This explained it clearly thanks.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Karl L Rethwisch" <qrailroadman@...> wrote:
>
> Dawg Caught.
>
> One fine winter evening in Cicero a train of MT ore jimmy's was
waitin' for a crew. I musta been a bad boy that day cause I caught this
thing. As we all know, ore cars are abt. 24' long. Now a "regular"
freight car is 40 or more ft. long. Heck, half as long as a boxcar, we
can hook TWICE as many of 'em together.
> This is Yardmaster math, 101.
>
> This particularly lovely evening saw temperatures in the 0 to -15
range and, YES, 210 little ore cars all coupled together and waitin' for
us.
>
> We got the engine, called the Westbound YM, called the Retarder Op.
and headed for the train. After hookin' up to the train and cuttin' the
air in we sat. The flow of air through the brake valve was noticeable.
It remained this was for quite some time, too.
>
> About 2 hr. into this ordeal my Con. called and asked if we were tied
on yet. Yup. Been tied on for 2-1/2 hours to be exact, why? (a truly
rhetorical question) "Well, we ain't got no air back here yet". Hmmmm,
I'm sendin' it back, wonder where it's goin" ?? A few hours later came
the same ol' statement: "we STILL ain't got no air back here" !!!??? If
I remember anywhere near correctly, we went on duty about 2000 hr. and
it was now about 0100. A call to the Westbound YM. proved only that the
radio was workin'. Our "instructions"?, "pump a little bit longer" ! OK.
I was quite sure that if 5 hours had not produced results another
"little bit longer" would surely do the job. Another hour passes and I
figured my rear end crew had probably given up so I called the YM again.
Same instructions as before. - - - - Six hours of pumping and NO air in
the waycar.
>
> About 2 hr. later I call the YM and suggest that he pull a bunch a
cars off the rear end and see if that'll work. Well, the YM decides to
cut 5 cars off of a 210 car train that has been pumpin' air for EIGHT
HOURS with ZERO results. Surprise !!!!!!, still no air.
>
> After two more meaningless attempts to reduce the train to something
manageable I finally called to inform the YM that if the temp. rose to
90 deg. in the next 10 min. and the air came up I wasn't leavin'.
> He asks, "why". We're outta TIME, THAT'S why.
>
> OK, cut off and go ta the house. Real efficient railroading I'd say.
Almost 11 hours on duty and I had run the engine all the way from the RH
to the Departure Yd. and BACK !!
>
> That's sort of a Dog Catch - - - I think, but I was the "Catchee".
>
> Karl
>
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