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NS westbound bare table train

Added: May 15, 2012

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Locomotive Details	Location/Date of Video
» Norfolk Southern (more..) » GE C40-9W (Dash 9-40CW) (more..)	» NS Harrisburg Line (more..) » Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA (more..) » May 11, 2012
Locomotive No./Train ID	Videographer
» NS 9243 (more..) » Unknown	» James Burlington (more..) » Contact James Burlington
Remarks: Am I correct in calling this a bare table train? What is the purpose of running an entire unit of empty intermodal cars?

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User Comments on this Video (2)

Posted by Dustin E on May 23, 2012

Sometimes it costs more to put cars in storage than it does to run them, therefore the railroads run these type of trains to keep the cars out of storage. The BNSF use to do this quite a bit a few years ago.

Posted by George on May 26, 2012

Nice to see a operation lifesaver unit, the third locomotive.

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