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edblysard: I have heard the switch tender on the radio say a crew is "on the circuit" so s/he could not line the switch automatically. Interesting! A lot has changed over the years in railroading but still a lot has stayed the same too. I hadn't thought of just how hard it would be to have to throw 60 or 70 switches in one day while working a shift in a yard if there wasn't some type of automation. On the tourist RR I volunteered for, we had to throw MAYBE three switches on each job - hardly enough to give you an idea of REAL railroading.
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