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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Overdurff</i> <br /><br />I wonder if it may not be so much a horsepower on the front limit, but rather more of a structural limit in the coupllers, and the frames of the cars that have to stand up under the strain of moving the train behind them! <br />Will <br />[/quote] As FAR AS MODERN TIMES....You are the only one to NAIL the head end power limitations....Currently,on the BNSF , we have a 8300 ton drawbar limitation on head end power,,,usually before that is exceeded,helpers are added to the rear or DP power....Good Job,,my friend.... TeamDon..Needles,Calif...BNSF TRANSCON......
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