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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by mudchicken</i> <br /><br />No one has begun to talk about the"Gallows" turntables that were wooden truss design. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Those were almost all "Armstrong", in other words the crew got out and pushed. <br /> <br />Nevada State RR Museum in Carson City has one that is an upscaled version of those on SP narrow gauge. The RR Museum in Laws, CA has an original SP narrow gauge Gallows which I used to push around as a kid. It got pushed over a kid and the alledgedly welded it in place but on my last trip I saw a padlock on the locking mechanism so it may actually be operational also.
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