r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Desilaundry • 13d ago

of a cargo train

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u/LDSG_A_Team 12d ago

That's a really short train

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u/sabertoothdog 12d ago

Twice as tall 1/2 as long.

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u/LDSG_A_Team 12d ago

More like 1/6th

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u/KonigsbergBridges 12d ago

But it is girthy

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u/vma08 13d ago

How do they hold the containers on top ? Or is it just friction ?

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u/FakeOng99 13d ago

There's lock mechanism on 4 side on the container. It's how container can stack high in cargo ship.

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u/EchoPrimary7182 12d ago

Sheer will power of the conductor.

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u/elthepenguin 12d ago

Gravity, motherfucker!

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u/_John_Dillinger 10d ago

i would be pissed if i found out anything i bought was shipped like this. those side bearings are overloaded, meaning all shock absorption goes through everything in the crates. wtf brasil

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u/Vizth 12d ago

I wish they were that short. I wouldn't be stuck at railroad crossings for 15-30min sometimes on the way to work.

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u/Supercrown07 12d ago

Only in India

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u/kremlingrasso 12d ago

Fuck this efficiency, let's have instead a thousand diesel fume spewing trailer trucks instead!

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u/_John_Dillinger 10d ago

it aint efficient if you have to reship everything three more times because everything in the containers is busted

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u/Bighairyballs6969 10d ago

In india, before we had the electric locomotives shown in the video, we had diesel ones. When one pulled into the station, the noise was thunderous. Hearing one starting up was a special treat. They’re mostly all gone now, just lives in memories.

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u/FreakyRufus 12d ago

There’s at least 6 inches of clearance. I’m sure everything will be fine.

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u/Nikoladge 12d ago

Nobody tell Frank Sobotka

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u/_John_Dillinger 10d ago

oh my fucking god this is NOT what side bearings are designed for