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This is why I made the previous statement that unless you have ever run a train you should not comment on the subject. And Microsoft train simulator is the farthest thing in the world from the real thing. In the game, the power always runs good, the brakes always work and the signals are always green. I'd like to see this guy try and get a train with just enough horse power to make it up a 2% grade with a dead engine, or bring a heavy train down a 2% in -30 weather. And then, don't get anything extra for doing it , because that is your job. In most cases if you didn't do it you would at least get an a** chewing. <br /> <br />And just to add something else, I started my career working for a railroad that runs a twelve car passenger train, and just making it run is a lot of work. A lot different then 15,000 tons of coal or a string of loaded tankers, but still a lot of work.
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