This form provides an explanation with regard to train identification as used to track train performance. Here is an example of how it's used. On the train sheet and on the train orders Extra SR S125 South, with Sperry Car number 125, will operate between Paola (PO) and Ft Scott (FT). In the TPR system it will be identified as train number POFT-7, train date 07/28. See the attached clearance card. The four alpha characters indicates an extra train. The train operated between the indicated origination, first two alpha characters, and destination, last two alpha characters, stations. The suffix, -7, indicates a company service (work) train operating on the subdivision where the work is to be performed.
Karl, Thanks for posting this! Fascinating, especially some of the running times for specific subdivisions.
Karl, Thanks very much for this. With a stack of older Clearance forms and newer ones with the TPR "Train Identification" box in my layout room, it's nice to see how this was utilized. I'm also realizing I have one of the TPR instructional booklets that I'd picked up sometime in the last 5 years or so and had never really delved into. Going to have to take a closer look at all of the odds and ends that I've accumulated and make sure I'm not missing any other good nuggets of information. Best Regards,
