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My word, American stuff is heavy! Thought 269 tons sounded way over the top but for an 8 axle loco which the DD40AX was it has a lower axle loading than the ES44AC, 33 tons v 36 tons.
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Just remember, when an American says "ton", they mean short ton (2000lb) by default, rather than long ton (2240lb). Still makes them a lot heavier than British equipment. Even most American locos don't compare to the C&O Allegheny, which had an axle load of 42 tons. I believe the only places equipment that heavy is used today are the ore lines in Australia.
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Fan of Conrail... also PRR, Santa Fe, BN and SP, 70s-80s CN, pre-merger-era UP, heavy electric operations in general, DB and DR, Brazilian railroads in general... why bother trying to list them all?
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