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Knuckle Coupler/Drawbar/Carframe tonnage limits?
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Case an point....The CNW. <br />I still remember the day a westbound loaded ore train came through Blair with only 3 CNW EMD SD40-2's on the point......As the power went past me doing less than 20mph..As it hit the 1.0% grade it's speed draged to a very slow 10mph. <br />As it got half way up the grade the coupler nuckle between the 3rd locomotive and the hopper car gave way. <br />Of course back in the CNW days thay had to cut the train and take one half of the train to kennard put it in the siding then the crew went back to pick up the other half and drag the rest off to kennard to double up again and hoping to make the arlington hill. <br />ILL tell you what.....I realy did love the CNW back then....but there were day's I just stood there and shook my head in disbelief alot of times too.
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