I believe the second hose was a signal hose.
In 1966, when the DZ I was riding arrived at Chicago Union Station 2 hours late
(due to a broken air hose at Wray, CO), the train was too long for the platform
assigned, it was uncoupled behind my slumbercoach SC7 with the section behind
being pulled back and brought in on an adjacent track. As the move was being
done, a brakeman(?) was seated on the vestibule floor of the lead pullman, legs
dangling forward, and he had a signal hose brought up between his legs which he
was activating.
--- On Sat, 8/7/10, Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com> wrote:
From: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CBQ] DZ & KCZ Obs Question
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 11:23 AM
Of course there would always be an "air connection ie trainline"..but the
question was..."Why the tail hose hanging there in addition to the "ailr brake
controls" which I would understand to be an air and/or whistle valve inside at
the rear of the car...IIRC these were located inside the car at the rear end on
the right hand side (as you faced the rear end of the car). They were inside a
"panel" which you had to open up to get to the valves.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil <pstepek@sbcglobal.net>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 11:39 pm
Subject: RE: [CBQ] DZ & KCZ Obs Question
blunt end obs were also built specifically to be able to go mid train, so
air connections would be needed
-----Original Message-----
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave
Lotz
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 7:40 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] DZ & KCZ Obs Question
Hi All,
Hol received the following question in the mail from BRHS member Brian
Moore:
"I'm researching Burlington blunt end observation cars. Can someone tell me
why they carried the tail hose attached to the train line air when the
"Silver Tower," "Silver Veranda," etc., had air brake controls."
Anybody have an answer?
Dave Lotz
Pooler, GA
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