Gentlemen, From what I have read I thought that James Sterling engineered a method for operating reversing gear using steam power first introduced in 1874 . . . no? Lederer73_@_aol.com wrote: In a message dated 6/5/2005 9:29:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gkazin_@_yahoo.com writes: The turntable pit was built in the 19th century because locomotive engines couldn't move backwards and they needed a way to turn around, according to material the historians left the scouts. Sounds like some smart historians.. I believe reverse was invented around 1970... :-) Pat The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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