Had to go to Marquette and caught the LS&I dropping loads for the CN
https://youtu.be/uF9ER1PWmsw
Quick clip of the LS&I
Quick clip of the LS&I
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Re: Quick clip of the LS&I
Are those the all rail ore loads to Algoma Steel?
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Re: Quick clip of the LS&I
AARR, I’m not 100% sure, but I believe these are the all rail loads.
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Re: Quick clip of the LS&I
Correct those are the loads for U745
Re: Quick clip of the LS&I
I've seen Saturnalia's overhead video's of the ore loads and it seems like those cars are only 50-75% filled. The ore must be very dense/heavy.
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Re: Quick clip of the LS&I
Which is why there are ore jennies. Make a car with only the volume to hold the weight.
Accidently fill one of those hopper cars to the volume limit with ore and watch it sag.
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Re: Quick clip of the LS&I
The larger cars are used to spread out the weight over a greater distance for crossing the bridge at Sault Ste Marie. Ore jennies would put too much weight on some of the spans.