frrc,
That 9700 ton limit for Washington Hill is the "drawbar limit", ie, any train exceeding that tonnage is "supposed to have a pusher". When the Bow coal trains were routed over the B&A, they routinely exceeded 11,000 tons and had 3 unit pushers assigned to them.
That 9700 ton limit for Washington Hill is the "drawbar limit", ie, any train exceeding that tonnage is "supposed to have a pusher". When the Bow coal trains were routed over the B&A, they routinely exceeded 11,000 tons and had 3 unit pushers assigned to them.