Steam Locomotive Tools??

[rrarchive]

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We recently received these items to add to our archive. I believe they are possibly tools used on steam locomotives, but not sure. Can anyone help ID these items

 

[shay2305]

These are not tools. The first item is the handle off a brake valve. Looks like it is probably from a 6ET automatic. The 6ET was very common on steam locomotives. The other item may be an independant brake handle or reveres handle from a diesel or electric locomotive, probably not from an EMD. I don't recognize the style.

 

[rrarchive]

Thanks for the info.

Thanks for such a quick response. Once I got my research on track I was able to find all the documentation I need to archive these items. Thanks again for sharing.

 

[sunktankahemani]

What you have are a couple of handles for a 26L brake stand (not 6ET). The handle in the upper photo is for the automatic and the lower handle is the independent. From what I can gather from the pics, they appear to from back-in-the-day before they went plastic. I recall seeing such handles as a kid on SD40s, SD45s, DD40Xs and other power from the late 60s and early 70s. By the time I got into the biz, all those handles had been pilfered and replaced with plastic ones. An old timer machinist gave me a brass reverser he pilfered off of a brand new SD45 in the late 60s when he was cleaning out his locker for the last time.

 

[5thGenRR]

What you have are a couple of handles for a 26L brake stand (not 6ET). The handle in the upper photo is for the automatic and the lower handle is the independent.

Agreed