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Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway?
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 10-09-2020 - 14:06

Douglas Wrote:
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> Pdx;
>
> It's standard military phonetics.
>
> PDX is Papa, Delta, Xray.
>
> R is Roger, for "received". Dispatchers used it
> with their initials to be clear what they said.
> Why trainmen are saying Roger though is beyond me.
> MRL rules?

It's not just MRL, kinda of a RR universal I think. Also hear "Roger that" quite frequently. It's also funny that I.T. people also have their own code for letters.

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  So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Pdxrailtransit 10-09-2020 - 13:05
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Fredo 10-09-2020 - 13:16
  Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe... Pdxrailtransit 10-09-2020 - 13:26
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Ms. Pasternak 10-09-2020 - 13:25
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Douglas 10-09-2020 - 13:53
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Pdxrailtransit 10-09-2020 - 14:06
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? dcel98 10-09-2020 - 14:12
  Copy is different than Roger BN Oly 10-09-2020 - 20:45
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Douglas 10-09-2020 - 14:16
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? George Scott 10-09-2020 - 14:26
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Pdxrailtransit 10-09-2020 - 14:30
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Harrt 10-09-2020 - 14:41
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Bruce Kelly 10-09-2020 - 14:59
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Ernest H. Robl 10-09-2020 - 16:30
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? lpngandy 10-10-2020 - 13:48
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? George Andrews 10-09-2020 - 16:52
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Shortline Sammie 10-09-2020 - 17:04
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? M. Harris 10-09-2020 - 17:50
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Roger 10-09-2020 - 18:32
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Mr. Rogers 10-09-2020 - 19:04
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Son Volt 10-09-2020 - 19:43
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Roger 10-09-2020 - 21:20
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Uncle Tupelo 10-09-2020 - 22:03
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Nudge 10-11-2020 - 17:11
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? antique flange 10-09-2020 - 21:19
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Jornada del muro fronterizo 10-10-2020 - 05:29
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Pdxrailtransit 10-10-2020 - 07:49
  Re: So, who the heck was Roger anyway? Alf Doten 10-12-2020 - 08:56


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