Marshall, They would turn the entire train so they didn't have to shove
their train back to their terminal. A lot depended on how much track was
left on the other two legs of the wye. We used to turn our train on a wye
some place on the local at Lewistown, Ill after we had been to the coal
mine. Regards, Archie Hayden
----- Original Message -----
From: "zephyr9903" <zephyr9903@iowatelecom.net>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] waycar internal life
> On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:15:39 EDT, PSHedgpeth wrote
> > I've been gone for a few days and am just catching up...With all of the
> > conversation re cupola direction...are you guys saying that waycars
> > were turned to keep one particular end forward...As the kids
> > say..."I don't think so"...whoever heard of turning a waycar...I
> > never ever saw it done and don't know of any time it was ever
> > done....It went one way on the outboud trip and came back the same
way....
> >
> > Of course you always gave a train "a good rear end"..out of the initial
> > terminal...This meant putting a low car right ahead of the waycar as
> > has been mentioned...This is just common sense and good practice.
> >
> > Whoever heard of turning a waycar....give me some specifics as to
> > when where and why this was ever done as a regular practice....
> >
>
> At least around 1950, the BNW turn out of Burlington usually turned loco
and
> caboose (or the entire outgoing train) at the Washington depot wye . . .
>
> Recollection from a *very* young age -
>
> Marshall Thayer
> Mt. Pleasant, IA
>
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