by RussNelson
When operating power, and you run through a plowed-up snowbank at a road intersection, how big a snowbank is needed for you to feel it?
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RussNelson wrote:When operating power, and you run through a plowed-up snowbank at a road intersection, how big a snowbank is needed for you to feel it?Depends really on how cold it is vs how much snow their is. If the snow bank is frozen solid, often you feel a slight bump. But if the snow is fresh, i usually don't feel a thing. I SEE the snow go flying and often hear thw impact, but very little feel.
TB Diamond wrote:Snow can plug up the air horns on a lead locomotive when drifts are deep enough and they are hit fast enough. Had this happen many times.In the Conrail days, they put a cover over the horns to try to prevent
Noel Weaver wrote:Those covers seem to be helpful. I know it beats having one without. They sure sound funny with a bunch of snow packed in them!TB Diamond wrote:Snow can plug up the air horns on a lead locomotive when drifts are deep enough and they are hit fast enough. Had this happen many times.In the Conrail days, they put a cover over the horns to try to prevent
this from taking place. It was at least somewhat successful.
Noel Weaver