SIGNAL PROBLEMS AND SAND ON RAILS

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

>> pghpcc at pacbell.net writes:

>> But they were also exceeding the 5-mph rule thru the turnout
>> from the main into the loop  --  right in front of the inspectors on
>> duty here!!>>

> HRBran99 at aol.com wrote:

> It probably depended on which Route Foreman was on duty.
> Normally, the least thing which was not
> exactly according to the rules was questioned. One
> time I pulled up to the inbound stop
> (in front of the Route Foremans window) on a
> Rt. 35 car and the switch you are referring
> to snapped over to allow me to
> take the curve around the admin. building.
> I was going straight into the
> tunnel, so I got out with the switch
> iron and set the point to go straight.
> The Route Foreman came out and wanted to
> know if I had my hand on the 'track
> switch' button. Normally they
> questioned everything out of the ordinary.

	Very interesting!  Were you able to determine why the turnout set
against you?
	I heard of that happening here in SF but never personally saw it. 
Someone told me they were pulling in from Ocean Beach on the L-Taraval
with an lrv, the turnout set for the right turn at WP but seconds later,
returned to left turn to head into the subway.

	HERB:::	Can you relate more *Online-Stories* of your experiences as an
operator,  PLEASE!!??  Like the one above, those are always
fascinating!!::-->)

	Still vividly remember you telling about the time you had a trolley
wheel burn out on you while bringing down a significant amount of
overhead!!

James B. Holland

        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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