Whether or not the main trks are signaled, yard limits may be imposed on them and if they are, the applicable rule therefor (usually 93) will apply; though it...
... From: "Polewsky, Vic" <vic@...> ... One caution about that method is it makes the yardmaster an "hours of service" employee the same as a dispatcher or...
Hi everyone, some time ago, I created Tommy's album and loaded pictures of a simple granite loading operation in Chester, Massachusetts off the ex- Conrail CSX...
How Many List Members Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. Fourteen to share...
If I lived in PA, not Colorado, I'd jump at the chance. Ken Biles RMS&GP ... From: "Nick Kulp" Subject: [Ops-Ind] Layout work crew needed Harrisburg, Pa....
... ADMIN NOTE The photos have been approved and posted. Tommy had problems because I restricted access to the Files Section after the attempts at spamming...
I think the FRA would have a problem issuing a mandatory directive verbally. All mandatory directives that provide track occupancy authorization are required...
Would Don Mitchell, from the La Mesa MRC, please contact me off list? Thank you. Paul Catapano Atlantic Inland Railway Company "Our service isn't just good,...
... How many admins does it take to moderate a member? ONE. There is NO room on this or any similar list for everyone of the 3000+ members to decide to "tell a...
Peter, While I thought the "Light Bulb" post was of dubious value, perhaps you chastise to vehemently. Paul Catapano Atlantic Inland Railway Company "Our...
... 1. You obviously did not see all the copies that I did. He posted this to NUMEROUS lists. 2. It's old, and not all that funny. The first time I recall...
Let's not start being dogmatic here. We're not all subject to the "Rules of the Operating Department". Some model railroaders fancy themselves to be...
Tommy and Group, the granite at Chester, MA, is being unloaded. It is shipped in, and then processed at the quarry for curbs and the like. It appears that it...
Hi Kelly, I can't answer exactly the question you posed (though I can guess I know what it relates to), but on the double-track main line of the First District...
Hi Rome, Thanks you for the info. I had talked to several local people and what I was told was just the opposite. Every time I was there, I saw the loads of...
I do not model, but in conversations with people who do, (and that is why I am on this list, at the invitation of the late Bill Jewett), I frequently am asked...
... operations in general, or just about that part of operations subject to the book of rules ? ... It's a group that's trying to use words defined by the...
... the "Rules of the Operating Department" ... So a model railroader's glossary shouldn't be only an operating rules glossary. This is a good point....
... I want to know both. I also want to know the "common usage" so that I don't use the "just plain dead-ass wrong" term or the "where the **** did you get...
Charlie and all, ... If you are not a gamer and you avoided sports, then I wonder if it is safe to compare "Operations" with a "team sport". I was active in...
To give a short answer to the question, YES. Yard limits is just a way to run trains without TrainOrders. As such, the main line is set up the same as...
... From: "dmamfahr" <mamfahr@...> ... True. But if the term has a specific meaning and its not explained that it has that specific meaning then when...
... rat and mouse droppings. It's called Legionare's Disease. And I suggest that unless you're modeling a CDC "Mobile Command Post" on your layout, that you...
I just noticed two or three msgs posted here that came from my machine. Haven't any idea [yet] how that happened. These misdirected posts have been deleted....
... operations in general, or just about that part of operations subject to the book of rules ? ... Ok, just what part of railroad operations is NOT subject to...
... From: "barry_draper" <barry_draper@...> ... Operating stuff not included in the operating book of rules: Car forwarding systems Consists and lists ...
I see where the French set a new speed record today for wheel-on-rail passenger trains when they topped out at 354mph. See link below. Apparently the...
... Nice list. And you know ... I'd like to know the "official terms", where they exist, for THOSE parts of Operations too. And the "unofficial but in common...
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