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Re: (erielack) Akron Questions
- Subject: Re: (erielack) Akron Questions
- From: Smtimko_@_aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:11:03 EST
Paul and List----
First, let me remind you that I'm a Mahoning Division guy, and Akron was on
the Marion Divn so my knowledge of JO is limited to my dealings with it when I
was Supervisor of Operating Rules for Conrail's Youngstown (and later
Pittsburgh) Division. By the time that I took that position (1984) JO was closed
except for when trackwork was being done, we called an extra operator.
Second---The B&O did not own the route! The Erie crossed the PRR's Akron
Branch at JO Tower. The B&O had trackage rights over the PRR from AY
(Arlington--a few miles north of JO) to Warwick (about 12-15 miles south of JO).
Actually, the operator at JO never saw a PRR or PC train under normal
circumstances. The PRR had a yard at Akron, and the trains operated south from Akron to
Warwick, over the M&C Secondary from Warwick to Mace and then to Conway via
Canton, Alliance, etc. The only time a PRR train would traverse JO Tower is
when there was a derailment on the M&C or P-FW-C Line and the AC-4 would
operate Akron-Hudson-Alliance-Conway. That was rare.
Third--The derail on the EL had a guard rail so if the train passed the stop
signal, the engine would derail toward the EL EB main and remain upright.
Normally, the derail would derail the equipment to the right, but in this
case, it would foul the PRR traffic (read B&O) and also the signal equipment
between the two roads. By the time I hired out (1965) most all of the
interlockings had the derails removed. You still had to throw the levers in the tower
to make the proper locking in the locking bed, but there was no physical
derail. SN Jct was that way as was Deforest, Shenango and others. There may
have been a couple of locations that the derails were left in but I do not
remember.
As far as the clearance is concerned. I don't know. EL frequently moved
cars up to 18'6" high. Not certain what restrictions were involved at Akron.
Perhaps Keith Robbins can assist or maybe Cal Banse knows. Hopefully they
will respond.
SMT
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