Re: (erielack) Conrail video reconnecting to caboose

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Jeff
I can't speak first hand on where the radio  did and where it didn't  work on 
the Scranton Div.  All divisions I'm sure suffered from having  certain dead 
spots, but on a whole through out the life of the EL radios pretty  much came 
into there own, as more and more base stations evolved, and probable  more 
powerfully ones, although I am not really qualified to state that. 
 
What I can tell you is that most all places like Tobyhanna  where the  radio 
was needed, it was established early on.  Also the block line boxes  all 
worked.  It wasn't until well into the CR era that block line boxes  were left to 
deteriorate as far as the audio was concerned.  Here on the NY  or Hoboken Div 
we had  several bad years under CR where the block line  boxes were not 
working and were not being repaired, and engines were not  equipped with NJT 
crystals  thus communications became a VERY BIG problem  for both crews and 
Dispatchers, but that's another whole story.
 
Bob Bahrs
 
 
In a message dated 8/25/2008 11:10:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jwmutter_@_comcast.net writes:

Yes,  thanks Bob!

Did the train crews communicate with the Dispatcher by  telephone or radio?
Were the radios powerful and reliable enough then to be  relied upon?

Jeff


- ----- Original Message -----
From:  "Rich O" <rev66_@_optonline.net>
To:  <Erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:26  PM
Subject: (erielack) Conrail video reconnecting to  caboose


>      The whole train pulled east of the  automatic (Disp Conrolled)
crossovers
> and dwarf  signal.................
>
>      Thanks  Bob!!!
>
>      Rich  Onorevole
>
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