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Re: R.I.P., West Oakland Tower- Sylvia,Russ
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 07-12-2017 - 20:24
Cal-P Wrote:
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> When I started railfanning SP Russ was day yard
> master and Sylvia second trick. Rail fans thought
> Russ trained Sylvia because of some like
> practices. One evening an inbound crew crossed a
> yard switch without Sylvia's permission. She
> scolded them and said they would die on the law
> right there instead of tie up. The yard was busier
> then and she just said "no room to move you yet".
> Think her last name was Threat. She did not
> care for the hike up the tower stairs, so she was
> no athlete. I thought of her when the tower moved
> to ground level. Sylvia would have been happy.
> Cal-P
1) The day yardmaster was Joe Houghton, with Dave Partridge working the relief position, during the time Sylvia was 2nd trick yardmaster.
2) Sylvia's last name isn't Threat.
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> When I started railfanning SP Russ was day yard
> master and Sylvia second trick. Rail fans thought
> Russ trained Sylvia because of some like
> practices. One evening an inbound crew crossed a
> yard switch without Sylvia's permission. She
> scolded them and said they would die on the law
> right there instead of tie up. The yard was busier
> then and she just said "no room to move you yet".
> Think her last name was Threat. She did not
> care for the hike up the tower stairs, so she was
> no athlete. I thought of her when the tower moved
> to ground level. Sylvia would have been happy.
> Cal-P
1) The day yardmaster was Joe Houghton, with Dave Partridge working the relief position, during the time Sylvia was 2nd trick yardmaster.
2) Sylvia's last name isn't Threat.
