Handing Up Orders at Rondout
Rondout Illinois is north of Chicago where the ex-Milwaukee Road's north/south mainline to Milwaukee crosses the ex-EJ&E more or less east/west line from Elgin to North Chicago, a suburb on Lake Michigan. The Milwaukee's line to Fox Lake, IL (now Metra) and central Wisconsin branches off just north of the diamonds. The abandoned Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee's branch (now a trail) to Mundelein flies over the Milwaukee just north of the diamonds and over the EJ&E a little farther east.
For additional detail see: www.dhke.com/CRJ/rondout.html
These two photos show the operator of Rondout Tower in June of 1977 handing up paper work to the EJ&E engineer and then conductor or rear brakeman rolling at maybe 25 mph across the diamonds. I don't know if the paper work included Orders. Note he is holding both loaded forks in first photo.
Handing Up Orders at Rondout
Rondout Illinois is north of Chicago where the ex-Milwaukee Road's north/south mainline to Milwaukee crosses the ex-EJ&E more or less east/west line from Elgin to North Chicago, a suburb on Lake Michigan. The Milwaukee's line to Fox Lake, IL (now Metra) and central Wisconsin branches off just north of the diamonds. The abandoned Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee's branch (now a trail) to Mundelein flies over the Milwaukee just north of the diamonds and over the EJ&E a little farther east.
For additional detail see: www.dhke.com/CRJ/rondout.html
These two photos show the operator of Rondout Tower in June of 1977 handing up paper work to the EJ&E engineer and then conductor or rear brakeman rolling at maybe 25 mph across the diamonds. I don't know if the paper work included Orders. Note he is holding both loaded forks in first photo.