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Re: Photos: BMT ''C'' Types |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Jan 1 16:12:16 2010, in response to Re: Photos: BMT ''C'' Types, posted by f179dj on Fri Jan 1 15:57:32 2010. I do indeed remember Danny since we worked together before the sched office went managerial. I neglected to mention that the button on the controller handle was merely to allow the metal contact to rise past the raised points on the front of the controller box itself. You needed to depress the button to get from off position to the first point which was coast. The you would again depress the button to get to the next point and so on. However, if you depressed the button and kept it in, you could advance the controller all the way to multiple without stopping. On the back of the controller box, there was a small lever that would cut out the dead man's feature and allow the M/M to release the handle without a BIE at stations where the train was being held for a connection.As soon as the controller was moved to the first point, the lever would release and the dead man's feature would again become enabled. You may have misunderstood George since I worked with him and I can't imagine him ever saying anything like that. By the way, the switch lock key was also hollow so that's probably what you have. Have you come across an old BMT reverse with the brake plug attached and a BMT hammerhead brake handle. |
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