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You're right, Bucyrus, owning the towerman is an advantage. But the towerman couldn't be real mean to the 'other' railroad though.  I didn't let a Santa Fe freight out in front of the northbound Alton Limited one day and the yard master started chewing me out about delaying his train; he wanted it out ahead of the Santa Fe Passenger Parade that started around 5:30 pm.  I hung up on him so he called back and started all over again. This time I just laid the phone down and continued with what had to be done at the moment. I eventually got a letter from 'above' later on telling me to talk 'nice' to the yard master but there was no formal reprimand.  At that time, 1951, passenger trains were still being taken seriously. There have been several crossings put down in the middle of the night and I have often wondered what laws were broken or government edicts ignored. Never have heard of lawsuits but maybe a google of this topic would yield something. Art
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