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Re: (erielack) Signals



On the NY Division WJ tower Ridgewood Jct, Ridgewood, NJ had a small model 
Signal control box located on the Opr's desk that had controlled the Telephone 
Train Order signals at BT Coalburg Jct., Saddle Brook, NJ at the interchange 
yard of EL and NYS & W railroad.

If I remember these signals were located below the Automatic Block Signals 
just east of the pull out spring switch at BT and just west of the facing point 
eastbound crossovers at BT.

They were for stopping freight trains to come on the local telephone for 
instructions (like the nys&w just delivered a track of east or west bound cars one 
could have the closest freight stop and make a pick up on).

With radios and a I believe an accident in the Elmira, NY area with a Pennsy 
Crew operating on El tracks they took the T. O. Signal (position light) to 
convey block indication as a clear signal and rear ended a stopped freight train 
in the next block ignoring the Stop and proceed signal they had. Right after 
that the T. O. signals were removed from service at PO, SF and WJ in the 
seventies during the EL time period I believe.

Any comments? 

Thank You, 

Lou Kern Opr Relief Pos. # 6 SF Tower
1974-1976 


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