I have attempted to find a book, article DVD or anything on the proper use of the Bells and horns. By proper use I mean the correct toots and clappers that you should hear at crossings, backing up, moving forward and for every thing else.  Can someone please direct me to the correct informaion?

A friend and I are beginning to try some scenarios on our layouts with car cards and waybills. We both found ourselves mixing up set out cards and pick up cards as we worked (mostly due to the lack of a sorting shelf, etc.)

What do you guys do physically to keep them separated? Two separate apron pockets? A binder ring through the decks, etc.?

In his how-to video series, Joe shows a glimpse into Track Warrant's, but we don't see it from the Dispatcher's side and I was wondering if there is some form or sheet the dispatcher uses to make sure he/she isn't writing conflicting Track Warrant's.  And if so, can someone point me to some examples that would be useful for model railroad's.

Thanks.

Ken L

I have been playing around with Easy Model Railroad Inventory program by Bob Langer recently.

It also has operations included in the program. I have been using the inventory part of the program to catalog all my rail cars. It seems to work quite well. I have started to update the operations part of the program, but I am not too far into it.

Any one with any experience using this program for operations?

Paul