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Re: 4014 will drag a diesel to Boone July 15
Author: Hot Water
Date: 05-27-2019 - 14:42
Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
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> If the diesel's dynamic brakes surge periodically,
> this will create slack action in the trailing
> cars.
Well, in all the years that I have been involved with SP 4449, UP 844, and UP 3985, I know of no surging having ever taken place when the diesel/diesels in the consist were using dynamic brake. Especially on those few occasions when the diesel was placed in dynamic brake in order to increase the trailing load a bit on the steam locomotive.
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> If the diesel's dynamic brakes surge periodically,
> this will create slack action in the trailing
> cars.
Well, in all the years that I have been involved with SP 4449, UP 844, and UP 3985, I know of no surging having ever taken place when the diesel/diesels in the consist were using dynamic brake. Especially on those few occasions when the diesel was placed in dynamic brake in order to increase the trailing load a bit on the steam locomotive.
