[PRCo] Re: Derail

[Herb Brannon]

If I recall, that device was removed before the tunnel was rebuilt. I remember it when I frist started at SHJct but it did not last very long.
Bob Dietrich <bdietrich at comcast.net> wrote:  It was normally switched to the derail. Each car had to stop at the
(normally red) signal to have the derail switch to normal position. This
assured that the brakes worked. There is a similar derail on the Knoxville
side. Here is an overhead shot showing both derails.



Herb Brannon