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Train cars on the loose at GM
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Posted 1/15/2010 17:36 (#1024222 - in reply to #1024165)
Subject: Re: Train cars on the loose at GM


jpseedco - 1/15/2010 15:37

cri - 1/15/2010 08:05

The train engineers were fine I think but in my opinion they had about a mile of notice before they collided with the low boy. How they didn't get that thing geared down and stopped or at least slowed considerably I do not know.




I was told one time, that the average train traveling at 60 mph takes at least a mile to stop. I don't know how acurate that is, but I will try to ask my train engineer friend the next time I see him.


Tonnage and length of train will effect it. A loaded coal train vs. empty for example. Was on an empty with 110 cars and we hit a truck at about 30mph or a bit less. I put the train in emergency and we stopped in 13 car lengths of about 60 feet each.


BTW what the photos look like happened is the person "spotting" (switching) the facility tried to put too many cars in that track and they shoved out the other end. Empties will walk on pavement until they go in emergency.
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