tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956822733456620707.post7054961109925616973..comments2023-11-07T06:37:55.005-08:00Comments on New Vienna Ohio Memories: February News from "3" YearsCatherine Uible Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02229128004745240802noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956822733456620707.post-40823042130069294662013-02-23T03:56:40.134-08:002013-02-23T03:56:40.134-08:00From John L: The fellow who was killed in the rail...From John L: The fellow who was killed in the railroad accident died a common death for men working in that field. In those days railroad cars were not coupled the way they are today. Instead they used a link and pin method. Basically the train backed up until the brakeman could drop the pin in the coupler and it had to be done right or the worker could be crushed. Which appears to have happened in this case. <br /> <br />Besides coupling cars, brakemen also walked across the tops of moving cars to apply the hand brakes to slow the train down. Imagine doing that on a dark night when it was raining or snowing. Also they had tunnels to contend with as well as smoke and cinders from the engine's smoke stack. Their lives were usually very short for not much pay.Catherine Uible Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229128004745240802noreply@blogger.com