Re: Cab Cleaning (Ronnie out on the line)

Etrump Wrote:
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> Whenever I got on an engine after the Hostlers got
> done with it, I always tried to get the cab
> cleaned up, make sure there was an adequate supply
> of waste and supplies.
>
> Then I'd get busy and clean the steam and air
> gauge glasses and windows, fill the longneck
> oilcan and tallowpot, and get the "squirthose"
> work done to wash away all the coal dust and wet
> the coal pile before the hogger got there....
>
> That way you didn't get anybody all wet, and it
> made 'em happy when you handed down a full oilcan
> from a clean cab so they could get on with their
> inspection and oiling around.
>
> Definitely, a clean cab and a happy hoghead makes
> a happy engine crew.
>
> On the other hand, If the hogger ain't happy,
> nobody is happy!


Goood idea to keep the Hoghead happy.