Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-15

senger trains have absolute and indef.
mite right Of WAY over AN freighf trains.
.he second Is thut an trains eoius I'M
y speched direction have absolute and
inuehnite right OF way over those OF
.ue same class going IN the opposite d.
iecuuh. On most roads trains moving
south or east hive right OF way over
.nose OF the saline class moving north or
west Every regular train is DESIGNATED
hgmberi those running in one di-
recuon by even and the Others bv odd
numbers. Usually south hound and enst
bound trains boar the even numbers
trains not represented on the time
TAME are known as irregular trains
ahu each Is designated by the number Of
us engine. Irregular passenger trains are
called specials" and irregular freight
uolns 'eNtrus.' Irregular trains engaged
IN the construction Of trucks or roadway
uIe called work Trains and engines
Wmcn help trains uD grades are known
as helpers" An engine on the road
without cars Is considered train All
irregular trains carry green signals TO
ulsunguish them from regular Red sig
nais are carried on the front OF an en-
gine TO Indicate that a train is following
ahd has the same time table rights over
tue roau as the train which the engine
CARRYING the signal Is drawing White
w AAAf AAWMN Nl Nn engine nfn
used TO Indicate chat an extra train is
i9liowing which viii keep out OF the way
OF regular trains but has the right Of
ROAD over ell work trains. helpers and
irregular trims not running under the
protection Of signnls. Conductors are re.
qiifed TO run their trains under tho
suggestion that an irregular train Is
llable 10 overtime them at any moment
on any part of the rold. These and
UIasI a.. . - a.
dispatcher materially IN his work.
The dispatChor's desk or table IL much
IKE tnat OF the ordinary operator. The
Key OF his instrument IL at his right. ina
front Oi him rs the official time table and
sprend upon the table before him rs IA
large sheet. ruled for the purpose. on
winch ne records the number Of each
train as Il starts over the division. the
names Of the conductor and engineer.
the number Of the engine and the nrecist
ume OF the trims arrival and departure
az ench station nc which It stons and
the time II passes nc every other station
as II trtyerscs the road II there were
no trains but time table," or regular
trains and all were always on time. the
dlapntchers lot would be happy one.
lie would merely have to listen TO tho
reports from the station operators az
they came over the wires Announcing
~ A"AN W AAAt ANNlliN anu NniAk
The blank space opposite the name of
the station reporting IN the column set
apart Tor each train. But the Irregular
trains and those which get behind time
are what make his life burden-and
the worst Of all Is the special with rail-
road officials or other dignitarieg which
must be run at high speed regardless OF
all oher rains.
The following extract from n dispntch-
ers train sheet. bearing date of Dec
lO shows the progress Of four trains
over 100 miles Of road. the stations he.
ing represented by letters of The alpha-
bet The figures ut the tops of the col
umns and In line with the word trains"
Indicate the numbers of the trains: then
follows the names of the conductors nnd
engineers. the number Of the enpine
pulling each train and the time train
passes or arrives and departs at cnch
station. In narrow column nc the
right of that devoted to each freight
train record is kept Of the number Of
loaded aud empty cars taken on or left
at each station. This column is not
represented in the table.