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Bill et all...I've always thought that. Sometimes technology "gets in the way" and the "cure becomes worse than the disease" ie...There are certainly times when the ground man is out of sight of the engineer and it became necessary to have two or three guys..."get on top"...heaven forbid today ....to pass signs and that's where the radio comes in mighty handy, but for just ordinary switching moves as you mentioned why add another dimension to the work by having to "work the radio"
Pete
-----Original Message----- From: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sat, Jan 5, 2013 9:58 am Subject: [CBQ] Re: Abbreviation quiz Pete,
Hand signals aren't dead in the RR industry, today. My son, a U.P. engineer, and I were discussing the subject a few days ago. He says they still prefer hand signals whenever it is possible while switching because it is easier than keying a mike on the radio with every action. In his opinion, you can concentrate better on what you are doing when you are not also operating the radio.
Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO
On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:42 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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