<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I remember when they installed those automatic oilers. I think that they had a lot of trouble keeping them working right.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jimmy Lisle</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> </div><div>Date: 12/27/24 1:20 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> </div><div>Subject: Automatic Journal Box Oilers </div><div><br></div></div>"I do recall that the N&W was still oiling cars being shoved up the <br>Shaffers Crossing Hump when I left the N&W in 1979."<br><br><br>Abram,<br><br>This statement in your response to Jim C. made me wonder if you have any <br>recollections about the Automatic Journal Box Oilers (one on each track) <br>located at the summit of the Shaffers Crossing hump. These replaced the <br>manual filling of journal boxes with oil.<br><br>Any other list members are welcome to share recollections as well.<br><br>Thanks, John Garner<br>________________________________________<br>NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org<br>To change your subscription go to<br>http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list<br>Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br>http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/<br><br></body></html>