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THE NUMBER OF CARS ALLOWED ON THE DIVISION I HAVE WORKED ON FOR 32 YEARS (PACIFIC-CASCADE) SEEMS TO BE IN A CONSTANT STATE OF FLUX. IT SEEMS EVERYTIME SOME-ONE GETS PROMOTED IN THE EXECUTIVE RANKS, THEY LIKE TO CHANGE SOME-THING TO PUT THEIR STAMP ON THINGS SO TO SPEAK. MANY TIMES THIS IS "CAR-COUNT". MOST OF THE TIME IT DEPENDS ON THE POWER AVAILABLE AT THE TIME, THE WEIGHT OF THE SHIPMENTS, THE GRADE ON THE DIVISION IF ANY, AND HOW MUCH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL YOU MAY HAVE IN THE TRAIN. AMBIENT TEMP. ALSO CAN COME INTO PLAY IF IT'S HOT. WE HAVE LOWER SPEED LIMIT'S AT 85 AND ABOVE. THUS SLOWER SPEEDS EFFECT THE ABILITY TO PULL UP CERTAIN GRADES. WE HAVE A MOUNTAIN GRADE OF 2.2, AND 5.6 BY EVERETT WASHINGTON! I DON'T THINK THE ICC REALLY HAS THAT MUCH TO DO WITH THE DAY TO DAY DECISIONS. ONE THING THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION IS THE LENGTH OF THE SIDINGS THAT A TRAIN MAY ENCOUNTER ON A TRIP SO AS TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THE CLEAR TO MEET OTHERS. BUT THE B.N.S.F. EVEN IGNORES THIS SOME-TIMES. THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF DOING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THEY WANT...THE GOVERNMENT BE DAMNED...HOMMIE
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