Prototype Information
Railroad operations are all about communications. Before beginning each day's work or trip, trainmen, enginemen, and any others whose duties require, must review all general orders, bulletin orders, railroad circulars, instructions, notices, and other information issued and canceled by the designated manager that apply to the territory they will work on.The Bulletin Order (BO) tells railroad personnel anything special they need to know about the operating conditions in the territory they are working in in addition to anything that would normally be in the ETT or the Operating Rules.
What's included in the Bulletin Order?
- The date & number of the order (BOs supercede previously issued BOs)
- The number & edition of the ETT and Operating Rules that are in effect
- Any speed restrictions or tracks out of service
- Any signals out of service
- Additional orders and notices
- Any timetable special instructions or amendments
The WWSL
The WWSL dispatcher issues bulletins and those bulletins are posted on crew bulletin boards.The bulletin consists of a bulletin header and a separate page or pages for each division.
Here is a copy of the Bulletin Header. It is formatted to fit an 81/2 by 11 sheet.
Below find a generic copy of the latest WWSL Track Bulletin Form A.It too is formatted to fit an 81/2 by 11 sheet. This form has only 4 line, a regular bulletin would have as many lines as needed
The WWSL dispatcher would either have carbon copies of the form available for train crews, or would have blank forms available for trainmen to copy from the bulletin board.
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