Chris Walker Wrote:
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> Hey Bob2,
>
> Where did they park the switcher at Taylor? lots
> of sand at that spot. Taylor was where the 5209
> met its demise.
>
> At Woodville, we parked our Shunter in the same
> spot, shortest walk to the Loco depot lunchroom.
> :)
>
> Chris
> in New Zealand

At the C yard specifically, there was a pocket track in front of the switchmens shanty below the tower where folks tied up for beans or a shift change. Bcut you would find engines tied up on the bottom end of the B yard (hump)tracks above the derail, or on the old PFE yard lead, next to the Taylor Roundhouse "20" lead, or on the top end of a C yard long side track, behind the tower toward San Fernanco Road under the walkway from that side.

At one time there could be six or more switching jobs on-duty 24/7 at the C yard, so there were engines tied up on all of these spots. There were also haulers to the ATSF, UP, and LA Junction, to SP's south end industrial yard at J yard, Shops, where the Alameda Corridor is at 25th Street today.

And then, at Taylor as a whole, there were also switching jobs tied up at the lower end of C yard, at the Hump, at the top end of A yard, and at the car shops, for those jobs, trimming incoming or setting outbound trains, humping or industrial mainline switching jobs like the Glendale or Burbank switchers.

Another 6-8 more switching jobs "each shift" (24/7 and with lots of jobs working holidays) would be found working out of the (Old) "Shops" (intermodal by then), ditto at the Links/Bullring/Cornfield complex on North Spring/Alameda, and ditto at the J yard.

The LA terminal and switching limits was an enormous terminal complex, with a several hundred switching and local jobs in the early 70's.