The blowdown muffler would work to water the
crossings, but that was not what it was designed to
do. I agree that the fireman had more than enouth to
do without this little "job". But then again, it is
OK, because most would turn into engineers, later!
There were lot of silly uses for steam and hot water.
A lot of switch engines had pipes to blow sand (and
snow) out of switch points and the M-4's had pipes to
remove frost from the rails, in shady cuts, so the
drivers wouldn't slip.
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- Walter Ohrnell <wohrnell@s...> wrote:
> Russ,
>
> You have heard when the cats away the mice will
> play.
>
> I guess the poor fireman didn't have enough to do
> keeping the hog head happy let alone worrying about
> every country crossing.
>
> Walter
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russell Strodtz
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Tender Sprinkling Device
>
>
> 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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