BNSF 6597 leads a monster 16,000 ft stack train with 10 engines west through Ancona, IL 07/23/17

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Published 2017-07-25

I was spending the day in Ancona on the BNSF Chillicothe sub and I noticed this train come through with 5 engines up front and many single stacks and I was thinking that it may be a 16,000 foot train that I have seen on videos but haven't seen it until now. Not only did it have 5 engines up front, but 3 mid DPUs, and 2 rear DPUs. It was so long that the front engines were almost out of view when the rear DPUs came through. They come out of BNSF's Logistics Park Chicago just south of Joliet and run west to Los Angeles before getting loaded on a container ship to the Far East. Hope to get more of these in the future. I will have the whole video up later of the day in Ancona, enjoy and don't forget to comment and subscribe!!
BNSF 6597 (ES44C4 built 4/2013)
BNSF 6681 (ES44C4 built 2011)
BNSF 4541 (C44-9W built 10/1999)
BNSF 7360 (ES44DC built 12/2009)
BNSF 8238 (ES44C4 built 2014)
Mid DPUs
BNSF 4074 (C44-9W built 7/2003)
BNSF 7066 (ES44C4 built 7/2012)
BNSF 4666 (C44-9W built 3/2000)
rear DPUs
BNSF 3994 (ET44C4 built 2016)
BNSF 7986 (ES44C4 built 2015)

All Comments (21)

@flossietube2065 4 years ago

As a truck driver having been all over the country for 20 years. I've never seen a train that long! And with a total of ten locomotives!! Just wow!!! Makes me wish I chose a different career.
@michaelprosperity3420 4 years ago

5 engines in the front, 3 in the middle, 2 on the end. That is real power.
@Saeed89 4 years ago

My Goodness, I've never ever seen anything like that before in Railways anywhere in my life. What a beast pulling 16,000 ft long weight string ain't a joke man. Thanks for sharing I'm really impressed 👍👍👍
@chrisackerley1842 5 years ago

I count 290 cars. This has got to be one of the longest trains I have ever seen.
@DJOHN5ON 4 years ago

I'd love this to be filmed from above. Someone needs to get a drone up there!
@Retired88M 4 years ago

Thank goodness for the railroads hauling all those containers. I drive a tractor trailer for a living and would hate to have all those containers out on the highways at once . It would be gridlock 100%
@royhoco5748 5 years ago

that long train could tie up road crossings in 3 counties at one time
@XD45OWNER 4 years ago

That's definitely the longest train run I've seen, just fascinating! Thanks for sharing
@brianfoster7794 5 years ago

OMG That is the longest train I have ever seen it’s brilliant we never see anything like this in the UK 🇬🇧 and it was travelling at a good speed, great video
@DanLetts97 6 years ago

The thing that amazes me about these trains is how the couplings can be so strong, especially at the front of the train. Think about that first connecting coupling! All the weight that’s on it. It’s amazing how strong steel actually is
@MrNeilcster 4 years ago

I counted 278 carriages plus 9 engines. Lots of double decks too, that’s the biggest train I’ve ever seen. Great vid.
@tvm73836 5 years ago

Funny to see a lone double stack Maersk in the middle of a row of single stacks!!
@dr.rajnagarajan7711 4 years ago

Yes, this is incredibly long. Amazing to watch the speed at which the engines pull the mega cargo loads.
@capitalcitybricks 5 years ago

Wow! Impressive video. It was pretty neat to see the 5-3-2 arrangement of the locos
@xenomorph2056 5 years ago

I've NEVER seen a single consist THAT long!! That is insane!!
@robertwalls5794 5 years ago

That's the John Holmes of trains!
@ellastarrr1st149 1 year ago

Simply amazing, it makes you wonder where all this stuff is going to and the time it takes to assemble a train of such a length.
@jazzridez 2 years ago

The Dynamic Energy that is in this train at 65mph is incredible.
@johnkraemer5505 4 years ago

Wow! That’s a big ass train! Thank you for sharing! 😎👍🏻
@brandonmullis8111 5 years ago

That was a serious train!! Thanks for video