Nice series of Reading shots Dale. Great slices of history
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| Posted by Jim Pattillo on May 30, 2007 | |
Dale, great picture! Thanks for sharing it with us. Please post more if you have them.
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Historic and very interesting photo. The things suspended between the posts and hanging down, what are they for? My only thought is something to do with steam loco exhaust.
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| Posted by FrankB on July 27, 2008 | |
The suspended wires are telltales. Back in the days when freight trains were hand-braked, brakemen rode on top of the cars. Near low-clearance situations like tunnels or overpasses, telltales were installed. A brakeman could be unaware of the train approaching a low clearance, but when he felt the wires bumping against him, he knew that he had to duck.
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