Jtgshu wrote: It is a lot of fun, and any engineer who doesn't have a smile on while doing it has something wrong with them! (or maybe derailed on an icepacked crossing - they have an excuse to not like it hahahha)
Or...
Hitting drifts at 50 MPH in a -50 wind chill blizzard and having the snow:
A) Open up the front angle cock ... dumping the 6600 foot train in emergency ... then dealing with an angry and frozen Conductor after he/she walks (inspects) the entire train and resets the 7 stuck triple valves.
B) Ground out several Traction Motors in the consist, resulting in not enough power to "make the hill".
C) Clog the air filters on all locos, reducing horsepower where you're not gonna "make the hill".
D) Clog the radiator cooling fans, causing the engine to not load (overheating) and resulting in no power to move anywhere.
E) Any combination of the above; as well as other cold/snow/freezing weather related gremlins.
Sorry JT, I close my eyes and take a deep breath when the snow flies!!! LOL...
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