Re: NNG? NO pushing passengers - except for exceptions . . .
| August 03, 2019 04:36PM |
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Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Man....talk about thread drift. Kinda regret
> posting this video now.
Nonsense, Greg - I'm glad you posted it, as it (gradually) led to a discussion of several other interesting topics — just like any normal conversation, where somebody reminds someone of something else. IMHO, The only problem is that – as noted/notorious moderator JBWX has also pointed out – some of the drifters failed to update their subject lines accordingly . . .
guymonmd Wrote:
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> The D&RGW had a rule that no occupied car could
> be pushed. That is why the pusher engine was cut
> in ahead of the caboose.
> The rule would apply to passenger cars as well. A
> pusher on an occupied passenger train is very un-
> usual.
But . . . But . . . Guy -
See [ngdiscussion.net]!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2019 04:50PM by Russo Loco.
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> Man....talk about thread drift. Kinda regret
> posting this video now.
Nonsense, Greg - I'm glad you posted it, as it (gradually) led to a discussion of several other interesting topics — just like any normal conversation, where somebody reminds someone of something else. IMHO, The only problem is that – as noted/notorious moderator JBWX has also pointed out – some of the drifters failed to update their subject lines accordingly . . .
guymonmd Wrote:
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> The D&RGW had a rule that no occupied car could
> be pushed. That is why the pusher engine was cut
> in ahead of the caboose.
> The rule would apply to passenger cars as well. A
> pusher on an occupied passenger train is very un-
> usual.
But . . . But . . . Guy -
See [ngdiscussion.net]!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2019 04:50PM by Russo Loco.
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