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What prevents modern locomotives from overheating in long tunnels?
Author: Margret (SP fan)
Date: 09-07-2018 - 11:24

What prevents modern locomotivesl from overheating in long tunnels?

None of these modern locomtives are tunnel motors. And the former SP lines do have a lot of tunnels, including the 2-mile-long Tunnel 41, "the Big Hole," on Donner, as well as many other places. Modern trains are very long, sometimes 2 miles long, and few tunnels are level. So -- what prevents these modern locomotives, none of which are tunnel motors, from overheating and automatically shutting down, in long tunnels?

Thaks in advance for any info anyone can give me!

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  What prevents modern locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Margret (SP fan) 09-07-2018 - 11:24
  Re: What prevents modern locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? jst3751 09-07-2018 - 12:20
  Re: What prevents modern locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Hot Water 09-07-2018 - 12:28
  Re: What prevents modern locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Railbaron 09-07-2018 - 13:44
  Re: What prevents moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Margaret (SP fan) 09-07-2018 - 16:07
  Re: What prevents moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Railbaron 09-07-2018 - 16:59
  Re: What prevents moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? interesting points 09-07-2018 - 17:17
  Re: UP steam on Donner-- moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Mike Pechner 09-07-2018 - 19:56
  Re: UP steam on Donner-- moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Carol L Voss 09-07-2018 - 22:39
  Re: UP steam on Donner-- moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Lucky Strike 09-07-2018 - 23:09
  Re: UP steam on Donner-- moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Hot Water 09-08-2018 - 05:49
  Re: UP steam on Donner-- moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? FEF 09-08-2018 - 15:37
  Re: UP steam on Donner-- moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Mike Pechner 09-08-2018 - 21:49
  Re: What prevents moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Max Wyss 09-08-2018 - 01:08
  Re: What prevents moderrn locomotives from overheating in long tunnels? Dr Zarkoff 09-08-2018 - 23:47


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