[CBQ] Re: The anatomy of a hotbox...was water cooled bearings

["broken bolster" <therrboomer@yahoo.com>]

    Well Pete I've seen all of your list during my career except
    never learned Morse.  First time I ever heard about:

"It was the emulsion formed with the rod dope and the water that created the 
improved lubrication....".  Makes perfect sense,  never
    too old to learn.

    Seems I recall reading about how all new brakemen had to spend
    time on the rip track,  it was obviously the correct training.

    Dick haave
                         *************** 

    "
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@... wrote:
>
> 
> With all of the recent chatter about bearings water cooling etc we need to 
> have  "the rest of the story"...
> 
> Being probably the only guy on this list who did his railroading in the days 
> of the 5 man crew...waycar...mixed trains...white and green classification 
> lights...oil burning lanterns and markers...fusees...torpedoes...red 
> flags..NO RADIOS...train orders....employee timetables...telegraph...men with 
> seniority dating back almost to the beginning of the 20th century...universal 
> smoking....and, best of all...the FRICTION BEARING....whose trademark claim 
> to fame was the HOTBOX  I felt it was my sworn duty to declame on the HOTBOX.
> 
> >




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