Hi Louis,
I would think in STEAM days there were many helper grades on the Q.
The helpers may have been used only occasionally for extra heavy
trains. I would think a eastbound heavy train out of Savanna would
have been helped to Burke. Same would hold for both directions out
of Ottumwa. These probably were not daily occurrences, but as
needed.
I know on the Milwaukee Road grades as flat as 0.6% in certain cases,
required helpers for heavy trains to keep a line fluid and not have
trains reducing tonnage, or doubling hills.
People with more Q knowledge please add to the list.
ted
At 03:51 PM 8/24/2017, you wrote:
August 24,
2017
Group - Was West Burlington Hill the only regularly assigned helper
district on Lines East during the steam era? Does anyone know what the
steam whistle signals were such as go ahead, back off, stop..... Best
Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
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