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Re: Taking water at SLO : The Move
Author: Cliff
Date: 07-27-2017 - 09:26
Nudge Wrote:
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> In 69, the "old" depot was used by the train crew
> dispatcher and the foot board yardmasters office.
> Trainmen went on and off duty there and there was
> a telegrapher , "BI Telegraph."
>
> In 70 or 71, the switch engines and yard crews
> were abolished. They renovated the "New" depot,
> adding an area for Crew Dispatchers and
> telegraphers. They closed the engine crew
> dispatchers office at the Roundhouse and moved us
> to the depot. They moved the train crew
> dispatchers to the depot and BI was moved along
> with teletypes, etc. They made the old baggage
> room, everybody's change room. The officers were
> moved upstairs and later, the SP Credit union
> moved upstairs from the old REA building.
>
> Waaaay back the dispatchers were in the old depot
> along with the CTC machine for Cuesta grade.
> Later, that would be moved to the City at 3rd &
> Townsend.
>
> As a "funny" side note, there was a story about a
> switchman in SLO working a
> 2nd trick goat. Well, switchman are known for
> finding stuff that they can use at home or sell.
> Even had one that took all the dunnage or
> discarded blocking from mty flat cars over the
> years and had enough to build a home with.
>
> Well, back to the 3rd trick switchmen. Well being
> bored he saw a piece of metal that was screwed to
> the floor. He removed the lid and here were
> hundreds of small wires in big loop in the box.
> Well, the dispatchers had long been moved to the
> City and the machine had been gone for years so he
> figured it was surplus and up for grabs. He
> removed all the wire, cutting where needed and
> took it home. Well, the next day he comes to work
> and there are special agents, FRA, everyone there.
>
>
> Long story short, those wires were still in use
> and never disconnected when the machine went
> north. What he had done was to bring all the CTC,
> teletypes, voice and dispatchers lines to a stop.
> Federal charges were never brought against him for
> sabotage, after all he was a switchmen doing what
> they do. Word had it he took a long vacation.
>
>
> Nudge
Good story. Was SLO "bi" back then?
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> In 69, the "old" depot was used by the train crew
> dispatcher and the foot board yardmasters office.
> Trainmen went on and off duty there and there was
> a telegrapher , "BI Telegraph."
>
> In 70 or 71, the switch engines and yard crews
> were abolished. They renovated the "New" depot,
> adding an area for Crew Dispatchers and
> telegraphers. They closed the engine crew
> dispatchers office at the Roundhouse and moved us
> to the depot. They moved the train crew
> dispatchers to the depot and BI was moved along
> with teletypes, etc. They made the old baggage
> room, everybody's change room. The officers were
> moved upstairs and later, the SP Credit union
> moved upstairs from the old REA building.
>
> Waaaay back the dispatchers were in the old depot
> along with the CTC machine for Cuesta grade.
> Later, that would be moved to the City at 3rd &
> Townsend.
>
> As a "funny" side note, there was a story about a
> switchman in SLO working a
> 2nd trick goat. Well, switchman are known for
> finding stuff that they can use at home or sell.
> Even had one that took all the dunnage or
> discarded blocking from mty flat cars over the
> years and had enough to build a home with.
>
> Well, back to the 3rd trick switchmen. Well being
> bored he saw a piece of metal that was screwed to
> the floor. He removed the lid and here were
> hundreds of small wires in big loop in the box.
> Well, the dispatchers had long been moved to the
> City and the machine had been gone for years so he
> figured it was surplus and up for grabs. He
> removed all the wire, cutting where needed and
> took it home. Well, the next day he comes to work
> and there are special agents, FRA, everyone there.
>
>
> Long story short, those wires were still in use
> and never disconnected when the machine went
> north. What he had done was to bring all the CTC,
> teletypes, voice and dispatchers lines to a stop.
> Federal charges were never brought against him for
> sabotage, after all he was a switchmen doing what
> they do. Word had it he took a long vacation.
>
>
> Nudge
Good story. Was SLO "bi" back then?
