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<p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">[quote user="blue streak 1"]</span></p> <p>[quote user="Bucyrus"]</p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva;font-size:small;">I could see the possibility of dragging some cars off the trestle with the brakes on, but that seems pretty iffy. Would a railroad company permit that solution to the problem? How many loads could you drag before breaking another knuckle?</span></p> <p>[/quote]<strong>Close the closest car anglecock to the bridge that can be reached. Operate brake bleed valve on first car on bridge if possible. Then attempt to drag remaining train and if cars move you can operate the brake bleed valve on each car as each car comes off the bridge. That releases each car's brakes in turn. </strong><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">[/quote]</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">Well yes, you can bleed the cars as they come off the bridge, and each one you bleed will reduce the load. But to begin the pull, all of the cars will have the brakes set. How many loads can you drag with fully applied brakes? Give me a number. </span></p>
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