Ed: You are exactly right as to the physical layout. But....I've been told by different people over the course of many years that those crossovers were rarely used. This might have something to do wi
Ed: Here's a little bit: Let's stick to the days before two way deliveries and the RR's trading off who would handle the transfers. ATSF To: None. BRC would handle. ATSF From: Freight houses at Corwi
Dan/Ed; The correct way would be to go thru the Assignment sheets as they indicated which way the units were paired. Problem is that I've been down here six years and can not lay my hands on that par
Terry: No. GP35's, U25B's, SD45's. Before the run-thrus they would come to the CB&Q/BN with C425's and an occasional C424 but they must have set up some policy that they would not use Alco's on those
Leo: While I will again disqualify myself from any prize, I had a crew do it recently before they had Authority to occupy the Main Track. They were spotting the standard 52 empties at an Elevator tha
Ken: I think I answered this question when it was asked in regards to Keokuk. The combination of wording in the Timetable like the above means that for all intents and purposes the absent train order
Leo: Thank's for clearing that one up. How about the deeper problem. When I worked at West Eola in '66 & '67 the only hand throw switches within the Interlocking limits were to the junk yard and the
Ken: A train order transmitted by radio did not need a clearance. I was not working a train order job in the early 70's so I don't know when radio transmission started up but I think that is the righ
A snip Tim: The trucks were wrong on the side door one. Think they had Allied Full Cushions left over from the Jeeps. I have 3 slides taken in May of '74. 14268 painted green and side doors 14151 & 1
Leo: Can answer two question with one e-mail this time. The Irish Mails were the Locals that went to West Chicago from Eola. At the time I worked there the exit from the West Yard and the connection
Leo: To the best of my knowledge all Graybacks had radios. By the mid sixties so did all GP & SD units. Some units that were normally assigned to places like Streator, La Salle, or Rock Falls might o
Rich: The two NW1a's were used a great deal at the Coach Yard. Aside from them it would be VO1000's or NW2's. Don't think there were any waycars downtown. Most of these moves would use the St Charles
Leo: Yes, the Q delivered directly to Wood Street. I doubt that they would have left anything at the C&NW's produce yard. That would make it a little too easy. Would think that they would have taken
Leo: That was not a sole effort. Another Dispatcher understands that stuff pretty good and I usually try and get a consensus before I shoot my mouth off. You cheated on the SOO Line deal so no Gummi