they OS before proceeding the five miles to Fife: 4104: “OS Cascade.” Dispatcher: “Go ahead Cascade” 4104: “Extra 4104 East out of Cas- cade at 09:30.” Dispatcher: “Thank you.”
[10:45] Extra 4104 East is busy
switching at Fife. Fife is a dark siding so the crew monitors the timetable and their watches carefully to assure they have time to make it to Farron. When they are done with their work, they check the time again. It’s 11:33. Due to
Dispatcher Anthony Craig is busy at the dispatcher’s panel conversing with a crew via the wireless phone headset (left). Yes, the author admits, the space is cramped and he wished he had designed a bit more room in from the start. This is a copy of Train Order No. 1 (below left) given to the crew of Extra 4104 East at the Grand Forks terminal and authorizing them to run to Nel- son. The green from (below) is the Terminal clearance issued to X4104E at Grand Forks.
4104: “Extra 4104 East into Cascade
08:20. We have some switching here. Expect to be done in about an hour.” Dispatcher: “Okay. Extra 4104 East into Cascade at 08:20 for an hour. Thank you. ”
They switch Cascade and check in again with the Dispatcher to see the status of train No. 81, their westbound counterpart. 4104: “OS Cascade.” Dispatcher: “Go ahead Cascade” 4104: “Extra 4104 East finishing up
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here at Cascade. On our way to Fife with cars to set out there. We also left cars there yesterday to set out today so suspect it may take us until 12:00 be- fore we get to Farron with 30 minutes to clear 81. Is she running on time?” Dispatcher: “No, No. 81 hasn’t left
Nelson yet but may make up time. If not you may get a run late on her or a meet order for Coykendahl at Farron. Watch for the signals.” 4104: “Okay.”
Once finished their work at Cascade,
today’s light load they are confident they can make the 15 mile trip up- grade to Farron and get in the hole at least five minutes (rule 87) before No. 81’s scheduled departure time from Farron of 12:45. [12:15] Extra 4104 East arrives at the top of the grade at Farron and sees the eastbound train order signal against them. They pull into the siding, reline the switch for the main and, while the crew starts walking the train for the brake test, they OS their arrival and pick up their train orders.
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