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Jerry,
I have questions about the “orders” that are not in the form of orders, particularly the one from QQ tower changing the number of locomotive on the original order, and the original order was a meet order. That seemed particularly “outside the rule book.” I was hoping that some former dispatchers would provide guidance here. Another that I questioned was the note advising 2nd #8 to take siding at Gurdon and call DS at the north end of the siding (Smithton).
As for the orders themselves, I had been given this stash a few years ago and thumbed through noting “old orders”. It wasn’t until I was looking for the orders from QQ Tower, perhaps the rarest in the bunch, that I realized these orders were actually for two trips. Its rare to find this kind of train order virtually complete trip coverage, so I though that it definitely needed to be shared digitally. Glad that you enjoyed it… I’m not sure that many are into this level of “getting down in the weeds” looking for details on a topic.
Bill
