Ludington Subdivision
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Ludington Subdivision
There was one important item that GRS did NOT supply as part of the "west end" operation. It was a single rubber part from a bike pedal firmly attached with electrical tape to a cut-off fishing pole, and notched to perfectly fit the signal and switch levers. With this device, one could reach over and move the levers and hit the "start" buttons without having to raise one's buttocks from the chair or otherwise straining oneself reaching over to perform these functions!
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Re: Ludington Subdivision
Laziness is often the chief source of invention - I love it!C&O Dispatcher wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:49 pmThere was one important item that GRS did NOT supply as part of the "west end" operation. It was a single rubber part from a bike pedal firmly attached with electrical tape to a cut-off fishing pole, and notched to perfectly fit the signal and switch levers. With this device, one could reach over and move the levers and hit the "start" buttons without having to raise one's buttocks from the chair or otherwise straining oneself reaching over to perform these functions!
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Re: Ludington Subdivision
I once watched a Youtube video of a dispatcher working the Clinchfield on a similar type machine. Lo and behold, I was taken aback when I saw him reach for a similar "device" to line-up movements on his board! I guess laziness (er, I mean ingenuity) was not exclusive to the Saginaw office!!Saturnalia wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:36 pmLaziness is often the chief source of invention - I love it! :lolC&O Dispatcher wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:49 pmThere was one important item that GRS did NOT supply as part of the "west end" operation. It was a single rubber part from a bike pedal firmly attached with electrical tape to a cut-off fishing pole, and notched to perfectly fit the signal and switch levers. With this device, one could reach over and move the levers and hit the "start" buttons without having to raise one's buttocks from the chair or otherwise straining oneself reaching over to perform these functions!