Model Railroading Operations 101: Part 4 – Advanced Topics Seminar - Tom Crosthwait President, Mogollon & Southwestern RR & Fred Bock, MMR, Chief Dispatcher, M&Sw

Advanced Topics Other Model Railroad Responsibilities - Operations: –Superintendent –Traffic Manager –Road Foreman of Engines –Locomotive Hostler –Rolling Stock Manager –Station Agent –Tower Operator Code of Operating Rules – experience, not arbitrariness Car Forwarding & Delivery Systems –Card Order – manual - Douglas S. Smith –Tack-on-Car – manual - Ed Ravenscroft –Tab-on-Car – manual - John Allen and others –Switch list -- manual –Station Agent –Computerized Systems Developing a Layout Operations Plan for your layout –Locale for the railroad and its impact –Traffic Patterns –Train types –Car types, roads, and quantities. –Employee Timetables – guide to the system –Timetable of Trains – passenger and freight Setting up a Car Forwarding System for your layout

Other Model Railroad Responsibilities - Operations: The Modeled World –Superintendent –Traffic Manager –Road Foreman of Engines –Rolling Stock Manager –Freight Agent –Yardmaster –Yard Crews / Personnel –Dispatcher –Train Crews The Real (Layout) World –Scheduling of sessions –Types of sessions –Types of trains –Timetables –Locomotive types/quantity –Car acquisition & maintenance –Industries / structures (Not applicable)

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