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Show Radio-Phone Halts Speeding Train in the Nick of Time JOHNSTOWN, PA. Radio telephones tele-phones on trains recently proved their worth on the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Penn branch in Indiana In-diana county. George Cheslo, of Climax, saw a car stalled on the bracks. He hurried hur-ried to a "JD" tower near New Florence and notified the operator there of the wreck hazard. One of the PRR's fastest freights was headed toward the stalled car at the time. It was 7:20 p. m. when Cheslo warned the "JD" tower of the crash menace. The freight train had passed the tower at Johnstown at 6:58 p. m. There was no other tower between the train and the stalled car to warn the speeding freight. - Fortunately, the "JD" operator knew the Diesel engine on the train was equipped with radio phones. He quickly put In a call for the train crew and sent out a warning of the danger ahead. The warning got through just in time. The speeding locomotive was brought to a stop only a car length from the stalled auto. |
