Loren,
There are always "ifs" involved in any situation. If you look
at what led up to the incident it tells you that they were in the
right place. The switch had been reversed for their movement.
As a rule the CB&Q operated Rule 261 territory in the same
manner as normal current of traffic double track. Trains usually
were kept to the right. The Dispatcher's decision to run #3
from Aurora on Track #2 caused the Operator at Montgomery
to change his lineup. I've already discussed what went wrong
in that process.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: <Aeolus3@a...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, 09 December, 2001 03:28
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Montgomery
> At the time of the Montgomery Wreck I was 8 years old. Friends of my
parents
> that were out in California for the Fast Pitch Softball World Series, the
old
> Sealmaster Team was playing, their 2 kids were staying with us. Since they
> lived in Boulder Hill my Mom ran the school run in the mornings to get
them
> to Oswego for school. I saw the wreck that morning.
>
> I found out later that afternoon that my Aunt and Uncle the lived on
Baseline
> Road felt the ground shake on impact.
>
> I have heard the RI Golden State was to hold at the Anchor Brush grade
> crossing, they had pulled up to the switch for the Fox River Line. I have
> often wondered had they been where they were supposed to be.... at impact
> would some of the cars on the RI have gone off the bridge into the Fox
River?
>
> Loren
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