Re: No gauge log train

RDannemann Wrote:
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> At about 3:52 it looks like someone is standing
> inside the box thing
> built in front of the smoke box.
>
> Are they steering the tractor?


Yes. Four man crew,

From:
[en.wikipedia.org]

While the ground was covered with snow and ice, a log hauler could tow a string of sleds filled with logs. Each sled train required a crew of four men. An engineer and fireman occupied the cab behind the boiler, and a steersman sat on the platform in front. A conductor rode on the sleds with a bell-rope or wire to signal the crew in the cab.

The earliest log haulers pulled three sleds, and later models were designed to pull eight sleds. Each train carried 40,000 to 100,000 board-feet of logs. The record train length was said to be 24 sleds with a total length of 1,650 feet (500 m).

Bruce



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/30/2017 04:40PM by bcp.