Re: (erielack) Train orders in signalled territory

[Dlw1el2_@_aol.com]

Paul
 
I don't see the need for any orders  to be given to a train going  from 
Scranton to Croxton. Once a train has permission from the person owning the  track, 
yard master or the dispatcher to proceed from where there standing,  
everything else is signaled territory. Old road was gone by your  time.  That was 
Train Order territory.
 
Speed restrictions may come via a TO if it didn't make the bulletin Order  in 
effect.
 
Trains were governed First by Employee Time Table.  Updates to  the ETT were 
first via General Orders, then via Bulletin Orders,    Updates not found in 
the current BO, would come via a TO.
 
Bob
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/21/2008 3:18:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com writes:

Hi  folks,

Since my layout will be entirely signaled, there will be little  need
for train order operations (and the dispatcher will be the one  paying
attention to the timetables). But as I understand it, there needs to  be
a train order given to get the train out on the road, at a  minimum.

Let's say a crew boards their train at Scranton and heads  towards
Croxton. What would be the train order that the dispatcher would  give
them? Rights to be on the main Scranton-Croxton, obeying  lineside
signals? Or would they get a clearance form, giving them  clearance
Scranton-Croxton?

Under what other "normal" operating  circumstances would an order need to
be given over a signalled line? (i.e.  not running against the direction
or traffic or watching out for  derailments would be "non-normal"
circumstances)

I usually am not a  fan of train orders (they take while to write out),
and like the automation  aspect of signalling, but I do want to be
operationally correct when it  comes to regards to train orders, so any
suggestions/info would be  appreciated.

Thanks,

- -  Paul





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