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(erielack) Re: SJ Tower trainsheet

Paul B. and list:

I think they did, but I don't what percentage of the costs the D.T.&I. paid. Most of the D.T.&I. train order work was handled by "foreign" road operators at various towers where they crossed. Maitland, another EL tower where the D.T.&I. crossed the Dayton branch also handled D.T.&I. train orders.

PA

- -----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
>Sent: Oct 1, 2007 6:16 AM
>To: EL Mailing List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>, Philip Albano <palbano@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: (erielack) SJ Tower trainsheet
>
>I forgot to include a comment on DT&I trains. Did it pay EL operators to 
>handle its trains at SJ?
>
>Paul B
>
>D.T.&I. trains were recorded on a separate sheet. At this time in 1976 there 
>would have been about 6-8 D.T.&I. trains per day plus some D.T.&I. yard 
>engine moves across the diamond. All southbound D.T.&I. trains got orders at 
>SJ to run extra, meet orders, slow orders, etc. The D.T.&I. conductors rode 
>the 2nd or 3rd unit so the operator handed up 3 sets of orders:engineer, 
>conductor, and flagman on the caboose. Some of them didn't slow down much 
>for the operator so you had to know the proper spot to stand with the train 
>order sticks! Always exciting to stand close to the track and watch as a 
>train approached you at 35-40MPH and hold up those train order sticks as the 
>engines rolled by you literally inches away! Ah the good old days!
>
>PA 
>


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