Re: [CBQ] (unknown)

[dhartman@mchsi.com]

My attitude toward what I would or would not attempt changed one winter day on the Mt Morris branch. I grabbed the handhold and pulled up but my boot was encrusted with snow. It slid straight through the boxcar's foot stirrup toward the wheel and rail. I was in a bent backward position hanging on desperately with cold-numb fingers. Fate or dumb luck saved me. Doug

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From: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com

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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:07:13 -0400 (EDT)

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] (unknown)

 

I saw a "classic" case one afternoon at Langdon, MO...Some train...probably the north local had completed it's work at Langdon and the rear brakeman was standing on the platform having a "chin fest" with the operator....They didn't have many cars and the acceleration was rapid.

 

As the waycar approached I thought...that guy will never be able to get on...He did something I never saw another brakeman do...Instead of catching the curved grab iron at the rear of the waycar....He just started running as fast as he could before the waycar got to him...When the front platform caught up with him he just turned and JUMPED ON...never touched the grabirons....during my trainman days I never saw anybody do it that way again and I certainly didn't ever try it.

 

Pete

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Noel Crawford <georgecrawfordsr@comcast.net>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 10:11 pm
Subject: [CBQ] (unknown)

 

On 7/18/2013 11:00 PM, Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com wrote:

.It was also a source of pride for some of the old engineers to leave town "at speed"...in an attempt to leave the rear end boys behind.

witnessed that event more than once while growing up on the Q in York NB.

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