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[quote user="samfp1943"]1.  No, it wouldn't be a classic place to use Distributed Power (or any helper operation, manned or remote).  That would simply run up costs with no increase in output. 2.  ARR is bound by the same hours-of-service as any railroad.  As for 20-years-to-retirement, I don't know what you're talking about.  The only thing "different" about ARR from a privately owned railroad is its access to capital and its expectations of profit. S. Hadid 1.)  What I was aluding to was that if the train was able to run through without the "doubling," would they not be able to make a round trip before they"went dead on the law?" Implying the extra speed and timed gained by not having to do the time consuming doubling of their train. 2.) The twenty years to retirement referred to the government employee[Civil Service aspect of their employment]. Civil Service being somewhat different than employment outside the Government service. On their first day when a civil servent 'clocks' in they might say to themselves. I have twenty years to do this job." Where as a non- civil servent might say in the same circumstance," I have eight hours to do this job."[;)][/quote] 1.  Actually you can make a round trip with a coal train even with the doubling, without violating hours of service, by using "aggregate time" to rest the crew while the train is dumped.  But even if it required two crews that's still much less expensive than the capital and variable cost for twice as many locomotives, which are only going to be employed for about 45 minutes, total. Track capacity is not at a premium on this line.  If you only have a few train movements every day, doubling the hill is almost always going to be the most economical solution. 2.  The ARR is and always has run like a railroad.
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