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Brian Norden

April 11, 2019 12:44PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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The use of empty freight cars for additional braking power when moving a locomotive or other heavy object is a common practice.

By example, when the UP moved the "Big Boy" from the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds it used a number of empty covered hoppers to provide the required braking power.

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