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Is mainline rail a standard rating throughout the country? I want to say 110 or 115lbs? A place I worked at had 90lbs from what I remember. Was told this is the weight over a 3’ span? Maintenance said they were ok with every third cross tie being good. Man did we have a lot of derailments until they reworked the yard. One year we needed to put loads in the empty yard. That was a disaster. Got a lot of new rail and ties that year!
Was also told most derailments happen 14-19mph because that match’s the natural fq of the cars swaying with the typical splice lengths.
Have some tribal learning for operating an engine, but that is about all. That was 20 years ago. I still remember opening up the cabinet and throwing that knife switch to juice it up for a start. Anyone know if the above tidbits are close to accurate?
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