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Re: [CBQ] Elephant Style Es

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Elephant Style Es
From: "Gordon Smith kc2bw@optonline.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:43:54 -0500
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If a lead  unit suffers a 
failure that 
incapacitates it or 
renders it  
non-compliance per FRA 
regs or otherwise unsafe 
to occupy or operate from 
then it has to be removed 
from service. Now lets 
say something has caused 
both prime movers to shut 
down, and it was warm 
weather, you could 
isolate the unit and 
control the trailing 
units from it That sure 
makes for a quiet ride! I 
personally had to operate 
from the second unit once 
with the conductor in the 
head unit to operate the 
horn when the throttle 
became defective for 
about fifteen miles to a 
location where we could 
clear the main. This was 
provided for in the 
operating rules.

Gordon

-------- Original Message 
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>
>
> All-
>
> I’m not sure why a 
> failure (short of a 
> catastrophic one that 
> rendered the controls 
> or cab unusable) would 
> make the “elephant 
> style” desirable.   
> Would not the bad prime 
> mover (or entire lead 
> unit) simply be cut out 
> and the remaining units 
> be controlled from the 
> lead unit?
>
> As to the cost, if the 
> pooled units (E8/9) 
> would be facing west as 
> they came off the dinky 
> they would not have to 
> be turned in Chicago.   
> E7 and E5 units 
> probably would be MU’d 
> in the order they came 
> in unless one had to be 
> turned to lead going 
> out.   At the western 
> terminal wrong-facing 
> lead units would have 
> to be turned.  It may 
> be that this was used 
> as an accounting entry 
> to justify killing 
> service but in the 
> total scheme of things 
> I can’t see it being a 
> big contributor to the 
> bottom line if it was 
> honestly tallied.
>
> Charlie Vlk
>
>
>
> 



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Posted by: Gordon Smith <kc2bw@optonline.net>
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