Jeff Warner's

PRR/RDG/WM South Central Region

Sample Documentation

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The following documents are samples of the paperwork used during op sessions. These are
mostly stored as MS Word or MS Excel files to retain formatting (and colors).

Note: If the MS Word or MS Excel versions do not correctly open on your computer,
right click on the link and choose "save target as". This will save it on your hard drive
and allow you to open it the same as any other MS Word/MS Excel document.

This system of paperwork which covers all aspects of operations is based on a mail-
merge between MS Word and MS Excel files. It was developed by crew-member
Raymond Fisher. You may contact Ray here if you are interested in more information
on this system or would like to use this system on your model railroad.

Car Cards:

A sample sheet of car cards can be found here (MS Word file).
Note that 4 car cards are printed on one sheet of paper (card stock).

Waybills:

A sample sheet of waybills can be found here (MS Word file).
Note that these are four-fold waybills and that 4 cars are printed
on one sheet of paper.

Loco Cards:

A sample sheet of locomotive cards can be found here (MS Word file).
Note that 4 car cards are printed on one sheet of paper (card stock).

Train Sheets:

A sample sheet of train sheets (instructions for running a train) can
be found here (MS Word file). Note that there are 8 train sheets
printed on a sheet of paper (card stock). Each sheet is printed with
two sides, but some sheets only use the first one (see top right of
each sheet).

Train Schedule:

A sample of my train schedule can be found here (MS Excel file).
This document shows all trains run during a session in order.
Trains are color coded by railroad.

Dispatcher Train Schedule:

A sample of my dispatcher train schedule can be found here
(MS Excel file). This document is the "checklist" the dispatcher
uses to route trains. There are separate sheets for the PRR and
the RDG/WM. Note that a train does NOT go to places that are
greyed out on the sheet. This is the older version, before
signalling was completed.

A newer sample of my dispatcher train schedule can be found here
(MS Excel file). This document is the "checklist" the dispatcher
uses to route trains. There are separate sheets for the PRR and
the RDG/WM. Note that a train does NOT go to places that are
greyed out on the sheet. This is the newer version, AFTER
signalling was completed. Note towns and yards still appear
while interlockings were removed.

Passenger Timetable:

As of the August 2005 session, I began running passenger
trains on a timetable, rather than just whenever they appeared
in the schedule. The timetable does NOT give permission to
run, that's still done by the dispatcher. In other words, this is
a public timetable, not a railroad timetable. A sample can be
found here.

Pictures of layout paperwork:

This is the car card boxes at Baltimore WM yard. Note the color
coding for the different destinations. When classifying an
in-coming train, this color coding makes it easy to tell on which
track a car belongs and helps eliminate mis-routed cars. The
two rows of boxes are simply to hold a larger quantity of cards.

This is the sorting tray (right) and car card boxes (left) at
Enola/Rutherford yard. The car cards on the sorting tray
are the recently-arrived Harrisburg local. Notice again the
color coding on the waybills to aid in sorting the cards.

This is the car card box for the Harrisburg industrial area
(left) and sorting tray (right). Industrial areas have one box
for pickups (cars being removed from industries) and one
for setouts (cars being delivered to industries). The tray
provides a temporary space for car card placement while
the local crew is working the industries.

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Last modified: November 30 2007.

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