Penny Wise and Pound Foolish?
Author: E. Hunter Harrison Jr......
Date: 08-03-2017 - 05:48
RAILWAY AGE 8-3-17
Five locomotives were at the head of the consist. Unconfirmed reports say three of the five units were “dead-in-consist,” meaning that, if true, only two units were bringing the 18,000-ton train down a mountain grade that has a maximum grade of 1.94% near Manila, Pa., which is just east of the summit and Sand Patch Tunnel. Grades fluctuate between 1% and 1.5% until reaching Hyndman. The possibility of operating such a long and heavy ( 178 cars ) train on a descending grade with no more than two powered locomotives is likely to be a factor in NTSB’s investigation.
" I know more about running trains then you do in your middle finger. " E.H.H. Jr.