<HTML><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 11/12/00 2:51:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, <BR>pghpcc@pacbell.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Very interesting! Were you able to determine why the turnout set
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<BR>No. I came to a normal stop without touching any buttons or switches. Only my <BR>feet were doing the work...........left foot on the deadman and right foot on <BR>the brake. After the car came to a complete stop the point moved over. I <BR>remember the incident so well because, in those days, they (the training <BR>instructors, route foremen, division superintendents, etc.) put 'the fear of <BR>the Lord' in us to only do the right thing, according to the rule book. <BR>Later, in discussing the happening with another operator I jokingly thought <BR>out loud that the route foreman must have a switch inside their office to <BR>throw the point a different direction so they could come out and start asking <BR>questions.
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<BR><<HERB::: Can you relate more *Online-Stories* of your experiences as an
<BR>operator, PLEASE!!?? Like the one above, those are always
<BR>fascinating!!::-->)>>
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<BR>If you are interested in such items and it is in line with a topic being <BR>discussed, I could do that.
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<BR><<Still vividly remember you telling about the time you had a trolley
<BR>wheel burn out on you while bringing down a significant amount of
<BR>overhead!!>>
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<BR>Yes, one of the more memorable events that happened to me. Sure did close the <BR>35/36/37 for a while!
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<BR>HrB
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<BR>Where The Abacus Is Still Used to Count Votes
<BR>Oh Dear, I moved two beads for Gore... Lets throw that one out.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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