Placing dead engines behind the head end power was common, but not always.
Sometimes bridge loadings required spacers of several cars between. A photo
I've seen of Santa Fe 4-8-4s headed for scrap shows about five cars between
each locomotive, with five dead engines in the train. It also depends on
whether the brakes on the locomotives were functional or not. With locomotives
headed for or from repairs, a machinist usually rode the train as an engine
messenger to keep things lubricated, watch for hot bearings and handle minor
repairs if necessary.
Bob Yarger
--- On Thu, 8/27/09, Drew Bunn <bunndrew@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Drew Bunn <bunndrew@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [cpsig] Movement of steam engines
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 7:31 PM
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:34 PM, The
Else Family<madgelse@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
If they were pulled where in the train would theengine be placed.
David
Someone will correct me if I'm
wrong, but units D.I.T (Dead In
Tow) are usually placed behind the head end power, to
prevent
string-lining, and effecting braking/train handling, due to
their
weight.
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