A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....2

[Rufus T. Firefly]

According to the Wik, the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena was originally constructed as a narrow-gauge line, than converted to standard gauge in 1886.

That's a pretty handsome locomotive.

Very nice lines - just what I'd love to have in O scale.

I wonder what that tube-like thing is running along the side of the tender above the trucks...

Poling pole

[healey36]

What the heck is a "poling pole"?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What the heck is a "poling pole"?

https://trn.trains.com/railroads/ask-tr ... -railroads

[rogruth]

According to the Wik, the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena was originally constructed as a narrow-gauge line, than converted to standard gauge in 1886.

That's a pretty handsome locomotive. I wonder what that tube-like thing is running along the side of the tender above the trucks...

I noticed that also. Looks to big to be a poling piece. Poles were usually handled by one man.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

According to the Wik, the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena was originally constructed as a narrow-gauge line, than converted to standard gauge in 1886.

That's a pretty handsome locomotive. I wonder what that tube-like thing is running along the side of the tender above the trucks...

I noticed that also. Looks to big to be a poling piece. Poles were usually handled by one man.

Maybe. Usually.

[healey36]

So poling was a method of using a wooden pole to move cars on adjacent tracks? Yeah, that would seem pretty dangerous.

[rogruth]

So poling was a method of using a wooden pole to move cars on adjacent tracks? Yeah, that would seem pretty dangerous.

Pennsy and others had poling cars built for that use in yards. Out on the line it was put into place by a trainman and held til the push started.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

So poling was a method of using a wooden pole to move cars on adjacent tracks? Yeah, that would seem pretty dangerous.

Yup and yup! PRR actually had specific cars on roster - poling cars - to do this work.



Forgotten the PRR class number, but this is one of those cars that the CVRR had on roster.

[healey36]

One learns something every day...every day!

[J. S. Bach]

Yup and yup! PRR actually had specific cars on roster - poling cars - to do this work.



Forgotten the PRR class number, but this is one of those cars that the CVRR had on roster.

Is that an "H" class< if so which one if you know?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Is that an "H" class< if so which one if you know?

It's an H6a

It's either No. 81 or No. 84.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[healey36]

Wish I had a nickel for every time I've been through there.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Wish I had a nickel for every time I've been through there.

You've probably been through that stretch of Rt 30 more than me,