Pic of the Day 05.02.21

[DJ aka GDR DJ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Almondo]

Morgan made my night lol ! :D:D:D:D

[RedBaird]

I was astounded by that picture, but found: 

 

"What could go wrong if a locomotive engineer ignores the wheel slip indicator?"

 

and that it can be worse:

 

 

A comment on 9gag

 

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1 Dec 19
Captain here.
Reasons for slipping can be different (worn down wheels, old rail, unfavorable temperatures, etc. ) but even some spilled grease on the rails seems to do the job. Wheel slipping is not that much of an issue while in motion. However, when taking off (e.g. from a train station), a slippery situation would prevent the train from making any movement forward while the wheels are spinning super fast.