[Date Prev][Date Next]
[Chronological]
[Thread]
[Top]
Re:Re: (erielack) Re:REA Traffic
I have always heard that passenger brakes are quick-acting, while freight brakes are slower. This is to keep the front of the long freight train from stopping while the rear is still coming. Maybe this is old news and no longer applicable?
Randy Brown
- --------------------------------------------------------------
Put the valve on the D-22 in direct release. What's the problem? Lackawanna Lance
- -----Original Message-----
From: Janet & Randy Brown <jananran_@_mymailstation.com> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net
Sent: Thu, Dec 23, 2010 7:36 am
Subject: (erielack) Re:REA Traffic
The braking systems were/are different between passenger and freight cars. How id the railroads handle that difference when running TOFC on passenger trains? And -- would that difference have constrained the top speed allowable for iggyback?
Randy Brown
The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
http://EL-List.railfan.net/
To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html
------------------------------