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RE: (erielack) CX-99 Wreck

 
> The EL was famous for "Rolling Crew Changes" and it was an art.
>  
> The train would reduce to about 5 MPH, the head man and 
> either the engineer  
> or fireman would drop off, two members would get on, they 
> would exchange  
> conditions---"speedometer is 3 MPH slow at 40, air is OK, 
> dynamic is OK, good  
> handling train."  Then that guy would get off and the final 
> crew member  would 
> get on.    The rear end would change in the same manner, a  
> shout over the radio 
> that the crew was changed and the throttle was  opened.

I believe there is a segment on the Green Frog "Erie Lackawanna Railroad" video that demonstrates this (at Huntington, IN, I believe)

	- Paul

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