Building a control panel there isnt any one particular way to build a control panel nor is there any one particular material to build one out of. Santa fe wheel report and switch list april 8, 1974 24. Authority wont be issued until ticket is received by train dispatcher. Here is a description of a relatively easy control panel to build and some techniques to follow in building it. Illinois traction system northern division train sheet 19280328 2. The control panels have full details showing numbered sidings as well as lettered turnouts. Train orders were issued by the dispatcher and superseded the timetable. Cheat sheet personalized sheet with information on train schedule, train. The dispatcher had a train sheet that he keep track of the movement of trains on. Apply to dispatcher, public safety officer, emergency dispatcher and more.
The first row holds train numbers and names, and is most helpful for extras that dont have a number until an engine is assigned. Im still slowly working through mike mathies nkp dispatcher s record of train movements sheet i scanned last year converting the data into a couple of spreadsheets. Now, several are stuck between two cities or away from their families, waiting for csx to. With a simple ruler and a pen or pencil, you can easily make a train graph. Outwhen a trainman is at a point other than his home terminal, either on or off duty, he is out. Understanding how train dispatchers rosa p bureau of.
Train dispatching under timetable and train order authority is partly a science and partly an art, and it takes a certain amount of knowledge and experience to do it well. Move your mouse to the left or right edges to scroll the screen. Train dispatchers on a centralized traffic controlled ctc line control the movement of trains over a line. A train dispatcher us, rail traffic controller canada, train controller australia, train service controller singapore or signalman uk, is employed by a railroad to direct and facilitate the movement of trains over an assigned territory, which is usually part, or all, of a railroad operating division. An operator would call the dispatcher to report an os time of a train which the dispatcher would record on his train sheet. Sidings are all numbered and turnouts are lettered. Western railroad discussion help please, what does os mean. The sheet went up on the dispatcher s office wall at 12. Upsp and upwp runthrough train operations in the summer 2016 issue of the streamliner. Csx dispatchers told to move, now have nowhere to go. The dispatcher tracks the movement of trains on a train sheet and issues orders to keep them rolling. You might want to position a dispatcher s office near the exit to the yard so that the dispatcher.
Osing a train comes from on sheet, which is what the operators did in the days of local train order offices. Nec future is the federal railroad administrations fra comprehensive plan for improving the northeast corridor nec from washington, d. Old time term used during by telegraph operators and train dispatchers to indicated that a train has passed a particular locationos means on sheet referring to the fact that the train dispatcher has recorded train movement on the train sheet he maintained each 24 hour period. A day in the life of a train dispatcher page 1 railway workers. An analysis of the job of railroad train dispatcher 4. Train sheet large paper used by dispatcher to keep track of where trains are on railroad. As time went on i found that it was difficult for others to dispatch the railroad from the train work list and it became obvious that a better way was needed.
Plan for and set meeting points between trains on singletrack railroads, using train orders dictated to an operator, track warrants, or by setting ctc signal indications. However, some generalizations can be made so that a reasonable sheet can be generated for model usage. Timetable and train order operation basics railroad operation. Working on the rest, will post updates as they are fixed. Chief dispatcher national model railroad association. To call a crew, the dispatcher simply uses their display or train sheet to estimate where the train or mow might be, and then calls them on the tower closest to the crews location. Train sheetthis is a large piece of paper that the dispatcher uses to maintain his knowledge of where every train is on his railroad. Train dispatchers, safety, training, instruction, performance dotfraord9808. Regarding dispatchers of old eras and of todays era. The train crew copies the instructions onto a preprinted paper form and reads back the warrant to ensure that nothing was misunderstood. On the dispatchers desk lies a train sheet which records movements of trains, along with particulars about the location of engines, items of freight, cars and. Control panels can be very plain or ornate, depending on the wants and desires of the person who is building the panel. The third page is a blank warrant sheet to write your warrants out this is not required but is a good idea for new operators. This includes a detailed listing of ups symbol freights between north platte and west coast terminals and.
Mp 92 to mp 102, undated but probably from after 1965 or so, as the main is down to only 1 or. Train 71 requests a warrant from meachem yard to three lakes. Train symbol and blocking tables for west coast terminals click here to download tables of train symbols and blocking that rob leachman analyzed in his article whose railroad is it. Dispatcher sheets model trains mrh column april 2014. Your ability to remain cool, calm and collected under the most stressful situation is just as important as your logistical skills when you are an apprentice train dispatcher atd. Each manned station on the yv had one station agent and the railroad only had one dispatcher. Interesting train movements along the ohio river appear from deciphering a dispatcher s sheet for the toledo mainline and all branch lines east of brewster. Besides serving as a record, the train sheet helps the dispatcher visualize where trains are on the railroad.
When you first want to try your hand, though, just the mechanics of dealing with train sheets and order books can seem like a big obstacle. When able, the dispatcher selects the alerted tower and answers, ex. The dispatcher is also responsible for cost effective movement of trains and other. So, a dispatchers train sheet was developed which closely follows the train work sheet. Do it yourself timetable north central region of the nmra. Train orders were issued by the dispatcher responsible for the portion of railroad concerned. Rgs daily dispatcher train sheets ridgway railroad museum. He must also be familiar with the engineers ability to get their trains over the road. Csx dispatchers to soon return to jacksonville trains. The dispatcher receives information from the towers and station operators which may be modeled as called in reports from train crews when they reach towers and stations and issues train orders back to. Cascade rail foundation milwaukee road archive home.
This has died with the closure of train order offices. Director of everything, the new great western railway. The chief dispatcher at the division hq keeps a record train sheet of the. Train sheet this is a large piece of paper that the dispatcher uses to maintain his knowledge of where every train is on his railroad. Train sheet definition of train sheet by merriamwebster.
A master schedule sheet provides the dispatcher with the overall game plan and each train order has notes describing the details of the switching moves. Dispatchers train sheets used to record all the activity on a specific subdivision of the nps tacoma division 01 for a 24hour period. This shows an overall picture of how the railroad is running, where trains are located, what trains have run, and what trains will run next. Cheat sheet personalized sheet with informationon train schedule,train. Be responsible for the coordination and management of safe and efficient train. As of 3 august, 20 the massachusetts bay commuter railroad mbcr took over train dispatching from csx between cove interlocking just east of back bay station to cp 45 in worcester. When a train passed a station or other operators facility, the operator would phone or radio the dispatcher, who would then mark on the sheet the time the train passed the reporting point and at what time. Train dispatcher sheets provide a wealth of information on the operation of a specific up subdivision over a full 24hour period.
Under operations dispatcher train sheets, the links are currently broken and the sheets will not display. Csx corporation, a fortune 500 company headquartered in jacksonville, fl, is a multimodal freight transportation company serving customers across north america. The sheet had all os stations listed in the middle of the paper with eastnorth on one side and southwest on on the other side. The yv was a short line that its employees thought of as a class 1 railroad. Pacific coast dispatcher train sheets currently selected. Training requirements for railroad dispatchers rosa p. The csx na nb train dispatcher continues to control cp 45 and west, as well as all the other trackage within the existing territory, only the mainline. Csx ng dispatcher issues ec1 to amtrak train 281 youtube. Turnover sheet information provided to next dispatcher to assure continuity of orders. Place your mouse over a track to see details about the next train on that track. We now have a large collection of scanned original rgs daily dispatcher train sheets. Most railroad yards would have a dispatcher s office, a small shed with windows in a small yard or something larger in a city yard either with the freight shed or separate office elsewhere. Csx dispatchers across the country prepared to move to jacksonville, based on a timeline csx gave them.
The front page is a clear pocket page with the train number on it. Csx station train movement record, 75th street tower, chicago, il. A track warrant is a set of instructions issued to a train crew authorizing specific train movements. Control switches and signals to safely route trains through a station while avoiding collisions. So check this web page frequently to see newly added pages. As the train progressed the dispatcher would mark through the os station. Fm 5520 chptr 4 rail dispatching operations and procedures.
An eastbound csx coal train passes a refinery near catlettsburg, ky. Not all sheets were alike and there were differences. Through nec future, the fra has worked closely with nec states, railroads, stakeholders, and the public to. They were used to advance an inferior train against a superior one, establish positive meeting points, create extra trains and sections, annul schedules, authorize work trains, and warn of track conditions and the like. Timetable and train order operation basics railroad. Trains including extras are shown across the top, with normal crew call times. The train graph is a visual display of all the scheduled rail activity in this part of the railroad covered by the dispatcher. Dispatcher sheets model railroad hobbyist magazine. Train order book railroad s journal for all orders. The eastern kentucky route was once dispatched by huntington division dispatchers in nearby huntington, w. Understanding how train dispatchers manage and control trains.