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Frank Martindell

March 27, 2001 10:44AM

To Those in the Know:
I know that each class of engines was rated by Tractive Effort and somehow this was translated into the weight of cars that could be hauled in each area of the (any rr but particularly the Rio Grande) and these were published in the employee reference material but how were the two factors related and determined and then applied. What was the tonnage based on, the gross weight or net. And who actually determined how many cars were in a train?
Frank

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Locomotive Ratings	Frank Martindell	March 27, 2001 10:44AM
Re: Locomotive Ratings	Earl Knoob	March 27, 2001 02:13PM
Re: Locomotive Ratings	Scott Hightower	March 27, 2001 02:49PM
Tonnage	Mike Trent	March 27, 2001 05:24PM
Re: Tonnage	Earl	March 28, 2001 08:25AM
another thing...	Earl	March 28, 2001 09:03AM
Re: another thing...	Gary Nichols	March 28, 2001 11:53AM
Gary, your answer is in....	Rick Steele	March 28, 2001 04:03PM
Re: Gary, your answer is in....	Gary Nichols	March 28, 2001 05:49PM
Re: Gary, your answer is in....	AC Woodward	March 29, 2001 11:23AM
Re: Gary, your answer is in....	Earl	March 29, 2001 01:05PM
C&S Motive Power	Mike Trent	March 31, 2001 06:31AM
Re:MAN Power	Mik	April 01, 2001 12:03PM
OK, what are maintenance costs?	Doug vV	March 29, 2001 07:06PM
Re: Tonnage	AC Woodward	March 29, 2001 11:14AM
Re: Tonnage	Earl	March 29, 2001 12:54PM
Crude weight	Don Richter	March 29, 2001 03:54PM
Re: Locomotive Ratings	Don Sharer	March 27, 2001 09:14PM
Re: Locomotive Ratings	Fred T	March 27, 2001 10:47PM
Re: Tractive effort vs horsepower - again	Earl	March 28, 2001 08:50AM
Re: Tractive effort vs horsepower - again	Tom Shreve	March 28, 2001 09:09AM
Or	RBrinton	March 28, 2001 12:23PM
Re: Or	J.B.Bane (SVRy)	March 29, 2001 08:24PM
3 most common dumb questions	Earl Knoob	March 30, 2001 12:44PM
Or “Where is the key to start it? NM	RBrinton	March 30, 2001 01:49PM
And they let them have children? NM	Herb Kelsey	March 30, 2001 05:20PM
Re: 3 most common dumb questions	Doug vV	March 30, 2001 06:24PM
Re: 3 most common dumb questions	Tom Shreve	March 30, 2001 10:56PM
Re: 3 most common dumb questions	The Conductor	March 30, 2001 11:57PM
Re: 3 most common dumb questions	Earl	March 31, 2001 07:18AM
3 more - from dumb tourons	Steve Peck	April 03, 2001 02:58PM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Allen Tacy	April 03, 2001 05:45PM
People!!	RBrinton	April 04, 2001 02:23PM
Re: People!!	Chile John	April 05, 2001 09:23AM
Eastern Tourists	RonRit	April 05, 2001 09:41AM
Re: Eastern Tourists	G. W. Laepple	April 06, 2001 12:57PM
One I heard	David Dewey	April 10, 2001 12:15AM
Re: One I heard	Glenn Christensen	April 10, 2001 08:48AM
Re: One I heard	Dave Peterson	April 10, 2001 01:26PM
Re: One I heard	Rick Steele	April 11, 2001 02:54PM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Rick Steele	April 07, 2001 09:12AM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Mike Ramsey	April 07, 2001 12:58PM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Steve Peck	April 07, 2001 01:51PM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Boris Serena	April 08, 2001 09:19PM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Rob Gram	April 09, 2001 07:05AM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Phil Johnson	April 09, 2001 09:42AM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Mik	April 09, 2001 10:48AM
Re: 3 more - from dumb tourons	Steve Peck	April 09, 2001 11:30AM
You're right, of course	Mik	April 09, 2001 08:49PM
Good idea!	dan	April 11, 2001 11:04AM
Re: Educating the "tourons"	Mik	April 11, 2001 01:59PM
Re: 3 most common dumb questions	Mik	March 31, 2001 12:18AM
Mud Ring Disaster	Taylor Rush	April 05, 2001 08:41AM
It worked din't it?	Mik	April 05, 2001 08:46AM
Re: Mud Ring Disaster	J.B.Bane (SVRy)	April 05, 2001 06:47PM
Re: Mud Ring Disaster	Taylor Rush	April 05, 2001 10:34PM
Re: Mud Ring Disaster	Chris Ahrens	April 06, 2001 07:27PM
A smart-A response	Greg Scholl	March 31, 2001 07:53AM
Re: A smart-A response	Michael Allen	March 31, 2001 08:09PM
Re: Tractive effort vs horsepower - again	Jim Adams	March 28, 2001 04:24PM

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