MD Ramsey Wrote:
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> Excellent description Jerry!
>
> Back in the early days of the D&S, when the "OF"
> was returned to service, the movement of the wings
> were manual, all done by the crew and MOW
> employees riding the train. There were both short
> and longer heavy steel poles that were attached to
> the flanger and wings with a clevis and steel pins
> to adjust the wings as needed. There was a lot of
> stopping/starting, moving the wings in/out for
> cattle guards, rocks and other close clearance
> areas. Early D&S car forman, Dan Nickols, came up
> with the idea of using the surplus power reverse
> for the wings. I was fortunate enough to catch a
> couple of these flanger runs as a fireman during
> those years.
>
> MD Ramsey
>
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Can't see the pics Mike, sounds like an interesting time.
William
aka drgwk37