RE: (erielack) Huntington: chicken wire and hi-wides

["Bill & Mary Richey" <"wrichey_@_ctlnet.com">]

	I talked to my father-in-law who worked in WR tower among other places and
he noticed some interesting details in the photo
 http://www.railfan.net/railpix/ABPR/august00/08-22-00/erie0801-5806-rs.jpg

	Between the depot and WR you can see just a glimpse of the block building
constructed to house the ctc equipment installed as part of the single
tracking program west of Huntington. Since the home signals are still
semaphores the single tracking was not yet complete. At first the ctc
machine was placed on the second floor of the depot with heavy reinforcement
of the structure. However, it was decide that phase II & III were too much
for the depot and the "white house" was constructed for the ctc equipment.
After the project was complete the semaphores were replaced with searchlight
type signals, WR tower was torn down, and the operator was stationed in the
"white house". All of this places the picture in 1955 0r 1956.

Bill Richey
Huntington, IN

PS part of the ctc panel is now in my father-in law's basement.

- -----Original Message-----
From: "erielack-owner_@_internexus.net"
[mailto:"erielack-owner_@_internexus.net"]On Behalf Of David Monte Verde
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 10:04 PM
To: "kdegroff_@_starpower.net"
Cc: EL MAILING LIST
Subject: Re: (erielack) Huntington: chicken wire and hi-wides


Great photo also look at the cross bucks with watchman on duty sign with
goose neck light, the old truck (a Ford?), the Waiting Room sign with goose
neck lamp, the semaphore signal guarding the crossing, the tower & the
porcelain ERIE diamond on the station.  GREAT GREAT PHOTO with so much
"stuff" that was part of the depot scene.   R DMV
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin DeGroff" <"kdegroff_@_starpower.net">
To: "Schuyler G Larrabee" <"sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com">
Cc: "erielack" <"erielack_@_internexus.net">
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 00:51
Subject: Re: (erielack) Huntington: chicken wire and hi-wides


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