... clearances ("Roanoke, let's clear up No 3," indicating he has determined "no more orders") and the operator that prepares the clearance and reads it to the...
... Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! Who do I have to bribe to get a copy of the exam? I would LOVE to do that for my railroad! (The contractors finished the priming of the...
... ============================== Railroaders don't work in a vacuum. While there are pecking orders and specific authorities to the jobs, it really is a...
... list ... more" ... One more thing: I recall that SP rules require that the op clear the signal in view of the approaching train. The crew must see the...
I've been reading some books published in the mid-1950s about how the prototype operated. I have some questions about MTs. Let's say we had a western road...
15375
Larry Denton
saled@...
Apr 2, 2003 3:14 am
I don't know about the 50's, but in the 60's, RR 's paid per-diem on each car for each day it was on their road, so normally, if the car was empty today, the...
... first ... ======================== Remember that the railroad operates on a continuous basis, there is a continuous flow of orders coming in for cars....
... ===================== In the 70's and 80's, as RR's automated many of the car distribution functions. When I worked in car distribution briefly, we checked...
... and lists of available cars about every 3-4 hours. That means us drawing new cards during staging between operating sessions is prototypical. :) Linda...
John Boren asked:
"My first question is, how long would the [Western] railroad wait to see if
there would be an eastbound shipment [to load an empty boxcar...
... crew ... I agree--TT/TO takes a lot of the load of the dispatcher and gives the road crew more to think about. I think part of the problem is that so many...
I went through a random selection of several rule books and did a survey of practices regarding the "normal" indication of a train order signal. The following...
Hi Mike and group! I just caught this thread, and thought I'd share my recent experience with this issue at hand..... I was dispatching Perry Squires' 1920's...
I checked out your website, and absolutely love it! Looks like quite a lot of the labor of love went into both the layout and all of the supporting materials....
... Off the top of my head, since I don't run double-track, I'd say you should make a string diagram for each track. If a train crosses from one track to ...
When I'm dispatching I like the operator(s) to initiate the clearances, but: 1. I don't mind reminding the op by saying "go ahead and clear no. so-and-so" if I...
... The Virginian seems to have been an "always Stop" road. Their Rule 221 says, "...a fixed signal must be used at each train-order office, which shall...
... I am assuming that when we discuss clearances we are talking about issuing a clearance card. Okay when should we issue a clearance card? At the beginning...
... Yes. Trains need a clearance card when they start their runs. Extra trains always have an originating order, whose number is listed in the appropriate ...
Hi Paul, You asked: ". . .when should we issue a clearance card?" 1. When the dispatcher wants a train or engine to assume a schedule or execute a running...
... ======================= Didn't you do this thread a couple months ago? You have to get one at your initial station, whenever new orders are issued or if...
... ======================== The same way. ... ======================== The same way. ... ======================== Yep, it gets reaaaalllly busy. ... ...
... Just for general information for y'all, I looked up this subject in my 1950 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Rule Book. It says that "The normal...
I do not have my copy of Josserand's Rights of Trains handy (it is in Barrie while I am in Saskatoon), but if I recall correctly there is a section in the back...
