Was wondering if anyone could help me out with a question regarding "mixed"
trains, as they would have operated in the 1950's on the CPR.
It was always my understanding that mixed trains carried the markers on the
coach or combination car at the end of the train, however I am now wondering
if, in fact, there was a caboose on mixed trains, in which case the markers
would have been carried on the caboose.
Was there a standard operating practise, or was it at the discretion of the
crew of the mixed train? If both cases were true, which would have been the
more common practise?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Michael Salfi
Kitchener, Ontario
email: msalfi@...
We are the navvies who work upon the railway,
Swinging our hammers in the bright glazing sun,
Laying down track and building the bridges,
Bending our backs till the railroad is done.
From "The Canadian Railroad Trilogy", by Gordon Lightfoot
