06-24-2012, 06:57 AM
Interesting example of a short local doing a reverse move. There is of course no doubt whatsoever that shoving platforms are used for lengthy reverse moves for local switchers. That is the express purpose for taking along a caboose as a shoving platform.
The move seems to be faster than I would have thought safe - if that train had hit a truck at a road crossing, the odds for survival without injuries for the conductor on the caboose would presumably not have been all that great?
Not very relevant for the question of taking a unit train of say 50 or 100 cars (give or take a few) hundreds or miles (or more) caboose first to avoid having to run the engines around the cars, going through a balloon track, or to have the engineer move to the cab of a locomotive at the other end of the consist.
Thanks for the videos.
Smile,
Stein
The move seems to be faster than I would have thought safe - if that train had hit a truck at a road crossing, the odds for survival without injuries for the conductor on the caboose would presumably not have been all that great?
Not very relevant for the question of taking a unit train of say 50 or 100 cars (give or take a few) hundreds or miles (or more) caboose first to avoid having to run the engines around the cars, going through a balloon track, or to have the engineer move to the cab of a locomotive at the other end of the consist.
Thanks for the videos.
Smile,
Stein