Now available Customers ordering from outside the United States and Canada should expect delivery 4 to 6 weeks after we ship. Orders for delivery within the United States are shipped via Media Mail (U.S. Mail book rate). There is more to train dispatching than lining up CTC signals or issuing movement authority on the radio. Train dispatching is the management of railroad operations. Extensive on the job training has been replaced with short classroom courses, reducing the preparation and proficiency of train dispatcher candidates. Volume 1 of Elements of Train Dispatching has a short history of train dispatching and traffic control, a general description of the work of a train dispatcher, and an introduction to railroad infrastructure and operation. Topics include: -Introduction -History -Language -Just What is a Train Dispatcher? -Serious Business -Track -Signals -Locomotives and Cars -Operation Illustrations include photographs and diagrams of elements of track structure, signals, cars, locomotives, and airbrakes. The text includes a glossary of commonly used (and some once commonly used) railroad terms. 330 pages, 152 illustrations ISBN 0-9719915-0-2, Library of Congress Control No.: 2002108973 |
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