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Railroaders' Nostalgia > Swapping Stories at the Yard OfficeDate: 06/21/14 07:57 Swapping Stories at the Yard Office Author: shortlineer Some of the Old Heads were reliving the old days and sharing tales of dropping and kicking cars, getting off moving equipment, speeding, etc. A younger guy chimed in and said, "One of these days the best story I'll have is that I once closed an angle cock without calling "red zone". Brought down the house. Sad but true...
Date: 06/21/14 09:31 Re: Swapping Stories at the Yard Office Author: john1082 When an official walks up to someone working in the field, is the worker to yell out "STRANGER DANGER"?
John Gezelius Tustin, CA Date: 06/21/14 12:01 Re: Swapping Stories at the Yard Office Author: roustabout shortlineer Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Some of the Old Heads were reliving the old days > and sharing tales of dropping and kicking cars, > getting off moving equipment, speeding, etc. A > younger guy chimed in and said, "One of these days > the best story I'll have is that I once closed an > angle cock without calling "red zone". Brought > down the house. Sad but true... Out here, we also ask the conductor to doublecheck the switch after he clears the red zone. Kick 'em switcher! Date: 06/21/14 17:24 Re: Swapping Stories at the Yard Office Author: imrl Ha! I can very much relate to this.
Date: 06/23/14 17:07 Re: Swapping Stories at the Yard Office Author: SCKP187 Great story--I can relate to that--last week a switch crew was even specifying the time and track # when the derail was operated when they were making a set-out.
Brian Stevens Date: 06/24/14 09:43 Re: Swapping Stories at the Yard Office Author: DrLoco specifying time and position of switches and derails is common in dark territory using a (Switch Position Awareness Form) SPAF. Those rules came about (like most things on the railroad) after the wreck on NS where a conductor left a switch open, and another train ran into their parked train, causing a chlorine tank to rupture. Just another layer of so-called "safety checks" that they think really help...
As far as old head stories, That's the funniest new hire/old head joke I've heard in a long time! |