900507 Dispatcher station deep within Union Pacific Railroad's Harriman dispatching center in Omaha, Nebr. From that center, dozens of dispaters, working from dozens of similar workstations monitor and direct trains over thousands of miles of track. This dispatcher is selecting a remote radio transmitter to talk to a train. The track segment where the train is located is displayed on the monitor at left. The status of other track segments is shown on the rear wall via video projection.

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