Intermodal Train Throttles to MAX and Takes Off from Dead Stop!

Watching all the diesels in the lead consist throttle up to Notch 8 to start a train moving from a dead stop is one of my absolute favorite things to see in railroading. This is when the locomotives do the most work -requiring every bit of the nearly 18,000 horsepower in this case - to get the train moving, and its always a sight to behold!