Re: nice freight yard details

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rwitt_2000 #79816 --- In STMFC@..., Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: I'll bet not too many layouts have a guy sitting on a chair next to the yard throat, ready to throw that switch... http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=63aa8efb7477cb32_large It's a 1942 view of an SP yard -- note the three PRR box cars on the far track, and the 50' single sheathed box car. Tim O'Connor It is a "slip-switch" he's manually operating. Not the usual arrangement for a yard throat. A nice find Tim. Bob Witt
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