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Crossing Over at Division St. "Strong Arm" Tower (see descripton below) in 1964 |
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Note the rods at the base of the tower going toward and away from the camera and under the tracks. These rods are moved by four foot levers in the tower by the towerman (the job title is leverman) and in turn the rods move/change the signals and move the track switches. Some of the rods travel a long distance to the switch and are hard to pull, thus the term strong-arm plant--strong back too! The tower and its track work are called an interlocking plant meaning the towerman can not set the switches and signals such that one train would run into another. If the towerman sets a route for a train through the plant and then has to set another route for it or take the route from it because another train will move first, he has to run a timer first to assure affected trains have time to stop before he can move set a new route. |
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6/20/1964 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 6:10:29 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 434(GP7) |
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1282 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1265 |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:41 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 1265(GP7) |
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527 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1271 and Two U-Boats Pass the Tower |
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On Sept. 1, 1969 Rock Island GP7 #1271 lead a westbound freight past the Joliet (Illinois) Tower and over the diamonds crossing ATSF and GM&O tracks. The Joliet Union Station was and still is about 40 feet to the left and slightly behind the photographer. RI and GM&O Chicago commuter trains terminated here and still do as METRA. Interestingly, each railroad stopped six intercity trains here in 1969: three to Chicago and three to the south and west, for a total of 18 trains. Today six Amtrak trains stop here, three to Chicago and one each to St. Louis, Kansas City, and Texas. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1969 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:43 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 1271(GP7) CRIP 276(U28B) |
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1332 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1271 in 1969 |
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On Sept. 1, 1969 Rock Island GP7 #1271 lead a westbound freight past the Joliet (Illinois) Tower and over the diamonds crossing ATSF and GM&O tracks. The Joliet Union Station was and still is about 40 feet to the left and slightly behind the photographer. RI and GM&O Chicago commuter trains terminated here and still do as METRA. Interestingly, each railroad stopped six intercity trains here in 1969: three to Chicago and three to the south and west, for a total of 18 trains. Today six Amtrak trains stop here, three to Chicago and one each to St. Louis, Kansas City, and Texas. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1969 Upload Date: 11/6/2006 11:17:48 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 1271(GP7) |
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538 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P Alco 417 with a Geep and two SW8s in 1969 |
| Description: |
690901 |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1969 Upload Date: 2/17/2007 9:30:25 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 417(C415) CRIP 1276(GP7) |
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1656 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
The Best Paint Scheme Ever on a Geep? |
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| Photo Date: |
6/3/1964 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:44 AM |
| Location: |
Inver Grove, MN |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 1298(GP7) |
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2862 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1298 Near Oakland Tower |
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| Photo Date: |
6/4/1964 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:45 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 1298(GP7) |
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1477 Comments: 3 |
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