operating session waiting for
departure times and meets.
I also tell visiting operators that
not only will they have plenty
of time to get their jobs done
in a prototype manner but
will also time to wait for the
“brakeman” to throw switches
and make a standing brake test
after making up a train.
Operators of the locals use
switch lists I prepare in
advance. This means no car
card shuffling or moving car
cards from one box to another.
The format of my switch lists
generally follows the format
of the prototype YV switch
lists. My clearance cards also
are replicas of the actual pro-
totype forms and list any train
orders an operator needs to
have in their possession before
leaving their departure station.
Figures 3, 4, and 5 are of a pro-
totype YV switch list and the
5: The YV used milepost designations on their switch
lists for cars to be switched along the line. Instead, I
use station names and siding names. The siding names
match the prototype ones. The back side of my switch
list includes this graphic to assist a visiting operator.
The two-three letter abbreviations under the station
names are the telegrapher’s abbreviations.
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