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Re: E9A & B on the "San Joaquin" May 1974
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 01-17-2009 - 17:51
OPRRMS Wrote:
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> I've sent an email to one of the switchmen who'd
> know, and will post his answer.
And here's his answer (names have been X'ed out):
"My memory is fading as well, but if you mean the siding which used to be on the water side and is now on the land side and goes under the Hwy 680 overpass and is used for storing Shell's tank cars, I think the west end was called "Tower". That's the spot where XXX XXX had his little mishap throwing the switch under a main line train. The original track was no. 472.
The east end had another name which I don't remember, and I could be mistaken on the west end. I'll try to ask XXX XXX."
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> I've sent an email to one of the switchmen who'd
> know, and will post his answer.
And here's his answer (names have been X'ed out):
"My memory is fading as well, but if you mean the siding which used to be on the water side and is now on the land side and goes under the Hwy 680 overpass and is used for storing Shell's tank cars, I think the west end was called "Tower". That's the spot where XXX XXX had his little mishap throwing the switch under a main line train. The original track was no. 472.
The east end had another name which I don't remember, and I could be mistaken on the west end. I'll try to ask XXX XXX."
