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Old Posted Jan 19, 2016, 4:00 PM
OldDartmouthMark OldDartmouthMark is offline
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Originally Posted by Keith P. View Post
Trains deal with that problem by dropping sand on the rails under the drive wheels, don't they? At least they did in the movies.
Not sure, but there are grade limits on train tracks, which I believe are much less than your typical east-west climb in DT Halifax. However, trains also are pulling much greater loads with less drive wheels per unit weight.
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