That UP Guy Wrote:
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> Knuckle man Wrote:
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> > Why would you walk the train for a broken
> knuckle?
> > Just set it on the ground with someone and pull
> > the train forward until the broken knuckle car
> is
> > next to the person with the knuckle, then put
> > person and knuckle on last car and back up the
> > train to second half of train. Sorry I'm lazy
> and
> > those things seem heavy...
>
> Wow! I guess you all don't run with any air in
> your train! On MY railroad, WE use air and the
> CONDUCTOR (or BRAKEMAN if you're lucky) walks back
> to the break, closes the angle cock, then rides up
> to the point where the new knuckle was placed on
> the ground by the engineer or conductor. After
> either replacing the knuckle (if it was on the
> last car) or placing it on the rear step platform,
> he then rides back to the rear portion and puts
> everything back together again. If he was real
> quick about it (and we have room for a 6.6), the
> train can back up to pick him up on the head-end.
> Otherwise, it's a nice walk back up the head-end.
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On My railroad we don't jerk knuckles apart on flat, straight track. We the handle the throttle with finesse.