There were cars especially LCL cars that had what we called a "clock" in them. Couplings were to be made at 4 MPH or slower. The "clock" recorded the impact. They would break at 8 MPH. Beside the recording the impact the kept time and recorder that also. So when the car reached the destination they would remove the recording and then tell where the mishandling happened. That is why dispatcher sheets were saved. You never knew when a car had "clock" in it.
Thank you
Larry Jackman
ljack70117@...
Boca Raton FL 33434
My parents did not raise
any stupid children. They
sent the ten of us to the
neighbors to play and then
moved. They raised the four
of us that found them.