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Alex V.
Member since
August 2007
From: Missouri
103 posts
Locomotive air system
Posted by
Alex V.
on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:55 PM
Does the air system in a locomotive
have
to have a tank of some sort, or can it just be a pump and the necessary lines/pipes? I'm not talking so much a road locomotive that pulls long trains, but a tiny switcher that would only pull maybe 5 or 6 cars maximum. Thanks.
Alex - Engineer, brakeman, conductor, hostler, railfan, railroad historian, and model railroader
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UPRR engineer
Member since
April 2008
From: Western Wyoming
162 posts
Posted by
UPRR engineer
on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:47 AM
Yes there has to be a main reservoir.(<----- what the tanks are called) There has to be one even if you wanted to run just one motor around with no cars. Thats where it draws the air for the brakes on the locomotive.
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