Switch Terminology

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What we would hear over the radio was when the dispatcher is having 
trouble with a _/*power switch*/_ and communicating with the signal 
maintainer, the maintainer would ask the dispatcher to either "Normal" 
or "Reverse" the switch.

Conversations between crew members would be concerning a_/*hand thrown 
switch*/_, "did you open up?", "did you leave the switch open?" or "did 
you close up?" or telling the dispatcher the same.

Jimmy Lisle

On 2/24/2015 6:31 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> The above applies to radio communication on modern day NS, I presume
> it also applied to N&W as well since terminology rarely changes on
> the railroad. Jimmy or another actual railroader, please correct me
> if my presumption is incorrect.

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