Thanks, I wasn't aware of this part; the engines had to be separated by 100' of empty or lightly loaded equipment
Rader Sidetrack Wrote:
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> Rich Murray Wrote:
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> > Did I just see two engines on the Trestle at
> the
> > same time? I thought that was against the rule
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> Here is what Earl says about that (in a 2005
> thread):
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Earl on NGDF regarding Lobato Trestle
> Timetables through the 1950's show it was
> permissible to doublehead using a 470. In the the
> 1960's all doubleheading was banned. Further
> instructions stated that the engines had to be
> seperated by 100' of empty or lightly loaded
> equipment, which would keep the engines from being
> on the same span at the same time.
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>
Read the 2005 thread here:
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