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Originally Posted by silver lab
To make a long story short. Rail car brake systems are far more complicated then semi trucks. They need to be able to perform different tasks. They have what are called “portions” service and emergency along with resivours for air storage and resivours for different braking applications eg: load sensors. These do a lot of things to help the train crews navigate different terrain. At the end of the day they all have something in common...... a hand brake.
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So they’re just like any modern air brake system on a tractor semi trailer configuration.
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