Nudge Wrote:
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> I only worked the job twice in 69. After working
> the pool from Wat. Jct to SJ, they called us for
> the Perm. (16 hours back then). Well, we took the
> mtys up the hill and left them. Then we went to a
> hook on the first section of the loads to go down.
> After a bit (old heads didn't like a fireman, it
> took money away from the hoghead) So we never got
> the plan of what was going to happen. Some of the
> wreckage was still down at the jct. from the last
> run away.
>
> Well, once you doubled the lead cut over to the
> rest of the train' you were committed. An air test
> and away you went.
>
> I was still wet behind the ears so didn't know
> about setting pops, etc. Thanks to green signals
> and an "OK" at SJ, we went right up to the yard.
>
> It was a wonder there were not more jackpots on
> that line.
>
>
> Nudge

Wow dude. Amazing story. THANKS for sharing.

The wreck at the old wye the headed off to Mayfield. Is that the one in which there was a fatality?