Saturday, April 14, 2012

SP Pomona Hauler and the COI Hump Bowl

SP Pomona Hauler, Pomona California

Pomona Hauler power after setting out it cars. The UP Pomona passenger station is to the right.

City of Industry Hump Bowl

Information from SLOCNDR on haulers out of City of Industry from his post on Altamont Press

"The "Pomona switcher" was still in operation, out of Pomona, in 1972-3. I pretty well know that because I was the Conductor on the night job and it hadn't been moved at that time. As far as the hauler, if one of the hump jobs had a slow night the trainmaster (Pete Baugmhefner) would send one of those crews to deliver the Pomona traffic that had been set out at COI. At that time it was not a regular move, but only if cars came off of the south branches, or a main line crew had set them out at COI."

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