Reminds me of setting out at Congress Park at night. One dark raining night
trying to count cars as I jumped off, unlocked and thew the derail while trying
to count them going by, the number of cars I was told didn't seem to match the
cut car number. No radio, LaGrange Road blocked, so I set out at the car
number. Never heard anything more about it :)
Another time at the Congo (1973), my that-trip-only partner shoved a long
string over the derail. Waycar sitting right at the flashing crossing gaurds
with a very irate cop threatening to arrest Casey...
Doug
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From: "Leo qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
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Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 12:27:09
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com<CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Double or a Triple ?
As Paul Harvey used to say, here's the rest of the story.
Don looks over at me and asks,you sure you took half over the first trip ?
There's a little planning between the head end and rear end, as Pete suggested
a hand brake gets tied on the w/c,the air is set and then released while Don
shoves back for slack before the rear end totally releases. Then the tugging
eastward starts with one car at a time moving and then finally the whole second
half. It's a struggle but we make it over the hill and cut the second half off
on the main on the downhill slope,couple up the two parts and slowly pull out
of town.
I catch the Waycar,climb up in the cupola,and after sitting for a minute or
two;Lew looks over at me and asks"did you walk up a bit when you dropped off ?"
I had a little and that was enough to make the first half the smaller one. We
had come close to making a messy triple into Ohio which would have required
some extra moves at the east switch to keep the train in station order(blocks)
for Cicero.
Lesson learned,when the Condr says drop off and we'll let train roll bye. He
means stand right there !
Leo
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> On May 27, 2014, at 11:08 PM, Leo <qutlx1@aol.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On May 27, 2014, at 10:31 PM, "Leo qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]"
>> <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
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On May 27, 2014, at 7:29 PM, "Leo qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]"
>>> <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>
>>
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