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56 years ago today, On November 15, 1967, the Norfolk & Western Railway operated the world's longest and heaviest freight train between Iaeger, West Virginia, and Portsmouth, Ohio. The "Super Train" was four miles long with 500 coal cars pulled by six 3,600 horsepower diesel engines. The train weighed 48,170 tons and covered a distance of 159 miles in a little more than six hours. It averaged 26 miles per hour.

Today's photograph was taken looking back at the train from the third diesel unit on the head end shortly after leaving Iaeger.

Earlier in the fall, N&W moved several long trains as part of an experimental program to improve the efficiency of locomotive power and provide economical service to customers. The record 500-car N&W train operated on November 15, 1967 between Williamson, WV and Portsmouth, OH. Total train length was 21,424 feet and the train totaled 48,584 tons.

The train was pulled by six N&W SD45 locomotives. There were three units on the lead and three mid-train slaves. The consist was as follows:

N&W SD45 1737
N&W SD45 1740
N&W SD45 1726
300 loaded coal hoppers
N&W SD45 1738
N&W SD45 1761
N&W SD45 1759
200 loaded coal hoppers
N&W caboose 518263

The Norfolk and Western Magazine reported that "teamwork and cooperation made the run a success."
 
Foto Reichsbahn Dampflok Lokomotive mit Kennung "45 002"



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July 1941. "Logging train. Spalding Junction, Nez Perce County, Idaho." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee
for the Farm Security Administration.

Source: Internet
 

July 1941. "Logging train. Spalding Junction, Nez Perce County, Idaho." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee
for the Farm Security Administration.

Source: Internet
 
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