Re: Air brake question
Author: Frank Harris
Date: 11-09-2016 - 20:27
Hello Bob 2,
I enjoy your posts on many topics that are beating a dead horse (UP Steam, Eel River Canyon, Carrizo Canyon, Metrolink management, RR labor, etc).
Fascinating topic about them retainers on the Vasona. Are you a train conductor or do you work on Amtrak?
Frank in Marysville
BOB2 Wrote:
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> In my day, it depended on the territory, the
> grades, tonnage per operative brake, and the
> number of units with operable dynamic brakes.
> Special Instructions usually specified these
> locations and conditions.
>
> There are no dynamic brakes on the C&T, with some
> serious gradient, so that doesn't really surprise
> me.
>
> Retainers aren't really used as much as they used
> to be for things like really heavy beet trains on
> Beaumont, and the like.