Bob
That's right. I mentioned it in BB #35. It was the
source of a lot of amusment for the levermen!
John
--- Bob Weber <eng95@comcast.net> wrote:
> John,
> In the 1950's the tower operator at Christopher, IL
> controlled the crossing signal (I think it was for E
> Washington St.) with a simple knife switch.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 6:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1842
>
>
> Mike
>
> In the old days, i.e. years ago, some of the
> crossings
> had a switch key switch, that let you turn the
> signals
> on and off, while you where switching near the
> crossing. They were spring loaded, so you had to
> stand
> there and work them. This was, of course before
> the
> motion detection circuits came along. The motion
> detection circuits made them obsolete. BTW, not
> much
> of anything, is within walking distance of the
> tracks,
> in Wyoming.
> John
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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