palallin posted:Number 90 posted:Gregg posted:I think 3 minutes is a little on the long side, I'm now 75 and still could tie on a hand brake is about a minute or so . Crews don't have to climb to the top of the car anymore. Engine hand brakes may take a little longer.
I think I over-estimated the time for each car, Gregg, you're right. I was thinking about a man in Arctic clothing that impaired movement somewhat. Probably, if there were no intervening bridges and the footing was good, and the brake wheels could have been reached from the ground, it would have taken between an hour and an hour and a half.
That time seems to generous to me: maybe the clothes weren't arctic, but they would have been thick. You're not going to be able to move at a brisk pace that entire time, and there is the length of the cars to traverse. I suspect two hours is nearer the mark, and maybe more, depending on the footing you mention.
Hmmm!!! A good pair of wool socks, insulated long johns . Work pants with a watch pocket, Over-alls optional . Work boots , ( I never wore the ones with steel toes). Warm cow hide mitts with another pair of wool mitts inside, a decent parka with hood and lastly Touque .One might also to have to carry a pipe wrench , radio, hose bag & hand lamp. Definitely a young man.s game. It's not so much the cold but the wind that makes things miserable.
