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Does anyone have pics of the inside of the dispatcher office for the NYS&W? I am just wondering what how there office is set up and user friendly...Thanks
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2005Vdub wrote:Where is the dispatchers office located? Do they have a northern division and southern division dispatcher?The NYS&W dispatcher's office is at Cooperstown, NY in the office building
Noel Weaver wrote:interesting. Always thought they were in that one converted box car at little ferry.2005Vdub wrote:Where is the dispatchers office located? Do they have a northern division and southern division dispatcher?The NYS&W dispatcher's office is at Cooperstown, NY in the office building
which at one time was the D&H freight house. This building has been
re-modeled several times in the process.
The last I knew there was one dispatcher for the whole railroad, there is
a lot of territory but the traffic density probably does not justify more than one dispatcher.
Noel Weaver
I know that shortlines to stackpacks' book has a small picture of the dispatchers area.I don't know about that.....I've gone through my entire copy of that book and unless there has been an updated release of the book the only photo involving the dispatchers was a shot of 3-4 of them taken outside.
The last I knew there was one dispatcher for the whole railroad, there is
a lot of territory but the traffic density probably does not justify more than one dispatcher.
amoreho1 wrote:i didnt think it would be that advanced also are nysw units gps eqipped or do they radio in every now and then? (just out of curiosity)They radio in when they pass certain points of the railroad, ie. calling clear of park, little ferry yard limits, PC, ba, and so forth. Depending on where they make up the train usually determines where they call clear of.
2005Vdub wrote:Noel Weaver wrote:2005Vdub wrote:Where is the dispatchers office located? Do they have a northern division and southern division dispatcher?
It amazes me at how clear the dispatchers come in down here in jersey.They do have towers on Sparta Mountain and Little Ferry I beleive they are transmitters. However i could be wrong by calling them transmitters. I do know however that going from Coop to whatever tower they go over phone wires then up to the tower. When the NYSW needed a new radio system in the early 90's my father helped them install it. He even had the "tough" task of going for a cab ride and testing the radios too! If more details are wanted I could probaly ask him next time we talk.