geysergazer posted:Maybe someone can answer this one for me, please? I had the (perhaps mistaken) understanding that the DS has an indication displayed on his CTC board for EVERY signal, not just those at control points.
The dispatcher does not have an indication for every signal.If only control points report track occupancy the DS would be in the dark a lot of the time wrt where trains are. Or is there usually a mix?
There are sometimes points in between long stretches between control points that give an indication of a train's progression. There are also indications for tripped slide fences.Just to bust the myths of your beloved "Crew Talk" emanating from your models, the dispatcher CAN NOT tell a crew to "Take the green"! The dispatcher has no idea what signal indication is displayed out in the field. The dispatcher only knows that he has lined the signals up for the train's movement. The dispatcher will tell the crew to be governed by"signal indication"!
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