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The Hoses Between Cars Can Break But On A Main Line The Engineer Of The <br />Train Would Know If It Came Undone. When In The Yd The Air Brake Release <br />Valve Is Pushed Or Pulled This Lever Is On Every Car On Hopper ,Tank Or <br />Container Cars Its On One End Cars Like Box,Autorack,Gondolas Or Flats Its <br />In The Middle Under Neath The Car But Before The Cars Are Kicked Or Humped <br />The Release valve Will Get Pushed And Then The Hand Brakes Are Released <br />But If A Train Going 45 M.P.H. Was To Lose Air Pressure (ex Hose Tears due to Stretching) The Train Will Go Into Emergency Braking And Will Stop And The Brakeman <br />Will Start Cussing Kicking Rocks And Look For The Promblem And If Its Cold Or Wet <br />Someones Gonna Get It But The Train Wont Go Without Air .
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