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Re: (erielack) Telegraph symbols for Hoboken

IIRC, the only cars with YA listed in the consist sheets were LI BEDT SB
interchange. Special handling cars got an additional line with a "3" in the
far left column.

Paul B

 

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:07:44 -0400

From: Bruce <qc_@_comcast.net>

Subject: Re: (erielack) Telegraph symbols for Hoboken

 

YA was also the third trick operator in the combined dispatchers office 

in the 1970's.  I can not say if it was a former Erie job that moved 

over with the dispatchers from Jersey City but generally former DLW jobs 

were not identified by telegraph symbols.  YA was a teletype 'office' 

without a real office but teletypes were addressed to YA, such as 

high/wide messages and messages regarding special handling of some sort.

Bruce Breeman

 

On 10/24/2012 3:02 PM, Paul R. Tupaczewski wrote:

> Hi folks,

> 

> In going through the consist sheets, it has been determined that the

> telegraph symbol "YA" appears to refer to the floatbridges in Hoboken,
since

> all cars destined for New York via floatbridge list YA at the interchange

> point.

> 

> Would anyone know if there's an alternate telegraph symbol for Hoboken

> proper, or did "YA" refer to ANYTHING within Hoboken?

> 

>             - Paul

 



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