Number 90 posted:Gregg posted:I think 3 minutes is a little on the long side, I'm now 75 and still could tie on a hand brake is about a minute or so . Crews don't have to climb to the top of the car anymore. Engine hand brakes may take a little longer.
I think I over-estimated the time for each car, Gregg, you're right. I was thinking about a man in Arctic clothing that impaired movement somewhat. Probably, if there were no intervening bridges and the footing was good, and the brake wheels could have been reached from the ground, it would have taken between an hour and an hour and a half.
That time seems to generous to me: maybe the clothes weren't arctic, but they would have been thick. You're not going to be able to move at a brisk pace that entire time, and there is the length of the cars to traverse. I suspect two hours is nearer the mark, and maybe more, depending on the footing you mention.
