Re: [CBQ] poling

["Winton via groups.io" <runextra=gmail.com@groups.io>]

Here is a photo of poling when you don't have an official pole and cannot use 
the poling pockets. The loco was originally coupled to the near end of the 
hopper and the hopper was dropped passed the loco, but it stopped while still 
barely fouling the switch. Because of this the loco could not get out of the 
spur. So a handy old tie was use to pole the car several feet TOWARDS the 
camera so it would clear the spur track allowing the loco to get out. Normally 
this move would have been made in the opposite direction by placing the much 
longer & stronger official pole between the loco's & the hopper's pole pockets 
and then shoving the car away from the photographer (me) back across the switch 
so the loco could get out. Instead of using the unreachable poling pockets the 
crew had to use the journal boxes on the loco's and the hopper's trucks. Yes 
poling was dangerous.  
Winton


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