Ron Newman wrote:why is a bell needed at Quincy Center?Because trains can be turned there instead of Braintree if need be.
BTW, just a guess as to the OCC.......... Operations Control Center?
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by octr202
CSX Conductor wrote:Good guess. 20 points.Ron Newman wrote:why is a bell needed at Quincy Center?Because trains can be turned there instead of Braintree if need be.
BTW, just a guess as to the OCC.......... Operations Control Center?
Wondering if I'll see the Western Route double-tracking finished before I retire...
Photo: Melbourne W7 No. 1019 on Route 78, Bridge & Church Streets, Richmond, Victoria. 10/21/2010
Photo: Melbourne W7 No. 1019 on Route 78, Bridge & Church Streets, Richmond, Victoria. 10/21/2010
by Robert Paniagua
Probably hasn't been used for years...
Actually it has been used recently, when they short-turn trains at Quincy Center because of emergencies, in fact, I've even heard it myself, and it's a lower-tone bell sound than Braintree and Oak Grove.
Actually it has been used recently, when they short-turn trains at Quincy Center because of emergencies, in fact, I've even heard it myself, and it's a lower-tone bell sound than Braintree and Oak Grove.