Presently running is a coal train with 32 loaded 90 ton Chessie 3-Bay hoppers with two Reading 4-8-4s "Double Heading" the train. These big engines with their sixteen-wheel tenders are over 18" long! This is quite a sight! ...
Double heading - Using two locomotives at the head of the train.
Double Stack - A special train where containers are stacked two high.
Double Track - A two track railroad.
Down grade - American term for a down-hill grade.
  
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