[modeleng] Re: cabooses aka brake vans
- From: "TEL" <tel47@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:23:18 +1100
One = STOP? How do they know there's not more ahead of it?
25 yards was standard spacing for ours BTW
> On BR,
> 1...stop
> 2... right away
> 3... who needs that!!!
>
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> ----- 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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