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Re: Poling Pockets

<Hello, Jack <If all the engines carried poles, how did the ones without poling <pockets manage; Idler cars with pockets? <Scott No, I've never seen idler cars in any photos. I do have a couple of

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #110892 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

I understood that the PRR Poling Cars were used in yards only and not for main line switching. Tom VanWormer Monument CO Bruce F. Smith wrote:

By Tom Vanwormer · #110891 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

Hello, Jack If all the engines carried poles, how did the ones without poling pockets manage; Idler cars with pockets? Scott

By Scott H. Haycock · #110890 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

I just noticed this topic, but do not have any source for poling pockets. It caught my attention because I remember seeing this done a few times back in my childhood, 1940-1957, in Beecher City, IL on

By Roger Perkins · #110889 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

This discussion on poling pockets and poling poles is timely since last week I noticed that, although Yosemite Valley Railroad locomotives were all equipped with poling poles their entire service

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #110888 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

Poling and towing were quite dangerous.With towing there was a great risk of the chains breaking,which did happen to my grandfathers cousin.They were towing a box car when the chains snap wrapping

By mark · #110887 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

--- In STMFC@..., "Scott H. Haycock " <shhaycock@...> wrote: The poling cars Bruce speaks of were built for use in specially designed yards that had a second track parallel to the ladder

By soolinehistory <destorzek@...> · #110886 ·

Re: NEW HAVEN's 36' Rebuilt Boxcars

Bob, Please email me Off List at erict1361@... Eric Thur

By erict1361 <erict1361@...> · #110885 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

I seem to recall another dangerous practice where cars on adjacent tracks were 'towed' using chains. Can anyone comment on this? Scott Haycock

By Scott H. Haycock · #110884 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

Poling was inherently dangerous for several reasons, among them the splintering of the pole and the opportunity for the pole to fall out of one end and hit other trackside objects. In an effort to

By Bruce Smith · #110883 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

Ted, An OSHA rep could still have a heart attack even in the absence of jurisdiction. No representative of any federal agency should be denied his or her opportunity to have a heart attack if he or

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #110882 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

I give my thanks to Gene Green and Richard Hendrickson for their help on this question. Just about all that I have found since posting the question is consistent with their comments. I did find that

By Bob Chaparro <thecitrusbelt@...> · #110881 ·

Re: Brass and Resin kit list

Tom: Lists are attached. Thanks Paul _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of tmolsen@... Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 6:59 PM To:

By Paul Koehler <buygone@...> · #110880 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

Hi Richard and List, I think you meant to say the ICC in the time period of this list. OSHA has never had any authority on class one and shortline railroad property. ICC and currently FRA govern

By Ted Schnepf · #110879 ·

Re: Failure to email off-list

Tom, It is my guess that we will survive. I may at times seem a bit tough on following the rules but none of the 1800+ members of the STMFC has made more mistakes than me. <G> Mike Brocd Mike and

By Mikebrock · #110878 ·

Failure to email off-list

Mike and List, I apologize for not paying attention to email Paul Koehler off-list and wasting the bandwidth. Right after I pressed the send button, I realized the mistake. Tom Olsen 7 Boundary

By tmolsen@... · #110877 ·

Re: Brass and Resin kit list

Hi Paul, Well, I was the only bidder for the Sunshine Kit #34.8 National Car Company Meat Reefer kit. I have already completed the checkout and Paypal payment schedule. Can you send me the resin

By tmolsen@... · #110876 ·

Re: 3D printing- want to see one?

At the Michiana Model RR Symposium in South Bend last year Jim Six gave a presentation on 3D printing. As a professor at Purdue he has access to a 3D printer and has been working on printing a feed

By Jared Harper · #110875 ·

Re: Cadiz Railroad "mystery" flat car -- calling all steam era freight car detectives

The Cadiz RR flat car photo is now in the album.

By Steven D Johnson · #110874 ·

Re: Poling Pockets

You were justified in not being comfortable with it. It was a hazardous procedure - I'm sure that doing it today would give any OSHA representative a major coronary attack. It wasn't all that

By Richard Hendrickson · #110873 ·

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