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RE: [CBQ] Vapor-Clarkson Corp.

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Subject: RE: [CBQ] Vapor-Clarkson Corp.
From: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:59:23 -0500
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Great story Karl; thanks so much for sharing!  I am surprised it has not 
surfaced before on our list or even an article in Trains magazine or somewhere. 
 I know when I started my RR safety career C&NW had an old film about the 
progress of safety on the RR much of it focused (no pun intended) on train 
accident prevention.  There was an obvious splice where a deletion had been 
made.  I was told it was an "innovation" that backfired so I wonder if C&NW & 
other RR's had the same issue with this or other devices as the Burlington did?


Gerald  
 



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From: qrailroadman@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:25:26 +0000
Subject: [CBQ] Vapor-Clarkson Corp.

  



Early in the search for "Alertness Monitoring Devices" railroad's applied 
"technology" that required high frequency electrical current to pass THROUGH 
the Engineer's body. This HF signal caused the device to react when the 
Engineer touched any metallic object in the cab and, therefore, satisfied 
itself that the occupant of the seat was alive. The BLE voiced serious 
objections to the device on the grounds that long-term physical harm may result 
from the continuous presence of HF current in the body. I do not remember the 
manufacturer of these "high tech" fly catchers but, after an incident on the 
St. Charles Air Line that completely shut down the Q, as well as ALL operations 
that normally used the Air Line, the RR was given the proper "incentive" to 
remove them - - - IMMEDIATELY !!

A Q transfer job was ascending the Air Line over Canal St. with a switch engine 
equipped with one of these terrific inventions. The alertor sounded its alarm 
and the Engr. frantically began touching everything in the cab as well as 
"beatin" on the "reset" button, all to no avail. Eventually the electrical 
dept. was called upon to, in effect, rewire the control circuits in the cab of 
the engine to restore it to a usable condition again. An engine was called from 
Clyde to attempt to move the disabled eng. and cars from the Air Line but the 
malfunction prevented the PC sw. from closing and air being restored to the 
train. Nothing moved until the offending device had been rendered harmless by 
the electricians.

As for the Vapor-Clarkson Corp., it was eventually sold to the Singer Sewing 
Machine Co. and continued to produce RR related products for several years. 
This company was again restructered and became Vapor Corp. doing business out 
of Canada.

Karl




                                          
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