RE: (erielack) WC Tower Machine and Model Board Found

["Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>]

Curt, that's really great news for your project there.  Congratulations on having those not only
surface, but getting them for inclusion in the tower.  It will make a lot more impact with them.

SGL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Curt S
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 5:21 PM
> To: Erie Lackawana List
> Subject: (erielack) WC Tower Machine and Model Board Found
> 
> It seems that with the help of a former operator of the WC 
> tower and the foresight of a signal operations manager at the 
> time of closing we have found the Model board and Machine 
> from the tower.
> 
> The Model board, for those not familiar with the jargon, is a 
> display pattern that models the area controlled by the tower. 
> It is a schematic diagram with the tracks, switches and 
> signals indicated with lights that reflect their confition to 
> the operator. They change based on the position of the 
> handles for the various controls. The machine is an early 
> model of a General Railway Switch company that may have been 
> one of the first electromechanical models installed in the 
> area. It is believed to have been installed around 1900-1905. 
> 
> Once we have finished the rehabilitation of the control room 
> we will reinstall the machine and model board to offer a 
> critical attraction to the museum.
> 
> Stay tuned as we follow up on this news.
> 
> Curt
> 
> 
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