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Earl

April 18, 2018 07:47PM

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Three engines together on Rotary trains, but not on regular freight operations. With the majority of the rolling stock being wooden underframes, three engines on the front would have torn the cars in two. That is why the helpers were cut into the train or put ahead of the caboose.

We got away with it because of the steel underframes of the passenger cars.

There would have been cases of triple headed trains of smaller powers, but not in any kind of regular service.

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Just Some Hype.	TheTrekki	April 16, 2018 10:38PM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Earl	April 18, 2018 12:25AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	MD Ramsey	April 18, 2018 12:14PM
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Re: Just Some Hype.	Mike	April 18, 2018 06:45PM
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Re: Just Some Hype.	Glenn Butcher	April 20, 2018 07:56AM
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Re: Just Some Hype.	GeorgeGaskill	April 21, 2018 12:27AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Glenn Butcher	April 21, 2018 08:43AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	TheTrekki	April 19, 2018 12:05AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	KevinM	April 19, 2018 10:40AM
Re: Triple-Header Hype.	Russo Loco	April 19, 2018 02:07PM
Re: Triple-Header Hype.	KevinM	April 19, 2018 02:50PM
Re: Triple-Header Hype.	Russo Loco	April 20, 2018 01:54PM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Greg Scholl	April 21, 2018 07:58AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Russo Loco	April 21, 2018 02:01PM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Dirk Ramsey	April 21, 2018 08:48PM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Russo Loco	April 22, 2018 11:01AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	TheTrekki	April 21, 2018 09:49PM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Chris Walker	April 22, 2018 01:17AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Mark Valerius	April 23, 2018 07:11AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Chris Walker	April 23, 2018 03:10PM
Re: Just Some Hype.	Earl	April 23, 2018 10:46AM
Re: Just Some Hype.	HogandTow	April 23, 2018 11:45AM

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