>>jon.liles_@_us.schneider-electric.com initially asked: >>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? >robertgillis_@_verizon.net graciously answered: >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 Bob, Thanks for the answer. I never considered that the train would be run as an extra. What would be the advantage to doing business this way? Wouldn't a schedule be better so the potential passengers might have a better idea when to show up at the station? Jon Liles ELHS # 3158 NMRA # 125464 CVRHS # 195 ------------------------------
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