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Am I correct in assuming that Hotel Power for the Ski train consist comes from a genset in one of the cars instead of HEP from a locomotive?
I am dubious that anyone ever just tried this on a whim with an unmodified backhoe-loader but stranger things have happened..
[quote user="BNSFwatcher"] Enlighten me, please. I thought the DHS and TSA worked for the Department of Justice. Anyhoo, why did the TSA hire ten people, as screeners, at each of our silly "EAS" airports in Montana? Lots of donuts, or "Fry Bread", being eaten at those places! Bill P. S.: the fine citizens of "Podunk, KY" are offended by your misspelling and misrepresentation! [/quote] The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are seperate
[quote user="gabe"] I was looking at some Herzog sand gondolas--that look a lot like steel cars to me. They are flat-bottomed, and are used to haul sand. Similar, I have seen some flat-bottomed coal cars. How does one unload them? It would seem to be to be very cumbersome to do with a mechanical shovel. It would strike me as nearly impossible to get the 15% of sand/coal out around the sides of the car. I am sure this has an obvious answer that I just do not see, so someone can enlighten
[quote user="ndbprr"] The method of control may be new but midtrain helpers were used utilizing steam engines as numerous pictures exist. Most I have seen are N&W trains using steam engines so the idea has been around for over fifty years. [/quote] The method of DPU control goes back over 40 years and operating Steam locomotives midtrain was done well before WWII.....
[quote user="BNSFwatcher"] BNSF Railway has a "Mechanical Desk" in Fort Worth, TX. If train crews have a problem with a locomotive, the call "Mechanical", 24/7, on the radio, from wherever they are. It seem that "Mechanical" can solve the problem, on the radio, in about 95% of the cases. Doesn't matter what kind of loco is in trouble, who owns it, whatever. Truly amazing! Maybe Fred Fraley could do an article about it. I wonder if they have "mock-ups"
[quote user="blownout cylinder"] [quote user="htgguy"] [quote user="schlimm"] Saw this in the New York Times, 11/18/2009: "A recent study in Britain concluded that one flight from London to Los Angeles produced more carbon dioxide per person than the average British commuter produces in a year by traveling by train, subway or car." [/quote] So, are we to conclude that air travel should be banned? Or is the proper conclusion that persons wishing to travel from
[quote user="Los Angeles Rams Guy"] Just checked out the Railrunner site. Very, very interesting. As with the Railmate, I hope someone gives this type of technology a shot. [/quote] Somebody is...NS operates a whole roadrailer network..
IINM, electronic bells are standard on the newest freight locomotives from EMD and GE. It's not a brand new technology, there were some RR's back in the Seventies that used "E-bells", Milwaukee Road being one..
[quote user="blownout cylinder"] [quote user="schlimm"] Unfortunately, there are a lot of bnsfwatcher-types out there. They deny global warming as the "ultimate silliness" and label renewables like wind turbine generation as silly, even though Denmark is energy independent in part because 19% of its electrical generation is now by wind. Oddly enough, he sees hydro as acceptable, but not wind or solar. [/quote] I'm not so sure myself---the current term used now is
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