Terry Mefford's Question on Train Orders

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Terry Mefford also asked:


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Also were train orders sent in full body word text rather than abbreviated?
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The answer is that Train Orders were sent, letter by letter and numeral by numeral, in "full body text" (to use Terry's words.)

The Rule Book authorized about a dozen abbreviations, e.g. "Eng" for Engine, "Junc" for Junction, MP for Mile Post, the standard abbreviations for the months of the year, etc.

And telegraph calls were not used in train orders.  If, for instance, a meet were set up for Singer (office call "BA,") the order would be sent and copied as "Singer."   Viz. "Ex 302 West meet No 4 at Singer."

-- abram burnett
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