How Does A Draft Gear Absorb Railcar Energy?
Autoracks have a huge amount of slack. Switching Autoracks out was always a challenge. Probably 100’ or more of slack in a 1000’ of racks.
Autoracks have a huge amount of slack. Switching Autoracks out was always a challenge. Probably 100’ or more of slack in a 1000’ of racks.
Burl Rice said:
Added the “S” so everyone can see the video.
Gee, the train looked longer when it was in the yard. (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-undecided.gif)
The interesting observation, from this informative video is, the fact that the Kadee draft gear box on the 1906/906 style couplers, is closer to the prototype shown, except that its springing only works in one direction.
The changes made by Kadee from the old 820’s with the outside knuckle spring to the hidden ones on the 906/1906, along with the existing draft gear, makes them operate much like the prototype.
The interesting observation, from this informative video is, the fact that the Kadee draft gear box on the 1906/906 style couplers, is closer to the prototype shown, except that its springing only works in one direction.
The changes made by Kadee from the old 820’s with the outside knuckle spring to the hidden ones on the 906/1906, along with the existing draft gear, makes them operate much like the prototype.
You can say that again Fred… oh, you did say it again! (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-sealed.gif)
Yep, and in practice the movement adds another dimension to running trains, especially in roundy round… no, again seriously (it’s so fun to poke about roundy round)… it makes you learn about taking slack out of a run of cars, and also bunching up trains in reverse. I run long trains and starting rapidly without taking the slack makes a “bad zipper” noise… it’s a fun dimension especially when you are challenging newcomers that there is more to driving a train other than forwards and reverse.
Greg