SAMPLE TRAIN ORDERS

ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF/ALTON LINE

One day in 1978, I rode Amtrak from St. Louis to Chicago. And a segment of the CTC would be out of service, requiring manual dispatching.


Train order issued at Wann, south of Alton, providing for suspension of the CTC system over a segment between Carlinville and Springfield.


Train order issued at Wann, south of Alton, providing for a temporary train order office at Carlinville.


Train order issued at Carlinville, specifying the earliest time that the Amtrak train would enter the temporary manual dispatching territory. Freight train crews would be required to observe this time, for staying out of the way of the Amtrak train.