by super7cr
As long as the equipment handling rules of a particular railroad allow it, a unit can be transported anywhere within the train. Personally, when I transport locomotives in my train, I like to have them behind the power, and I have been faced with the situation in the past of having them behind my power or in the middle of the train.
This engine was obviously set up as a "boxcar" which means the independent brake was cut out and the automatic brake was cut out as well. This means the only brake application the brakes respond to is an automatic brake reduction on the lead engine, which effectively makes it a "boxcar."
I don't like having engines like this anywhere in my consist or train set up as a boxcar. Fact is, engine brakes are set up differently than car brakes, and when you make an automatic brake reduction on your train and brakes on these "boxcars" come on, the brakes think they are responding to an independent brake reduction which I believe forms flat spots on engines. I'd rather just have them right behind my consist, with the main res., actuating hose and brake pipe tied right in so it acts like an engine in my consist thats not running....
Long story short, what you are seeing here is legal. I don't know of any class one that doesn't allow it.
This engine was obviously set up as a "boxcar" which means the independent brake was cut out and the automatic brake was cut out as well. This means the only brake application the brakes respond to is an automatic brake reduction on the lead engine, which effectively makes it a "boxcar."
I don't like having engines like this anywhere in my consist or train set up as a boxcar. Fact is, engine brakes are set up differently than car brakes, and when you make an automatic brake reduction on your train and brakes on these "boxcars" come on, the brakes think they are responding to an independent brake reduction which I believe forms flat spots on engines. I'd rather just have them right behind my consist, with the main res., actuating hose and brake pipe tied right in so it acts like an engine in my consist thats not running....
Long story short, what you are seeing here is legal. I don't know of any class one that doesn't allow it.