Re: Uintah Railroad Air Connections
| November 17, 2019 01:21PM |
Paul Dalleska Wrote:
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> IIRC, or my early morning lack of caffeine is
> causing hallucinations, the Unitah also had some
> form of buffer arrangement on the end sills of the
> freight cars so the couplers would stay somewhat
> in tension of the curves and reduce the tendency
> to jackknife. the buffers made it hazardous if
> not impossible, for a trainman to couple air hoses
> in the standard location. So they raised them
> above the sill.
>
Some Uintah buffers:
Bruce
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> IIRC, or my early morning lack of caffeine is
> causing hallucinations, the Unitah also had some
> form of buffer arrangement on the end sills of the
> freight cars so the couplers would stay somewhat
> in tension of the curves and reduce the tendency
> to jackknife. the buffers made it hazardous if
> not impossible, for a trainman to couple air hoses
> in the standard location. So they raised them
> above the sill.
>
Some Uintah buffers:
Bruce
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