RE: (erielack) FW: Greendell

["Tom Schmieder" <dlw_fan_@_hotmail.com>]

Shoving a car from Port Morris to Greendell wouldn't be too bad as there 
were no grade crossings between the two points.  The engineer and fireman 
could lean out the cab windows and get a view ahead of the car being shoved. 
  I can't, however, imagine they did it at night as the headlight would only 
illuminate the end of the car against the engine.  Pretty cool stuff, 
though.

Tom Schmieder


>From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
>Reply-To: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
>To: "'erielack_@_lists.elhts.org'" <erielack@lists.elhts.org>
>Subject: (erielack) FW: Greendell
>Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 09:18:41 -0400
>
>Interesting info from Bill Sheppard re: freight on the Cut-Off...
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>
>Way back when, a car for Greendell would be left on the west end of the 
>Slow Track at Port Morrris Junction so that a westbound freight like HB-7 
>could nose into it and shove it to Greendell for placement. Based on 
>personal experience, I recall that this move was done at track speed right 
>through Roseville Tunnel. Eastbound moves were less exciting and typically 
>involved a pick-up at Greendell and a set-off at Port Morris by through 
>freights.
>
>                                                                            
>                     Bill Sheppard
>
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