Supplemental Air

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Wed Dec 19 14:46:59 EST 2018


Setting the brakes on three cars manually on the uncoupled part of the
train is routine whenever a train such as 165 has to spot incoming cars for
the local. I was told some time ago that some vandal released such on a
lone car and it rolled west across State St.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 1:18 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> What I don't understand about yard air is what keeps the cut from running
> away? Do the yard guys set the mechanical brakes?
>
> Tom Cosgrove
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> On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
> Mike -
>
> Since Bristol doesn’t originate any long trains, I’m curious as to how
> that supplemental air is used , , ,
>
> Ed King
>
> *From:* NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 18, 2018 6:38 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List
> *Subject:* Supplemental Air
>
> Been meaning to shoot pix of the existing supplemental air station at the
> yards in Bristol. Train is today’s 165.
>
> Mike Pierry, Jr.
>
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