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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse Although the up-grade is 3.1%, the down grade is closer to 3.7%. The Heisler started slipping on 6 boxcars going down. [/quote] man those are some steep grades, no wonder you're pulling so low. Real railsroads really tried to no get over a 1.5-2% grade, and really prefered a 0.5-1% grade, many old time railsroads would go 10-12 miles out of their way just to build a smoother grade than a direct route would have. where alternate routes were not possible, they'd cut the land, or fill the approach to achieve acceptable grades. Imagine 300 chinese or irish laborers doing land excavations with picks and shovels, that was cheaper than multiheading or cut and shuffle for the railroads.
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