Re: Great video of Death Valley #5 Brill car in action

Andrew Roth Wrote:
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> Hi,
> Can DV 5 pull a trailer with the higher 190hp
> engine it has now? I read in a book that the
> original 68hp engines the Brill model 55's may not
> have been powerful enough to pull a trailer.
> Andy

I'm sure that the Cummins engine has the muscle to pull a Brill trailer car. I suspect that traction and not horsepower would be the issue, esp. on a steep grade. DV#5 only weighs 29,000 lbs. That's not much weight on the 4 driven wheels. The arrangement of the sanders is for stopping, not starting.

Max Cox
Laws Railroad Museum
Bishop, CA
www.lawsmuesum.org