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Re: Union Pacific training video -- Steve Bottling the Air is not "leaking off"...FYI
Author: steve
Date: 11-14-2018 - 10:37
BOB2 Wrote:
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> Yes Steve, that's true, too. But, it is
> irrelevant to a discussion of "bottling the air",
> because that's not "bottling the air" is it?
>
> So, as I said, if you want to understand how air
> brakes work and what can go wrong from "bottling
> the air", then watch the video. As Shortline
> Sammie, a real rail, said, it has a nice succinct
> description of how air brakes work, and I agree.
>
> Of course, this is why the rules also require you
> to set sufficient hand brakes, what we call that a
> "heal" on a train or, cut of cars. So that when
> that "air" leaks of, usually over a period of a
> number of hours, when the "air" in the brake
> cylinder leaks off, and pressure reduces to the
> point it releases the air brakes, the train still
> stays put.
So sorry ,i thought it was relevant to a discussion on how air brakes work. Bob You come across as an arrogant know it all who has to get the last word in and never be corrected. But i really like reading all of your posts . I too am a retired rail but i cannot articulate or comment on subjects nearly as well as you.
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> Yes Steve, that's true, too. But, it is
> irrelevant to a discussion of "bottling the air",
> because that's not "bottling the air" is it?
>
> So, as I said, if you want to understand how air
> brakes work and what can go wrong from "bottling
> the air", then watch the video. As Shortline
> Sammie, a real rail, said, it has a nice succinct
> description of how air brakes work, and I agree.
>
> Of course, this is why the rules also require you
> to set sufficient hand brakes, what we call that a
> "heal" on a train or, cut of cars. So that when
> that "air" leaks of, usually over a period of a
> number of hours, when the "air" in the brake
> cylinder leaks off, and pressure reduces to the
> point it releases the air brakes, the train still
> stays put.
So sorry ,i thought it was relevant to a discussion on how air brakes work. Bob You come across as an arrogant know it all who has to get the last word in and never be corrected. But i really like reading all of your posts . I too am a retired rail but i cannot articulate or comment on subjects nearly as well as you.
