On 07-11-97 ALEC CAMERON wrote to ALL... 
 
 AC> The objective is apparently, for achieving punctuality and saving 
 AC> energy. Some 
 AC> of the top drivers, have found that from route knowledge, they are 
 AC> able to do 
 AC> better on "manual". I guess this is due to their foreknowlege of 
 AC> upcoming 
 AC> grades/ traffic/ wind resistance. Now I have an off- topic query: 
Well, that seems to be the case almost everywhere. A good engineer (driver) 
with a certain "feel" for the track, engines, weather, etc can make better 
time and speed than someone without that "feel". And experience on that line 
helps greatly.  
As for your predicament, as a former installer of cruise controls, it sounds 
like a typical style that was put in lots of cars here, but by other companys 
like Dana Corp. I have a sample magnet left from one of the kits, it's only  
about 12.5mm by 9.6mm by 5mm thick. You might be able to come up with 
something 
close at a hardware store or something.  
Hope this helps..........I'll see if I can find any local shops that sell 
that  
brand of cruise still.  
 
Now, back on topic......in the August Trains magazine was a short article 
about  
the BHP Iron Ore train that set that tonnage record. Very interesting 
comments.  
I gather that GE Harris did it just to prove they could run very long heavy 
trains with the Locotrol III system. I guess they did.  
                                    K 
 
                                      
 
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