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I am not sure about all the details but I do know from working as the Main Line DS that it was eating up the switches as they are not made to be run thru all the time as the CTC machine was blocked to only allow trains on the designated single track. One of the few times we ever saw a TM or Asst. Supt in the office was one nite I was working and we were having a bitch of a nite with the Main Line single track and Joe Arrington just happened by He asked what was going on and we told him and he said put it back in service. So on his orders we did and never looked back. And never heard a word from the head shed. Maintenance is the first thing that needs to be done no matter what. With out it no business can survive. At least for very long. Dispatcher at Cicero 1974-1983, Galesburg 11-30-1983-8-93, Ft. Worth both in IDC and NOC until Friday the 13th Nov. '09 Steve in SC On Wednesday, July 26, 2017 10:35 PM, "qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Adding to Steves comment about the test to convert the mainline from Aurora- Galesburg to single track while EHH, was Supt of the combined Chgo and Aurora Div.
I seem to recall two distinct stories around the single tracking accomplished by blocking the CTC machine rather than actually ripping up track. There was a business special, forgot long ago if it was full of major customers or the board of directors. But at any point it came into Galesburg eastbound, came to a halt and sat and sat and sat. Some exempt mgmt person on the train asked the DS over the radio what the hold up was, he was informed that the train he was on stood ten times out behind nine freight trains in front of it. The second story was that the FRA did a traffic review and determined that the tonnage being run across the Aurora to Galesburg single track exceeded the amount allowed for the tie spacing and either more ties were required or traffic had to go elsewhere. It is my understanding that shortly after these events EHH moved on to the IC . Of course I am just passing on second hand info. That I heard. Leo __._,_.___ Posted by: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net> __,_._,___ |