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To: EveningStar

Wow! That’s amazing!


12 posted on 07/05/2009 3:36:28 PM PDT by Ikemeister
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To: Ikemeister

It does seem that applying the brakes was mistake. I thought, though, that the freight car’s air brakes would automatically engage when they were disconnected from the train, like a semi-truck.


17 posted on 07/05/2009 4:14:24 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)
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To: Ikemeister

It does seem that applying the brakes was mistake. I thought, though, that the freight car’s air brakes would automatically engage when they were disconnected from the train, like a semi-truck.


21 posted on 07/05/2009 4:23:40 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)
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