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Hello Jim,<br>
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I could not make the meeting (again). How did it go?<br>
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Also wanted to let you know (if even need be) that much of what I
have posted lately, mostly about the North Fork, I can recall
posting earlier in bits and pieces, or searched for, copied and
pasted a few longer segments. Anyway, only if it matters, because I
can include new details and there seems to be some new/renewed
interest beyond the two of us.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Best regards,<br>
<br>
Grant<br>
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On 12/6/2025 6:32 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Please join us tomorrow evening at 7 Eastern,
invitation below.
<div>Jim Cochran</div>
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On 12/5/2025 9:15 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:<br>
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Jim,<br>
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Mine runs had six-man crews. The middle brakeman of three was
senior man and rode in the caboose with the conductor. Some short
runs did not always have a caboose, including Algoma on the North
Fork shifter and up Carswell Hollow on the Vivian Goat.<br>
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Backing empties downgrade into tipple delivery tracks was
relatively easy. The track configuration was designed to make it
as safe and efficient as reasonably possible and crews had ways of
dealing with the caboose. Tipple carmen called "droppers" would
help set brakes.<br>
<br>
Grant Carpenter<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/5/2025 12:33 PM, NW Mailing
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<div dir="ltr">OK, I sit corrected on cabeese on mine runs.
Putting it behind the loco prevents those extra maneuvers I
was worried about. BUT, and there's always a but, how many
men made up a mine run crew? Engineer, fireman and probably a
brakeman at the nucleus, anybody else? Did the mining
operations supply workers to assist in the process?
<div>Jim Cochran</div>
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