Water stops

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On 10/30/2018 5:49 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> Remember, after coming to a complete stop, the brakeman would have to 
> turn the valve (? terminology) on the car immediately behind the 
> locomotive to keep air in the line;
*Jim,
     Bottling the air like that is a very good way to have a runaway 
train. That is why it is against the rules. You leave the "anglecock" 
open on the cars and close the one on the engine!*
> then the locomotive would uncouple from the train and move into place 
> at the water plug.  The brakeman would have to climb up on the tender 
> and open the water fill hatch; then position the water spout over the 
> tender.
*It might be that the brakeman wouldn't mind helping out with taking on 
water, however, I do believe that is the Fireman's job.

Jimmy Lisle
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