Comments on: Incredibly Long Trains http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:15:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-8687 Tim Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:27:41 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-8687 ok, this topic's about a year old, but has anyone noticed this yet? http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ll=44.082499,-105.348415&spn=0.022011,0.040255&t=k ok, this topic’s about a year old, but has anyone noticed this yet?

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Alex Atkinson http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-6178 Alex Atkinson Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:58:16 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-6178 It's cool. What are they for? It’s cool. What are they for?

]]> By: CD http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2515 CD Tue, 07 Jun 2005 01:26:44 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2515 I went through this area of Wyoming a couple of summers ago, my dad and myself to some extent are large train buffs and we saw quite a few trains of this size. At some points the mainline is 4 tracks wide, and at others has siding tracks on either side! We climbed up bridge and saw trains on all six tracks!!! I went through this area of Wyoming a couple of summers ago, my dad and myself to some extent are large train buffs and we saw quite a few trains of this size.

At some points the mainline is 4 tracks wide, and at others has siding tracks on either side! We climbed up bridge and saw trains on all six tracks!!!

]]> By: Jim Thompson http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2128 Jim Thompson Wed, 25 May 2005 14:21:08 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2128 <i>scroll south to see just how incredibly long they are!</i> Congratulations, you've just written a Viagra ad! scroll south to see just how incredibly long they are!

Congratulations, you’ve just written a Viagra ad!

]]> By: Jack http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2099 Jack Tue, 24 May 2005 04:29:01 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2099 <a href="http://home.alltel.net/jackwolfgang/blog/2005/05/big-trains-big-smile.html" rel="nofollow">I posted</a> some thoughts on these two trains (including speculation on the locomotive paint schemes) and on the <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/bailey-yard/" rel="nofollow">Bailey Yard</a>. I posted some thoughts on these two trains (including speculation on the locomotive paint schemes) and on the Bailey Yard.

]]> By: Jack http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2093 Jack Tue, 24 May 2005 01:00:35 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2093 Very cool! The southern train looks like it has a pusher engine on the southern end of the train. Of course, the northern end of the train is in the low resolution area to the north of this picture. Very cool! The southern train looks like it has a pusher engine on the southern end of the train.
Of course, the northern end of the train is in the low resolution area to the north of this picture.

]]> By: chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2078 chris Mon, 23 May 2005 20:43:54 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2078 I work for Norfolk Southern and we've had trains with up to 190 coal hoppers, so imagine those trains again plus another 2/5's length. Just hope you don't have to pee if those ever come to your crossing !!!!!! I work for Norfolk Southern and we’ve had trains with up to 190 coal hoppers, so imagine those trains again plus another 2/5’s length. Just hope you don’t have to pee if those ever come to your crossing !!!!!!

]]> By: The Govinator http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2076 The Govinator Mon, 23 May 2005 19:58:57 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2076 Yeah looks like one train is almost full and a second one has come in to fill up good eyes alex Yeah looks like one train is almost full and a second one has come in to fill up good eyes alex

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2074 Alex Mon, 23 May 2005 19:28:04 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2074 Excellent stuff Twombly! Although it [looks to me][1] like that is actually 2 trains in the loop, no? [1]: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.118819,-105.335069&spn=0.008272,0.008465&t=k&hl=en Excellent stuff Twombly! Although it [looks to me][1] like that is actually 2 trains in the loop, no?

[1]: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: george http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2073 george Mon, 23 May 2005 18:57:45 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/13/incredibly-long-trains/#comment-2073 If you are curious where some of those trains eventually wind up, Newport News and Norfolk VA have terminals such as http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.969423,-76.423795&spn=0.012317,0.019162&t=k&hl=en (piles of coal dumped from train cars, only a few train cars around) or http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.874881,-76.317172&spn=0.024633,0.038323&t=k&hl=en (coal laden train cars -- huge depot of train cars full of coar) for loading coal. If you are ever stuck at a crossing when one of these trains go by, the length/enormity is an experience you won't forget.. (and if it's empty, on a return trip, the rattling of all the empty cars is deafening.. If you are curious where some of those trains eventually wind up, Newport News and Norfolk VA have terminals such as Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth (piles of coal dumped from train cars, only a few train cars around) or Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth (coal laden train cars — huge depot of train cars full of coar) for loading coal. If you are ever stuck at a crossing when one of these trains go by, the length/enormity is an experience you won’t forget.. (and if it’s empty, on a return trip, the rattling of all the empty cars is deafening..

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