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railfancwb Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 20 minutes ago, Swampfox762 said: There are a number of reasons railroads eliminated the caboose from most trains. Replacing it with a revenue car without requiring more locomotive is one. Reduced size of train crew is another. One I read about recently - potential crew injury. On a long freight when the coupler slack is pulled out as the train starts moving the caboose goes from zero to several mph instantly, tossing people who are not holding on firmly about with abandon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted May 10, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted May 10, 2021 The Quintinshill Trainwreck, 22 May, 1915 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintinshill_rail_disaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tous Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) On 5/12/2021 at 8:40 AM, Swampfox762 said: This picture confuses me. Surely there were railroads in Pennsylvania prior to 1890. That is not an 1890s locomotive. I would guess that it is from fifty years earlier. Edited May 13, 2021 by tous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Swampfox762 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 8 hours ago, tous said: This picture confuses me. Surely there were railroads in Pennsylvania prior to 1890. That is not an 1890s locomotive. I would guess that it is from fifty years earlier. Think that's from Prince Albert Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 That makes more sense. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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railfancwb Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Camera mounted in cab. Several hours. Good for sleeping if you like white noise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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