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Re: (erielack) EL way freight operations

On the DL&W, each station produced a "pink" for the local which showed the
loads in and the mtys out.
    Bill H


On 9/30/08 11:46 PM, "pat.moore_@_att.net" <pat.moore@att.net> wrote:

> List members...and especially any of the railroaders on the list...
> 
> How exactly did the crew of a way freight (drill, turn, haul, roustabout,
> whatever...) know what they were supposed to do for the day?  I mean, it is
> obvious that they would get a list of freight cars that were supposed to be
> delivered to certain customers, but what about empties or loads that had to be
> picked up?  Did the conductor get a listing of what they had to pick up and
> from where?  Were all these tasks organized into one big list in order of
> station along the line, or were there separate lists for set outs and pick
> ups?
> 
> Thanks for your insight!
> 
> -pat moore
> 
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