KICKER"Triple valve in defective order, which throws air brakes into emergency when only a service application is intended, or sometimes by a bump of the train ...
Kicker
A common expression for a triple valve in defective order which throws air brakes into emergency when only a service application is intended.
King Snipe ...
Now here's the kicker: many of the train sets sold via toy outlets are not of the toy type, but are the cheapest range of scale models. They don't tell you this on the box. Sure, it might list the appropriate ages....
Kicker A common expression for an emergency brake application which occurs when a service brake application is intended or when no application is intended. Knuckle The movable portion of the drawbar coupler.
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For those who have been following this series on the basics of model railroading, this part is the kicker - the one that ties it all together. Hopefully during this series what began as a train set is now well on its way to being a model railroad.
A dynamiter is a car that causes an undesired emergency application (UDE) of the train's air brakes when the train brakes are used for routine stops or slow downs. Dynamiters are also known as kickers.
 See also: Track, Engine, Train, Locomotive, Car
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