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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Gulf Coast Texas
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For those who are wondering what "dynamic" braking is, it is kind of like a hybrid automobile. The motors that drive the wheels normally are switched over to producing current instead of using it. Instead of charging batteries however, the current is routed through big resistor grids enclosed on the top of the locomotive where fans blow air through them to cool them off.
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