Bob
It depends on the territory. I work the Union Ave Dispatcher Job and work
with the Operator at Lumber Street(it takes 5 men to run Lake Street Tower
2nd trick) an operator on the B&O Bridge over the Chicago River, and the
operator at East End Tower at the East End of Cicero Yard(Trains Mag left it
out) Also work with the B&OCT RB dispatcher and the yardmaster at Ashland
Ave on NS. In addition to the trains I run I also do all the computer work
for the East End( Clear trains and do the CAD Trainsheet work)
sjh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Weber" <eng95@comcast.net>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Fw: [n_scale] Dispatcher Phone recordings
> John,
>
> Boy, when you say 'my time' I really start to feel old :^)
> How is railroading done today. Telegraphers/operators no longer exist?
Just a dispatcher with a radio to talk to the Engineer or do they use
wireless networking to a computer in the cab? The only humans on the train
is an Engineer and a brakeman? Do some trains run without humans onboard,
i.e., computer automation or remote control by a dispatcher or what? Is
there a web site that describes modern railroading methods?
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Fw: [n_scale] Dispatcher Phone recordings
>
>
> Bob
> No kidding now, they had a dog who "fetched" the hoops
> back! The "high speed hoops" came along after your
> time on the Beardstown Division.
> John
> --- Bob Weber <eng95@comcast.net> wrote:
> > My only experience is on the CB&Q Beardstown
> > division which only used hand held forks. The only
> > 'stand' I remember seeing was at Shattuc, Il. The
> > interlock tower there was run by the B&O and the
> > depot was CB&Q. If I remember right the B&O operator
> > put his orders on a 6 foot long bamboo stick that
> > had one end curled into a closed hoop, about 1 foot
> > in diameter. The hoops would be stuck into a flag
> > holder on the side of the tower and the trainman
> > would run his arm through the hoop. If this is true,
> > how were the hoop recovered?
> >
> > Why is it that anytime a trainman missed picking a
> > train order that I was handing up, it was always my
> > fault? Was it because I was only 19 and the trainman
> > was in his 40's or 50's and therefore more
> > experienced and couldn't make a mistake :) ??
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> > To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Fw: [n_scale] Dispatcher
> > Phone recordings
> >
> >
> > Man, I like this thread! I had forgotten about "slow
> > orders by the bunch". We used to call the stationary
> > train order forks, "high speed hoops". It used to be
> > that the headend would miss the hoop and the
> > conductor
> > would pull the air if the engineer didn't do it
> > first.
> > This was usually followed by remarks about the
> > offender's family.
> > John
> > ...[snip]...
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> > removed]
> >
> >
>
>
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