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Re: running on rough track question
Author: 72lb rail
Date: 10-21-2020 - 00:55

60lb Rail Wrote:
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> Minimum set is about 10-20 lbs of air on the
> brakes. It means they would lightly apply the
> brakes and then pull against them. Works good for
> empties, loads pull smoother.


Wow that much huh? What railroad do you work for? I would get fired for doing that after I string lined the train or ripped the drawbar out.

A minimum set is 6-8lbs by the way

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  running on rough track question non-rail here 10-20-2020 - 23:00
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  Re: running on rough track question 72lb rail 10-21-2020 - 00:55
  Re: running on rough track question-minimum set? BOB2 10-21-2020 - 03:03
  Re: running on rough track question-minimum set? FUD 10-21-2020 - 08:06
  Re: running on rough track question-minimum set? Shortline Sammie 10-21-2020 - 09:47
  Denver-operator alert ! 10-21-2020 - 09:56
  Re: running on rough track question-minimum set? Dr Zarkoff 10-21-2020 - 09:50
  Re: running on rough track question Nudge 10-21-2020 - 17:36
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  Re: running on rough track question-the straighten it out as you go method of trains handling on rough track.... BOB2 10-21-2020 - 18:09


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