One more interesting perspective. I once briefly fired for the Chicago Division
#1 engineer (can't remember the name - an old Irish guy) at 14th st. We were
paid a lot of engine changes every day. Interesting because on most days we
never got off the switch engine. I guess it was a combination of
nothing-interferes-with-the-run-like-clockwork-suburban-service and an
ultra-high seniority switch crew. Funny how when I was on my own I never seemed
to receive such prompt attentiveness to arbitraries :)
Doug
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From: qutlx1@aol.com
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 8:04:49 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [CBQ] Arbitraries was Downers Grove Wreck
This will support Doug and Pete's comments about arbitraries being no walk in
the park.
Since childhood I have been a student of history; so when I came into
possession of a copy of the "schedule" dated 5/1/28 with rates effective
12/1/52 and understood that its' terms were still in effect and the vast amount
of history inside those covers; I read the thing cover to cover with pen in
hand for future reference.
Rule 44 on page 45 talks about trainman being allowed the extra mileage "when
an engine is cut off a train to run for coal or water." Here is what I wrote
to the list back on 5/2/12:
"You are correct about needing water in a diesel. One trip eastbound in the C&I
pool the warning bells in the lead unit started ringing so we stopped between
the switches at Carter. The units cooling system was almost dry. We cut the
power off the train and ran to Oregon depot and pulled the hose out of depot,
filing the cooling system, after which we returned to the train and continued
east.
I turned in a timeslip for the miles Carter to Oregon and return under the
schedule rule "running for water" and it was turned down by the timekeepers
office, stating that if legitimate, the Condr would have turned in the
timeslip. I dutifully quoted page, chapter and verse out of the schedule and
the fact that Condr and rear man stayed at Carter on the waycar. A couple pay
periods later I received the overdue mileage. This may have been the start of
my interest in being a local chairman."
At some point in the future, I believe, there will be an article in the BRHS
Bulletin dealing with a long gone and almost forgotten service once routine on
North American RRs. The whole impetus to write the article came from reading
the schedule back in the 70s and stumbling on the rule related to the service
and saying to myself "really" ! Then I gained access to the Aurora BRT lodge
claim files and well........you'll get to read about it yourselves.
Leo Phillipp
This will support Doug and Pete's comments about arbitraries being no walk in
the park.
Since childhood I have been a student of history; so when I came into
possession of a copy of the "schedule" dated 5/1/28 with rates effective
12/1/52 and understood that its' terms were still in effect and the vast amount
of history inside those covers; I read the thing cover to cover with pen in
hand for future reference.
Rule 44 on page 45 talks about trainman being allowed the extra mileage "when
an engine is cut off a train to run for coal or water." Here is what I wrote
to the list back on 5/2/12:
"You are correct about needing water in a diesel. One trip eastbound in the C&I
pool the warning bells in the lead unit started ringing so we stopped between
the switches at Carter. The units cooling system was almost dry. We cut the
power off the train and ran to Oregon depot and pulled the hose out of depot,
filing the cooling system, after which we returned to the train and continued
east.
I turned in a timeslip for the miles Carter to Oregon and return under the
schedule rule "running for water" and it was turned down by the timekeepers
office, stating that if legitimate, the Condr would have turned in the
timeslip. I dutifully quoted page, chapter and verse out of the schedule and
the fact that Condr and rear man stayed at Carter on the waycar. A couple pay
periods later I received the overdue mileage. This may have been the start of
my interest in being a local chairman."
At some point in the future, I believe, there will be an article in the BRHS
Bulletin dealing with a long gone and almost forgotten service once routine on
North American RRs. The whole impetus to write the article came from reading
the schedule back in the 70s and stumbling on the rule related to the service
and saying to myself "really" ! Then I gained access to the Aurora BRT lodge
claim files and well........you'll get to read about it yourselves.
Leo Phillipp
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