Agreed! I have a reprint, and it is amazing how much of train order-timetable operations were based on what the rules didn't clearly say.

Under TO/TT - a simple "work between" order gave you the right to occupy the main track and move either direction, but with less rights than if you were in yard limits. You had to clear regular trains, and flag both directions against extras that may or may not be there. I doubt this was used that much without giving the work extra some additional rights or limited relief from flagging against extras.

Under TWC - a simple work between gives you the railroad between those points.

I have often have trouble following when you had implied right or superiority against another train. If you were ordered to meet another train, the right to the meeting point was implied. But other times, the order did not give you the right to move - even when they couldn't.

Nowadays, I don't think the railroads can give a meet at a siding without stating which switch the authority extends to. And don't even think of using the "Not in effect until arrival of" line. You have to respect those guys (sorry ladies, it was a man's world in those days) who understood that enough to stay alive. But, they obviously were dangerous without their glow in the dark vests, PTC and a correctly filled out SPAF. And how could they get anything done without a blaring radio? All those extra train crew employees were just an accident waiting to happen! What do you mean I need 3 years experience as a brakeman before I can take the conductor's promotion? Modern technology lets us do that in 6 weeks now.

:-)