Believe it or not, they use to double the east-bound hill out of York NB
in the days of steam during the wheat rush. Even witnessed it with
GP7's. Never will forget the evening that the local GP7 did helper
service for a down on her knees 5600 4-8-4 trying to get a train of
wheat over same hill after a water stop in York.
Noel
On 5/28/2014 11:01 AM, Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com [CBQ] wrote:
Leo...Don't give me too much credit.....I never did it...But I do read
the old RAILROAD MAGAZINE and that's where my answer came from...It
didn't involve a situation completely analagous to yous, but it did
give me the idea.
Petge
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From: Leo qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, May 27, 2014 11:08 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Double or a Triple ?
I should also say that as usual Pete has part of the right answer.
Amazing what a flat lander RR'er knows about about doubling hills.
Leo
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On May 27, 2014, at 10:31 PM, "Leo qutlx1@aol.com
<mailto:qutlx1@aol.com> [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
Good answers. But not the right one. When we tied onto the rear half
we didn't wait for the all the brakes to release as that would cause
the slack(that had been bunched by setting the air from the Waycar)
to runout and stretch the train out. Good luck getting that started.
Randy is on the right path.
Leo
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On May 27, 2014, at 7:29 PM, "Leo qutlx1@aol.com
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I'd like to get the readers involved,much like I do with the
audience in my presentations at the BRHS meets. By the way this Sept
we are going to delve into 69/64 in depth,this job handled the Quad
cities business to Chicago.
Ok,let's go, and the story is on part of the route of 69/64.
So were cruising along around the horn on a extra something east or
2nd,3 rd,4th 192, etc. Were going around the horn eastbound from
Savanna because the DS and everyone knows full well,if we go up
Burke we'll stall, double the hill and tie up the C&I for the
balance of the day as we plod along.
So we're routed on the scenic route around the horn via Denrock and
Mendota. "Please call us when when you get close to Mendota and good
luck".
As were crawling up Ohio, Lew says when we stall just drop off and
we'll let the train roll back. When we stop,make the cut and ride up
to Ohio.
So we stall and I get off the waycar. Soon the train is rolling west
downhill. It stops with the slack bunched as Lew has set the air
from the Waycar. I close the the angle cock on the head end.
Dynamite the rear end. Pretty soon the head end pushes against the
rear end and I pull the pin. The head end pulls away and I catch the
rear car. At Ohio we stop momentarily as my partner lines us on the
siding. I ride up to the road crossing and the switch . Line it back
for the main and soon enough the units make their way back to me. We
ride back down the hill to get the second half.
We couple on,pump off the brakes, and pull, nothing happens. Goon
belly shoves against the cars for slack and tries again with the
sanders wide open along with the throttle. We just spin the loco wheels.
OK all you readers what do we do next ?
Leo
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