Six-motor power, sometimes an SD38/slug set, is fairly routine as a hump pusher. Six-motor in the bowl might be a different matter. I’ve observed BRC at Clearing using SD38/slug sets as hump pushers, often in both directions at the same time, and either GP38-2’s or SW1500’s on pulldown jobs.
Thanks but could you translate the terms in red? It’s a bit confusing! I get the general idea though.
The bowl is the yard at the end of the hump. It is called that because it is lower in the middle than at the ends.
BRC is Belt Railway of Chicago. Clearing is the name of a train yard.
Pulldown jobs are the switchers that move the strings of cars out of the bowl and into the departure yard. I think they may do some more switching when necessary.
Thanks. Now it makes sence.[:)]