PRR Freight Schedules 1959-12-31: CG-8

"THE ACE"

CG-8
Chicago (59th St.), Ill. to Greenville, N. J.

DAILY

Chicago (59th St.) Lv. 8.30 PM (CST)
Chicago (Dolton) Lv. 10.10 PM
Hartsdale Ps. 10.30 PM
Logansport (Van) Ar. 12.30 AM
Logansport (Anoka) Lv. 1.30 AM
Bradford Ps. 4.20 AM (CST)
Columbus Ar. 7.45 AM (EST)
East Columbus Lv. 9.45 AM
Acre Ps. 12.38 PM
Esplen Ps. 2.25 PM
Pitcairn (WG) Ar. 3.00 PM
Pitcairn (SZ) Lv. 4.00 PM
Altoona (Slope) Ar. 7.30 PM
Altoona (Antis) Lv. 8.30 PM
Enola (Banks) Ar. 12.30 AM
Enola (Day) Lv. 1.30 AM
"MA" Ps. 5.15 AM
Waverly Ar. 6.30 AM
Greenville Ar. 7.00 AM

CHICAGO (47th Street) -
CLOSING HOUR -
TrucTrain trailers 5.00 PM, Lv. Chicago 47th St. Shifter - 5.15 PM - Ar. Chicago 59th St. 6.00 PM.

CHICAGO (59th Street) -
CLOSING HOURS:
From ATSF 4.30 PM
" BRC 6.00 PM
" CJ 6.00 PM
" CMStP&P 4.00 PM
" CNW 4.30 PM
" Polk St. 3.30 PM
" CPT 6.00 PM

Consist -
All freight exclusive of tank cars for N&W Ry at Columbus; meat and perishable traffic for Altoona and so routing to Enola-Harrisburg, exclusive, Waverly-Newark, N. J. and points east thereof; perishables for Logansport and so routing; non-perishable traffic for New Haven RR via Greenville, also merchandise and TrucTrain trailers for Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton. (See Notes 1 and 2 on Page 4.)

Makeup - Block Classification
  1. Meat and perishables for Altoona, inclusive to Enola-Harrisburg, exclusive, and for points on and via Susquehanna District, including LV RR via Wilkes Barre, CRR of Pa. via Buttonwood, and D&H RR via Hudson.
  2. Waverly-Newark[,] including perishables for Asbury Park, N. J., Long Branch, N. J., and other points on NY&LB RR; Harsimus Cove Classification, to include meat and perishables only for Brooklyn, N. Y., Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT) delivery.
  3. Points on New Haven RR and so routing via Greenville, N. J.
  4. Points on Long Island RR.
  5. All freight, including TrucTrain traffic, but exclusive of tank cars, routing via N&W Ry. at Columbus.
  6. Perishable traffic for Logansport and so routing. (See Note 2 on Page 4).
  7. Merchandise and TrucTrain trailers for Cincinnati, Dayton, Indianapolis and Louisville; merchandise for Columbus, O.
  8. TrucTrailers for Columbus, O. (on rear thru to Columbus).

DOLTON -
Pick up as per consist and makeup.
Closing Hour from IHB - 8.15 PM (See Note 2 on Page 4).

LOGANSPORT -
Set off Blocks 6 and 7.
Protect connection to Trains: WC-11, NW-88, IL-2 (Sundays), CO-2, LD-10, FW-88, LD-19, LT-2, LD-13 and RH-8 of same day.
Pick up as per makeup.
Protect connection from Trains: RH-7, LD-16, LD-9 and LD-20 (Due to arrive Logansport 8.15 PM with traffic off TP&W) previous day; also traffic from Wabash RR received by 10.30 PM (CT) previous day.

1st CG-8

Block Classification
  1. New Haven RR and so routing via Greenville.
  2. Long Island RR.
  3. Freight routing via N&W at Columbus.
  4. TrucTrailers for Columbus, Ohio.

2nd CG-8

Block Classification
  1. Meat and perishables for Altoona, inclusive to Enola-Harrisburg, exclusive, and for points on and via Susquehanna District, including LV RR via Wilkes-Barre, CRR of Pa. via Buttonwood and D&H RR via Hudson.
  2. Waverly-Newark[,] including perishables for Asbury Park, N. J., Long Branch, N. J., and other points on NY&LB RR; Harsimus Cove Classification, including meat and perishables, only for Brooklyn, N. Y., Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT) delivery.
  3. Fillout, if necessary, with Enola Classification.

COLUMBUS -
Set off Blocks 5 and 8.
When two sections, set off blocks 3 and 4 of first section.
TrucTrailers to be placed by 11.00 AM same day.
Cars to N&W Ry. by 12.30 PM same day.
Protect connection from Trains: CIN-2 and SW-8 of same day.
When two sections, cars from CIN-2 and SW-8 are to be dispatched on first section of CG-8, blocked as per existing instructions.

Makeup - Block Classification
  1. Meat and perishables for Altoona, inclusive to Enola-Harrisburg, exclusive, and for points on and via Susquehanna District, including LV RR via Wilkes-Barre, CRR of Pa. via Buttonwood, and D&H RR via Hudson (from Logansport, Chicago and Columbus (SW-8).
  2. Waverly-Newark[,] including perishables for Asbury Park, N. J., Long Branch, N. J., and other points on NY&LB RR; Harsimus Cove classification[,] including meat and perishables only for Brooklyn, N. Y. - Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT) delivery. (from Logansport, Chicago and Columbus (SW-8).
  3. Points on NH RR and so routing via Greenville, N. J. (from Logansport and Chicago).
  4. Points on Long Island RR. (from Logansport and Chicago).
  5. Points on Long Island RR, New Haven RR and so routing via Greenville, N. J. (from Columbus off trains CIN-2 and SW-8.)

ALTOONA -
Set off Block 1.
Protect connection to Trains: AN-16 and CSB-8 of same day; also AS-2, AMC-2 and M-16 of following day.

WAVERLY -
Set off Block 2.
Perishables for points on NY&LB RR to NJC-1 (Tues., Thurs. and Sunday).
Cars for Hunter Street, Newark, to be placed by 9.00 PM.
Newark, N. J. Hogs to be placed promptly on arrival.
Cars for Jersey City and New York to be advanced to Harsimus Cove on WA-6 leave Waverly 1.00 PM, arrive Harsimus Cove 3.30 PM to insure placement of perishables at Jersey City Ball Ground by 10.00 PM and at Pier 28, New York in time for early delivery and regular markets next morning.

GREENVILLE -
Cars for New Haven RR to be loaded on NH RR floats as follows:
Cars of Boston and Cedar Hill Classification to floats by 10.00 AM[,] blocked separately as between those two classifications[,] for connection [to] train NH-GB-8, leaving Bay Ridge 1.00 PM[,] due Boston 2.00 AM.

Cars of Oak Point Classification to floats by 5.35 PM for connection train NH-NE-2[,] departing Bay Ridge 8.00 PM - arrive Oak Point 9.00 PM - Bridgeport 11.50 PM.

Cars for Long Island RR to be loaded on LI RR floats by not later than 5.00 PM.

NOTE: -1.
CG-8 will protect movement of meat and perishable traffic for New England which is received from connections at Chicago too late to move in Train CG-2. Also Forwarder traffic from connections at Chicago for New England points and missing LCL-2 on Saturday must be forwarded on either CNY-2 or CG-8 Sunday.

NOTE: - 2.
On Saturdays only, account NS-8 not scheduled, Indianapolis and beyond traffic to be handled in Block 6, from Chicago and Dolton[,] for connection with IL-2 at Logansport, on Sunday AM.

REVISION AS OF JUNE 24, 1960
M.F.T.

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