- 1. Re: [BRHSlist] please, more on air brakes (score: 1)
- Author: John Knopp <jdknopp@g...>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:33:02 -0400
- Regarding further specifics of air brake dynamics I speak for myself, and I suspect a great many others, when I say that while I have a basic general knowledge of how a train's pressurized air line k
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-08/msg00162.html (8,751 bytes)
- 2. RE: [BRHSlist] please, more on air brakes (score: 1)
- Author: "Shook, Richard" <rshook@j...>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:06:43 -0400
- Pentrex (sp?) has a video on air brakes, when they have their specials you can get this tape for free (BOGOF). Otherwise I think they are $9.99 + shipping. I do not know if they are still available,
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-08/msg00163.html (9,371 bytes)
- 3. Re: [BRHSlist] please, more on air brakes (score: 1)
- Author: cripnut@a...
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:00:05 EDT
- The handbrake on any railcar is used primarily as a parking brake. A car that is spotted at an industry or parked for any length of time must, by rule, be "tied down", to prevent it from rolling away
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-08/msg00165.html (7,597 bytes)
- 4. Re: [BRHSlist] please, more on air brakes (score: 1)
- Author: John Knopp <jdknopp@g...>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 07:51:32 -0400
- On grades, brakes are always applied on the up-hill end of the string. Why is that, exactly? (The only reason I'm asking is because I've heard from a few guys that the down hill hand brakes should b
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-08/msg00166.html (7,523 bytes)
- 5. Re: [BRHSlist] please, more on air brakes (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl L Rethwisch" <karlre@r...>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 07:49:27 -0600
- Handbrakes can be applied at either end of a string of cars on a grade. With slack BUNCHED the brakes are applied to the LOW end of the cut. With slack STRECHED, the brakes are applied to the HIGH en
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-08/msg00167.html (8,148 bytes)
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