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From: Paul Tupaczewski paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 12:39:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Re: ]REPOST] Re: (erielack) DL&W Crossing Shanty Evolution
Questions
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From: fred heilich
To: EL Mail List , "Paul R. Tupaczewski"
Date: 08/05/2021 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: ]REPOST] Re: (erielack) DL&W Crossing Shanty Evolution Questions


The photo of the shanty with the overhang was used in NJ. There was one located at the Johnsonburg end of the Armstrong Cut on the NJ Cut-Off.

Fred Heilich



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From: Paul Tupaczewski
Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 7:46 PM
To: EL Mail List
Subject: ]REPOST] Re: (erielack) DL&W Crossing Shanty Evolution Questions


From: Schuyler Larrabee
Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 1:08 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) DL&W Crossing Shanty Evolution Questions
To: EL Mail List


Hi Joshua . . .

I'll hazard an answer, obviously worth the amount
of paper this isn't printed on . . . but:

I'd surmise that the first crossing shanties were
locally made and "designed" by the carpenter that
built them.

But atter that railroad had a chance to
standardize them, I'd say hexagonal crossing
shanties were probably the first in the evolution
of the railroad's STANDARD designs. In the
beginning of these sorts of things expense wasn't
really an issue. The amount of material involved
was very small and the cost of labor in those days
wasn't really any consideration. They were (are)
small enough to be moved from the shop to the
crossing in question on a flat car.

But later on, both the material and eventually the
labor costs became a consideration for virtually
all structures. Plus the capability of the
carpenter didn't require much if building a
rectangular structure - now elaborate measuring
and angled cutting.

And both styles would be concurrent, no need to
demo or replace the earlier version, absent
accidents or termites.

I too would be curious about the advent date for
the elevated versions . . . can't help on that.

Schuyler

-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Blay
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2021 8:08 PM
To: EL Mail List
Subject: (erielack) DL&W Crossing Shanty Evolution
Questions


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I'm working on an article on crossing shanties use
in Homer on the Syracuse Branch and I've some
questions.

Is there any source to identify when crossings
were first manually protected? Perhaps in a
timetable?

Preceding the elevated shanties were 4 and 6
six-sided structures (see photos). Were these
used concurrently? Is one design older than
another?

Regarding the elevated ones- might someone know
when they were first installed? When the last
ones were put in? Ballpark year is fine. Did
they always use strictly electronic control or
were any pneumatic?

Thanks ever so much!

Joshua




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