Re: Re: [BRHSlist] More Railroad Poetry Hoghead's Last Request Clarifications

[jkohl <jkohl@n...>]

>There was a commonly used method for creating "old break" when such was 
>needed after experiencing a broken drawbar...
>What was the method???????   Leo, John, Karl, Bob....wait a little bit
before
>you blurt out the answer...let some of the other non rails try to guess it.

Well, my first guess is some rather rusty-colored paint probably
substitutes...:)

My other guess is that there are certain ummmm...chemical reactions, that
"assist" metal in it's oxidation process. Certain excess liquids from human
beings works admirably well in that reguard...

Cheers!

Jan