The Rock Island's South Chicago yard had them. An old switch tender in the 60's told me they used amber on yard switches as not to confuse main line engineers to think a switch was lined for a siding
Leo et al I think that Jerry has provided the correct answer. Pete The Rock Island's South Chicago yard had them. An old switch tender in the 60's told me they used amber on yard switches as not to c
Leo et al I think that Jerry has provided the correct answer. Pete --Original Message-- From: jeralbin@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 10:21
Leo: I purchased Nick Plain's amber BR lantern from his daughters a decade ago at the St Charles June swap meet. They told me that he worked in Streator and that they knew my mother in-law & her sist
After thinking about the matter...I'll not "die for this"...but I think that as a general principle we can "posit" that it was the "inside" switches that used the amber lenses rather than red. ie Red
Leo: I purchased Nick Plain's amber BR lantern from his daughters a decade ago at the St Charles June swap meet. They told me that he worked in Streator and that they knew my mother in-law & her sis
After thinking about the matter...I'll not "die for this"...but I think that as a general principle we can "posit" that it was the "inside" switches that used the amber lenses rather than red. ie Re
That guy wiping the lenses and filling the "fonts" was know as "THE LAMP MAN"...We had a Mexican guy with only one eye who did this job at Joliet when I was ATM there in 61-62...He was, of course, kn
That guy wiping the lenses and filling the "fonts" was know as "THE LAMP MAN"...We had a Mexican guy with only one eye who did this job at Joliet when I was ATM there in 61-62...He was, of course, k
Author: "'John D. Mitchell, Jr.' cbqrr47@yahoo.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 03:14:00 +0000 (UTC)
That guy wiping the lenses and filling the "fonts" was know as "THE LAMP MAN"...We had a Mexican guy with only one eye who did this job at Joliet when I was ATM there in 61-62...He was, of course, k