Re: [CBQ] Morton (Park) Suburban station

[Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com]

RIGHT ON LEO!!!!!  The guys (Itoday's railroaders) won't believe that "back in the days"...it was the mark of a good brakeman who could get on or off "at speed".....It was also a source of pride for some of the old engineers to leave town "at speed"...in an attempt to leave the rear end boys behind.

 

Pete

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Doug

I believe it was a preventative edict to insure on time for the performance bonus. 

Sure didn't have anything to do with getting off on the move on ballast. Recall this was back in the bad old days when that was expected and it was a matter of pride to unload at a new land speed record

Leo Phillipp

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On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:01 AM, dhartman@mchsi.com wrote:

 

Thanks Leo. I never recall being late at either end due to a footbridge stop. I remember doing a few stops at Eola for a crew and still making CUS on time.

Maybe it's a memory issue, but I don't ever recall being late except for equipment/signal issues. Are the newer operating procedures to blame? Are trains just not getting underway as quickly? Is it a locomotive acceleration issue? A different kind of braking issue? Is it an engineer performance issue?

We used to run a pretty neat stop-and-go and year after year led the nation in on-time, no? Doug

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Doug

The cross walk stop at 14 th st is still going on,as I occasionally ride the non rush trains and some are stopping. The 3:05 out of Aurora still has the senior DHs just like its been for many decades .

My memory is it was a on time performance issue.

Leo

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On Jul 16, 2013, at 8:10 PM, dhartman@mchsi.com wrote:

 

Leo, did the pick-up in morning/drop-off in afternoon at 14th St stop at the same time? Was it a safety issue (getting on/off on ballast)? Doug

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As FYI the Morton Park stop was used extensively by Aurpra Zone rear end crews as it was very close to the Waycars trks at Mprtpn Park.

I am talking from memory but believe the old ETTs instructed certain dinkies to make this stop to drop off and pick up dead heads. 

Also after the yard was modernized the overhead foot bridge became the designated spot for this activity.

Another little interesting tidbit in the ETTs is that grain sample reports were handed up at Mortpn Park to dinky Condrs for delivery to the board of trade in the loop.

Finally in the later part of the 1970s an edict came down that there would be no more dropping off deadheads at the footbridge . So we walked back from Cicero,grabbed a ride on the side of a shove into the departure yard or got off at Clyde,walked to the bunkhouse and ordered a cab at company expense

L eo Phillipp

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On Jul 16, 2013, at 11:37 AM, roy wojahn <zuch2rew@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

You're right; its just 200 feet or so west of Laramie.  It was in the middle of the Clyde Yards.  I think it came out when the hump was added to the yard configuration.  It was, maybe, the most underused of suburban stops.

Roy Wojahn

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From: William <TrainGG1@aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 7:44 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Morton (Park) Suburban station

 

Recently ran across reference to a CB&Q suburban station -- known as either "Morton" or "Morton Park." From what I can tell, it may have been located at Laramie Ave in Cicero, IL.

Can anyone shed any light on this as to location and/or closing date?

Bill Shapotkin

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