Leo, I don't have pictures of the switch stands from the Alley but I did find a
website called chicagoswitching.com, which focuses on the old Milwaukee Road
switching district on the near North Side of Chicago. There are a number of
photos of the switch stands embedded in the roadway. Not sure if they are the
same as used by the CB&Q but if you just want to show what the embedded
mechanisms looked like these photos may be viable stand-ins.
Here is a link to one of the photos:
http://www.chicagoswitching.com/v6/articles/picturedisplay.asp?photograph=../../$library/Lakewood/tb_mrha_CandEnorthline_09_1980_06.jpg
I will also put three of them in the Photos section.
Hope this helps, Mike Offerman
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, qutlx1@... wrote:
>
> After 45 plus years of research and discussions with the old heads the
> Alley Job article was submitted recently. I am not exaggerating as the first
> info was provided to me prior to 1966 by my grandfather.
> Many of you have told me of your interest in this article and your memories
> of the job.
>
> The one thing that I have been unable to find is a photo of the switches in
> the Alley. The switch mechanisms/stands were somewhat unique in that they
> were imbedded in the street rather than off to the side. The throw
> mechanism was between the rails under a cover and perpendicular to the rails.
>
> If anyone has a photo of the switches it would be greatly appreciated. Also
> any photos of the job in the Alley would be great. I have a couple but the
> more the merrier.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Leo Phillipp
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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