Manual car movement

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mvlandsw

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Posted by mvlandsw on Monday, August 23, 2004 1:26 AM

I have seen them used more often when a flying switch or a drop fails to clear.

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mvlandsw

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Posted by mvlandsw on Monday, August 23, 2004 1:18 AM

Another odd tool, I have heard about brooms for cleaning switches that have some kind of scraper on the end of the handle?

This is a chisel blade formed from flat steel. Very useful for clearing the switch points of the snow that you packed in when you tried to throw the switch without sweeping it first.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:02 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl

Affectionally reffered to as polish locomotives.. at least on the Milw Road
Randy

Polish locomotive !! LOL, that's like a mexican creeper ! ( piece of cardboard)

Another odd tool, I have heard about brooms for cleaning switches that have some kind of scraper on the end of the handle?

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Randy Stahl

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Posted by Randy Stahl on Sunday, August 22, 2004 10:52 PM

Affectionally reffered to as polish locomotives.. at least on the Milw Road
Randy

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Anonymous

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Manual car movement

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 22, 2004 5:33 PM

Is there any such thing as a device that can be used to spot a car using manual force? Maybe a long bar with some type of wedge to fit between a wheel and the rail?

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