Re: (erielack) Horn at Denville

["Len VanderJagt" <lvj911_@_worldnet.att.net>]

Summit had a whistle.  We sometimes used it to find the signal 
maintainers:-)

Len VanderJagt
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From: "Richard Pennisi" <eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Horn at Denville


> Listers,
>
>  Denville and UN had an air whistle not a horn. It was used to STOP any 
> train if an emergency arose for wahtever reason and could be used to 
> contact the signal maintainer. It was hooked up to the air line and worked 
> on 90 pounds or so.  That is up until the plant at Denville was changed. 
> UN used the air whistle until the tower was closed.
>
>  Dover had a horn known as a claxon horn to call for a maintainer.  Trains 
> could not hear the horn and it could not be used to STOP a train in case 
> of an emergency.
>
>  Rich Pennisi
>
> WMATTHEWED_@_aol.com wrote:
>  Bob and John,
>
> Thanks for helping me understand what the use of
> the horn was at Denville, UN, etc......
>
> Much appreciated,
>
> Ed
>
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