- 1. [CBQ] re: Dutch Drop (score: 1)
- Author: "andrewkoetz" <andrewkoetz@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:15:27 -0600
- Another old practice in the steam era was to "pole" a car onto the main from a siding. If one looks at pictures of steam engines at the front or on the back of the tender. You will see 2 concave piec
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- 2. Re: [CBQ] re: Dutch Drop (score: 1)
- Author: "Russ Strodtz" <19main@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:08:27 -0600
- I say a number of cars used to pole cars in the 60's. -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email |
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- 3. Re: [CBQ] re: Dutch Drop (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Fleming <kf5632@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:09:11 -0500
- If one looks at photos of older engine, there was a re-railer hung under one side of the tender and on the other side was a "push-pole". It was round with a thicker center and steel bands on the ends
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- 4. Re: [CBQ] re: Dutch Drop (score: 1)
- Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:51:47 -0500
- The poling pockets on engines continued well into the "diesel era"...Don't know for sure when the practice was ended, but the early GP's and SD's had them When did the practice of putting the PP's on
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- 5. [CBQ] Re: Dutch drop (score: 1)
- Author: "Walter Ohrnell wohrnell@kc.rr.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 20:39:01 -0500
- Magnesium Magnesium Magnesium Magnesium Magnesium Magnesium The Monmouth switch engine would Dutch drop box cars into the Gamble-Skogmo siding on the North branch. Unfortunately one day the switchman
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