Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax
Author: WAF
Date: 03-02-2019 - 06:49
Eric Gonzales Wrote:
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> The last several times (2011, 2017, and 2019) UP
> has fired the rotaries, they've done something
> that I don't understand. I'm hoping either Mr.
> Dorn, or Mr. Lynch might be able to shed light on
> it. The locomotives that get put in for power are
> facing away from the rotary, and are nose to nose
> with each other. Is there a particular reason for
> this type of arrangement?
So they can breakaway if a problem occurs or the Rotary goes on the ground