One of the sights of the Cog Road is the little toboggan the workmen use for coming down the road after the trains have all departed for the day. This toboggan is simply a board with a fin that runs between the two track rails. A piece of ...See moreOne of the sights of the Cog Road is the little toboggan the workmen use for coming down the road after the trains have all departed for the day. This toboggan is simply a board with a fin that runs between the two track rails. A piece of pipe extending across the outer rails acts as a sort of guide or outrigger. A friction brake runs between the racks. When a man is seated on this flimsy affair he can drop down the hill three miles a minute if he so desires. A trail of fire shoots out behind him and instant death with horrible mangling follows a single hitch. Written by
Selig Catalog (1907)
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