tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post156437605917565563..comments2024-03-28T16:53:39.313-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: FatalityPawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-5577309978668691152015-03-03T20:07:56.956-06:002015-03-03T20:07:56.956-06:00I spent a brief stint with CNW railroad many years...I spent a brief stint with CNW railroad many years ago. One of the things I learned is that with a train of loaded cars, when the brakes are blown (the air is dumped in an emergency-stop situation) the last car will pass the point where the brakes were blown before the train stops. If you're running a unit train (all coal cars, or all grain cars, etc) you probably have somewhere between 90 and 120 cars, which means your train is over a mile long. That's a looonnggg time to stop.Retired Spookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162727356116384883noreply@blogger.com