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Yesterday. at Silver Spring, I watched a westbound train, which had what appeared to be empty auto rack cars. go west. But then I noticed that a few of the cars had one or two autos in them. Are they rejects? And where does the train operate to/from? I assume Jessup is one of the locations.

In the end, which was April 26, 1958, the B&O trains between Washington and Jersey City, which were not connections, but through trains between Jersey City and Chicago, Jersey City and St. Louis and Jersey City and Washington, were: Trains 1/2, The National Limited; Trains 3/4, The Diplomat; Tra...

John:
The article that you mentioned is the one that I ended up writing. Thanks for the compliment.

And thanks for the additional information about Roelofs. Unfortunately, I could find little information on it at the time of the article.

R.N. Nelson

All MARC and VRE trains as well as all of the transit (buses, subway, light rail) in Baltimore and Washington is cancelled for Monday and Tuesday. Washington Metro will make a decision Tuesday morning if to operate that afternoon.

Check the B&OHS Web site, Company Store. They stock reprints of some of what you are locking for, at least late 1950s early 1960s. Don't know where you'll find a consist book for the 1970s, but then, they may have them.

Norman

The Capital Transit route into Virgina was very short in that state. The line crossed the Potomac River on the Key Bridge, which was all in D.C. and only had a loop immediately on the other side in Virgina at Rosslyn. So the Virginia State segregation law that "Colored seat from rear" was ...

Thanks so much. I guess I should have thought of that.

I was in Union Station on Friday and noticed the net extending over the main concourse where the passenger waiting room used to be. Does anybody know what it is for?

Thanks. I think I now have it straight.

Norman

Thanks. Now I think I have it straight.

Norman

Thanks. Now I know for sure

Norman

Anybody have any information on 11 the ex-Troop Sleepers or maybe Kitchen cars that were converted to DL&W Express cars 2111-2121?

What type of cars were 2077 and 2101?

Norman

The north track being the one that is north of a second track which would be the south track. If so, the north track would be the westbound, right?

Norman

On the B&O, eastbound tracks were even numbered and westbound tracks were odd numbered. But on the CNJ, it was the exact opposite.

What about the PRR?

Norman

On the B&O, eastbound tracks were even numbered and westbound tracks were odd. But on the CNJ, it was the exact opposite.

What about the RDG?

Norman