Re: [CBQ] RE: Poling cars

[Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>]

   In his book "Yards and Terminals" 1906 John Droege talks about poling 
yards where switching is done using a pole. There is even a drawing of a 
poling yard at Hawthorne, IL on the CB&Q.

Ken Martin



Gerald & Virginia Edgar wrote:

>it was still being done in mid-late 70's with the most common practice that I 
>saw was a loco (& yes, many early diesels had cast poling pockets in all 4 
>corners of the frame) shoving a freight car on a parallel track.  Done 
>correctly it saved time especially when spotting cars as engineer was right 
>along side of the car he was spotting.  He did not have to have switches 
>thrown, enter the track, couple/uncouple, etc.   I do not recall if FRA 
>finally disallowed it or whether ea RR changed their safety rules.  You could 
>still buy poles (oak as I recall) from RR Supply Houses in 1970's & its a safe 
>best some companies with their locomotives for captive switching continued the 
>practice after the RR's quit doing it)
>
>
>Gerald  
>  
>



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