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Re: Track Question
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:47:01 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
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> > It's like poleing, which is NOT illegal,
> > in spite of what some people think-it's just frowned on.
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> I'll take that action... I believe it's against the rules in most railroad
> rulebooks which is the closest to illegal you can get. Since most • switchers
> no longer carry polehooks or poles, it's fairly moot. (I think a lot of
> modern cars don't even *have* poling pockets but I could be wrong).
Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is "poleing"?
Regards,
ROSCO
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| (...) Mechanically, Poling (poleing?? I dunno the spelling) is a way to move a car that is not on the same track as the locomotive. A large stout pole (15 feet long or so??) is placed in the poling pocket of the switcher and diagonally to the car on (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Modern US prototype railroading does this fairly regularly when in double (or more) CTC controlled territory. You just have to complete the pass in some reasonable time (every block usually has crossovers to let you get back in your "lane") (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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