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4 hours ago, Dric902 said:
8 hours ago, pipedreams said:

See these everyday, usually 2or 3 up front and a pusher in the rear. 

Distributed power, it runs in conjunction with the lead engine

we use it sometimes, but mostly not needed

Makes for a smooth run though

Lot's of coal train come through here with a 100+ cars heading east of the Mississippi.

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14 minutes ago, janice6 said:

Ours were like that for the SHERCO power plant.

Just a curious fact to add:

A couple of my family work in administrative positions for the Power company here.  I asked them what the "Peaking Plant" was along side the highway, on one of my trips.  He said that when The power output of our major plant was at max, and the peaking plant (turbine engine generator) came on line, there is a contracted stream of fuel trucks from the refinery to the peaking plant. 

When the peaking plant was running, you could look South down the highway, and there would never be a time when at least one fuel truck wasn't in sight.  This would have been a steady stream of fuel trucks to service the Turbine Generator as long as it was running.  Very expensive!

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