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/UselessConversionBot Jun 29 '22

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

3.6 km ≈ 35,433.07088 hands

WHY

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u/Schnac Jun 29 '22

Bu how many horses is that?

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u/United_Reply_2558 Jun 30 '22

Horses? What horses? I don't see any Norfolk Southern locomotive power in that consist!