BHP Iron Ore, worlds longest train at 4.53 miles (7.29 km).........

[Justdroppedin]

BHP Iron Ore set the longest train record between the Yandi mine and Port Hedland in Western Australia in 2011. The train was 4.53 miles (7.29 km) long and carried 82,000 metric tons or about 181 million pounds of iron ore. This is about the same weight as 402 Statues of Liberty (the Statue of Liberty weighs approximately 450,000 pounds).

Imagine missing the crossing by a few seconds...........



https://i.redd.it/i0ob2uxgr4ae1.jpeg

[Gates07]

i would bet that it took more than 2 engines to pull that and would doubt that it moved very fast, while something to brag about, does not make a lot of sense

[dishuser]

i would bet that it took more than 2 engines to pull that and would doubt that it moved very fast, while something to brag about, does not make a lot of sense

I see more than 2 engines

[dogdayz]

I see more than 2 engines

I did some googling - it uses eight synchronized engines.

[dishuser]

I did some googling - it uses eight synchronized engines.

we have one that goes thru niagara that has 5 engines
2 on the front,2 on the rear and one in the middle

[dogdayz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbe9ZLLFj8Q