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From: Bill K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 00:18
Subject: [IllianaRR] engineer only?
>
> ok... so when you get a hotbox and have to set it out, have to drop cars
> at a small intermediate yard, etc. Or better yet when you have to cut a
> train for a highway crossing... With just an engineer who cuts the cars,
> protects the move, etc etc? One guy cannot be in two places at once, if
> the guy has to walk back and forth 50 carlengths each time he'll reach his
> 12 hours just having to stop once.
This is where the Utility man comes into play. What they would want is to
have people in vehicles that can meet the train somewhere to assist. Sounds
really good in theory and nowhere else as we all know what would happen when
they try spread them out too thin, which they are certain to do.
Tuch
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