[CBQ] 1880s Train Orders

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Today I stopped at the estate sale of Evie Gorman,wife of Wade  Gorman,who 
was a longtime Aurora Division switchman,trainman and Condr. Among my  
purchases was a group of train orders.Most are from the 1930s on the C&I  which 
make for interesting reading as this is pre CTC days.
 
But in the middle of the stack are orders from the 1880s. I  will copy 2 of 
 them verbatim below. Are they saying what I think they are?  was this 
termed as "make best possible time" in the 50s and 60s ?  It  appears orders 
were written directly to Engineers/Conductors and not always to  trains. 
 
1)Aurora 2/4/87
 
Yeckley, t Engr. Mendota
 
"run to (Streator or Sheridan) wild via East Sheridan  Junction. Run to 
Earl ahead of #58.
 
GA
OK GA
10:47PM R Young
 
2) Aurora 1/29/85
 
Yeckley T Engr.
 
Aurora
 
"run to Chicago wild"
 
OK GA
145 ET
 
Both orders have the following notation in a different hand  writing "13 
Yeckley".
 
There are two other 1885 orders that are more understandable  to me,one is 
directed to the operator at Riverside to hold #12. The other again  to 
Yeckley,T Engr at Downers Grove.
 
 

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