--- thomasd@xxxxxxx wrote:
If a time table showed scheduled freights in one direction only, it wouldn't
matter whether that direction was eastbound or westbound. The normal
superiority of eastbound trains was only effective against westbound trains of
the same class. Extras in one direction would be inferior to all opposing
scheduled trains regardless of which direction they were going. The choice of
which direction to print in the time table would likely depend on which was
more convenient for dispatching purposes.
*** Could it also have something to do with the predominance of
loaded traffic in one direction as in the case at least of the
Newport S/D? IOW, more loads in one direction meaning more trains
(e.g., additional sections and/or extras) moving in that
direction...?
John
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