01-16-2009, 01:12 AM
Bob,
That was a VERY helpful link, thank you. I have it bookmarked.
On a seperate note...
There is a difference between Pool cars and passenger interchange. Passenger interchange is the same thing as freight interchange, with the obvious caveat being that the commodity is people.
Pool traffic is by specific agreement, where at least 2 roads contribute rolling stock, or power to a passenger train. There are several examples of pool trains.
An example of interchange would be the Pere Marquette Resort Special. It would receive 2 cars, or up to entire trains from the B&O at Detroit, destined for Ludington or Traverse City, MI. If it where a matter of a few cars they would make a few switching moves. If it where an entire train they would just switch power. This was by specific agreement, but it was not a pool agreement. What I don't know is if the B&O swap was all Pullman, or if they were B&O or PM cars.
Matt
That was a VERY helpful link, thank you. I have it bookmarked.
On a seperate note...
There is a difference between Pool cars and passenger interchange. Passenger interchange is the same thing as freight interchange, with the obvious caveat being that the commodity is people.
Pool traffic is by specific agreement, where at least 2 roads contribute rolling stock, or power to a passenger train. There are several examples of pool trains.
An example of interchange would be the Pere Marquette Resort Special. It would receive 2 cars, or up to entire trains from the B&O at Detroit, destined for Ludington or Traverse City, MI. If it where a matter of a few cars they would make a few switching moves. If it where an entire train they would just switch power. This was by specific agreement, but it was not a pool agreement. What I don't know is if the B&O swap was all Pullman, or if they were B&O or PM cars.
Matt
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