One time at Galion, we were lined for Columbus instead of Avon. We got stopped past the signal, but got stopped before the switch. A slight shove back and we were soon on our way to Indiana.
tree68 My late aunt worked for a lumber wholesaler. While I don't have any stories to share from her, her opinion of rail service was not always stellar... I do have some rail memorabilia she received from the railroads - including a 1957 Official Guide, which demands special handling these days lest it crumble in your hands... It's a couple of inches thick.
My late aunt worked for a lumber wholesaler. While I don't have any stories to share from her, her opinion of rail service was not always stellar...
I do have some rail memorabilia she received from the railroads - including a 1957 Official Guide, which demands special handling these days lest it crumble in your hands...
It's a couple of inches thick.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
The most recent issue of Trains has an article about an Operator making his second day at Union Tower outside Chicago Union Station. Reading the account it sounds as if several 'false moves' were done because of his inexperience. One thing I didn't see mentioned in the article was having to 'Run Time' once the Operator took one signal down and before he would be allowed to reline the signal for a different route. When a signal is lined, then taken down by the operator at timer has to be operated - the timer can be 2, 5, 8 10 minutes or some other value depending on the routes affected. Those are the longest minutes of your life as an operator.
Running Time is an automatic function of CADS when it comes to taking a lined signal down so a different route can be lined over the signal.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
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