The Q rotated their passenger diesels in "through" and torturous "commuter" service. All of the E-units I worked on had a "maximum/minimum field" knife switch in each of the electrical cabinets. Maxi
I remember seeing several painted blue (may have been left over from the War Bond paint scheme). Bob Campbell [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
My recollections are that when they were "worked" (90% of the time), traps and doors were latched for use by passengers and not opened/closed from stop to stop. They were always the "smoker". Cummins
Kromer Cap Co. is located in Milwaukee, WI; toll free number should be available from "Toll Free Information". [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
"Must Fills" (all passenger trains were required to have a fireman and hostler assignments) plus "Veto" positions (I believe determined by a percentage of the number of engineer assignments on a divi
Wasn't this and closing of the plant in Ft. Wayne, IN compliments of Louis W. Menk after "retiring" from the BN? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Scott, Marshall, List - These "train control boxes" were actually Automatic Cab Signal equipment boxes for use in service from Union Avenue to Savanna Yard. The only use of ATS/ATC I know of, is on l
Cab signals/Mars lights - Ed Rethwisch and I came to the conclusion that as a "Rule of Thumb", if a steam engine had cab signals, it had a Mars light; not visa versa. Mars lights probably applied fir
Karl - Was this excursion on June 24, 1961? Was Keith Narrigan the RFofE? Mel Finzer of Naperville (now a United pilot) shot the aerial photo which was a center spread in Trains. I think the waycar o
I know one pool engr. who is guaranteed what he made the 1st half of April if he makes himself available while BNSF detours over the WC, but this could be "old" information, as I only received it yes
While checking the photo on p. 30, I noticed the photo on p. 42 of the Bi-Centennials taken from the Columbia St. overpass. That's me waving from the cab of the 1776; I remember being "POed" because
MikeI have been told that all that 15" gauge equipment is still in Quincy, still stored in a barn since it was sold at an auction. When I asked if it was possible to see the stuff, I was told the own
When new, system wide hotshots MUed in kind (see 1960? callendar). Later years, secondary trains mixed MUing like on North Extras to Daytons Bluff. Got a picture of a single SD-24 at East Winona, WI
Chicago-Twin Cities Aurora Division (Aurora) - Chicago/Cicero to Savanna, IL LaCrosse Division - Savanna, IL to North LaCrosse, WI and then another LaCrosse crew to Daytons Bluff/TC Chicago-Omaha (pa
The hostler was "set-up" by the machinist who cut the trucks out to change shoes and/or adjust piston travel and forgot to cut the brakes back in. "Goonbelly" wasn't the only one to cross-ventilate t