N&W Car Movement Punch Card

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My guess is that it took more than 1 card to complete the info for the movement. Since there was probably a full-time key punch operator (or more), there were boxes of cards to do the job. Each card showed the format for all 3 parts of the info for a movement. Only one part was punched in any card. Punch part one; punch part 2 in the next card, and part 3 in the third card. Start next car. N&W had men as key punch operators because they were supposed to be better than women (cough).

 

Craig Close   BORHS/C&A Live Steam/FoGFLP/HFRHS

Balimer Merlan

OK: Far West Catonsville

Or: Greater Oella

 

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Tommy Duncan provided a N&W car IBM data punch card. When I did punched cards, I only had a single row of 80 characters so I am not sure how multiple rows of data were on one card for a single car movement. If anyone has that experience on the N&W List, I will welcome the information.

Best wishes for the holidays,

Frank Scheer
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