[modeleng] Re: cabooses aka brake vans
- From: "Dave Beaman" <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 22:28:58 -0000
On BR,
1...stop
2... right away
3... who needs that!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "TEL" <tel47@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 6:51 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: cabooses aka brake vans
Diff'rent here Jeff - 1 = caution
2 = extreme caution
3 = stop
> Hi Jesse,
>
> You could take the torpedo to a local RR freight yard if there's one
nearby.
> They'll maybe put it on the track for you as a train goes by so you can
> share the fun. Nowadays they will use the radio to tell the engineer to
> ignore it - in the old days if an engineer heard one it meant STOP.
>
> It would make a big bang if you hit it with a squirrel rifle though...
>
> Cheers Jeff Dayman
>
>
> >From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [modeleng] Re: cabooses aka brake vans
> >Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 20:30:17 -0500
> >
> >If need be, the conductor could put on the brakes from the caboose. Had
to
> >be careful though and not brake too hard in a sharp curve. Also, if I
> >remember correctly, the brakemen were reduced in number from one at the
> >front of the train and one at the rear. These were mostly for protection
> >in
> >case the train made an unscheduled stop. Radios made them redundant of
> >course and I think almost none are left.
> >
> >Mention was made of a torpedo yesterday. Just so happen that I have a
live
> >one in our den and I don't really know what to do with it. I suppose I
> >could use it as a target for my .22 rifle. Should make quite a bang if
hit
> >squarely. I also have two fuzees (flares), but I have deactivated them
by
> >removing all the contents. I can see no way to deactivate the torpedo
> >though other than to bury it deep, flush it into the septic tank or else
> >use
> >it as the aforementioned target for rifle practice.
> >
> >Jesse the redneck machinist.
> >
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