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Re: Inspection cars

Mark Godwin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:11:26 GMT

... I recall an account in TRAINS a couple years ago about an incident involving an inspection car in the early 20th Century on a steamroad. A salesman for

Re: Inspection cars

JEFFREY LEAMAN — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:04:51 GMT

You would need one if it's a towed vehicle, like the FRA T20. Jeffrey S. Leaman Railroad Accident Investigator National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Re: Inspection cars

JEFFREY LEAMAN — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:04:49 GMT

You would need one if it's a towed vehicle, like the FRA T20. Jeffrey S. Leaman Railroad Accident Investigator National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Re: Inspection cars

Dave Husman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:04:35 GMT

... From: "JEFFREY LEAMAN" What did they do when the requirement for a certified engineer was established in 1990? I assume it was a self

Re: Inspection cars

JEFFREY LEAMAN — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:26:17 GMT

What did they do when the requirement for a certified engineer was established in 1990? I assume it was a self propelled car or maybe it was towed and didn't

Re: Inspection cars

Dennis — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:56:01 GMT

Hi Robert, Back in the early eighties I ran a detector car for the SP. It was a hi-rail truck with magnetic and ultrasonic detection equipment that ran down

Re: Inspection cars

Richard Wehr — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:46:52 GMT

Great Picture!! Roadside Americana Exploring Classic Roadside, Railroad and Architectural America Richard Wehr Scottsdale, Arizona ... [Non-text portions of

Re: ADMIN,:foamer terms and other off topic posts

PBowers — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:45:58 GMT

... I think he would be happy if the moderators stepped in to similar conversations after the first two or three post rater than several days later. Peter

Re: Inspection cars

PBowers — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:33:46 GMT

... All that I am aware of had numbers. In the case of a non numbered unit, I would label it Extra Inspection Car meet Extra 1234..... If it was running as a

Re: ADMIN,:foamer terms and other off topic posts

JEFFREY LEAMAN — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:29:30 GMT

What does Mr Anon mean by heavy handed? Banishment? Jeff Jeffrey S. Leaman Railroad Accident Investigator National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Office

Re: Inspection cars

David — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:37:58 GMT

Now here's an interesting predicament for those peole not using clocks for operation. Motorcars/speeders/highrail vehicles in the pre1980's generally ran on

Re: Inspection cars

MOPACMAN — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:31:24 GMT

... And probably needed to have a qualified conductor. George Simmons Dry Prong, LA

Re: Inspection cars

Roger Traviss — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:56:23 GMT

Quick question - a friend sent me a bunch of pictures of railroad inspection cars (i.e. normal automobiles outfittted to run on the rails). While some of the

Inspection cars

Robert Raymond — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:44:00 GMT

Quick question - a friend sent me a bunch of pictures of railroad inspection cars (i.e. normal automobiles outfittted to run on the rails). While some of the

Re: "Flue time"?

Roger Traviss — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:43:05 GMT

... Wow, generous. As I wrote, In the UK it's ten years maximum, from the date of the first steaming no matter the usage. Of course, that doesn't negate the