|
|
 Posted - May 06 2010 : 11:14:07 PM
|
Has anyone seen the CSX tv commercial. Starts out with some scenes that you would not think about a railroad. Then these words appear on the screen: "Moves 1 ton, 436 miles on 1 gallon of gas." Or something similar. Then they show a cgi CSX boxcar. Anyway, I thought it very unusual to see a railroad commercial on tv. Of course, Norfolk Southern had one several years ago.
Unspoken expectations are premeditated failures.
|
Country:  USA ~
Posts: 825 ~
Member Since: December 22 2008 ~
Last Visit: March 16 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 06 2010 : 11:23:05 PM
|
they have several commercials - i have seen the one you are describing above
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 2507 ~
Member Since: January 31 2006 ~
Last Visit: October 21 2017
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 06 2010 : 11:50:10 PM
|
I've seen the CSX campaign, and also noticed them as a sponsor in a few places.
Has anyone seen the Toyota Avalon commercial with a 1930's art-deco look, and a streamlined locomotive in the station that looks something like the Reading Crusader?
The Tyco Depot
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 3927 ~
Member Since: June 20 2007 ~
Last Visit: November 19 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 07 2010 : 12:13:16 AM
|
wouldn't surprize me if it was on YouTube  but do Locos GET that kind of MPGs??
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 14929 ~
Member Since: February 23 2009 ~
Last Visit: September 21 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 08 2010 : 10:28:42 AM
|
quote:Has anyone seen the CSX tv commercial. .... Anyway, I thought it very unusual to see a railroad commercial on tv.
Originally posted by NC shortlines - May 06 2010 : 11:14:07 PM
|
There was an article in the Washington Post paper last year, about railroads, and how that instead of them shrinking, some, like CSX, are committed to building THOUSANDS of new miles of trackage, due to increased demand for transportation. This isn't upgrading old track, this is actually NEW LINE being built, something that hasn't been done on any large scale since the '50's or 60's at least. It's a turnaround for the railroad industry, and one way they're advertising the advantage is that they are still king at bulk transport of single commodities. I've seen several different CSX commercials here in VA for them, and they usually tout the "gas mileage" thing every time, too. I've seen 4 or 5 different commercials, all for freight service, not passenger.
Jerry
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 3974 ~
Member Since: January 04 2009 ~
Last Visit: January 11 2019
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 09 2010 : 11:02:22 AM
|
quote:I've seen the CSX campaign, and also noticed them as a sponsor in a few places.
Has anyone seen the Toyota Avalon commercial with a 1930's art-deco look, and a streamlined locomotive in the station that looks something like the Reading Crusader?
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â May 06 2010Â :Â 11:50:10 PM
|
I saw that one...it looked like they designed windows into the locomotive boiler to me!
    
- Matt -
|
Country:  Canada ~
Posts: 1021 ~
Member Since: August 24 2008 ~
Last Visit: January 05 2020
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 09 2010 : 9:58:36 PM
|
| CSX also runs ads on National Public Radio.
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1166 ~
Member Since: October 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: December 23 2018
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 09 2010 : 10:57:38 PM
|
quote:but do Locos GET that kind of MPGs??
Originally posted by microbusss - May 07 2010 : 12:13:16 AM
|
Sort of. Lets say that a typical diesel loco burns 100 gallons per hour, when it's working hard pulling a certain tonnage. Travels 450 miles, at 45 mph. Thats 10 hours and
1000 gallons fuel. If it pulls 1000 tons (2,000,000 lbs), that equals 1 ton , 450 miles on 1 gallon.
Thats how they come up with that statement. I don't have any actual locomotive performance data handy.
By the way, I was reading an article in a magazine and can you guess the most efficient method of moving bulk tonnage?
river barge.
Unspoken expectations are premeditated failures.
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 825 ~
Member Since: December 22 2008 ~
Last Visit: March 16 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 10 2010 : 02:10:33 AM
|
I can tell you that on the CSX rail system that the info in this commercial is total B.S.! CSX uses the least amout of H.P. per ton than any other class 1 railroad that I know of. One rule of thumb to always remember is that H.P. is for speed. Where I work and all over the system they only use 2 Dash-9s on a coal train. Most coal drags weigh in at 14,000 tons so you do the math. Thats WAY over 1 h.p. per ton, even 1 ton per foot is heavy. Anyways, on to the point here. The slower the train gets, the more the engine has to work to make electricity for the traction motors. We burn around 1,200 gallons on a 185 mile trip. You do the math once again. This to me is false advertising. I could possibly see it though on a tote train and thats about it.
A lone amature built the ark! A large group of professionals built the titanic!
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 423 ~
Member Since: September 25 2006 ~
Last Visit: November 08 2012
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - May 10 2010 : 9:21:31 PM
|
Funny how mention the number of engines. I have noticed over the years that CN has 2 maybe 3 the odd time pulling a train. And CP has 4-5 pulling a train... I would guess, you being the engineer, they would not be working as hard.
Mike
|
|
Country: Canada ~
Posts: 1586 ~
Member Since: December 07 2007 ~
Last Visit: September 20 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - September 28 2011 : 6:56:07 PM
|
Seen Them All.
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1102 ~
Member Since: July 28 2011 ~
Last Visit: July 01 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - September 28 2011 : 8:26:55 PM
|
I Just Saw One!
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1102 ~
Member Since: July 28 2011 ~
Last Visit: July 01 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - September 28 2011 : 8:55:44 PM
|
I see those once and awhile.Saw an Norfolk Southern ad too! CSX did once have a billboard on I-95 north of Jacksonville. Went by it, it was recovered!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 3147 ~
Member Since: May 07 2007 ~
Last Visit: September 18 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - November 01 2011 : 7:52:38 PM
|
WOAH! Cool! CSX Had a Billboard! Ya got pics?
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1102 ~
Member Since: July 28 2011 ~
Last Visit: July 01 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
Home
Forums
Events Calendar
Forum Admins & Mods
Register
