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Earl

January 28, 2022 02:36PM

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They were using straight air until around 1900. Note the brake pipe is on the left side looking at the end of the car. Automatic air would have the brake pipe on the right side.

I believe that the D&RGRY was the first RR to have air brakes on all their freight trains.

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