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Kevin

August 03, 2005 09:27PM

Sometime ago I asked how the sand was delivered from the sand dome to the rail when needed.
The many responses were interesting and appreciated.
I have another question now. How was sand applied before a ready supply of air, i.e. air brakes, was available? I know many logging lines simply had boxes that the brakeman or flagman would hand sand from.
I realize that in an ideal world, gravity alone would be sufficient, and was probably how it was done. But how were the sanders activivated?
How were they activated with air?
Thanks for helping me learn about this.

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Sanding without air	Kevin	August 03, 2005 09:27PM
Re: Sanding without air	Kevin Bush	August 03, 2005 10:29PM
Re: Sanding without air	Peter	August 04, 2005 08:12AM
Re: Sanding without air	Kevin Bush	August 04, 2005 01:43PM
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Re: Sanding without air	Herb Kelsey	August 04, 2005 05:19PM
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Re: Sanding without air	Herb Kelsey	August 04, 2005 11:10PM
Re: Sanding without air	Kenneth Cotton	August 04, 2005 11:15PM
Re: Sanding without air	earl	August 05, 2005 03:16PM
Re: Sanding without air	Kevin Bush	August 04, 2005 08:06PM
Re: Sanding without air	Cameron	August 03, 2005 10:33PM
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