"To C&E 155 East"

Here is a complete set of orders with clearance card from LaCrosse, Wisconsin on February 1st, 1977. Reads as follows:

 

Clearance Card (white paper)

 

CMStP&P RR Co. Clearance

Station-LaCrosse, Wisconsin

Date-February 1st, 1977

Addressed to C&E Extra 155 East

Clearance No.-103

To-Portage

"4 Orders for your train, #'s 102, 838, 864 & 866.

OK time was 0118 am

Supt.-NHM

Opr-Proksch

 

Train Order #102 (yellow paper)

At LaCrosse

Date-February 1st, 1977

Addressed to C&E eastward trains reads:

"Men and equipment on Eastward track between MP 280 and MP 279 Between LaCrosse and Medary From 8:01 am until 401 pm.

All trains on this track proceed through these limits at reduced speed unless a different speed is verbally authorized by employee in charge or entire train has passed a green flag."

Supt-NHM

Made complete at 0115 am by operator Proksch

 

Train Order #838 (bottom left)

At LaCrosse

Date-January 19th, 1977

Addressed to C&E eastward trains reads:

"The trailing point crossover east of Depot Sparta and the west switch of the eastward siding at Sparta is out of service."

Supt-NHM

Made complete at 1017 pm by operator King

 

Train Order #864 (center bottom)

At LaCrosse

Date-January 27th, 1977

Addressed to C&E eastward extra trains reads:

"On westward track between Portage and LaCrosse frt trains do not exceed

Between MP 179 and MP 215 40 MPH

Between MP 215 and MP 223 35 MPH

Between MP 223 and MP 256 40 MPH

Between MP 256 and MP 257 35 MPH

Between MP 257 and MP 266 40 MPH

Between MP 266 and MP 273 35 MPH

Between MP 273 and MP 278 40 MPH"

Supt.-NHM

Made complete at 341 pm by operator Ristow

 

Train Order #866 (bottom right)

At LaCrosse

Date-January 27th, 1977

Addressed to C&E eastward extra trains reads:

"On eastward track between LaCroose and Portage frt trains do not exceed:

Between MP 278 and MP 273 40 MPH

Between MP 273 and MP 266 35 MPH

Between MP 266 and MP 257 40 MPH

Between MP 257 and MP 256 35 MPH

Between MP 256 and MP 243 40 MPH

Between MP 243 and MP 239 35 MPH

Between MP 239 and MP 223 40 MPH

Between MP 223 and MP 208 35 MPH

Between MP 208 and MP 190 40 MPH

Between MP 190 and MP 179 35 MPH"

Supt.-NHM

Made Complete at 341 pm by operator Ristow

 

 

 

Done