Orders for Second 18 at Hope.
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Message for Second 18 at Prescott.
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Orders for Second 18 at Gurdon. These orders get Second 18 to the point north of Donaldson where CTC was in effect, and thus the Gurdon orders might have been the last ones received for this trip. Note that Second 18 is instructed to clear at the siding north of Gurdon. This was an unusual center siding, located between the two main tracks and accessible from each main at each end (see track diagram in profile page below.) The south end of the siding began within sight of the Gurdon depot, and the north end of the siding was almost 2 miles distant, at Smithton. The siding remained in service into at least the early 1970s. Note that order 126 was issued at 6:23pm giving wait times for Second 18. Order 136 was issued at 8pm, adjusting the wait times for Second 18 by a mere six to ten minutes. Such was the attention to detail during this era of true precision railroading.
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