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Old 06-09-2012, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by dsmithjr View Post
Ive been watching BRS temp and it will come up a little but still within the normal range. Ive been reading the manuals I have but I havent had time to go completely through them to see what it says. I was always told its easier for a diesel to idle than to start and stop.
I have a few cousins that work as engineers for the railroad and they have told me before that there are some locomotives that have been running non stop for years rather than start and stop them....
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