Posted by greenbeanman in Kansas on December 21, 2011 at 08:42:59 from (99.38.207.67):
In Reply to: Rail Road Question posted by JDB on December 20, 2011 at 20:12:16:
I miss the days of real railroading when you could signal to the caboose man that you have spotted a hot box (hot journal bearing).
If you were standing by the track holding your nose they knew there was a hot box. If you were patting your chest with your other hand they knew it was to the fore part of the car string. If patting your stomach they knew it was near the middle, and if you were patting your butt they knew it was nearer the caboose.
They waved an appreciative thank you and in radio days signaled for the train to stop so that the box car or whatever could be placed onto a siding for repair.
As a young boy I enjoyed waving to the fireman, engineer, and the others.
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