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I spent many hours observing the Frisco Hump Yard in West Tulsa, Ok. during my college days. Even the "big guys" make computer errors with damage resulting to rolling stock. Have you ever noticed the bulk heads of occassional freight cars, either bowed inward or outward? My question is how do you control the auto uncoupling while sending the cars down the grade so they reach the proper destination track? Is this done with magnetic uncoupling ramps? If, for example you wi***o send a "string" of cars to the same destination track, is it a "close run thing" thing to uncouple at just the right moment? As to the variations in the weight of each car; is that a problem? The whole concept is fascinating although "out of reach" for most of us.
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