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Re: FW: (erielack) Bingo East, etc.
I used to hang around the dispatcher's office at Hornell at this time I
think 73-74? And they opened 24 hour train order stations at Calicoon,
Hancock,Deposit,& two other stations which escapes my memory. Gene Baker
the dispatcher on the Delaware (Binghamton to PJ) was quite impressive as he
rattled off the 19 orders over the phone. Just a side bar he used to call
the trackage between Hornell and Binghamton as the "Swale", Gene retired
from Conrail just before CSX took over, a fine railroader.
I believe the westbound track was left with its semaphores, and it was that
way until NY State came up with funding under Conrail to establish "poor
man's CTC", that is a power switch at one end and a spring switch at the
other end.
Regards David MV
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: FW: FW: (erielack) Bingo East, etc.
> More good stuff from Ed...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MONTGOMERY| ED [mailto:emontgom_@_lan.tjhsst.edu]
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: FW: (erielack) Bingo East, etc.
>
>
> One addition piece of information.
>
> When the roof caved in on the Nicholson Tunnel, EL started
> running freights on the Erie side again. By this time a lot of it was
> single tracked. Apparently the ABS semaphore system was left in
> place on the track that was in service. I can't remember whether it
> was the east or westbound one. However train orders had to be
> written for trains running in the opposite direction on that track.
> One of the books I have shows the station at Deposit. It was
> reopened as a train order office to handle the extra traffic. EL has
> mounted what looked like grade crossing flasher units rather than
> train order semaphores on the side of the station, one above the
> other at roof level, with probably a red or green lens to advise crews
> of the movement they would be given. I suppose radio
> communications may not have been that great in that area or EL's
> system wasn't designed to handle track warrents there. Does
> anyone have further information on this and how trains were moved
> on the Delaware Divison at that time?
>
> Ed
>
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