Re: Glad this was standard gauge!

I imagine he did.... you can hear the air on the video go into emergency quite a distance back from the interlocking plant (siding switch) ..... the opposing train was still moving slowly and fouled the switch. It's a graphic example of how long it takes to stop a train ..... the seconds seem like hours, and there's not a darned thing you can do about it at that point but bail or hit the floor and wrap your arms around the seat post.

Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
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