driver9000
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A single 185 has three engines, one on each coach. An engine dropping out is a programatic thing, managed by the train and its systems, designed to save both fuel and engine hours as I recall (I believe maintenance is done based on running time). The dropped engine alternates coaches each time to balance out the fuel and wear and is most noticeable when stopped at a station when it shudders back to life. I can't recall an engine doing this when the train is in motion
Not allowed to start engines on the move.