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Re: Air brake question
Author: Narrow Gauge Fan
Date: 11-09-2016 - 18:43

Cumbries and Toltec uses them on a daily basis, that is when they run in the summer months. All westbound trains that come down the 4% grade from Chama (New Mexico) to Cumbries Pass (Colorado) stop at the top of the pass, water the locomotive and turn on the retarders. I know that every steam powered train does this, but I'm not sure if they do retarders when they are running a diesel powered train, which is usually only work trains.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Air brake question whoosh 11-09-2016 - 18:32
  Re: Air brake question Narrow Gauge Fan 11-09-2016 - 18:43
  Re: Air brake question OOPs 11-10-2016 - 05:23
  Re: Air brake question Ernest H. Robl 11-09-2016 - 18:44
  Re: Air brake question Dr Zarkoff 11-09-2016 - 18:55
  Re: Air brake question BOB2 11-09-2016 - 19:02
  Re: Air brake question Frank Harris 11-09-2016 - 20:27
  Re: Air brake question BN Oly 11-09-2016 - 21:09
  Re: Air brake question Craig Tambo 11-09-2016 - 21:17
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... BOB2 11-09-2016 - 23:28
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... Bill Kohler 11-10-2016 - 05:44
  Re: Setting the Pops. Nudge 11-10-2016 - 11:22
  Heavy train on grade Agent 99 11-10-2016 - 13:21
  Re: Heavy train on grade BOB2 11-10-2016 - 14:05
  Re: Heavy train on grade George Andrews 11-10-2016 - 17:46
  Re: Setting the Pops. Dr Zarkoff 11-10-2016 - 19:47
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... PopS 11-10-2016 - 18:15
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... Dr Zarkoff 11-10-2016 - 19:37
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... BN Oly 11-10-2016 - 22:26
  Well, Nudge 11-11-2016 - 09:34
  Re: Well, it's call pi$$ing away your air.... BOB2 11-11-2016 - 10:15
  Re: Well, it's call pi$$ing away your air.... Dr Zarkoff 11-11-2016 - 12:19
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... Dr Zarkoff 11-11-2016 - 10:24
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... mook 11-11-2016 - 13:28
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... Nudge 11-11-2016 - 15:23
  Re: I were once a real hoghead, not some groundling... mook 11-11-2016 - 17:05


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