Re: Flag test
Author: SLOCONDR
Date: 10-24-2013 - 17:26
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> SLOCONDR Wrote:
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> > That's correct, Rich. Years ago when I was a
> > brakeman for Clyde Gambol on the old SP west
> End
> > (LA to Indio) we went by the hot box detector
> in
> > San Gabriel, CA. and the light was out. Clyde
> > called the head end and told the engineer to
> > "bring 'er to a stop". Two trainmasters were
> out
> > testing and told the engineer to hiball as they
> > had turned the light out for the test. Clyde
> got
> > on the radio and asked if they had rolled the
> > train by and they said "no, we didn't". Clyde
> told
> > the engineer again to stop the train so we
> could
> > inspect it. The two TM's had a conniption and
> said
> > it was just a test. Clyde said "We will inspect
> > the train, as you guys do not know if we had a
> hot
> > box or not". They threatened him with their
> > childish BS, but Clyde was right in standing
> his
> > ground.
> >
> > V
> >
> > SLOCONDR
>
>
> TM the two Stooges?
To say the least......
V
SLOCONDR