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  • March 4, 2017 at 6:58 pm #5882
    Dennis Faircloth
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    I had previously posted this photo with a request for help in identifying the territory. I re-visited the photo in Photoshop and noticed the watch face was backwards, so I flipped the photo horizontally to get the correct view. Suddenly, several of the station names were identifiable. :D

    [attachment=0:3kogruaq]Chicago Sub CTC Panel.jpg[/attachment:3kogruaq]

    This panel covers the Chicago Subdivision between Watseka and Gorham, Illinois. This is timely, as this territory includes Mt. Vernon, the location of the 2017 MPHS Annual Meet. Mt Vernon can be found to the left of the microphone, and under the notes taped to the panel. It has two vertical lines representing the Southern and L&N crossings there.

    Stations and interlockings are:

    Top, left to right:
    Watseka
    Woodland Jct (end of 2 main tracks)
    Goodwine (siding)
    Ellis (siding)
    Conrail Xing
    Glover (siding)
    Villa Grove (siding)
    ICG & B&O Xings
    Tuscola (siding)
    Arthur-CR Xing
    Caldwell (siding)
    Sullivan – ICG Xing
    Findlay Jct (siding)
    [The line diverging is the Pana Sub to St Louis]
    Clarksburg (siding)

    Bottom, left to right:
    Mode – N&W Xing
    Altamont (siding)
    B&O Xing
    St Elmo – CR Xing
    St Peter (siding)
    Kinmundy – ICG Xing
    Salem (siding)
    B&O Xing
    Kell (siding)
    Mt Vernon – Sou, L&N Xings
    Ina (siding)
    ICG Xing
    Benton Jct (Jct with line south to Joppa)
    Benton (siding)
    BN Xing
    ICG Xing (behind the microphone)
    Bush (siding)
    Grimsby (siding)

    Now, how to date the photo?
    Prior to MP System Timetable No. 2 issued on 6/27/1971, this subdivision only had CTC between Watseka and Findlay Jct. By Timetable No. 3 issued 12/1/1972, the entire route to Gorham had CTC coverage. Mount Vernon was listed with only a 59 car siding, until Timetable No. 5 issued 8/11/1974 when no siding is show at Mount Vernon. No siding is shown for Mount Vernon in this photo (a siding would only be shown if it was a CTC controlled siding.) By Timetable No. 7 issued 10/31/1976, Mount Vernon had a new CTC-controlled siding of 143 car capacity, at 7875 feet in length. So best guess on a date for the photo is between 4/15/1973 (Timetable No. 4) and 10/31/1976 (Timetable No. 7).

    I am still looking for the location of this panel and its brand/manufacturer.

    April 9, 2017 at 5:18 pm #8274
    Dennis Faircloth
    Participant

    Updated and edited, subject line changed.

    April 11, 2017 at 4:15 pm #8275
    Travis Stumpff
    Member

    Ted,

    I model the Salem Subdivision of the C&EI. When the C&EI was TT&TO the Salem Sub was dispatched out of Salem, IL. At some point the dispatcher job was moved to Danville. The CTC panels were located in Danville, IL. I will check on the years things moved and get back to you.

    Dave Forbes

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