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Brian Norden

March 08, 2019 05:25PM

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Chris Walker Wrote:

> I once let a Fireman drive for me on the Shunt who
> thought all Throttles were in full and same with
> the Brakes, full on! Rough as. He only got one
> shot in the seat out on the road and that nearly
> resulted in a runaway.

That makes me recall being told about a couple of locomotives used at a coal loading dock at Port of Long Beach (Calif.) harbor. These locomotives were operated by members of the stevedore union. There were labels affixed to the throttle and the brake stand that said "go" and "stop."

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Is this a brake lever?	MSRRKevin	March 07, 2019 01:24PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	Doc	March 07, 2019 02:09PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	Peyton Smith	March 07, 2019 04:00PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	Earl	March 07, 2019 04:03PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	MSRRKevin	March 08, 2019 02:21PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	Chris Walker	March 08, 2019 04:28PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	Brian Norden	March 08, 2019 05:25PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	MSRRKevin	March 08, 2019 09:05PM
Re: Is this a brake lever?	Chris Walker	March 09, 2019 01:16AM

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