94NDTA wrote:
Probably because we don't drive our cars on train tracks.....If I saw a 17000+ ton train flying down the freeway, then I would pay attention.

Good point

Sweet-WRX-Lovin wrote:
How come nobody shits their pants when a 6850 ft (yes that's way over a mile) 17000+ ton train comes rumbling through town with 13000+ HP and God only knows how much torque is running it? Who gives a shit about a big semi. You want to see real tonnage and footage, better step up to the big leagues son THey come through town more often then you think, like a few times a day.....
Probably because we don't drive our cars on train tracks.....If I saw a 17000+ ton train flying down the freeway, then I would pay attention.

Sweet-WRX-Lovin wrote:
How come nobody shits their pants when a 6850 ft (yes that's way over a mile) 17000+ ton train comes rumbling through town with 13000+ HP and God only knows how much torque is running it? Who gives a shit about a big semi. You want to see real tonnage and footage, better step up to the big leagues son THey come through town more often then you think, like a few times a day.....

because big trains are nothing special. Miss that train, wait 10 minutes, you can see another one.

A semi that large only 'comes through these parts' every few years.

torbs wrote:
i wonder what he gets paid/mile

probably about 10 dollars per mile. probably got like 20 grand for that trip

Sweet-WRX-Lovin wrote:
How come nobody shits their pants when a 6850 ft (yes that's way over a mile) 17000+ ton train comes rumbling through town with 13000+ HP and God only knows how much torque is running it? Who gives a shit about a big semi. You want to see real tonnage and footage, better step up to the big leagues son THey come through town more often then you think, like a few times a day.....
because were too busy being late for work... Friggen trains!

dubbsy wrote:
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97jeep wrote:
ya. ive been to the big mine right out side off butte montana the dump trucks are not quite that lond but 3 times wider and at least twice as tall. and ive seen them on the road but they dont way nearly as much at it with no load./ i believe the paper said 230 tons

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it was all over the news here.

First one snuck through the beginning of the Month (was around Valley City the 11th of July).

5mph under bridges 50mph top speed it would have been unreal to go watch it but cops didn't want people to go do that was hopping the news would have had it on but i missed the news yesterday thanks for the pic's

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EDIT:And bush says,they dont know where "the weapons of mass destruction" are at???? hahahaha