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From: "Paul R DOT Tupaczewski" paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 09:11:34 -0500
Subject: Croxton engine servicing (was: RE: (erielack) KW/Croxton - Train Register - Pre Departure proceedures)
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> Paul
>
> A hostler is a thing of the past, but in 1973 I'll assume there were such
> positions. I would say it was the road crew that got their power off the
> pit or on rare occasions else where, and they are the ones that coupled to a train.

That's one question I always wondered: What was the routine at Croxton for engine servicing? Were there tracks dedicated to
"inbound" and "outbound" (i.e., serviced and ready-to-go) power? I know that power was assigned by the dispatchers based on train
tonnage and other factors - was this power pre-grouped and set up, ready to head out by the hostler?

When you see shots like this attached Rich Campana view of Croxton, you have to wonder - what's the rationale for where power is
sitting? There's four full tracks of power here... I would ASSUME :) the hostler had a rhyme-or-reason to how these were set up to
minimize his switching, true?

- Paul



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