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Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1842

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1842
From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 06:54:31 -0700 (PDT)
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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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