Walter,
They let you do this at the office? Shame on you!
I don't think the amount of water that could be distributed at track
speed would do anything but settle the dust. Takes rain to get a
crossing pumping mud. That is gonna happen no matter what kind
of operating practice you follow.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Ohrnell" <wohrnell@s...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 27 May, 2003 16:43
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Tender Sprinkling Device
> Actually it was used to wet the sub roadbed to make mud so it could be pumped
> up into the ballast and make
the crossings rougher.
>
> You can things at the office have been slow.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russell Strodtz
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Tender Sprinkling Device
>
>
> Ralph,
>
> Does not sound like a bad idea to me. Would think that in the summer
> a plank and dirt crossing would be just fine powder. Could be that it
> was thought that a quick wetting down before the rest of the train blew
> the dust away would cut down on the crossing maintenance.
>
> Same reason they are constantly wetting down roads that are used for
> coal haulage.
>
> Russ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ralph W. Brown, Jr." <cbq682@g...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 May, 2003 15:17
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Tender Sprinkling Device
>
>
> > What does it mean to "sprinkle crossings"?
> >
> > As a part of the evidence summary a portion of the fireman's statement was
> > that as the train approached the point of derailment he had just opened a
> > valve
> > on the tender which was used to release water to sprinkle crossings, after
> > he
> > opened the valve he turned around to check to see if the water was
> > running.....
> >
> > R.W. Brown, Jr.
> > Galesburg, IL
> >
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