07-31-2013, 04:35 PM
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The pride of the CN
Drives: '13 AGM 2SS/RS M6 & '70 Chevelle SS
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Genesee County, Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter
He said each car is roughly 140 tons. Which is 280,000 pounds.
19,000 tons is 38,000,000 pounds (38 million pounds)
And yeah, if each car is 53 feet long from coupler to coupler, then just the cars stretches over 1.25 miles  |
And our coal trains are right around 8,000 feet, so you're spot on. 
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