Re: [CBQ] Double or a Triple ?

["Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

The only times(s) I ever came close to participating in a double was on the 
Hildreth local eastbound coming out of Deweese across the Blue River bridge 
(10mph restriction)..around the curve and then uphill to the flatland west of 
Edgar Hwky 14....


Most time with full tonnage our SD7 was down to a slow walk with lots of weed 
juice and dust flying diesel smoke pouring out and wheel slip light flashing on 
and off....but we always made it hence no "lapback"


Pete



-----Original Message-----
From: Noel georgecrawfordsr@comcast.net [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, May 28, 2014 12:49 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Double or a Triple ?


 
  
    
                  
        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]                  
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                  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 
                             [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>                       
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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                                    [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.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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