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I was the Signal Maintainer for Chicago Ridge South territory.  Frank, whose desk was next to mine had Chicago Ridge North territory.  We worked together quite often to cover both territories.  Combined, we handled all of the signals and railroad crossings and Chicago Ridge interlocking from Landers Yard, Southwest to Brisbane Illinois on the Norfolk Western becoming Southern before I moved on.  That was back in the early 80’s.