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Post by espeelover on Dec 25, 2008 19:33:44 GMT -5
Its been gone for decades now, but I remember making that crummy a base of operations for several trips to Cajon; after SP abandoned the place to CTC's rule, that is.  |
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Post by espeelover on Dec 25, 2008 19:43:31 GMT -5
 Both pics taken March of 1978 © 2008 John Huey Photo |
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Post by espeefoamer on Jan 13, 2009 20:58:33 GMT -5
I remember those well.SP had another caboose at Dike.  |
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Post by thespcaboose on May 29, 2009 21:34:47 GMT -5
Didn't espee also had a couple of cabeese at Vincent?
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Post by espeelover on Jun 1, 2009 22:27:31 GMT -5
There are several there at a Restaurant, but all the cab TO stations were on the cutoff while it was non CTC'd...IIRC.
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Post by thespcaboose on Jun 15, 2009 2:50:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the info!!
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Stephen A. Montgomery
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Post by Stephen A. Montgomery on Jul 26, 2016 19:36:09 GMT -5
Timetable spelling for that station is "Hiland." I think there is another station somewhere with the Highland spelling
I've had several E Ticket rides down the Cajon on the SP cutoff but one in particular comes to mind and the photo with that Mustang reminded me of what has to be my most memorial ride down the Cajon. in the late 1970s. I was the head brakeman on a long heavy manafest train and the engineer was going to let me run Hiland to Slover but with a leaky maintainer he felt he better keep running. Against my suggestion to stop and let me tie the train to recharge as it would likely have needed 30 brakes he monkied the maintainer and we were in what can be described as a "controlleed run-a-way" when we spotted an unexpected red board at Dike! : ( The order board was empty (no wishbone) so I ended up bailing off at around 20 to walk back.
The operator, who owned that Mustang was snoring loudly while the annunciator was buzzing loudly and the dispatcher was repeatedly calling on the speaker. I finally got him awake to get a clearance and when we stepped outside the train started to roll. He asked where he was going and I said nowhere if he can stop it so jump on and start tying. He didn't but I got about 10 tied and the train stopped. I got the clearance and after the engineer said he was ready to go I walked down to the head end.
Before we started moviing we saw the operator's car tearning down toward us. That operator, who, earlier, had been coping quite the attitude was white as a sheet and apologized profuslly for causing the whole incident. I have no idea what the dispatcher said to him but I'm glad I wasn't on the receiving end of that conversation! We took off and the train startedt to run. He put it in emergency but we went around the big curve at around 55 MPH + coming to a stop at Bench. ! I'll never forget how the locomotive felt as the wheel flanges were hitting the sides of the rail. Conductor Leonard Press, who always was very light completed, was even whiter than usual after that ride. Can't say I blame him.
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