----- Original Message -----
From: ken garber
Nothing wrong with 'accordian' action. The prototype does it. -- Unless
the train has stopped perfectly, in a long freight train, the engine could
move several car lengths before the tail end starts to move. . . . . . . . .
. . . .
> > > > > > > > > >
Not only does it happen, but sometimes it can be useful. You won't see this
on a mainline with lots of horsepower at the head of each train, but if your
branch line or old time train stops with the slack out and then trys to
restart, the engineer may find his wheels are slipping and he's going
nowhere. The simple solution is to back into the train a ways, then restart
so that the train starts one car at a time and builds momentum.
Of course, as Bob W's message shows, this is not good idea with a passenger
train.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich.
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