Re: Huckleberry RR 152 update?

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John Hewlett

September 21, 2016 09:04PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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To answer rdamurphy
The hopper car carried two 10 KW generators which powered about 1000 feet of rope lighting on the outside of the train, the interior lights and the heat. The ballast may have just been in the car already, but it probably helped hold the car down at speed.

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Huckleberry RR 152 update?	Murph	September 16, 2016 07:41PM
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