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Earl

December 10, 2016 08:44PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Another thing using the drifting throttle and putting the engine in back was handy for was taking a train of marginal braking ability down the hill. If the train was short or started to develop sliders from setting too much air, I'd put her in back motion a notch or two and open the drifting throttle to cut back the amount of automatic air I needed to set to keep the train where I wanted it.

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use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Lenicheck	December 10, 2016 09:53AM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Mark Huber	December 10, 2016 12:20PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	pd3463	December 10, 2016 02:06PM
Re: Use of reverse lever as 'Jake Brake' . . .	Johnson Barr	December 10, 2016 12:25PM
Re: Use of reverse lever as 'Jake Brake' . . .	trainrider47	December 10, 2016 02:34PM
Re: Use of reverse lever as 'Jake Brake' . . .	Mark Huber	December 10, 2016 04:38PM
Re: Use of reverse lever as 'Jake Brake' . . .	trainrider47	December 10, 2016 07:23PM
Re: Use of reverse lever as 'Jake Brake' . . .	Earl	December 10, 2016 07:42PM
Re: Use of reverse lever as 'Jake Brake' . . .	Mark Huber	December 10, 2016 07:52PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Earl	December 10, 2016 02:32PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Earl	December 10, 2016 05:23PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	dave2-8-0	December 10, 2016 06:18PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	rehunn	December 10, 2016 06:58PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Earl	December 10, 2016 07:49PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	dave2-8-0	December 10, 2016 07:59PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Earl	December 10, 2016 08:21PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Earl	December 10, 2016 08:44PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	74ford	December 10, 2016 09:08PM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Mark Yeamans	December 11, 2016 12:22AM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Earl	December 11, 2016 11:08AM
Re: use of reverse lever for engine braking?	Stan Fischer	December 11, 2016 11:27AM

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