Use of Barney's

No. No. No. As far as I know. No.

However, if my "Rails to Reefs" movement had ever taken off (pun intended) they could have been used to launch U-Boats off of Pier 6.
Sink A U-Boat
Save a Fish

Barney's or Mules were used in sunnyside Yards to shove the GG-1's throught the car wash area. Electricity and water didn't work to good on the PRR. I believe Volkmer discusses how they thought an E-44 would do OK in the Enola yard diesel engine wash. They washed one and after they got everything repaired they never washed an E-44 again.

There is a video of a Barney pushing a GG-1 down the prep line floating around out there somewhere.

Jamie

What's a Barney?

Thanks,
Mario.

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Originally posted by CentralFan1976:
What's a Barney?

Thanks,
Mario.

I was going to ask the same thing.

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Originally posted by Jdevleerjr:

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Originally posted by CentralFan1976:
What's a Barney?

Thanks,
Mario.

I was going to ask the same thing.

Outside of a purple dinosaur, a barney is a cable drawn truck that usually rides on a separate set of rails within the running rails used to push cars for unloading where locomotives are unable to go.

http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=89940


Rusty

That's a good image of the kind of Barney used at coal unloading docks, however I seem to recall Barneys thay ran alongside the tracks and were diesel or electrically powered. In the photo album area I posted two additional photo's of different Barney's. I couln't get them to show here.

Here are joetrains photos.

Besides the PRR (until it got Horseshoe Curve finished), the Jersey Central used cable powered barneys on its Ashley Planes near Wilkes Barre PA, until the late 1940s. Taking freight cars up and over the planes was much shorter than the CNJ track around the mountain to reach the city. A steam powered winch house stood at the top of the planes.

Also, barneys were used in Pennsylvania to haul canalboats up and over the moutains.

Ed Bommer

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mountain482:
Here are joetrains photos.



Hmmm, Outside flanges.

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Originally posted by Rusty Traque:
Outside of a purple dinosaur...

Rusty

Totally saw that coming, and couldn't stop it!

Thanks,
Mario