Re: Nov 15, 1957
I recall a news photo of one of the monster N&W coal trains in
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a contemporaneous issue of Trains magazine. I think N&W was just trying to push the edge of the envelope... Obviously it didn't work out that well, but BNSF and UP today regularly run 20,000 ton trains safely, for very long distances. Makes me wonder how fast diesels would have taken over if work rules simply specified a 12 hour day without any mileage limit. Clearly with a mileage limit there was a powerful incentive to run trains more slowly and with heavier tonnage. Still true today. Tim
At 11/13/2009 05:54 PM Friday, you wrote:
I just came across this note in reference to Nov 15th.
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