Re: (erielack) CX-99 Wreck

[Smtimko_@_aol.com]

In a message dated 3/25/2006 4:55:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net writes:

The  account parenthetically mentions a rolling crew change at  Port


 
The EL was famous for "Rolling Crew Changes" and it was an art.
 
The five crew members would strategically station themselves along the  
train, engineer, fireman and head man at the head end and the conductor and  
flagman at the rear.  I noted this at Kent numerous times.
 
The train would reduce to about 5 MPH, the head man and either the engineer  
or fireman would drop off, two members would get on, they would exchange  
conditions---"speedometer is 3 MPH slow at 40, air is OK, dynamic is OK, good  
handling train."  Then that guy would get off and the final crew member  would 
get on.    The rear end would change in the same manner, a  shout over the radio 
that the crew was changed and the throttle was  opened.
 
After Conrail, when the crews started becoming mixed with EL-PC-Conrail  
people, this practice stopped and now of course, there is safety rule  prohibiting 
getting on and off of moving equipment except in the case of an  emergency.
 
SMT


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