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Air-brake cars serve CN on Canadian prairies: distributed braking cars enable bigger non-DP-equipped trains on Winnipeg-Edmonton main line

Authors :
Calabrese, Dan
Source :
Trains Magazine. March, 2009, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p15
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Two decades ago, when air repeater cars could be found on Burlington Northern's longest freights, the technology was nothing like the modern incarnation, called distributed braking cars, roaming Canadian National's […]

Subjects

Subjects :
Railroads
Prairies
Air freight

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00410934
Volume :
69
Issue :
3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Trains Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.192589215