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Dispatcher Sheets

Train dispatcher sheets provide a wealth of information on the operation of a specific UP subdivision over a full 24-hour period.  Among other things they show the symbols and movement records of all trains that operated, their locomotives and any failures that occurred, cabooses, number of loaded and empty cars and gross tons, name of dispatchers, reasons for train delays, any livestock handled, including loading/unloading points, business cars (if present), and weather conditions.  Each dispatcher sheet provides all information necessary to reconstruct the situation that existed at any point along the subdivision on that day – valuable for historians, researchers, prototype modelers, and photographers alike.

For more information on dispatcher sheets see Mark Amfahr’s article “Interpreting Dispatchers’ Train Sheets” in the Winter 2016 issue of The Streamliner.

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Founded in 1984, the Union Pacific Historical Society (UPHS) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Union Pacific Railroad from its beginning in 1862 to the operation as it is today. The society is not supported by, or affiliated with the railroad other than the preservation of its rich and colorful history.

Those of you searching for UPRR employment records or genealogy information please go the Genealogy tab under the Resources section of this website.

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