A794; Probably the fastest “Freight” train I’ve seen!

A794 runs by Dinsmore at damn near 60... obviously Autorack and Intermodal run 70, but as far as manifest this tops it. Pulled by these bad boys!

[israelbarron]

"What's the stopping distance?" "Approximately the diameter of the Earth."

[roadtoad]

When the tracks parallel the interstate, I've clocked freight trains in Wyoming and Nebraska doing 70 MPH.

[billyshearer]

The sound of that train horn in the distance is pure Americana. Love it!

[jokerinthebronx]

"Steve. I'll bet you a hundred bucks you can't get that cargo to Houston in 5 hours."

Steve: "Hold my beer."

[aaaht]

Well, when I'm stuck at a RR crossing that's the way I want to see them go through.

[Blackjuans]

When you go through self checkout with 96 items.

[jimrobyk]

Maybe the best horn playing I’ve heard. Great sound, thanks.

[theamericane]

When your alarm doesn't go off in the morning and you have 5 minutes to get to work

[corymohl]

It's moving pretty good for sure. Even running my train at 79/80mph, it doesn't feel like it when you're operating until you go past something like a grade crossing or running along side buildings and such.

[Bshaef]

One of the very first exotic sounds I heard was the daily freight train passing in front of granny's house in Oklahoma. That was so neat for a 4 year old kid. My parents are buried in the same town and when I visit their graves today, a freight train usually passes by the cemetery, bringing memories of 75 years ago.

[MrFreddarama]

I remember the ATSF of the 1980s when they would run 1.5 mile long Freight trains at 90 to 100mph on their mains. That was a site to see and the hobos riders were grabbing on for their dear life. I wish I had a way to record those fast trains back then.

[ManfMeans]

He was probably a”freight” to go any faster

[karlreinke]

There used to be a train on the old Milwaukee Road/Soo Line called "The Ford Fast" or "Ford train" that hauled auto parts from Milwaukee to Ford's plant in Minneapolis-St. Paul. It pretty much was authorized to run a passenger speed and usually followed right on the approaches of Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder.

Sadly when Ford shut down its pickup plant so also did the train go away.

[chipishor]

The good guy wouldn't have too much time to escape from the bad guys in a western movie horse chase.

[LYVEWYRE]

I suddenly feel like watching “Unstoppable”

[Darthbelal]

For me, there's so much emotion watching something as large and powerful as a freight train rumbling down the track at speed. It's something I've been fascinated by since I can remember...

[bonniemiller]

My dad retired from the railroad as an engineer. He used to do runs from Avon to St. Louis stops in Mattoon, IL and we’d pick him up in IL, for deadheads!!
RIP DADDY 💕🇺🇸😢

[tedfisk]

I invite folks to go to Mazon IL on the BNSF transcon and watch the intermodals fly through there, horns blaring for the multiple crossings. it can be exhilarating

[MaxLovesNascarOfficial]

If you want to fast forward to the train here’s the time it’s at. 1:30

[marko]

In my college days I hopped a train from around the Salton Sea, Indio Ca all the way to San Antonio Tx outvin west Texas along the Mexican border it is very remote, the train was running 5 engines, it was a very long train it seemed to be running 80 or 90 mph, the wheels were lifting off the tracks, the cars were rocking from side to side banging as it barrelled along for hours...many of the "hobos" were ex Nam vets, they were good guys, by and large, trying to deal with the horror of what they had been through in combat, you never really get over it, because it's impossible to forget