CB&Q Montgomery Tower 15 Days Before the Wreck Editors Pick! Contributor's Pick!       
These were called strong-arm plants and sometimes you had to use a leg too as demonsurated in this self portrait.
Date: 9/12/1964 Location: Montgomery, IL   Map Show Montgomery on a rail map Views: 3611 Collection Of:   Marty Bernard
Rolling Stock: CBQ Montgomery (Other/Not Listed) CBQ tower (Other/Not Listed) Author:  Marty Bernard
CB&Q Montgomery Tower 15 Days Before the Wreck
Picture Categories: Action This picture is part of album:  CB&Q/CRI&P 1964 Wreck
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Name Type Comments Date
Jon Hall General Cool picture. Thanks for sharing this piece of history. 6/20/2007 9:46:10 PM
Kenny Ravenscroft General Very nice!!! Did the wreck take out the tower? Anyone hurt?? And any pictures of it?? 7/14/2007 9:09:22 PM
Marty Bernard General The first two pictures (actually diagrams) in the album give detailed information on the wreck. 7/15/2007 12:44:31 AM
Joe Trepasso General haha gotta love those levers ( i like how hes using his foot) 7/29/2007 8:44:38 PM

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