I just caught this video from Mark Felton Productions, a fascinating YouTube history channel. It's about WW2 vintage Kriegsloks still in daily use!
I think everyone will find it interesting, but be advised the story does have a bit of a dark side to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH96yjd6BKU
That bit at 3:30 is the railroad version of listening to nails on a chalkboard. Hope they are good at changing tires.....
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I was amazed at seeing how far it slid like that. I assume a locomotive was on the other end.
SD70Dude That bit at 3:30 is the railroad version of listening to nails on a chalkboard. Hope they are good at changing tires.....
In the "Comments" section of the video (And there's a LOT of them, steam really brings people out!) there's speculation that those coal cars have no brakes and the locomotive being dragged is providing the "braking."
Still, that drag made my skin crawl! I hope those guys know what they're doing!
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