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Re: handling with train air
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 12-31-2013 - 21:25
> . . . we usually don't have more than 6-8 cars in a train and we only run 10 mph (20 mph on 3 miles of new track) so runaways haven't been a problem.
>Our yard is a bowel with an ascending grade at each end. The advantage of this is that the cars aren't going to go anywhere once they are in the yard. The disadvantage is that train handling --snip--
>Car count at about 4, speed about 6 mph, still coming in too hot! - full emergency application.
We stopped about 1/2 car length from the joint. Conductor said "did you do that?" I said "you bet - that is what emergency is for!" Much better than hitting them at 5 mph! Doesn't take that long to reset and ease them back SAFELY to the joint. I don't like hard joints.
I've been doing it all wrong. 11 cars, all loads of propane/butane, no train air, drops uphill, drops downhill, kicking them into various yard tracks. Spot the propane racks in refineries, all with the jeff. Shucks.
>Our yard is a bowel with an ascending grade at each end. The advantage of this is that the cars aren't going to go anywhere once they are in the yard. The disadvantage is that train handling --snip--
>Car count at about 4, speed about 6 mph, still coming in too hot! - full emergency application.
We stopped about 1/2 car length from the joint. Conductor said "did you do that?" I said "you bet - that is what emergency is for!" Much better than hitting them at 5 mph! Doesn't take that long to reset and ease them back SAFELY to the joint. I don't like hard joints.
I've been doing it all wrong. 11 cars, all loads of propane/butane, no train air, drops uphill, drops downhill, kicking them into various yard tracks. Spot the propane racks in refineries, all with the jeff. Shucks.
