Doug, We had some hog drenchers in the Hannibal yard that were placed
right along the switching lead and I remember they had twin nozzles as
to drench the bi level stock cars equally. I think I remember almost
decapitating an engineer while engaged in a contest of throwing water
at each other by turning the drenchers on as the switch engine backed
up the lead past the cannons. He saw me at the last minute and was
able to close the cab window which I almost blew out. I'll look at
some of my yard shots to see if any show up. I can remember these
were also placed in other yards too. Archie Hayden
On Jan 15, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Douglas Harding wrote:
> I have been doing some research on railroad hog drenchers. These
> were large
> trackside pipes with nozzles used to spray water through stock car
> sides to
> wet hogs down to keep them cool.
>
> I am looking for more information. I have a few photos and some
> standard
> drawings, but none from the CB&Q. As the CB&Q had one of the largest
> fleets
> of stock cars and served many areas that raised hogs, I can only
> assume the
> CB&Q used hog drenchers. I would appreciate any photos, pamphlets or
> information that can be shared.
>
> Did the CB&Q use hog drenchers? If so where were hog drenchers
> located? On
> the mainline or a siding? Near the depot or water tank? Was a drencher
> located on just one side of the track? Or both sides? Was there
> instructions
> on how to use hog drenchers? And when to use them? Who did the work?
>
> What were the train orders when hog drenchers were to be used?
>
> Doug Harding
>
> www.iowacentralrr.org
>
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