Searchable Conrail Freight Schedules
Eastern Railroad News Archive - June 1, 1998
Search Tips - Read These First!
- Please note that the Freight Schedule Search is Case Sensitive. A
search for Allentown will have different results than a search
for allentown. This searches location data only to provide a
listing of all trains scheduled at that location.
- Note that not all trains are scheduled for every location on a route;
therefore, a TV train might be scheduled only at CP-102 and CP-194,
but not CP-26 and CP-55 in between. Therefore, when generating a schedule
for a particular area, it is a good idea to search for the most prominent
location in that area. Otherwise, you can enter a second location name,
which will then search for both locations entered. Browse through the
schedules to find place names that might work well in a search.
- There has been some confusion about what the Day column means.
Look at a schedule, such as this one. You will see the Day column
listed on the right. This shows you how many days the train runs, as
many trains take several days to make their journey. This Day column
is different than when a schedule says "Operates Daily" or "Operates
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday". When a schedule says "Operates
Daily" or "Operates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday",
et cetera, this shows the days the train leaves it's originating terminal.
The Day column is different, as it shows you how many days the
train has been running since the day the train left it's originating
terminal.
When the schedule says "Operates Daily", the train should
run daily unless for some reason that train was cancelled for that
day. If the schedule says the train only operates certain days
of the week, and the Day column says "Day 1",
then the train will run on the days listed. However, if the Day column
says "Day 2", the train will run the day after each day
listed. Similarly, if a train is listed "Operates Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday", and the Day column says "Day
2" then you should see this train on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday. If the Day column says "Day 3", you'd
see that train on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
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