Not to be confused with Jim Crow law

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A jim crow is a tool for bending rails, consisting of a U-shaped or V-shaped armature with a hefty screw rod in its axis. Deluxe models are outfitted with rollers for continuous bending.[1] (http://members.trainorders.com/howard%20maculsay/trains2see/railfangloss.html)

External links

• http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/tkwk03.Html (with illustration (http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/tkwk495.Html))
• Photograph (http://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/gallery/show.php?image_id=405&cat_id=79)
• Logger's Glossary (http://home.att.net/~lassen.logger/terms-j.htm)
• Railway Object Name Thesaurus (http://www.mda.org.uk/railway/railobjj.htm)