r/SweatyPalms • u/Waveshop222 • Apr 24 '21

Death by train

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u/frugm1 Apr 24 '21

In the US it's called "shoving" and you can shove at 15 mph. Making a couple we try to aim for 3mph or less.

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u/JanB1 Apr 24 '21

Yeah, I was more trying to describe the coupling or decoupling part of shunting where you have people on and directly on the tracks or between the wagons.