Thanks for that info. I had a feeling that's what it was but I couldn't figure out the acronym. Was it still called a PAD for a train with current of traffic? A delay would still be incurred due to running at restricted speed, but it wasn't really a "detour" for these trains since they didn't have to Xover. Presumably then there are Xovers at Owego and Smithboro. Paul B ----- Original Message ----- From: Smtimko_@_aol.com To: doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net ; erielack@lists.elhts.org Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 5:46 AM Subject: Re: (erielack) Abbreviation Help PAD stood for "Pre Arranged Detour"................ An Operating Department name for having one track out of service for maintenance between two points and using the other track for all trains. Usually a Conductor was assigned to one end of the detour and a Trainman to the other. They handled the crossovers and the trains operated over the "detour" route on the authority of the PAD as defined in the Special Order and on Hand Signals from the employee involved. With the current of traffic, trains could follow one another through the PAD (after receiving the hand signal from the employee). Against the current of traffic, one train per block and the block for the most part, was the complete length of the PAD. Anyone is invited to add more info on this................... SMT The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
This HTML page is © 2000-2009 Blue Moon Online System and The Railfan Network
This page and the data contained therein may not be reproduced
for any form of commercial use without the explicit permission
of J. Henry Priebe Jr. or his duly authorized agent.