Re: (erielack) More on the Erie/EL into CUT

[Steve Timko <smtimko_@_aol.com>]

MJC

A few months ago BFA also related another CT story to me about an engineer who was moving too slow with his lite engine and the train director instructed Ben and the other levermen to route him through every possible turnout with slow speed signals ad a result of his slowness.

Perhaps Ben could relate if this was an Erie Guy.

SMT. (On the road today)

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Michael Connor <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com> wrote:

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>The recent string about Erie/EL operation into CUT got me to fwd it to Ben Anthony with a question about his experience at CUT with the following result which you may found of interest.
>MJC
>In a message dated 12/12/2010 2:15:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com writes:
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><< BFA
>Note below about the Erie connection to the CUT. I don't recall your 
>dates for working at CT Tower. Can you add some more to this thread about the 
>Erie's access to CUT?
>Thanks
>MJC
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>Mike: My failing memory forces me to dig out the CUT intlkg. diagr., 
>S-J2310T-I, 3/10/64. As a leverman I worked the EE levers at "CT" during the 
>summer of 1953. Lever No. 1 (of 575 levers) was the "CT" traffic lever for the 
>Erie Conn. The Erie op. at "WE" and the CUT train director coordinated all 
>moves on the connection. As a leverman I pulled levers per the train 
>director's general instructions. 12 seperate levers controlled switches and 
>signals at the ErieRR/CUT conn. at E. 34 St. 
> 
>As a side note Erie RR engineman, Tony San Fillipo, was the only 
>train/engine service employee to visit the tower to make our acquaintance.. He 
>established a mutual friendship/respect among us such that we favored Tony's moves 
>even if it meant delayiing an NYC move. After Tony would cut-off from No. 
>623 and during his light engine move back to the 55th St. E.H, he always 
>gave us a toot as he passed the tower. The train director would respond with a 
>highball given by flashlight. 
> 
>The aforementioned was a bittersweet experience. Immediately prior to 
>working for the CUT, Dr Houck had disqualified me from Ere RR engine 
>service and given me 6 mos. to live. TM/RFE Harry Felber could not have been 
>nicer or more compassionate in having to terminate me. 9 years later In 
>1962 I met him at Marion while on the EL GE demos. He remembered and greeted 
>me cordially, saying: "I knew you would do OK!"
> 
>The foregoing describes my activities during the summer of 1953. Ben
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