qutlx1@a... wrote:
>
> A couple weeks ago we were talking about how the steam engines got to Eola
> after there were just a handful left in this service. During the discussion
> on Sat at the meet J.F. Schmid (long time engineer and practical
> joker)cleared that up for us when asked by advising that he had been a
> hostler at that time and would be driven from Eola Rdhse to Aurora and bring
> the steam engine to Eola for servicing. Leo
>
Leo:
Thank's for clearing that one up. How about the deeper problem. When I
worked at West Eola in '66 & '67 the only hand throw switches within the
Interlocking limits were to the junk yard and the paper board.
Anything going West Yard to Aurora Lead or vice versa went behind the
tower. Was there some period when it was different?
There was also a lever controlled derail about half way between McClure
Road and the tower. I guess the idea of this was that if a car in the
West yard should get away they did not want it to get to Farnsworth
and head down the hill.
Russ
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