The most important rule
(midwest.social)
196Instructions unclear. Boxcar is pregernant
Preganté?
Only way to make new cars after the Budd company went bankrupt. RIP.
That is some really deep train lore that you just shared of the top your head. Much respect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Company
Edit: I'm learning something today:
https://docshipper.com/glossary/humping-rail-definition-logistics/
I mean ok fine but what is the car actually for and why can't I hump it?
"Humping" in this context means pushing the trailers onto a small hill and releasing them one by one to send them onto different tracks to make up new trains.
It's efficient but it can damage delicate cars or fragile contents, hence the warning.
Apparently humping in train terms refers to the act of using a small hill at the decoupling point to force the cars apart using gravity. Supposedly this is hard on the cars and their contents especially when coming to a stop afterward.
Its the track inspection boxcar its full of cameras.
Ah, so if they hump it the stress might break/misalign the cameras and all that tasty equipment?
Dragons humping train carts
