Gentlemen simply as clarification, form 1645 is not really a switch list. The form on the flicker page that Rupert cleaned up was known commonly as a wheel report. As the one on flicker shows these were filled out by Conductors on freight trains. It shows the station where cars were taken from and left. The one on flicker is a train leaving Galesburg with most of the train for Congress Park, balance to Cicero/Morton Park/Hawthorne. I have attached the same form 1645 from an earlier time when it is used as a “statement of cars at” in the attached example it is at Rochelle. Filled out by agent instructing the southbound wayfreight to move cars on the Iron Sponge track to various other locations. This is much closer to a switch list. Hopefully it is attached and not deleted by the list filters. But a Burlington switch list was made of card stock, was rectangular and much simplified. It had columns for car Mark and number on the left side.At the top the track name or number the cars were on would be written there. The next columns over would show which track the Conductor(way freight) or yard foreman or yard master wanted the cars placed upon. The actual Burlington switch list had only a form number but nothing designating it as Burlington. The Milwaukee had the herald at the top. I have held both the Burlington and Milwaukee switch lists in my hands while working. It was a challenge at night to hold the list, shine your lantern on it so as to read it while trying to watch the cars go by, pass signs along with pulling pins and throwing switches. It was even more challenging in a rainy or snowy night when you had the list inside your bright red Burlington Route “timetable holder” so as to keep the moisture from obliterating the written info. When I find my actual, blank switch lists I’ll post one and have the Flicker guys put one there. Leo Phillipp -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#62136): https://groups.io/g/CBQ/message/62136 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/83389192/703214 Group Owner: CBQ+owner@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/CBQ/leave/1544929/703214/691670059/xyzzy [archives@nauer.org] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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