Please keep that unsolicited information coming.
Mitch
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, qutlx1@... wrote:
>
> As unsolicited info on the GPand SD long hood/short hood discussion.
> From 1968-72, I was an unpaid machinists helper/holster to John
> Hettinger at the Eola Rdhse on Sundays, day shift. I learned more about 30,60
> and
> 90 day inspections and locomotives then I'll ever forget.I even put storm
> windows on several NWs and GPs. I can sand and fuel anything you want me to.
> I even went down to the west yard and rode w/Phil Butler from time to time
> and experienced the slack action from the steel the 'J' delivered. This
> "intership" was arranged between John and my uncle,Ray Lorenz,who was a
> carmans helper on the Eola rip. I believe they did this so that I would have
> a
> step up when I graduated from high school. I fooled them and went on to
> community college and then train service.Yes, the rdhse foreman saw me on
> several occasions.
> Each job had a specific loco. directional arrangment and lo to any Rdhse
> person who didnt follow it.The engineer was w/in agreement rights to reject
> the enigne if not facing the correct direction. Yes I ran the Eola turntable
> dozens of times to make it so. The logic was to provide the engineer the
> best view of the ground guys passing signs. All NW2s assigned to the yard
> were to face east(long end forward,just like in steam days). Each wayfreight
> had its own indiocincraties. The Irish Mail with its sw1, was to face west.
> The "mails" and their GP7s were to face west so that at West Chicago,where
> all the action took place,the engineer would have a clear view along the
> long hood(After changing sides). The Fox River was easy as each unit was to
> be short hood forward for changing ends at Wedron. The EE was to face east,
> as I recall, The Denrock/Savanna Jobs GP7 was to face west.The Earville
> Turn was to face west for all the switching at Cat that took hours.
> Once in train service I quickly understood why. One day we turned on the
> Earville turn at the namesake and the fog was so thick you couldn't see 100
> ft in front of the engine. Bob Brumell,as was his habit, due to a girth
> restriction, didnt changed sides and ran her long hood forward from the
> North
> side back to Cat. My job "from the engineers side" was to" call whistle
> post" as I saw them. Lets just say whistle posts appeared out of fog as the
> long hood was next to them.
> Running long hood forward was just plain uncomfortable from a view,ride and
> safety standpoint.
>
>
> Leo
>
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