On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian, > You noted the low traffic on the train line, and > didn't you say the train only stopped if you phoned ahead? > Think about the time before phones, we had a different practice in the USA. > We had a semaphore signal or flagpole where you showed you wanted a stop. > The locomotive engineer saw the signal and brought the train to a stop. > I don't see anything like that at Olary, not even remnants. > Am I missing it? > Regards, Bob S. > > Had to do the same thing back in 1985 when we surveyed along the tracks from Thompson to Churchill Manitoba. If you wanted to catch the train to town we tide a red flag on a stick and wedged in in between the tracks.
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