Leo,
This was the case at North La Crosse right up to when I moved
to Texas in early '94. If they lived within that magic mile the word
"chase" was written on the rolodex card that had their phone
number on it. I recall one guy that had his phone disconnected for
non payment but did not really care since he lived within that distance.
If the caller was really busy the yard clerk or yardmaster would get
people notified.
Russ
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From: <qutlx1@a...>
To: <brhslist@Y...>
Sent: Saturday, 25 January, 2003 21:16
Subject: [BRHSlist] Calling
> I recall being told by the "old heads" that as long as you lived w/in 1 mile
> of the calling point you didnt have to have a phone and the Q had to send
> someone to bang on your door to call you. Even in the 70s many trainman lived
> w/in a mile of the Aurora depot. I dont recall any cases but it was said the
> rr would send a cab driver to the door if the caller couldnt raise you and
> you lived w/in a mile.
> Heres an interesting case from 1917: brkmn Trottino is at home at 1
> Tittsworth Court and the caller goes to the first house in the court and
> being unable to raise trottino goes back and "calls" an extra man for his
> turn in the C&I pool. This happens at 3pm on on 6/24/17.Trottino doesnt show
> up to ask questions at the depot until 4:15 pm on the 25th. Of course he
> learns he "missed" the call and cant work until his turn returns. it comes
> out in the conversation that the caller had gone to the first house or "A"
> not 1 which was the second house in the court.Torttino wants to be paid for
> what his turn earned(489 miles ! ,must have been one heck of trip). Mgmt
> offers the standard miles for a round trip to Savanna but in the end he
> collects the 489.
> Leo
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