05-05-2012, 09:38 PM
SRY, I'll be looking at the link you posted tonight. Appreciate you finding it for me. Good stuff!
Brakie, Dave, thanks for the examples. I've been running various scenarios through my head and using "railroad speak" like you guys have shown in this thread. Have another ops session tomorrow, so will try to "tighten" up my communications with the crews, will try to be a bit more "railroady" as the dispatcher.
One of my problems is that I lose sight of my role because I am too busy enjoying myself watching everyone else having fun running the trains. Then I forget to warn the crews of an incoming through train. Still, the crews have done a good job of coordinating on there on, and even though it may not be prototypical, it may be part of the fun the crews. We'll see how things go tomorrow.
Brakie, Dave, thanks for the examples. I've been running various scenarios through my head and using "railroad speak" like you guys have shown in this thread. Have another ops session tomorrow, so will try to "tighten" up my communications with the crews, will try to be a bit more "railroady" as the dispatcher.
One of my problems is that I lose sight of my role because I am too busy enjoying myself watching everyone else having fun running the trains. Then I forget to warn the crews of an incoming through train. Still, the crews have done a good job of coordinating on there on, and even though it may not be prototypical, it may be part of the fun the crews. We'll see how things go tomorrow.