I have personally participated in ONE (1) Dutch Drop, an unsuccessful one at
that. It was attempted a bit west of Prophetstown at an FS dealer. Were it
not for a farmer and his John Deer I'd probably STILL be lookin' for a stout
object whith which ta get the #$@$%^ cars off the frog !! It WAS fun however.
Karl
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--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@... wrote:
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> I've participated in making many of the "conventional drops" but never
> participated in nor observed the "Dutch Drop"...
>
> Leo or any other trainmen ever made a "Dutch Drop"...????
>
> ".
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> All of this stuff is probably highly illegal in todays railroading...You
> could probably be fired for engaging in such doings.
>
> Any "drop stories"...Leo...Archie...
>
>> Pete
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jj dietsch <lcmtv1@...>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 5:01 pm
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re:Dutch Drop
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> this is right !!!!!!
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> --- On Mon, 2/15/10, Milton Clark <unclemilty@...> wrote:
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> From: Milton Clark <unclemilty@...>
> Subject: [CBQ] Re:Dutch Drop
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 9:35 AM
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>
> From book Railroad Avenue by Freeman Hubbard, 1945 Whittlesley
> House, New York;
>
> Dutch Drop -Rarely used method of bringing a car onto the main line
> from a spur. The engine head into the spur, couples head-on to the
> car, and backs out. When the car is moving fast enough the engine is
> cut off, speeds up to get back on the main line before the car, then
> moves forward ahead of the junction between the main line and the
> spur so the car rolls out behind the engine.
>
> Milt Clark
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