From: HOL WAGNER
"Run wild" is simply the 1880s terminology for "run extra."
Hol
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> Subject: [CBQ] 1880s Train Orders
> Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:47:45 -0400 (EDT)
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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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