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Re: (erielack) Train Yard Symbols
BY was east binghamton, the TOFC ramp was just across the mainline from the
old BY tower. I spent many hours setting piggyback flats in & out there.
First of course, we'd have to take them all to the roundhouse turntable to
get them pointed do the trailers would be headed south for it was at the
south end of the siding that the ramp sat. You'd also have to sit until BY
could let u across both maintracks and tie up the WB main for ur headroom.
The yard at the beginning of the Syracuse Div'n was "YO". Hard to believe
it's gone now..........we had a round the clock engine there (3 shifts).
Regards,
Walt Smith
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From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
To: "EL Mailing List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:43 AM
Subject: (erielack) Train Yard Symbols
> Re Hornell: ZY was the interlocking at the east end of the yard, at least
> 2
> miles east of the station. Analogous to BK (Buchanan Jct) at the west end
> of
> Meadville.
>
> We've seen several symbols for Binghamton, which had 3 yards: Erie, DL&W
> East Binghamton (Conklin) and the DL&W S&U yard adjacant to the D&H Bevier
> St yard. I've seen both QD and BO on trainsheets for Binghamton, and
> Michael
> says BY was East Bing. Can anyone clarify this?
>
> Speaking of Binghamton, the current Diamond has a photo on pg 25 taken at
> the "west end "; where exactly was this photo taken? We see a switcher
> with
> a TTX flat. Where was the Binghamton TOFC ramp located? CR closed it early
> on in favor of the Elmira ramp.
>
> Paul B
>
> Mike
> I recall that we used (mid to late 1960's) one or two alpha codes. Until
> I
> get to my archive I'll throw out a few I recall:
> QD Binghamton
> BY East Binghamton
> RA Elmira
> Q Corning
> V Hornell Dispatcher
> ZY Hornell
> UK Salamanca
> HF Meadville
> PO Port Jervis
> XD Youngstown
> Many of these symbols were from their two-aplpa telegraphic code. These
> codes would show up on teletype train consists, among other things, as
> address headers for the consist and detail for individual blocks if not
> cars
> I don't recall using any three or more aplpha codes.
> M J Connor
>
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