Definitions help. A train consists of a locomotive, with or without cars, going from someplace to someplace under some authority. It is identified by the presence of marker lamps on the rear. Authority can be time table or train order or, I suppose, track warrant or paddle or staff. Trains are classified into classes. First class was/is almost always passenger schedules. The other classes varied by railroad to accomodate what each thought important. Extras are non-scheduled trains of any class indicated by white flags or lights on the locomotive. Many railroads run/ran all their freight as extras. Sections are pieces of regularly scheduled trains indicated on all sections except the last one by green flags or lights on the locomotive. There were no "return" trains. Trains originated, they ran, they terminated, they died. Their equipment and crews went to other trains, usually not together. This is sketchy, and I'll bet there will be other responses, but it's a start. Randy Brown - -------------------------------------------------------------- jon.liles_@_us.schneider-electric.com wrote: List, Just out of curiosity, I noticed in the two ETTs below that the schedule for the Buffalo and Southwestern Division has three westbound 2nd Class trains but no complimentary eastbound trains. Are these trains going back to Buffalo from Jamestown via another railroad? I believe many railroads made a scheduled train going in one direction, ususally from the oringinating point. This allows the train to run without needing any train orders. The return trains were run as extras. Ususally only one train order needed to start the train. All meets were made by the timetable. bob gillis ------------------------------
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