Erie Lackawanna Railroad 10/1/63 Scranton Div. Dispatcher Sheet Vintage

Description

Up for consideration is an authentic vintage daily record of train movements (dispatcher sheet) from Tuesday, October 1, 1963, from the 24hr dispatcher's desk for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad Scranton Division Main line as well as the Bloomsburg, Syracuse, Wyoming, and Utica branches.  This is the exact sheet you will be bidding on. It includes train crew, train name and number, engine numbers and tonnage, all recorded time stamps, trains assisted, light movements, and extraordinary and unusual occurrences--even the weather.
Today's record included 9 passenger trains,
including
:
1 & 2 -- The Phoebe Snow (brought back only four days earlier, renamed from the E-L Limited)
5 & 6 -- The Lake Cities
10 -- The New York Mail
15 -- The Owl
40 -- The Pocono Express
43 -- The Twilight
Most of these trains would disappear forever in the next 2-3 years.
Also included are movements from main line freights, to include:
HB3
HB9
SB3
1BX
BH1
BH6
NE4
BH2
BH4
Today's unusual occurrences included:
Doubled train due to slippery tracks
Isolated traction
motor
on BH6
This is the only record that exists for this date. In the age before computers, this was how it was done.
This is yellowed with age with some dark discoloration, and have a few light creases and as some tears on the sides (see pic's).
This is a 58 year old official railroad document.
Dimensions: 20" inches X 60" inches.
Dispatcher sheet will be shipped in a USPS priority mail tube with insurance.
Payment is required within 24 hours.