-Kind of depends if you are refering to a switch crew inside yard
limits ,a local crew , or a train that picks up and sets out between
origin and destination. switch crews had a switch list that they
recieved at the yard office from the yardmaster or chief clerk this
was often updated or changed during their period on duty, the local
train crew also had their switch list but it was usually made out by
the conductor from info on the waybills for set outs and from waybills
and list left in waybill box at depots left there by station agents
for the pick ups , trains that made set outs and pick ups in route
usually had instructions with the waybills when they left their origin
terminal and either received their pick up instructions from a station
agent or at night from the operator on duty , if changes were made
after original game plan was made train dispatcher would contact train
order operator somewhere ahead of train and have him hand up
instructions to train crew . Remember, all this happened when there
were real people working 24 hours a day at stations ,depots ,and yard
offices along the railroad to take care of these tasks by making
lists , waybills, consists , ect, before all this electronic crap came
into existance.Ed Chambers former T&P Ry agent operator -- In
CBQ@yahoogroups.com, qutlx1@... wrote:
>
> Allright. It's been three days and no one has even attempted to
answer how a
> train/engine crew knew which trk. to p/u or s/o on in pre-radio
days ? The
> answer will be a good modelling tip. Anybody ?
> Not you Steve, at least not yet.
>
> Leo
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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