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Re: [BRHSlist] Rule 46

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Rule 46
From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 20:59:21 -0800 (PST)
In-reply-to: <60.2930a065.2b0b00b0@a...>
Leo
I think it is neat that Rule 46 uses both the terms 
"caboose" and "waycar". It calls them "cabooses" and
says they will placed on the "waycar track"!
John
--- qutlx1@a... wrote:
> So far the biggest file in the entire local
> chairmans file is on Rule 46. The 
> handling of w/c's in terminals. 
> Here's just one little tidbit: In 1924 a Condr comes
> into 16th on a SILK 
> SPECIAL. The train goes onto another road but his
> waycar takes many hours to 
> get back to Morton Park. Hes in the w/c and spends
> time at 16th and 60th st 
> getting jostled around and then at Cicero until hes
> finally placed on the W/c 
> trk. He files a claim becuase he didn't get his
> rest.
> How about the Aurora local chrmn who works to
> Savanna in the C&I pool and his 
> w/c is placed on the w/c trks in a quick and
> agreeable fashion. But when 
> placed he finds a partial load of cinders spreading
> its contents around every 
> time an engine grabs an outbound car or the wind
> blows. So he walks up to the 
> yard office to complain to the YDMSTR who says he'll
> take car of the problem. 
> The solution is the YDMSTR places a box car on the
> next track over blocking 
> all air movement into the greivers w/c on this July
> night !
> Leo
> P.S. Many more neat complaints,greivances,etc about 
> placing,pulling,kicking,switching w/cars,using them
> as bumping 
> posts,etc,etc,etc. and it runs for decades and
> decades. 
> 


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