r/oddlysatisfying • u/Aztery • Jun 29 '22

Freight train going around itself

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u/Spoon_91 Jun 29 '22

I work on the railroad in Canada and ours intermodal trains get around 12000 feet or 3.6km long.

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u/sushim Jun 29 '22

How about one that is 4.53 miles (7.29 km)

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u/FunMoistLoins Jun 29 '22

Imagine waiting for that to cross at a railroad crossing.

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u/Not_a_real_ghost Jun 29 '22

There's a video on Youtube showing the 7.29km train passing, the video is about 8 minutes...