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I hate to admit it, but most run-aways are due to some human error. Though some of the biggest have been due in a large part to equipment problems like the one by the Cahone Pass (forgive the spelling). There, a hard run-in of the 'slack' (engineer error?) caused a pinching of the brake-pipe hose behind the units, thus the engineer could not set any automatic air, or put the train into 'emergency'. The one near run-away I was on,on our Cascade Mtn. area was the result of the 'hog-head' 'going after the air' (automatic air) too much, and too often. He 'pissed away' his train line air, thus not having enough built up quickly enough to actuate any real braking when he again aplied the 'automatic' brake valve on the consol. The 'dynamics' on our consist were going in and out, (equipment failure) but he was finally able to recover enough air to get the train slowed by releasing the air, 'jacking up' the independent air, then reapplying the automatic to get the train slowed...Hommie
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