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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie Yeah, I remember at this was just about that noisy. But....can a careful engineer keep even an empty coal train from sounding like a war battle? I guess I am looking for are there engineers who can finesse a train when stopping it and others that just never quite get the hang of it? [/quote] There are some great and not so great Engineers out there. Whether even the greatest can stop some trains without noise, well I doubt it, but maybe. I was always taught that the measure of a great engineer was the ability to stop a train without spilling any soup in the diner. I know of a couple guys like that, but not many. Many more like to bang the cars around a bit. Some will tell you if you don't "get 'em rolling you'll never make a joint" or something similar. Also, a lot of the newer electronic, computer assisted air brake garbage (KNORR and the like) on the newer locos are a real pain when switching tending to give more braking power than the older control stands...thus more noise... LC
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