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Getting Real Column - 2
entitled 19 East, Copy Three. It is sold out at the OpSig website,
but copies may found by searching at
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Second, ancillary rules and special instructions may be included,
in addition to schedules. These added features are often pres-
ent in prototype employee timetables, and are an opportunity to
acquaint operators with various special conditions on the layout.
Third, other information may be present, at least in model
timetables, such as switching diagrams for yards or towns, as
an aid to operators.
And fourth, it may be desirable to make the timetable look
like a document from the prototype railroad on which the lay-
out is based.
1. SP Consolidation 2829 has finished its day’s work
on the Santa Rosalia Branch and as the sun sinks in
the west, is headed back through Ballard to the junc-
tion with the SP main line at Shumala. The timetable
and throttle are among the tools the operator needs to
manage the train.
1
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