Pinchbar

[Gavin Sowry]

Boxcars are kids stuff, try moving a steam loco. We used to have to do it at a museum I was involved with years ago. Once it got moving, 1 guy could keep it going.

[jeaton]

With very thick soles on workshoes. Gabe!!! Hand Brake?

(Maybe it has been a long day.)

Jay

[gabe]

How does one stop the car once you get it going with the pinchbar?

[BaltACD]

Seen them along numerous industrial sidings for when the industry needs the car moved to another spot on the same track and the industry doesn't want to pay the railroad for an intra-plant switch or wait for the railroad to make the intra-plant switch. The industry also does want to invest in a Trackmobile or their own locomotive to move the cars.

[mudchicken]

Nolan and Aldon still sell the darned things. Aldon Item 4017-01 $154.00

(Wrong tool trolley guy - those are clawbars, they are not hinged)

[stmtrolleyguy]

If there is a v-groove at the end of the head, they work great for pulling spikes too, like a giant crowbar.

[Anonymous]

That's neat, never heard of those before.

[Anonymous]

I have a college buddy who has used one before. His father runs a coal mine loadout in southern West Virginia. They still load about 10 cars for Norfolk Southern a day and they use the bars to spot the cars exactly were they want it at the loader. They also still ride the car down the short hill leading to the NS main using the hand brake to stop the car.

[espeefoamer]

I used to use one occasionally where I worked. I no longer work there,and they no longer recieve goods by rail[:(].

[UPTRAIN]

We have a couple of them at the railroad museum I work at. www.pbrail.org

[oubliette]

QUOTE: Does anyone still use these things???

Yes we also use them in the UK. They are very handy for shifting things like bogies. On an odd occasion we will even use them to move a loco. They are very handy on a wheel lathe if the winch travels a few inches too far then the pinch bar is ideal to nudge the vehicle back to centre position before loading.

[mvlandsw]

We have one hidden in the weeds in case a dropped car does not clear the switch.

[edblysard]

Not dating a soul..
Those things are laying all over the place in just about every industry we serve.

Most places that dont have a trackmobile or a switcher of their own, and need to nudge a car under a rack, or line it up with w door have them.
Thye work rather well, once you get it going you can walk a car for a very long distance.

Ed

[tatans]

Now wer'e going to date you, anyone out there ever move a boxcar with a "pinchbar" ??? Now you are wondering what a pinchbar is, go to www.gwsr.com/html/pinch_bar.html Does anyone still use these things???