DwZnv...

Answer 4

I saw one like 150 long.

Answer 5

I've put 175 mty coal cars on a train back in 91, It was a long train

Answer 6

road trains in AUSTRALIA  look here

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgur...

passenger train...  seen this one

http://www.touradelaide.com/adelaide_new...

Answer 7

180 Tehatchapee mts calif.

Answer 8

A +500 axle stack train.

Tripped the New London, Ohio detector. By the time I got up and got to the crossing, it was coming down the rails towards Greenwich. It rolled by for awhile.

The Rat

Answer 9

11,101

I've been sitting here watching it since Monday

11,102

trying to get to the other side

11,103

11,104

11,105

*sigh* I'll never get to Fresno

11,106

11,107...

Answer 10

I've seen coal and empty coal trains with 150+ cars. Also some manifests and intermodals 10,000 ft+ long. That's about 2 miles..and I see that often.

Answer 11

11,700 feet.

A double stack leaving chicago back when the UP took over the SP and things were all plugged up down south.