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The crew of a mile and a half (8,000 ft) long freight at Eola's West End works with the yard crew to try and get the brake pipe above 74 pounds. Imagine walking that mixed freight trying to figure out where the problem is.
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That probably wouldn't be too difficult to spot...just listen for escaping air. One of my coworkers told me about a strike he participated in in the '80's, in which trains got stopped in two different ways. In once case, some officials were scabbing a train into town, and stopped for a crew change without drawing out the slack. The picketers simply walked along the train and pulled about 20 pin lifters. Every time the scabs made to depart, the train would move 10 feet then dump its air.
That wasn't the best one though. The most effective way to stop a train is simply to take the circular, aluminum top off a soup can and place it between the gaskets on a pair of glad hands, in one spot in the train. It stops the flow of air as well as effectively as a turned angle cock, but there's no visual cue. The only way to find it is to bust the air under every coupler until you find the lid!
That wasn't the best one though. The most effective way to stop a train is simply to take the circular, aluminum top off a soup can and place it between the gaskets on a pair of glad hands, in one spot in the train. It stops the flow of air as well as effectively as a turned angle cock, but there's no visual cue. The only way to find it is to bust the air under every coupler until you find the lid!