Flimsies - Train Order Form 19        

        Train orders were made in triplicate with the engineer and conductor usually receiving their copy by train hoop and the tower operator retaining a copy for his files. Here are two examples from 1956.

A train order written by the Worthington operator on July 1, 1956 for a coal extra with leased Santa Fe 2-10-4 # 5032, which went into storage on July 3.  It returned to service August 17.  There was a steel strike July 1-August 9 which laid up the lake boats.  Note the time, 2:32 am,  with operator P.E. Bruce on the "owl" trick.

Train order to extra with PRR, 2-10-4 #6488.  On July 30, the steel strike was still on, but the five active j1's handled the occasional freight.  Operator P.E. Bruce at 2:38am.

Train orders from the Ryan Hoover collection.