John,
Boy, when you say 'my time' I really start to feel old :^)
How is railroading done today. Telegraphers/operators no longer exist? Just a
dispatcher with a radio to talk to the Engineer or do they use wireless
networking to a computer in the cab? The only humans on the train is an
Engineer and a brakeman? Do some trains run without humans onboard, i.e.,
computer automation or remote control by a dispatcher or what? Is there a web
site that describes modern railroading methods?
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Fw: [n_scale] Dispatcher Phone recordings
Bob
No kidding now, they had a dog who "fetched" the hoops
back! The "high speed hoops" came along after your
time on the Beardstown Division.
John
--- Bob Weber <eng95@comcast.net> wrote:
> My only experience is on the CB&Q Beardstown
> division which only used hand held forks. The only
> 'stand' I remember seeing was at Shattuc, Il. The
> interlock tower there was run by the B&O and the
> depot was CB&Q. If I remember right the B&O operator
> put his orders on a 6 foot long bamboo stick that
> had one end curled into a closed hoop, about 1 foot
> in diameter. The hoops would be stuck into a flag
> holder on the side of the tower and the trainman
> would run his arm through the hoop. If this is true,
> how were the hoop recovered?
>
> Why is it that anytime a trainman missed picking a
> train order that I was handing up, it was always my
> fault? Was it because I was only 19 and the trainman
> was in his 40's or 50's and therefore more
> experienced and couldn't make a mistake :) ??
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Fw: [n_scale] Dispatcher
> Phone recordings
>
>
> Man, I like this thread! I had forgotten about "slow
> orders by the bunch". We used to call the stationary
> train order forks, "high speed hoops". It used to be
> that the headend would miss the hoop and the
> conductor
> would pull the air if the engineer didn't do it
> first.
> This was usually followed by remarks about the
> offender's family.
> John
> ...[snip]...
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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