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PHOTOS..Reverse Charter Move At Clark Tower |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Tue Oct 2 16:02:56 2007 Last Sunday, Sept. 30, as promised, my Fall charter using two 2400 series CTA cars, 2533-2534, covered 121 miles in just under 8 hours operating on all eight of the CTA crayon color lines, Green, Pink, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Brown, Orange, and Red. There were 12 changes of direction including four at terminals and 8 mid-line changes: five in middle tracks, two at route selector interlockings, and one remote controlled interlocking. The charter operated through Tower 18 four times in four different directions: NB Green line, EB Pink line to outside Loop, NB Brown line, SB Brown line.These photos chronicle the reverse move at Clark tower using the remote Barry AV interlocking. Our charter operating as a SB Purple line and encounters a red over red home signal as a NB Brown lline train moves through the junction.   After crossing the branch leads, a red over yellow tells us that the tower operator has routed us from track 1 to track 2. Years from now we could continue this move, crossing over to Track 3, but now Track 3 is nonexistant...removed for construction of the new tracks and platforms at Belmont station.    South of the Belmont platforms is the remote Barry interlocking. We will proceed through to the "Clear 2 car" signs beyond. The signs are posted because this is a common move made whenever cars move from Kimball yard to Howard ST yard/ Skokie Shops.  Now reversed and running as a NB Brown line train and first we go through the new platform on the new track laid directly on the concrete subroadbed. North of the platforms the home signal indicates red over yellow, we're routed from Track 4 to Track 3, then from Track 3 onto the Brown line branch lead. A SB Brown line train passes to the left. In Chicago, all CTA routes are designated northbound or southbound except the Pink line.     The charter made several other "Rare mileage-non revenue moves" included the turning loop at Forest Pk terminal on the Blue line, EB Pink line to outer loop at Tower 18, Outer loop to south side main at Tower 12, Morgan Middle track twice, route selector reverse moves at Harrison JCT Pink/Blue lines , 14th Middle track twice, 63rd middle track, stub track 63rd middle. The charter also operated on the Yellow line on a Sunday, when the line is normally closed. See ya next year. David Harrison |
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