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Canadian Railroads > Another Revelstoke questionDate: 11/12/20 13:10 Another Revelstoke question Author: tomstp West bound trains leaving Revelstoke always stop for 5 to 6 minutes along the straight track on the side of town. After that amount of time the start rolling again. Why the stop?
Date: 11/12/20 13:14 Re: Another Revelstoke question Author: The-late-EMD Sound like a break pipe continuity test before descending a grade. We do the same test out here in California atop Donner pass.
Posted from Android Date: 11/12/20 13:15 Re: Another Revelstoke question Author: goneon66 the e/b's i have seen stop for crew changes. the w/b's i have seen blast right out of town.........
66 Date: 11/13/20 03:30 Re: Another Revelstoke question Author: JPB Maybe westbounds stop to change the DPU crew? ;-)
Date: 11/13/20 10:54 Re: Another Revelstoke question Author: LKeithR JPB Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe westbounds stop to change the DPU crew? All trains have only two crew members--an engineer and conductor--on the lead engine; all other engines are unmanned. On rare occasions you may see people in the second engine of a train but they will be a deadhead crew on a repositioning move. Almost all trains stop for a crew change in Revelstoke. There is the odd train that "runs through" but the vast majority do stop... Keith Robertson Langley, BC Date: 11/13/20 11:49 Re: Another Revelstoke question Author: sarailfan My thought is either they're waiting for an eastbound to arrive (single track across the river) or maybe the inbound crew is checking fuel levels on the remotes.
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