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DS-7-039 C&O Passenger Train Consist Book 1948

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C&O Passenger Train Consist Book 1948

Most railroads with significant passenger business issued consist books which described to operating employees exactly how each train was to be made up, stating the type of car, its line designation (in the case of sleepers) and the terminal to and from which it operated. Special instructions also covered transfer of through cars, holding trains for connections, etc.
This C&O book, issued during the last era of the heavyweight trains, also lists cars lettered for The George Washington, dining car routes, and Railway Post Office routes as well as assigned sleeper lines.
New pages were issued as changes occurred, so the reader will find a variety of dates on the pages contained in this book, but all were current as of the last date shown of May 16, 1948.

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C&O Passenger Train Consist Book 1948

Most railroads with significant passenger business issued consist books which described to operating employees exactly how each train was to be made up, stating the type of car, its line designation (in the case of sleepers) and the terminal to and from which it operated. Special instructions also covered transfer of through cars, holding trains for connections, etc.
This C&O book, issued during the last era of the heavyweight trains, also lists cars lettered for The George Washington, dining car routes, and Railway Post Office routes as well as assigned sleeper lines.
New pages were issued as changes occurred, so the reader will find a variety of dates on the pages contained in this book, but all were current as of the last date shown of May 16, 1948.

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