TRAN 161 — Dispatch Responsibilities I
This beginning course analyzes the duties, tasks, and responsibilities of dispatchers and crew members relating to train movement, record keeping, delay of train, issuing instructions, and restricting train movement. The course incorporates transportation technology by using specific computer applications to access train characteristics (DSCR), create train sheets using the CAD system, access the Train Status Lineup (TSL), place a train into tracking using the Computer Aided Control application (DSID), access the Yard Train tracking application (DSID), and access the Train Operation Address File Database (TOAD