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RE: (erielack) Thanks (2)
Thank you Rich & Steve. We will see how things develope as I work out the layout design and the operations book. But I think it may end up that for operations simplicity we may move the crew change point to Akron. No unions on the model, they'll do it and like it lol <wink>.
> To followup on what Steve indicated, Kent remained a crew change point
> through Conrail 'till mainline service ended in '81...
>
> Rich Behrendt
> ELHS #384
> >
> > ...............
> > Kent Yard really wasn't really abandoned/retired in 1964, but closed as an
> > active yard; thus removing the yardmasters, clerks, car inspectors, etc.
> > The
> > yard remained, but greatly reduced in size, for many years as a location
> > served by the Leavittsburg--Kent local.
> >
> > Even though the yard was closed in 1964, all freight trains stopped at
> > Kent
> > for crew change until Feb 22, 1969 when the "Through Freight Pool Service
> > Agreement" was effective. After that date, most of the hotshot and
> > piggyback
> > trains ran through without stopping at Kent. However, a half-dozen
> > trains in
> > each direction still stopped and changed crews there, many pulling into
> > the
> > remaining yard tracks to wait for a rested crew, traffic issues, etc.
> >
> > SMT
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