what engine bolts in??
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From: Gadsden Purchase
(I'm gonna need another clue ;)
Were you or someone you know a signal ape? :)
There's one on FTE from Long Island.
Alvin in AZ
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Boy, am I confused?!?!?! I was thinking you called yourself a signal ape. My position had a nickname before I got here: "Track Rat", not to be confused with a "Shop Monkey". LOL
I've been looking at these bell mouths for a little over 5 years.
:hijack off:
I've been looking at these bell mouths for a little over 5 years.
:hijack off:
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From: Gadsden Purchase
Dug ditches, climbed poles, wired signals, watered batteries, drove all over
creation in a company truck, on call 24 hours vacations and all. ;)
When a bored brakeman would walk over to the relayhouse to see what
I was up to, I'd hand 'im the plans and hold up a wire and ask 'im...
"where you want me to put this wire? ;)" LOL
I pictured 'em going back to the train pointing at me and saying...
"that idiot's got or lives in his hands :/"
"bell mouth" hmmm... seems like I heard it before but never used it myself :)
draw bar
knuckle (E and F)
A end
B end
hot box
dynamiter
dynamics
big hole
roll by
wash 'em out
derail switch
piggy back
covered hopper
gong /gondola
belly dump
work train
cab hop
light engine
consist
car knocker
hog head
feather bedder
track walker
grease monkey (rail oiler maintainer)
gandy dancer
signal ape
Alvin in AZ
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