When I was 18 (1959) and home from Neb U on break, my first stop was the
Depot in York, NB. There was a RH switch just east of the depot for the
mile plus passing track. A fresh breakman came by and unlocked the
switch and proceeded to tug and pull on the switch handle with no
results. The rest of the crew was on the platform with me snickering and
giggling . I thought the poor guy was going to bend the handle or get a
hernia when I turned to the Captain and said "should I show him the
peddle lock?
I thought he was going to bust a gut laughing and shouted to the rookie.
Hey (?) let this civilian show you how to do it. I went over the the
peddle lock, stomped it down and threw the switch. Had him double check
it for alignment. All he did was mumble "thanks" and went about his
duties.
Noel Crawford
On 5/21/2014 2:50 PM, William Jackson macon249@yahoo.com [CBQ] wrote:
Hi, Mike hope the retirement is going good. The foot latch has got
about everyone at one time or another. Most of those was taken off, as
you know with CTC electric lock.
That was the way, with most rail lines, it was "keep your head down,
and back bent' that's what I heard my first day on the tie gang. Was
not much different, in other departments.
Does Edgemont still glow at night, just kidding. send me some photo's
of your RR when you get the chance, still got the ones from before,
looks neat. Guess the snow plow is put up now. Running full steam.
Bill Jackson
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On May 21, 2014, at 1:08 PM, "mdecker@gwtc.net
<mailto:mdecker@gwtc.net> [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
I got done with Brakeman class in Alliance in June, 1977, and Bob
Deford, the personnel guy and Glenn Saylor, the Supt., said I should
go up to Edgemont. They figured I'd get back into Engine Service
faster in a smaller terminal. When I got there, Jim Dickey, the
Trainmaster was waiting for me. He said: "Are you that shortline guy
from Wisconsin?" "Yup" "Ready to go to work?" "Ya, but they said
we'd have to make 5 student trips first." "Tell those guys in
Alliance we haven't got time for that stuff up here. You got your
book, keys and lamp?" "Ya" You know what you're doin' don't ya?" "I
guess so." "Well then go have Alice (Haave, the wife of Dick
Haave, a friend off the Rock, who was firin' there at the time) mark
you up." I went to work at 4:05A the next day. The only problem I
had that first trip was when I got down to throw the West switch at
Upton to let us out onto the main. I 'bout broke my back trying to
throw the switch, until Marty Wolf stepped out on the nose and
pointed over to the far side of the track. I'd never seen a pedal
lock before, and all they showed us in class was how to "hand job"
one of the new dual control switches at the West end of the Alliance
yard.
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