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Thank you Nora for starting this thread. It may become one of the most read and most informative threads yet or ever posted. I too would like to throw a question in the mix. One of the forum members has a quote from a song at the end of his posts. It goes something like this, I may ride the blind, ain't got no railroad fair. We all have heard of duck blinds (well anyway down South we have) def: a place of concealment, something to hinder sight. And I have read stories about NYC engines scooping water from a track pan. When the tender overflowed the water would shoot out a spout near the end of the tender and anyone there would be soaked. In the Winter the track pan was heated just enough to keep the water from freezing. Anyone hidden behind the tender , in Winter, was in for a cold and unwanted surprise. Is this area behind the tender called the blind or am I on the wrong track (pun intended). Another guess is the caboose. If the engine were considered the point then the caboose might be construed as the blind. Or is this idea just the blind leading the blind? Nora has started a good thing here. Now we can all get educated. Again, Thank You, Nora. Have a great day. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Arf, arf. As always, stay safe and Look, Listen, and LIVE. Don't Forget the Troops Ed for President
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