The Sandusky Register from Sandusky, Ohio • Page 7

MAY 81, 1W8 SANDUSKY REGISTER PAGE 7 Railroader Was Fastest Man Between Toledo, Cleveland fiailmflding has figufed in the life of Eryin Pitcher, fl, 1808 Carr for 44 years an engineer with the New York Centril, Me was bom on Septeml)er 17, 1878, the date the first train puffeJ into Sandusky, spewing cinders and pulling a handful el passengers in an open dola. That early railroad was known as the "Mad River line." Pitcher's grandfather was one those early passengers, and never tired of telling how shoeless children had to keep their feet clear of the hot cinders fliat fell on the gondola floor. Pntttfcll 'S FATHER, loo. was a railroad engineer for many years. Pitcher served as an engineer with the NYC from 18W to IMS, serving the entire lime on steam locomotives.

Diesels did not come into full service until er he retired. Although Pitcher worked on both passenger and freight trains, his morft memorable service was on the old "Mercury," express trains that ran between Cleveland and Detroit. These trains, in service in the late 30's and early 40's, offered fa.ster service between downtown district's than the airlines of the limes. An engineer on the section of the Mercurv run between Geve- land and Toledo, Pitcher says that he was scheduled to make the 101 -mile run in 90 minutes going east but was allowed 100 minutes westbound. "The fastest portion of the run," Pitcher recalls, "was on the section of track coming into Port Clinton." Shortly after that, he says, the eastbound trains were forced to slow down to 45 miles per hour to cross the old Bay Bridge.

NEAR HURON, the steam locomotives had to take on water, and this necessitated slowing In miles per hour. In those pre diesel days, it was necessary for the trains to periodically take on water from troughs between the tracks. According to Pitcher, the troughs were about Ift inches wide, six deep, and half a mile in length. The water was taken into the locomotives through scoops lowered from the engines. The Mercury limited tried to make their best time over tile remainder of the nm aside from these areas of forced reduction in speed.

The speed limit for trains at that time was 80 miles per hour. Pitcher says. However, his record run of 72 minutes over the 101 miles, averages out to mph as an average speed. The "limited" trains were the epitome of Pitcher says each time they out of To- or Cleveland, there would be a crowd on hand to observe the event. AND THE COMPANY did not overlook this prestige factor, Pitcher says.

The wheels of tlie "Mercury" trains were painted with bright aluminum paint, the locomotives were enclosed with a steel sheath (a "mother hulv bard" Pitcher calls it) that joined with the cars to the rear, and there was evjcn lighting der the "running boards" just over Ihe wheels. The "Mercury" trains were also unique in another way. way, Pitcher says all Iheir hearmgs were the roller type, making them faster than the average train but also more difficult to stop. The old engineer is now almost blind. His wife died in 1941, a few years before he retired.

He is visited frequently, however, by his grandson 18, who he terms his "main- slay." is the son of Pitcher's son George. He has one other son, Ralph, who lives near Mansfield. THE STAMP. OF flPPROVAL Ytt, tht public opprevts ef our homt loon plan. Thty tht fact thtlr equity grews every month, end the interest gets less cmd less.

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Michael A. Tuohey, 16. 609 Wayne was shaken up when his auto wa.s strucic at the intersection by another car operated by 16-year-old James 0. Mitchell, 1621 Columbus Ave. In addition to both drivers, injuries were sustained by one of Mitchell's passengers, David Nath, 16, 521 McDonough St.

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