ST Engines 12-77

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Springfield Terminal Engines 12-77

In this section I have pictures of ST marked engines. They are GP7Rs, GP9s, GP9Rs, and a number of other types. Remember again, some of these pictures went through a fire.

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ST 77, & 343 NMPO at Leeds Junction on July 25^th of 2005.
Video by John Erickson.
ST 15 at Waterville on September 5^th of 2005.
Video by John Erickson.
Leaving Bartlett on July 28^th of 2008.
Video by John Erickson.

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Definition
Term	Defined As
Dutch Drop	Rarely used method of bringing a car onto the main line from a spur or siding now actually banned by most railroads. The engine heads into the spur, couples head-on to the car, and backs out. When the car is moving fast enough the engine is cut off, speeds up to get back on the main line before the car, then moves forward ahead of the junction between the main line and the spur so the car rolls out behind the engine. The common problem with the method was that with out enough distance on the siding or without proper timing the engine would get cornered by the car.

Definition

Term

Defined As

Dutch Drop

Rarely used method of bringing a car onto the main line from a spur or siding now actually banned by most railroads. The engine heads into the spur, couples head-on to the car, and backs out. When the car is moving fast enough the engine is cut off, speeds up to get back on the main line before the car, then moves forward ahead of the junction between the main line and the spur so the car rolls out behind the engine. The common problem with the method was that with out enough distance on the siding or without proper timing the engine would get cornered by the car.

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