04-29-2012, 02:51 PM
What you didn't say is what era you're modeling. Train orders were usually issued by a trackside operator and are associated with timetable superiority of trains; the use of track warrants is largely used in the era of centralized dispatchers talking directly to trains in a non-scheduled environment.
Your own railroad will have its own protocol for radio use. To establish the locale of the railroad you should mimic the style of connecting railroads when their crews/dispatcher show up in your operations (and that is what you seem to want to do here).
Listen to BNSF operations on your own scanner or an Internet feed. Find a company rule book at a swap meet. Talk to railroaders that work in the area. Research is the key.
Your own railroad will have its own protocol for radio use. To establish the locale of the railroad you should mimic the style of connecting railroads when their crews/dispatcher show up in your operations (and that is what you seem to want to do here).
Listen to BNSF operations on your own scanner or an Internet feed. Find a company rule book at a swap meet. Talk to railroaders that work in the area. Research is the key.