Link's Color photo

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The track chart I have (revised 1/1/63) indicates a pair of single crossovers at the spot where the photo was taken.  In another photo Link took in the same area (a night shot of an A passing WB), there's light colored "box" probably 6 ft square and maybe the same height across the tracks from the shanty.  Could this be newly installed signal equipment?  And would the shanty have been there during the transition period when the center siding   was removed?

I'm trying to get permission to post at least one of the daylight pictures looking east.  It/they will establish the photo location as Bridge 90.  Sorry about the apparent drama, but posting unpublished Link photos can't be treated lightly.  If anyone wants to see the two pix, I will have them at the archives work session Sept 9-12.

Dave Stephenson

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From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Subject: Re: Link's Color photo
To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 4:54 PM

There's one other reason why it's probably the Bonsack crossover -- I don't have all I need to research when TC was installed and I don't know if the 1953 track chart shows it --when N&W detoured traffic, there was a supervisor at each end of the detour.  The supervisor


issued the  train entering  the detour a "right of track" slip, which read in part, "I will protect you". He conferred with the dispatcher, and manipulated the turnouts.  Other roads just used an operator.  The supervisor stayed in a shanty , (like the one shown) which was phone-equipped, but had no refrigerator and no air conditioner.




                                                                       Harry Bundy


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