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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 7:57 PM

Paul of Covington
   From the report:

"Norfolk Southern employees were able to slow the car and board it at a slow speed, when they used a hand brake to stop it, she said."

   How were they able to slow it?

Most grades don't continue down forever - when the grade begins to rise then gravity becomes your friend.

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 6:10 PM

   From the report:

"Norfolk Southern employees were able to slow the car and board it at a slow speed, when they used a hand brake to stop it, she said."

   How were they able to slow it?

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 3:11 PM

blue streak 1

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/11/20-railroad-investigating-runaway-tank-car-in-pennsylvania

   This is interesting 2 observations.

The car activated the crossing gates 

The car had a clear signal on other side of bridge and knocked the signal down

Now why does UP & CN need 28 axels on the Amtrak trains to activate theeir signals ?

Appearantly UP & CN must have Lucas Electric signal systems - the smoke in the systems moves slower than the electrons that NS uses in their signal system.

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runaway tank car
Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 2:53 PM

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/11/20-railroad-investigating-runaway-tank-car-in-pennsylvania

   This is interesting 2 observations.

The car activated the crossing gates 

The car had a clear signal on other side of bridge and knocked the signal down

Now why does UP & CN need 28 axels on the Amtrak trains to activate theeir signals ?

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