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Connie: I need you to rally every cell in that brain of yours. When you applied the independent, was the throttle in the forward position?
Dewey: Yeah, I had to get it moving, Connie!
Connie: In what position was the throttle set?
[Dewey is reluctant to say]
Connie: Damn it, Dewey, what position?
Dewey: Connie, the throttle was in notch 8, full power. Okay? It was 39 cars!
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Connie: No, it's definitely under power. We're not sure of the exact speed yet.
Captain Allen: I thought all these trains had some sort of dead-man brake.
Connie: There's a wand the engineer has to hit periodically or the air brakes are automatically applied. Unfortunately, this train's were disconnected. Sir, I would gladly explain the particulars of locomotive operation to you if we had time, but right now I really need your assistance posting officers at all the mainline crossings.
Captain Allen: Uh, one question. How do you all plan to stop it?
Connie: We're working on it.
Carla Bianco
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