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Offline znamien

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unknown wrench
« 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
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Offline Fins/413

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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #1 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
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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2013, 12:57:26 PM »
thank you FINS/413, I wonder what it was used for.
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Offline lbgradwell

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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2013, 01:07:43 PM »
« Last Edit: March 04, 2013, 01:09:45 PM by lbgradwell »
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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2013, 01:29:20 PM »
IBGRADWELL, thanks for the video, the Engineer had one of those wrenches in his top pocket
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Offline Fins/413

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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2013, 01:48:49 PM »
Like those NKP fast freights
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Offline Fins/413

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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #6 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.
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Offline znamien

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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #7 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,
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Offline lbgradwell

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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #8 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)
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Offline jimwrench

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Re: unknown wrench
« Reply #9 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.
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