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These "stories" continue to verify my observation from some years back that..."It doesn't matter the name of the railroad or the name of the "teller"...the stories are all the same" no matter where or who.
Pete
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From: mdeckergwtcnet <mdecker@gwtc.net> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sat, Jul 20, 2013 7:35 am Subject: [CBQ] Re: (unknown) --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@... wrote: > > > Those point locks were interesting....specifically when you forgot there was one and you unlocked the switch..lifted the lever and "pulled your guts out"...My My you said...I forgot about the point lock. > > Pete My first pay trip out of Edgemont, I was the head man on an mty. We took siding at Upton to meet some. The first guy had us lined in, and so the first switch I had to throw was the West switch, after we made our meets. I never saw a point lock before, and it was on the side away from the switch stand. I about pulled my guts out until the hogger came out on the "porch" and pointed across the track. Duuuhhhh. I gave that same guy a running start at me at West Osage one night. I'm sure he was going more than the 10MPH "turnout" speed when he got to me, and I should have stepped back and made him stop, but I caught it. Just about strung me out like a flag on the side of the motor, and I never made that mistake with him again. I'd walk back up to the crossing and then give him a "come ahead" :>) Mike __._,_.___
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