Re: Use of reverse lever as 'Jake Brake' . . .

Lenicheck Wrote:
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> I have a video made quite a few years ago of Earl
> putting the 463 in reverse while starting downhill
> from the top of Cumbres. Just wanted to know if
> this is standard practice?


Hi, Rob -

Putting my namesake control into reverse was a fairly common way to slow or stop a train in the early days of steam locos,
but I've never heard before that this technique was used in recent years on Cumbres Pass.  Can you post the video?

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