Re: [CBQ] Standard Waycar Equipment

["John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>]

The emergency box had a glass front and was on the stove side wall, midway down and up next to ceiling. The asbestos was under the tin, out of sight. By the way, the last time I was on a wood waycar, in service, was mid 1966, when I returned from the Marine Corps in 1969, it was all pool steel waycars.

From: "sartherdj@aol.com" <sartherdj@aol.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Standard Waycar Equipment

 

Archie,

 

Thanks for your reply.  That would be a great list of items to see if you can put yours hands onto it.  Where would that "emergency box" have been located on a waycar?   What waycar (number?) did you refer to in your response, "Dave, My waycar had a sheet of tin... " ?  Asbestos? I didn't see any asbestos! 

 

Thanks,  Dave S.   Tucson, AZ

-----Original Message----- From: archie hayden <kliner@mywdo.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, Dec 14, 2011 9:38 pm Subject: Re: [CBQ] Standard Waycar Equipment

 

Dave,  My waycar had a sheet of tin on the wall behind the stove and a sheet under the stove.  Under the tin was strips of that dreaded asbestos.  Don't tell the feds.  Don't forget your emergency tools that had a case of their own that hung on the wall.  In it were a hand saw with Burlington Route logo on the blade, a sledge hammer, and a fireaxe.  I seem to recall the case had a glass front.  Don't forget your hot box cooler can.  Wasn't it called a Keeley can?  I have a list somewhere the company put out that showed everything one was supposed to have on the waycar.  4 bunks with horse hair mattresses.  I will try to dig that up.  I also have a similar list of items in a small country depot.  Archie

On Dec 14, 2011, at 9:33 PM, sartherdj@aol.com wrote:

John, Leo and dhartman,

 

Thanks for your replies.  Some great ideas for realistic "stuff" to add to a waycar build. 

 

Do any of you recall if there was any steel sheeting applie d to the walls or floor around the stove area?

 

Later,  Dave S.   Tucson, AZ

 

  

-----Original Message----- From: qutlx1 <qutlx1@aol.com> To: cbq <cbq@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, Dec 14, 2011 7:32 pm Subject: Fwd: [CBQ] Standard Waycar Equipment

 

John, just adding to the list. For me it's now been almost 3 3 years(man how time flies) since I swung onto or off a waycar but as you can see it's like yesterday.

 

Leo

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From:	John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
To:	CBQ@yahoogroups.com <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Subject:	Re: [CBQ] Standard Waycar Equipment
Date:	Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:27:20 -0800 (PST)

 

Leo

I forgot about all that stuff. I was working off the top of my head and it has been many a day since even thought about these things!

From: "qutlx1@aol.com" <qutlx1@aol.com>
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:22 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Standard Waycar Equipment

 

 

Don't forget the mandatory chain or steel cable for tieing things together when they came undone. One never left the terminal w/o a chain,at lease one E and a F knuckle,hammer,chisel,bailing wire,rags,packing hook,journal oil,journal box coolant,spare air hoses,air hose wrench, all the extra flagging equip.,markers and their fuel,etc,broom,mop,a full tank of oil or coal for the stove,forms in the desk,ice in the ice box. In winter it was imperitive to put a soup can of water on the stove to act as a humidifier.It also was smart to tape the leading door jam with tape or wet paper towels. Yes they worked.

 

If these things weren't on the car at the terminal in pool waycar days you went to the supply point and the carman(helper) there would bring them to you. In assigned waycar days it's my understanding it was the rear brakemans job to find these items and secure them.

 

As to system map if yo u call a pinup a map then that was what you had one. Don't ever recall a w/c with a true company issued map on the wall.

 

Leo Phillipp

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