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Hewouldnotsavethesystem,hewouldmerelylosehisjobbythetimehesavedonedivision.Nothinghasbeendone.It’sstoppedstill.Whateverismoving,ismovingonanyone’sblindguess—outonthelinewheretheydon’tknowwhetherthey’retomoveortostop.Sometrainsareheldatstations,othersaregoingon,waitingtobestoppedbeforetheyreachColorado.It’swhateverthelocaldispatchersdecide.TheTerminalmanagerdownstairshascancelledalltranscontinentaltrafficfortoday,includingtonight’sComet.Idon’tknowwhatthemanagerinSanFranciscoisdoing.Onlythewreckingcrewsareworking.Atthetunnel.Theyhaven’tcomeanywherenearthewreckasyet.Idon’tthinktheywill."
"PhonetheTerminalmanagerdownstairsandtellhimtoputalltranscontinentaltrainsbackonthescheduleatonce,includingtonight’sComet.Thencomebackhere."
Whenhecameback,shewasbendingoverthemapsshehadspreadonatable,andshespokewhilehemaderapidnotes:"RouteallwestboundtrainssouthfromKirby,Nebraska,downthespurtracktoHastings,downthetrackoftheKansasWesterntoLaurel,Kansas,thentothetrackoftheAtlanticSouthernatJasper,Oklahoma.
WestontheAtlanticSoutherntoFlagstaff,Arizona,northonthetrackoftheFlagstaff-HomedaletoElgin,Utah,northtoMidland,northwestonthetrackoftheWasatchRailwaytoSaltLakeCity.TheWasatchRailwayisanabandonednarrow-gauge.Buyit.Havethegaugespreadtostandard.
