HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
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> > Fred Wrote:
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> > > Water in tender is probably to keep the
> wheels
> > > from sliding during braking.
> >
> > In the first place, the brakes are not working.
> >
> > In the second, even empty, they won't slide the
> > wheels.
> >
> > Although, this particular group HAS slid a few
> > wheels.
>
> Did I miss something? I thought the steam crew got
> the brakes working in colton.

No. Except for that cheesy air compressor hook-up they
had while in the park which only worked on a few sets
of wheels, anyway.

FRA would never allow anything like that on active
trackage.

Besides, the steam loco does not have MU. That big red
runaround hose bypasses the steam engine completely.