CB&Q Oakland Tower -- 9 Photos
This is the westbound CB&Q Morning Zephyr crossing over at Oakland Tower on June 17, 1964. The rods from the levers in the tower are running from the middle of the picture to the lower left corner. The Order Board is down (no orders) for this train but up for a train coming the other way. There is no train coming the other way. To clear a train coming the other way I would realign the switches, clear the Home Signal, and drop the Order Board (unless I had orders dictated to me via the dispatcher's phone line by the dispatcher).
CB&Q Oakland Tower -- 9 Photos
This is the westbound CB&Q Morning Zephyr crossing over at Oakland Tower on June 17, 1964. The rods from the levers in the tower are running from the middle of the picture to the lower left corner. The Order Board is down (no orders) for this train but up for a train coming the other way. There is no train coming the other way. To clear a train coming the other way I would realign the switches, clear the Home Signal, and drop the Order Board (unless I had orders dictated to me via the dispatcher's phone line by the dispatcher).