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Was this automatic harnessing common? I read that they could do it remotely in Syracuse, NY as early as 1898 but can't find much about the by-gone contraptions, not even how they worked—would be cool addition if anyone knows more.

The chief operator immediately moves a switch which rings a gong in the chemical fire house and drops the harness on the horses in front of the chemical engine, giving that apparatus about ten seconds advantage over every other. ^[1]

– ASiplas ( talk) 22:36, 19 March 2018 (UTC) reply