Followed an NS coal train down the mountain

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Ryan1021Member since Jul-5-03 · 15 postsAug 24, 2003 2:29 AM

Here are some shots I got.

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RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., lil_man_316, Aug-24-03, 02:06 AM, (1) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., smp11512, Aug-24-03, 02:43 AM, (2) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., ssw_96, Aug-24-03, 08:23 AM, (3) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., Ryan1021, Aug-24-03, 11:52 AM, (4) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., NW_611, Aug-25-03, 10:29 PM, (5) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., Ryan1021, Aug-27-03, 10:36 PM, (6) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., ATF1224, Aug-28-03, 08:34 AM, (7) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., NW_611, Aug-28-03, 10:56 AM, (8) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., Ryan1021, Aug-28-03, 04:45 PM, (9) RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain., NW_611, Sep-01-03, 02:14 PM, (10)

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lil_man_316Member since Aug-14-03 · 25 postsAug 24, 2003 6:06 AM

RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain.

what route are you on? that looks sweet.

come ride the train come choo choo ride

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smp11512Member since Apr-7-03 · 1226 postsAug 24, 2003 6:43 AM

RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain.

I'm going to take a guess here and say either Kingsport Subdivision or NS East River Sub Southern Pacific will live on forever in the hearts of the Red and Gray Railfans Followed an NS coal train down the mountain – image 7
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ssw_96Charter Member · 1440 postsAug 24, 2003 12:23 PM

RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain.

NS East River

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Ryan1021Member since Jul-5-03 · 15 postsAug 24, 2003 3:52 PM

RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain.

Yep, East River.

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NW_611Member since Apr-8-03 · 493 postsAug 26, 2003 2:29 AM

RE: Followed an NS coal train down the mountain.

That nearly-underneath shot looks like it was shot somewhere in the Clinchfield's area, and those're always nice to see. Thanks for sharing 'em! (Of course, this is additional impetus for me to install the East River route...)If you don't mind my asking, what made up your consist? I'm primarily looking for file names and however many hoppers or gondolas you were using; I'm assuming that you used the generic NS set of three D9-40CWs.Thanks in advance!

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Ryan1021Member since Jul-5-03 · 15 postsAug 28, 2003 2:36 AM

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I believe those units were from the GE Mega Pack.

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ATF1224Member since Apr-9-03 · 1003 postsAug 28, 2003 12:34 PM

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I see:NS 9683 Primer (gemegav2.zip)
NS 9749 and 8366 (nslocos.zip)
NS Coal Hoppers (ns_coal.zip)Yes, for the record, I am still working on activities, they are just not going as planned. I am also working on my own route, so the acts have taken sort of a back seat.

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The Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District

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NW_611Member since Apr-8-03 · 493 postsAug 28, 2003 2:56 PM

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OK, thanks for the identity of the third engine. I'm kind of hoping the thread originator might tell me how many coal hoppers he had. I had a hair-raising experience trying to control a 50-hopper load coming out of Bluefield down the mountain, and I figured I might have been overloaded. Never throttled up once while riding the dynamic brake as the only measure of speed control; that's probably the most 'eventful' run I've made in a while. Thanks for the input!

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Ryan1021Member since Jul-5-03 · 15 postsAug 28, 2003 8:45 PM

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Hey, sorry for not responding to your orginal question. I had 40 hoppers, and some of them were Top Gon. I also had a former Conrail C40-8 as a helper.

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NW_611Member since Apr-8-03 · 493 postsSep 1, 2003 6:14 PM

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Thanks a lot! I appreciate your response; I've been kind of learning about real (game-wise, that is) uses of the dynamic brake, as opposed to prior experience tinkering around on an inexperienced basis whilst on the Marias Pass or the Full Bucket. I had come to the conclusion that three D9-40CWs weren't going to be enough to slow down, but I did manage to control the thing after going into emergency only once. Heh heh heh.

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