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Buda was at the top of a 3 mile .8 percent grade which also had an S curve in it. This was the ruling grade on the Main Line(Aurora to Galesburg) and there for the reason for the westward siding (a place to double to if needed) One problem with the westward siding was it was not straight. It had a small curve near the west end to get by the supports for one of the overhead bridges. This small curve brought it nearer Main 1. Not a problem unless a train on Main 1 had a wide load and often this was the case the loads coming out of Cat in Montgomery(on an Eola Pickup) or a car had to be set out after getting stopped by the Detector. Often the Dispatcher had to tell the train setting out the car to shove it back far enough to clear that location so wide loads would
pass. The first road trip I was on we got stopped in the middle of the hill with a Bad Order Trainline and had to take it up and set it out at Buda.
This was also one of the only locations on the Main Line where you could get water. Yes I know diesels did not have to stop for water like steam engines but once in a while it had to be done and in order to get the water you had to cut the power off and back thru the westward siding down to the depot and get the hose out the window of the Depot. This depot was one of the remodeled wooden depots where the eaves were cut back and all the gingerbread covered up or taken off and stuccoed. In later years the track inspector parked his truck indoors in the freight house end and often the signal gang would use the freight house to store parts and build up gates and crossing flashers. Decking for signal bridges was covered by Drawing 69499-A and consisted of 4 X 6 oak
stringers across the bridge with seven 2 X 8 pine 14 foot floor boards Each signal was mounted on a pair of 4 X 12 oak stringers 7 foot long which were under the pine flooring(no flooring under the signal base) All wood was treated and the metal was Mineral Red I do not have the date when the bridges were changed aluminum. Crossing flashers were painted aluminum with gates black and white until 7/18/72 when the color changed to Red and White. Steve in SC From: burlington9900 <burlington9900@yahoo.com> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, May 12, 2012 1:29:55 AM Subject: [CBQ] Signals Bidge details Since getting energized by find this group I have a few questions that some of you might know. 1) How and where, beside above the track they were for, was the signal masts attached to the bridge. 2) What was the decking material on the horizontal component of the bridge made of? 3) Was it solid or sectional with gaps between? __._,_.___
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