7 Locomotive “Lash-Up” Is A Colorful Sight!

A rare glimpse of the 7 multicolored locomotives in a terrific “lash-up”!
It almost looks like they were all washed and cleaned before this video was taken!
A lash-up is defined as the use of two or more locomotives strung together in succession.
The term lash-up is commonly used by model train enthusiasts, however, it can also be applied in this instance.
This mixed freight combined a rare combination 7 locomotives representing 5 different railways to move this mixed freight train.
Seen in this clip are:
- 6434 Iowa Chicago & Eastern
- 3053 CITX
- 6061 SOO
- 2776 CSX
- 2751 CSX
- Pan Am Railways
- Pan Am Railways
Since the average weight of the these locomotive is 400,000 lbs., these 7 locomotives represent over 1400 tons of rolling stock!
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