[CBQ] Charlies Train Tales

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I was just rereading my copy of Charlies Train Tales written by R R Charles 
 who was a Q brakeman and Condr after having worked on the IHB,Erie and 
Monon.  Funny I worked w/RR many times on the dinkies but he never talked much 
about the  "old" days then.
 
Here's just a sample of his first hand comments about working on the Qs  
wood waycars. When the paper grain doors came out replacing the wood ones  the 
train crews discovered that they and cardboard worked well as insulation on 
 the inside of the w/cs to block out the drafts coming thru the cracks in 
the  siding.
 
What was the quickest way to get a fire going in the coal stove when  
waking up on a winter morning ?
Stick a fussee into the coal you just tossed in. Not fast enough,use more  
fusees !
 
Now that was classic Charlie !
 
Leo Phillipp 
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