Tamping shovel is flat bladed, not turned up on the
edge. They do do a great job. My driveway(95') is
lined with RR Ties to keep the grass out of the rock
etc. Each one was set with the tamping shovel.
--- Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com wrote:
> Dale and list
>
> I think what you are referring to...at least as I
> remember, is a flat blade shovel?with turned up
> edges to be used for shoveling and a cast iron hand
> grip on the end of the handle used for tamping.
>
> Someone once said..."what's the job description of a
> section hand"??...answer..."they do anything nobody
> else wants to do"...Track work has got to be some of
> the hardest work anywhere as Dale points out.
>
> Pete
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dale Reeves <drale99@verizon.net>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:27 am
> Subject: [CBQ] Re:Cindersr
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Speaking of cinders, are there any old hand tampers
> around? When I was
> waiting to go into the service in 1945, I worked on
> a section gang on a
> branch, and spent most of my ten-hour days (6-day
> weeks) tamping ties with a
> short-handled spade. My back still hurts just
> thinking about it. By far the
> hardest work I ever did. Dale Reeves
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <qutlx1@aol.com>
> To: <cbq@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:23 PM
> Subject: [CBQ] Slag Ballast Color
>
> > As Karl states slag ballast did work to hold and
> support track. But I
> > will
> > tell you from first hand experience it wasn't fun
> or comfortable to hike
> > on,especially on the shoulder of the stuff. I
> never have, but I always
> > thought it
> > must have been like walking on volcanic
> rock,dusty,porous and lose.
> > The positive thing about slag was when wet it
> wasn't slippery, unlike the
> > granite chips that followed.
> > On the other hand it was dusty when dry,unlike the
> granite.
> >
> > But my vote goes to cinders as the best overall
> ballast for non mailine
> > use.
> > It drained well,was nice and soft to walk on,in
> winter it absorbed thermal
> > energy so the snow melted quickly and of course
> best of all was where it
> > came
> > from !
> >
> > Leo Phillipp
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
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> >
> >
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