Re: scales
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 05-25-2018 - 15:43
J Wrote:
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> Scales continue to be used to determine the weight
> of cars (many rates are based on lading weight)
> and to ensure a car does not weight more than its
> rated capacity or the maximum permissible weight
> over the route it is to travel. Knowing the total
> weight of the individual cars in a train is
> important to determine breaking distance, to
> determine how much locomotive power is needed and
> to ensure proper weight distribution for train
> handling.
Did’nt SP have a major Derailment in the late 80’s that leveled a neighborhood because most cars in it’s train were overloaded?