'The dispatchers's prayer

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germanium

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December 2005
From: Hampshire, England
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'The dispatchers's prayer

Posted by germanium on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:20 AM

Do any of you remember a piece of verse called "the dispatcher's prayer" ?

It appeared (if memory serves me correctly) in "Railroad Magazine" sometime in the late 50's/early 60's.

The last verse ran (I believe) -
"May the lights stay green tonight
with a meet or a pass for all,
Until the home yard light
Flashes the last highball."

AntonioFP45

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December 2003
From: Good ol' USA
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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:20 PM

Pretty neat! Seems appropriate for locomotive crews as well.

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Railfan1

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July 2006
From: The Beautiful North Georgia Mountians
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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:05 PM

Just the last verse makes me want to see the rest of it. Big Smile [:D]

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PigFarmer1

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February 2005
From: Nebraska
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Posted by PigFarmer1 on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:14 PM

I wonder if it says anything about MoW crews. Something along the lines of, "God please don't let any maintenance crews call me. They're so annoying they way they beg for some time to do their jobs so that might my job might be a little easier..."

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