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Re: (erielack) On the Fly

I rewrapped Bill's message so the lines came out right, bob gillis

ShepRail_@_aol.com wrote:
> With all this discussion about signal indications around Mountain
> View and East Lincoln Park, I cannot help but remember how two old
> Erie hands once handled a situation when an eastbound freight showed
> up with a train that might bog down on Great Notch grade. In this
> situation, Hoboken East End Train Dispatcher (Cliff Beckwith) told GL
>  Haul Conductor (Charlie Murganz) to follow right behind the freight
> from Mountain View with a lite engine and to provide assistance, if
> necessary. When the conductor asked whether they should couple up and
> shove the freight over Great Notch, I recall the dispatcher saying,
> "Charlie, I don't want that train to stop", thereby setting the stage
> for some drama around Singac.
> 
> With no further discussion, the GL Haul moved into position behind
> the freight train immediately after its caboose cleared Mountain View
> Interlocking and the equilateral turnout was thrown (no waiting for
> signals to clear). Fast forward five miles to Great Notch about 10
> minutes later and the head-end of the eastbound freight was observed
>  passing by the depot there with the GL Haul tied on behind, pushing
> hard. After the head-end crested the grade around Montclair Heights,
> the GL Haul cut away on the the fly, leaving the freight to continue
> its trip to tidewater without delay. The GL Haul engine then drifted
> back down to Great Notch and completed the rest of its chores for the
> day.
> 
> And that's the way it was   ...
> 
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
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