Prototype Information.
The Dispatcher runs the railroad. His/her job is to keep track of the trains and take action to ensure they move across the railroad safely and efficiently.
The following is an excerpt from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company Consolidated Code of Operating Rules and General Instructions.-Revised 1946. as it applied to the Train Dispatcher.
996. Train dispatchers will issue train orders and will transmit and record them as prescribed by the rules. They will make the various records required.
996. Train dispatchers must report immediately to the chief train dispatcher any irregularity relating to the movement of trains or the handling and execution of train orders.
997. Train dispatchers must guard against dangerous conditions in train movements and improper or unsafe combinations in train orders.
When a train order is not understood, or if there is any doubt as to there being a common understanding, the train order must be annulled and another order issued.
The WWSL
The Dispatcher is responsible for:
- Determine what weather and roadway conditions should be simulated and make appropriate annotations to the Bulletin and post it on the bulletin board.
- Determine what trains will be operated based on the day of the week and the month simulated and coordinate with the Yardmaster and Station Agent.
- Update the Crew Call sign in sheet and post.
- At each station, clean off the train register and stock Clearance Forms and Form 19's for crew use.
- Prepare the dispatchers desk for operations.
- Coordinate with management that all pre-operation checklists and completed , and on approval, set the fast clocks for midnight and initiate the day's operations.
- Conduct operations in accordance with the Train Dispatcher Manual.
Publications and Forms..
The dispatcher position is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the following publications and forms.
Forms.
- Crew Call Sheet
- Dispatch Record (also known formally as the Dispatchers Record of Movement of Trains)
- Form 19
- Clearance Form A
- Train Register Form
- Train Information Record
Reference.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company Consolidated Code of Operating Rules and General Instructions.-Revised 1946.
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