December Operator-Agent Post

Happy Christmas Eve!
We hope you are all snug and warm and the wire is quiet.

Here is the third part of Larry Isenor's series on Operator-Agent's duties for Train Operations.
I can imagine that working the late trick in a station on Christmas eve was pretty quiet... or Not.

This month Larry shows us examples of real Train Orders and Clearances from his collection.

Merry Christmas!

You can start from the beginning of Larry's series with Part 1 here.

Enjoy
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The job of the Train Order Operator 

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Timetable and Train Order Operations

by Larry Isenor

Part 3

Train Order and Clearance Forms

The following forms are used in Train Order operation:

Form 31 train order requiring signatures of crew:

Form 19 to be delivered by train order hoop:

Clearance Form:

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Next month Larry will cover how the orders were sent and received by the Operator via Telegraph.