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Originally Posted by Clev
Wow, and that number even includes partial cars, empty cars and switchers in the yards. Excellent find.
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Can't cite a source, but some time in the last year or so - on the Discovery Channel or some such - I saw a segment on computer controlled engines & switches in switching yards. The engines propelled groups of loaded cars up to X.yz mph (Pulse) then release them and the car/cars would roll (Glide) up to 1/2 mile??? through a series of computer actuated switches to arrive with just enough force to auto-connect to a series of cars being assemble on a siding.