The Importance of Speed in Flat Switching

Humping cars is the one way to switch cars. The other way is called flat switching, which is where you just move the cars around with a locomotive. So when you're doing flat switching, speed is important because free cars spend most of their time in the rail yard. Now some of the some practices which they used to sort of expedite switching are now illegal or highly discouraged. We have a man with a stick and a very bright hat. Probably Searsucker. And I beg your pardon? It's Searsucker. That's what the railroad hats are made of.