TOs would have been SOP in that era, but more likely something like that
would be planned ahead of time and distributed by a bulletin when crews
started their shift - in the same way Ryan described.
Brian
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 12:57 PM mxz_kris mxz_kris <mxz_kris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
How hard would it have been to do in those days when train movement was
covered by train orders (I'm assuming they were used in that era)?
I'm just throwing this out there and you guys can pick it apart. Departing
crews at crew change points could get info to stop the train at a certain
time. Or, the station operators would get a telegraph to pass orders to any
trains passing prior to the 'set time'. Train would stop and then proceed.
On the latter point, LOL
Kris Roenigk
Apsley, Ontario
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Ryan Laroche <laroche1987@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: January 18, 2020 at 2:32 PM
Wether it actually happened is a matter for the historical record, but it
isn't outside the realm of plausibility.
Every year on remembrance day we stop every movement for a minute at 1100.
Now if you want to be pedantic, the practicality of it means that not every
single movement stops, but the effort is made system wide.
The company even asked (in an official bulliten) that we do the same as a
tribute to Hunter Harrison. I'll leave it up to the list members
imaginations as to the response to that...
Sincerely,
Ryan Laroche
Red Deer AB
