PRR Freight Schedules 1959-12-31: TT-1

TT-1
Meadows, N.J. to Chicago (55th St.), Ill.

Schedule, Closing Hours, Placement Times and Delivery times will be one hour earlier, on Eastern Standard Time or Central Standard Time basis, during period of Daylight Saving Time.

DAILY - Except Monday and days following Seven Recognized Holidays, EXCEPT during Daylight Saving Time period when the frequency will be daily except Sunday. See Note 1 on Page 3.

TRAIN TO OPERATE AT MAXIMUM SPEED OF 60 MPH WHERE CONDITIONS PERMIT

Meadows Lv. 12.30 AM (EST)
Holmes Ps. 2.10 AM
Frankford Junction Lv. 2.55 AM
Paoli Ps. 3.50 AM
Harrisburg (State) Ar. 5.55 AM
Harrisburg (Banks) Lv. 6.55 AM
Altoona (Antis) Ar. 9.15 AM
Altoona (Slope) Lv. 10.00 AM
Pitt Ps. 1.20 PM
Federal Street Ps. 1.35 PM
Pittsburgh (Island Ave.) Ar. 1.40 PM
Pittsburgh (Island Ave.) Lv. 2.00 PM
East Conway Ar. 2.25 PM
West Conway Lv. 3.00 PM
Wood Ps. 3.25 PM
Crestline Ar. 6.45 PM
Crestline (West Yard) Lv. 7.30 PM
Fort Wayne (Adams) Ar. 9.45 PM (EST)
Fort Wayne (Junction) Lv. 9.10 PM (CST)
Bart Ps. 11.15 PM
Chicago (55th St.) Ar. 11.59 PM

MEADOWS (South Kearny) - Closing Hour:
Monday to Friday, inclusive - 11.00 PM
Tied Down - 11.30 PM
Saturday Only -  9.30 PM
Tied Down - 10.00 PM

TRAFFIC FROM NEW HAVEN RR - GREENVILLE, N.J.
Cars received by 2.00 PM, Monday to Saturday, inclusive, to be moved to Meadows for dispatchment in proper block of train TT-1 due to leave 12.30 AM, next morning.
Cars received after 2.00 PM, Monday to Friday, inclusive to be held for movement in train TT-1 following night, due to leave 12.30 AM.
Cars received after 2.00 PM on Saturday and on Sunday to be held for movement in train TT-1 at 12.30 AM Tuesday.

Consist -
TrucTrain trailers for Pittsburgh, Toledo, Detroit, Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Chicago.

Makeup - Block Classification
  1. Pittsburgh, including Toledo, Detroit, Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids trailers.
  2. Chicago trailers.

PHILADELPHIA (Frankford Jct.) - Closing Hour:
Monday to Friday, inclusive - 11.50 PM
Tied down - 12.30 AM
Saturday Only - 10.20 PM
Tied down -11.00 PM

Hold onto Block 1 and pick up Blocks 1 and 2 per makeup from Meadows.

Makeup - Block Classification
  1. Pittsburgh, including Toledo, Detroit, Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids trailers (from Kearny and Philadelphia).
  2. Chicago trailers (from South Kearny and Philadelphia).

ALTOONA -
Pick up TrucTrain cars for Chicago.
Protect connection from Train BC-7 of same day.

PITTSBURGH (Island Ave.) -
Set off Block 1.
Pittsburgh trailers to be placed by 2.15 PM.
Toledo and Detroit TrucTrain cars to connect with PD-1 from Island Ave., same day.
Protect connectoin of TrucTrain cars for Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids to ED-59 of same day to Conway for movement in following trains:
Cleveland - to VC-1 following day
Youngstown - to PY-3 " "
Akron - to CE-5 " "

Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids to WC-1 next morning to Fort Wayne protecting connecting [sic] to GR-7 with Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids cars.
Pick up trailers for Chicago and empty trailers routing via Chicago.
Protect connection from PC-7 same day.
Closing Hour - 12.30 PM
Tied Down - 1.00 PM
This train to leave Island Avenue with Chicago TrucTrain cars only.

CHICAGO (47th Street) -
Trailers to be placed at 47th St. by 1.00 AM.

NOTE 1:
On Saturday TT-1 should be scheduled to leave Meadows at approximately 11.00 PM or one hour ahead of schedule.
Connection at Altoona from BC-7 on Sunday to be protected and if necessary TT-1 to be held to protect this connection.

REVISION AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1960
M.F.T.


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