I did some additional calculations based off you father's notes and the pole method. They seem to come out very close to Dale's car capacity data. For some reason Osceola was off quite a bit. I think I'll start a thread and post some screen shots of the progress on my route. I've been working on it a couple of hours each day or more. Thanks for all your help as I want to try to make it as accurate to the prototype as possible.
Could it be the Osceola "other" car capacity also included the capacity of the lime spur track located across the river from the actual town? It was just across the river from town.
Dale, Since the Lime Spur is not listed in TRACKS AND/OR INDUSTRIES section of the ETT, you are most likely correct that the capacity of the Lime Spur track is included with the total track capacity of Osceola.
My powers of observation being what they are, I've walked past this switch stand for 40 years and never paid a bit of attention to it. Here's a very lo res photo of a high stand, still in use at the Whirlpool plant at Fort Smith.
Regarding the lanterns used on switch stands by the Frisco... I remember the lenses at Chaffee in the late 1970s having the visor around it, similar to what's shown in this photo: http://i1.wp.com/frisco.org/mainlin...015/02/U25B-807-date-and-location-unknown.jpg I'd always thought that these visors were a later addition, and figured that the lanterns without visors was more of a steam to transition-era to late-first generation diesel feature. To wit: http://i1.wp.com/frisco.org/mainlin...his-Tennessee-on-August-28-1965-Al-Chione.jpg However, this 1977 photo shows the lanterns without the visors. http://i2.wp.com/frisco.org/mainlin...2015/03/GP35-726-at-Sherman-Texas-in-1977.jpg Judging from the condition of the lantern closest to the camera, they could have had visors before and lost them, but I'm wondering if one can establish a rough time frame as to when the visors were added? Just another one of those little details that piqued my curiosity. Best Regards,
In the early 70's, we only replaced the visors if parts were on hand, in the section house. The whole lantern came in boxes of 4 and had plastic lenses. The glass and visors were at least pre 1970. This one has the small lenses and came out of St Louis. I don't know the date, I have only seen 3 like this one. The larger glass lenses are more common.
Pretty neat, BIll. I always enjoy hearing the stories from the operational side of things. There's a house here in town with two stone pillars on either side of the driveway entrance. They've used switch stand lanterns, mounted on the columns and can be illuminated at night - it's a nice touch. Thanks again,
Frisco Friends, Reviewing the posts from above: Is it correct to assume the red aspect signals are for turnouts off of the main and yellow are for within yards and other non-main turnouts? Thanks, -Bob T.
