Wreck Recovery Tool

[michaelstevens]

And there was I carefully complying with the "no advertising" rule

BTW here's what I mean by "lack of elbow room".

http://mike-stevens.fotopic.net/p47782017.html

[Ibflattop]

Thank you God for the Stanley 25ft. Tape Measure!!!!!!    Kevin

[Fergmiester]

If you go to your local pharmacy they sell "claws". It's for people with mobility issues and need that extra 4' to reach into cupboards, etc. The claw (Like a lobster claw) is spring loaded and is closed by squeezing the handle. I bought one for those difficult tunnel extractions and it works like a charm.

Fergie 

[IRONHORSE77]

Tape measures are also good for scratching when you're wearing a cast.

CHUCK

[river_eagle]

exactly why my 8 foot tunnel has a couple of cleverly concealed "skylights"

[luvadj]

good thinking...I used to use a coat hanger until I decided to leave openings to reach in and rescue the offending loco on our layout.

[TomDiehl]

I was desperate over how to reach some 10 feet along my concealed staging tracks, to extricate a hopelessly derailed locomotive, when my elbow room is only 3 feet. I didn't want to have to pull all of the staged trains out  --  couldn't run them out, because the derailed engine was shorting-out the track power.

Then I saw my rectratable 25' tape just lying there

http://mike-stevens.fotopic.net/p47603372.html

Problem solved.

As soon as you make any track hard to reach, Murphy's Law will be quickly enforced.

[SilverSpike]

Now that is quite the extraction tool!

Congrats on a successful recovery!

[michaelstevens]

I was desperate over how to reach some 10 feet along my concealed staging tracks, to extricate a hopelessly derailed locomotive, when my elbow room is only 3 feet. I didn't want to have to pull all of the staged trains out  --  couldn't run them out, because the derailed engine was shorting-out the track power.

Then I saw my rectratable 25' tape just lying there

http://mike-stevens.fotopic.net/p47603372.html

Problem solved.