ribbed back wheels vs smooth back wheels

[electrical whiz kid]

I had mentioned the C&O:  When I was  stationed at Bunker Hill AFB, I went to work second job as an electrician's 'apprentice'.  one fine day, we were doing a service change at a grain elecator in Bunker Hill.  THis 'genius' I was working for used a come-along to pull the new 500MCM conductors in-with me on a 40- foot ladder guiding the whole.  Oh, and did I mention that this genius had the business end of the comealong tied to the tracks...the main line of the C&O.  If I hadn't previously known the difference between dumb  and stupid, I came away that day a learned man...

Rich C.

[ebtnut]

 Back in the eary 1970's I once ran across a couple of ancient cars back in the weeds near Lynchburg, VA that had Fox trucks under them.  They were an early type of solid frame truck intended to replace the archbar trucks.  Central Valley used to make Fox trucks way back when/