Re: [CBQ] Re: Head Light Operation on Steam Engines

["Don Brown dbrown02@rochester.rr.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Maybe it was not you, but the fireman.  I can't speak for the Burlington, but in general pointing two fingers toward your eyes was a signal that the headlight was not on, at least on the roads I worked on.

On 5/7/2017 3:28 PM, Frank Piekarz frankpiekarz@att.net [CBQ] wrote:

 

In 1972 I was on a BN track gang out of Downers Grove.  We were policing up tie plates and spikes to finish out the week after replacing the ties on track 3 out to Eola.  My job was to make sure everyone was clear of  the tracks for approaching trains.  An eastbound freight on track 3 was the first one to appear but the headlight was not on. A horn blow from our truck cleared the crew off the tracks.  As the lead unit rolled by I pointed to the headlight, then to my eye and shook my head.  Apparently this was the the wrong railroad hand signal -- this was a summer job for me and appropriate hand signals were not required training for track gangs -- it was met with a blank stare from the fireman.  Assuming it was equipment failure and not negligence what's the rule when the lead unit doesn't have a working headlight?

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Posted by: Don Brown <dbrown02@rochester.rr.com>

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