07-17-2010, 11:33 PM
Brakie Wrote:Russ: I also noticed that the crews would come in the morning with a loco only to pull the cars out of the spurs, and then they would be back a couple of hours later to spot fresh cars.
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That's a unique operation plan and one that is simple to emulate.
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Russ:I noticed a lot of the locals just put the locomotive in the middle of the train.
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When we did that on the PRR we used 2 cabins-one at each end of the train.Not a popular move and most conductors frown on doing it if there was a avaible run around..
I saw this in the 1980's without any cabooses in sight anywhere.