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Summer Trains Return This Month BOSTON &R|^LN|0C,E- New Color Light Signals at Vfl%caW&t At 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, the tion of approximately 1,000 feet of last wire pulled signals on the Maine new submarine and aerial cable for Central Railroad gave way to a mod• the increased circuits. ern installation of color light signals New safety control equipment gov• governing the Sheepscot River draw• erning the drawbridge operation, in• bridge at Wiscasset. cludes an approach indicator box The important installation of a which, by means of a push button drawbridge interlocking signal sys• light control panel, notifies the bridge tem saw two, three-light signals and tender when a train is in the approach two, two-light, automatic approach circuit. Teamed with this is a motor signals set up on the eastward and time release, so that should a train westward approaches, as well as sev• be approaching, the drawtender auto• eral new control devices. matically is unable to unlock the draw Elimination of the obsolete type raising mechanism for three minutes wire pulled signals also permitted after the signals have been set. discontinuance of two semaphores and The six relay cases housing the deli• replacement of two other existing cate apparatus controlling the signals' semaphores. New poles were erected operation, are models of intricate ef• to carry the lights and six new relay ficiency. The instruments are hung cases had to be installed to provide on plywood panels and wiring to vari• housing for the additional circuits. ous relays and terminals pass through A major change was the installa• holes on which are tags bearing the THE NEW COLOR LIGHT signal installation at Wiscasset included this drawbridge circuit control and bridge lock (left foreground). Also visible at top left is aerial cable installed ENTERING A CUT at the eastward approach to the Sheepscot River Drawbridge at Wiscasset forms this dramatic view with a new color light signal visible at right Mountain Crew Praised By Nat'l Travel Editor By GERTRUDE C. HOLBROOK General Offices Reporter Individual courtesy and service— trademark of Maine Central people— earned well - deserved praise last month from an important figure in national and world travel circles. The following letter was received by H. J. Foster, general passenger agent, from Garth Cate, director of the travel and trade department for the Scripps- Howard chain of 19 newspapers. DEMONSTRATING a new approach indicator box on Cate also is chairman of the Commit• the drawbridge is Signal Supervisor L. M. Lentz tee on Year-Around Vacations of the National Association of Travel Of• nomenclature of the different wires. ficials. Cate wrote: "I must tell you how very nicely Mr. Seery, The many relays play vital roles in yorr agent at North Conway, (joint MeC- safe operations. These include check• I5&M agent.) handled my railroad and pull- ing track sections as being occupied man tickets, excess baggage, insurance, etc., on 28 April. And the conductor and brake- or unoccupied; position of switches; man (without asking his help, he placed and checking of conditions in advance my heavy suitcase on board, while I got so that improved indications can be en with the lighter pieces.) on your train transferred to signals to the rear as 163, leaving North Conway at 4:5ft that day conditions permit. Installing crews were helpful too. "When the conductor picked up my are particularly proud of the relay ticket, I asked him it the seat ahead of case where the submarine and aerial me could be turned around. He said, 'No, but cable enters. It required sturdy wire the seat at the front etui he' and immediately and rope splicing work to carry the fixed it for me. As I was very tired, it was suspension leads into the case. grand to he able to stretch out. He then, although I had not asked for it, got one of GENERAL VIEW of the stock racks in the new locomotive stores department at Waterville and insert, at left, The entire project was completed in the new timetables and brought it to me. Clerks Wil Binette and Norman Thyng It is the little things like this that smooth approximately three weeks under the the way for the traveler, supervision of Signal Foreman A. L. "Although I have made 44 rail trips in the Ellis. lust lfi months this is the first time I've had occasion to write this sort of letter to a railroad executive. New Locomotive Stores Department "The White Mountain country is lovely in SUMMER TRAINS the spring and the ride from North Conway By G. K. STEVENS to Portland at sunset time is beautiful. No RETURN THIS MONTH wonder New Hampshire and Maine are Watervllle Shops Reporter Three fast Summer trains will re• such favorite spots with vacationists." Gradual expansion of diesel repair terior walls and ceiling were sprayed turn to service this month bringing Sincerely yours, and maintenance at the Waterville gleaming white. hundreds of vacationers to Maine and s/ Garth Cate Shops has created two major alter• Literally hundreds of racks and New Hampshire. Suggest these "P.S.—The next time I do a piece on food, ations to absorb an enlarged locomo• trains to friends or relatives planning I shall mention the fresh lobster sandwich parts bins have been erected, and one a visit this Summer and to the many served at Armstrong's in the Union Station tive stores department. corner of the building has been set others whom you meet daily. at Portland." An entirely new location for diesel off and enclosed for offices. New The Bar Harbor Express will in• In his 48 years* service, Monte and steam locomotive parts has been heating facilities and fluorescent augurate the season's service June 10 Hurd, the conductor Cate refers to, built in the northwest bay of the en• lighting have been installed. and run every Monday, Wednesday probably has received many compli• gine house. They formerly occupied The new locomotive stores location and Friday, June 17 through Sept. 9, ments. This latest, however, is a three floors in the machine shop. provides better facilities to supply the from Washington and New York major tribute based on observations Seven former locomotive pits in shop needs as well as expediting parts points. The East Wind will begin made throughout the world on all the engine house were floored over shipments to other points along the daily service June 24 through Sept. forms of transportation. The same with cement to create the new stores system. Although the changeover 10 while the Downeaster will run applies to James O'Brion, trainman department. Big doors were removed has taken some time, parts distribu• Fridays only, through the same dates. that day on 163. and smaller ones substituted, while in• tion has continued to flow smoothly. 4 5 Employes working on the project in• cluded Piper Amos Currier and Help• er Ronald Jacques; Earl Hancock's PSYCHOLOGY heat installation crew; Ernest Wade, First Wife: "How did you ever Dan Girous, Wilfred Binette, Norman break your husband from staying Thyng, Chuck Wilson, Pete St. Peter, out nights?" Al Rancourt and Leonard Boucher. Second Wife: "He came in at Under consideration is a plan to 10 one night and I called, 'Is that move the Electric Shops into the area you, Bill?'" vacated by the combined stores de• First Wife: "How did that partments. Space approximately 100 help?" x 100 feet is available and should pro• vide better working space for the elec• Second Wife: "His name is tricians. Clarence." Railroad Fair to Give Repeat Performance OUT OF HIS TRAVEL element was this 30-pound beaver trapped in the Calais turntable last month. Effecting his removal are left to right Helper Harold The Chicago Railroad Fair, which by the giant stage where the high• Stanhope and Bert Smith, supervisor of the Moosehorn Wild Life Refuge attracted more than 2,000,000 visitors light of the 1948 show—the pageant last year, will re-open the 25th of this "Wheels a-Rolling"—again will be month and run for 100 days, closing presented twice daily. It vividly de• By PERCY P. ADAMS Oct. 2. picts the development of transporta• Calais Reporter Diesels Show Colors on The Maine Central Railroad and the tion from the country's earliest days The lure of railroading trapped a Boston and Maine again will partici• to the present. A thousand seats Calais beaver last month! Non-stop Runs pate in the Fair, cooperating with have been added to the huge grand• An adventurous, 30-pound beauty seven other Eastern and Middle West• stand which last year had a packed at• apparently tired of chopping wood, or Two outstanding non - stop runs ern railroads to present an enlarged tendance of 20,000 spectators daily. perhaps a little out of sorts with Mrs. from Northern Maine Junction to Rig- and improved Eastern Railroads Ex• In place of a small movie theater Beaver, hit the rails. by were made on a Sunday in March hibit. on the Eastern Exhibit last year, a But it was an unfortunate road of by BR-extra with engines 685-686 and The Maine Central will occupy a spacious new building with seats for adventure he chose—straight across BR-2 with engines 683-684. prominent place in the exhibit, adver• 650 persons is being constructed for the track of the Calais turntable and Conductor Leon W. Silver and En• tising its own advantages and the rec• the presentation of an entirely new- with Big Fred Estabrook, eastern di• gineer Joseph Petterson on the BR- reational, industrial and transporta• type of photographic wizardry called vision engineer, bearing down for an extra, completed the 133-mile run in tion resources of northern New Eng• Vitarama.
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