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Title: unknown wrench
Post by: znamien on March 03, 2013, 12:52:35 PM
hello, here is a comb. wrench, it has what looks like- WAB  RR, or WAR   RR on shaft on two sides, it is 10 and 3/4 inh long, any info would help, thank you
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: Fins/413 on March 03, 2013, 02:25:08 PM
It is probably the Wabash RR now part of NS RR through N&W.   
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Railroad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Railroad)
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: znamien on March 04, 2013, 12:57:26 PM
thank you FINS/413, I wonder what it was used for.
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: lbgradwell on March 04, 2013, 01:07:43 PM
Quote from: znamien on March 04, 2013, 12:57:26 PM
I wonder what it was used for.

Hopefully on the Cannonball!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a-tM0F3YbE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a-tM0F3YbE)
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: znamien on March 04, 2013, 01:29:20 PM
IBGRADWELL, thanks for the video, the Engineer had one of those wrenches in his top pocket
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: Fins/413 on March 04, 2013, 01:48:49 PM
Like those NKP fast freights
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: Fins/413 on March 04, 2013, 01:51:50 PM
Maybe something the engineer or fireman carried looks almost homemade.This is aWAG. Maybe to tighten valve packings or fittings. It doens't look big enough for the MOW folks to use.
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: znamien on March 05, 2013, 09:27:36 AM
Fins/413, hello I know what NKP means, but not WAG or MOW, thank you for your INFO,
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: lbgradwell on March 05, 2013, 10:42:13 AM
Quote from: znamien on March 05, 2013, 09:27:36 AM
Fins/413, hello I know what NKP means, but not WAG or MOW, thank you for your INFO,

WAG = Wild-Ass Guess

MOW = Maintenance of Way (I think)
Title: Re: unknown wrench
Post by: jimwrench on March 05, 2013, 11:19:06 AM
 As a gandy-dancer on the Wabash 60 years ago I'd agree that MOW would be Maintainance of Way. I worked on an extra gang and we were part of MOW. Don't remember seeing one of those wrenchs but total recall is not one of my claims.