Re: (rshsdepot) Re: Leaves on the track

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

here on the Long Beach branch the LIRR yearly has some sort of leaf remover running late at night. I haven't seen it yet, it is
about 2 in the morning sometimes...it sounds different this year, not sure what that means
pl
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From: "Alexander D. Mitchell IV" <LNER4472_@_bcpl.net>
To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 5:24 PM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Re: Leaves on the track


: Although it sounds farcical, it is actually a serious problem in many areas,
: including many portions of Britain.  The problem began to manifest itself
: much more when many diesel multiple-unit cars were built with disc brakes
: rather than the old-fashioned wheel tread brakes.  The tread brakes
: apparently scraped/burned off enough of the leaf slime to reduce the
: severity of the problem, but the disc brakes resulted in either stalls on
: grades or sliding through station stops.  The British eventually developed a
: solution in the form of "Sandite" trains, which scrubbed rails on
: susceptible rail lines and laid down a traction-abetting gel.
:
: More at:
: http://www.centraltrains.co.uk/_popups/news/news_detail.asp?id=20051013172618-117
: http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/content.php?nID=44 (scroll to the bottom)
:
: Alexander D. Mitchell IV
:
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