Re: [BRHSlist] Coupling the Air

[John Knopp <jdknopp@g...>]

At 10:12 PM 8/21/2000 -0400, qutlx1@a... wrote:

> Here's how you do it; just pull the track with the air coupled to the
> engine and as you identify a cut turn both angle cocks and kick the cut where
> you want it to go. One crew member rides the now rear car in the cut rolling
> freely. When the cut reaches the designated spot you drop off, walk behind
> the cut as it rolls away, reach down and hold the hose and pull the angle
> cock open. There you've created the perfect bumping post for all the
> following cuts of cars to rest against. If you didn't trip, get hit by the
> air hose or go nose first into the cut when it stops it worked just fine. I'm
> sure there's at least a half dozen rule violations in that maneuver.
Damn! I'm pretty sure my railroad career would've been finished if someone 
had told me to do that! ;)
John Knopp
jdknopp@g...