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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by MP173 To answer a few questions.... 1. These are DETX hopper cars. 2. The origin of the coal is probably Powder River. The UP trains seem to stall or break, while the BN trains dont. 3. There is an area in which the grade is the steepest and it is in a cut area surrounded by trees....very little sunlight reaches the track, particularly this time of year. 5. The grade is only about 4 to 5 miles in length, but is restricted at the base with a 40mph limit over the NS tracks at Wayne crossing. It seems to me the increase in cars from 115 to 126 has triggered a much higher rate of stalling/breaking. Normally, what kind of compensation does a railroad receive for an extra 11 cars? Would it be feasible to run this train only with a following train and then use the power from the following train to assist up the hill? Could that be done in tandem (with the second train still on it's train) or would the power leave it's train at the western point, push up the hill, then come back to retrieve and go? It seems to me that would be the sensible route at this time. What does it cost to shut down a mainline for 3 hours? $1000/ hour? or more? ed [/quote]To answer #2,No comment! But very true.
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