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Charlie McCandless

March 15, 2007 04:12PM

I have a few questions regarding air brakes and I can't remember if the have been answered before.
Coming down the west side of Cumbres how large a reduction (ballpark figure) do you do and how long there between cycles.
Also the same questions for La Veta.
I heard there was it was 6-11 pound reduction and release every 45 seconds between cycles on La Veta but was taken to task for this by some people on Trainorders.com.

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Cycling the brakes	Charlie McCandless	March 15, 2007 04:12PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 15, 2007 05:38PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 15, 2007 05:40PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Charlie McCandless	March 15, 2007 08:49PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Charlie McCandless	March 15, 2007 08:54PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 15, 2007 09:06PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	dand	March 15, 2007 09:57PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 15, 2007 10:12PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	dand	March 15, 2007 10:27PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 15, 2007 10:34PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	earl	March 16, 2007 11:23AM
Water Brake Question	Scott Hightower	March 16, 2007 04:44PM
Re: Water Brake Question	Phil	March 17, 2007 02:26PM
Re: Water Brake Question	dand	March 17, 2007 04:53PM
Re: Water Brake Question	Jack	March 17, 2007 06:20PM
Re: Water Brake Question	Skip Luke	March 17, 2007 06:53PM
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Re: Water Brake Question	dand	March 18, 2007 02:22PM
Re: Water Brake Question	Jack	March 18, 2007 02:56PM
Re: Water Brake Question	dand	March 18, 2007 03:50PM
Re: Water Brake Question	J.B. Bane	March 19, 2007 09:39AM
Re: Water Brake Question	Tallow pot - Jeff	March 21, 2007 04:02PM
Re: Water Brake Question	stuart olson	March 21, 2007 05:23PM
Re: Water Brake Question	Jack Campbell	March 22, 2007 12:36PM
Re: Water Brake Question	Tallow pot - Jeff	March 22, 2007 03:19PM
Plug question for Jack	Hoss The Wideload	March 18, 2007 06:54PM
Re: Plug question for Jack	Jack	March 18, 2007 07:15PM
Re: Water Brake Question	Fred	March 19, 2007 12:23PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	South Park	March 15, 2007 10:09PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 15, 2007 10:25PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	dand	March 15, 2007 10:39PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 15, 2007 10:44PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Paul Uhland	March 15, 2007 11:44PM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Don C.	March 16, 2007 08:04AM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Carlos Llamas	March 16, 2007 09:01AM
Re: Cycling the brakes	Herb Kelsey	March 16, 2007 12:13PM
Tales of two systems	El Coke	March 16, 2007 09:02AM
Re: Tales of two systems	Carlos Llamas	March 16, 2007 09:07AM
God bless you, Carlos...	El Coke	March 16, 2007 09:14AM
Good Thread El-Coke NM	Jack	March 16, 2007 11:00AM
Re: Cycling the brakes	earl	March 16, 2007 12:15PM
Anyone Can Run A Train Up A Hill......	Herb Kelsey	March 16, 2007 12:24PM
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Re: The Go and Stop systems	earl	March 16, 2007 02:29PM
Re: The Go and Stop systems	John West	March 16, 2007 02:54PM
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