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vulturenest

December 01, 2017 12:26AM

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A couple of years ago I attended a clinic by Patrick Student, and I seem to remember that there was a rule out guideline that the mid_train helper was located far enough forward so that the front engineer could handle the front portion of the train in case it separated from that helper. Therefore, if the lead loco could handle 8 cars up a grade, the helper was placed between the eighth and ninth cars.

Makes sense to me.

Mike Conder

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Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	kcsivils	November 30, 2017 02:43PM
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Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	vulturenest	December 01, 2017 12:26AM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	narrowgaugejoe10	December 01, 2017 06:05AM
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