Re: I think the engineer was trying to make up time
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 10-12-2020 - 20:22
> Finally, it is interesting to note that the NP discontinued use of the controversial electro - pneumatic brake system on trains No. 25 and 26.
This makes sense. It was probably variety of the D-22-PTE system, and this system was far from controversial. All that was removed were the E features from the locomotives and cars, with the rest of the D-22 system (on the cars) remaining in place. Otherwise how could you stop the train? Removing the E features was a reduction in maintenance expsense thing, and the SP did it to trains 98/99 by the mid-1950s.