Re: (erielack) politeness, was: DAYTON HILL.

[Robert Stafford <erielack1_@_yahoo.com>]

Steve,
I am remembering and refering to my train order rules
from the Consolidated Code Operating Rules book used
by the BN. Their was a time before the lawyers messed
things up that I could carry that CCOR book in my back
pocket and could quote the rules by rule number. Not
so today.
I did find the BN rule. It is in the booklet
Instruciton for Train Order Operator, Control
Operators and Bridge Tenders. I have the 1981 and 1983
editions in my collection, both 14 pages. Both state:
Rule 3D "Use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS when train orders are
typewritten." The capital letters are as it is written
in the rule, not me trying to make a point. 
I do not remember ever being issued a simular booklet
by the EL. 

- --- Smtimko_@_aol.com wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 8/16/2005 12:18:14 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,  
> erielack1_@_yahoo.com writes:
> 
> All  train orders could only be typed
> on a cap only typewriters. That was a  rules
> requirement.
> 
> 
> Bob
>  
> I thought so also, but in looking in the EL Book of
> Rules, October 25,  1964, 
> it states:
>  
> Rule 209.  Operators receiving train orders must
> write or typewrite  them in 
> manifold during transmission. If the requisite
> number of copies can not  be 
> made at one writing, they must make others from the
> original copy and repeat  to 
> the train dispatcher from the new copies each time
> additional copies are  
> made.  They must retain a copy of each train order.
>  
> The word "Complete", the time and the signature of
> the operator must be in  
> his handwriting.
>  
> (end)
>  
> I don't see where it states that they must be in
> capital letters.   I'll 
> concede that trying to read the fifth carbon copy of
> a train order  typed in small 
> letters, in elite style type, onboard a moving train
> at night was  not 
> conducive to a safe operating environment!
>  
>  
>  
> SMT
> 
> 
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