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AMTRAKwannabe
Norfolk & Western Lives
Firstly: you can post up to 10 images in one post.
Secondly: A shoving platform is used in the U.S. as a platform for the conductor to stand on, usually it is placed on the opposite end of the train as the locomotive, while preforming switching moves with a long train. They are also used in carfloat operations because most of the floats are barges with rails welded on them and cannot support the weight of a locomotive, although idler cars are more common on the latter, as it can be an unloaded car or a special car designed to be extremely lightweight with a cabin on it.
Secondly: A shoving platform is used in the U.S. as a platform for the conductor to stand on, usually it is placed on the opposite end of the train as the locomotive, while preforming switching moves with a long train. They are also used in carfloat operations because most of the floats are barges with rails welded on them and cannot support the weight of a locomotive, although idler cars are more common on the latter, as it can be an unloaded car or a special car designed to be extremely lightweight with a cabin on it.
Southern1581
Pineapple approved!
They can also be used to make a locomotive remote controlled if that particular platform is equipped for it.
gagingabong
WGI8R
Shunters trucks
Hey mate. These are quite common. Classed EU and EUA, basically old UK's and other flats. There is at least 1 in Palmerston North normally used when shunting the container terminal and even one in wanganui. There are about 20 runners in New Zealand but are being phased out