Re: [CBQ] Hand Sign clinic 12/16

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Winton

Those signals you described in your last paragraph "go ahead...and back up"...Were EXACTLY the day and night signals we were using on the CB&Q in the 1950's....at least when and where i worked  ie  Lincoln and Wymore Divisions  1956-57-58.

Others just for "grins and giggles"....both hands held out in front of you with thumbs tuned up...GO EAT.....ALL DONE.  Both hands held out in front of you moving up and down in unison.   "FREIGHT HOUSE" or  "    WORK MERCHANDISE...One hand out with thumb down...TAKE WATER.  Yes there were still a few steam engines in the yards at Lincoln and Omaha in those years.  

Both arms and hands stiffly out in front of you and moved rapidly  over and over..."MAKE A DROP"....I THINK THOSE ARE ILLEGAGL TODAY.

Pete  

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From: Winton <runextra@gmail.com>
To: CBQ@groups.io
Sent: Mon, Dec 12, 2022 11:50 am
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Hand Sign clinic 12/16

Old head CB&Q switch conductor to switch engineer after the engineer

forgot to move the reverser 3 times in a short period of time,

knocking  the pulled pin down each time.

1. He points to his eye, meaning "I'm"

2. He makes a big kick with his leg, meaning "gonna kick"

3. He points to the engineer, meaning "your"

4. He pats his own behind, meaning "ass".

Don't ask how I know this. I'll deny it.

One of the things that were odd to me when I came from the Penn

Central to the former CB&Q was the the Q mens use of the daytime

direction "Come towards me" and the "Go away from me" hand signals. On

the PC we used the same signals day and night. Lantern or hand up &

down for ahead and lantern or hand in a circle for back up.

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