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Reply to "Hand Passed Train Orders?"

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:
laming posted:

T'wasn't a hoop. Paleface used forked stick.

 

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Mitch 

Glad you saw the humor in my silly comment.

Seriously, I don't recall what Buddy called the forked stick. (Only been 40+ years. Wow... that's sobering!)

I always thought (but have no experience with or exposure to) the rounded "tennis racket with no net" type train order passer-uppers were called "hoops". But could be that term covered both/any type of manual transmission of train orders?

I vaguely seem to recall Buddy saying he would need to "pass up orders" (or was it "hand up orders"?) We mainly talked fishing and hunting during one of my visits. We even fished together. Lost touch with Buddy after the Frisco closed the Van Buren agency. Hope he had a great life and is still enjoying retirement. ( think he would be in his late 70s or early 80s?)

Met so many great guys on the railroad and have so many good memories of railroading. When railroading is in you, it's in you and there's no ignoring it.

By the way, I'm seriously thinking about attending the Bentonville train meet on the 29th. If I do, and you recognize me, be sure to come over and say "howdy!".

Andre

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