PRR Freight Schedules 1959-12-31: BNY-16

"THE ONTARION"

BNY-16
Buffalo, N. Y. to Greenville, N. J.

DAILY

Buffalo Lv. 5.00 AM
Renovo Ar. 11.30 AM
Renovo Lv. 1.30 PM
Lock Haven Lv. 2.30 PM
Rockville Ps. 6.00 PM
Harrisburg Ar. 6.30 PM
Harrisburg Lv. 8.00 PM
Paoli Ps. 11.15 PM
Phila. (44th St.) Ar. 11.45 PM
Holmes Ps. 12.45 AM
Metuchen Ar. 2.00 AM
Linden Ar. 3.00 AM
Waverly Ar. 3.45 AM
Greenville Ar. 4.45 AM

BUFFALO -
Protect connection from Trains: MC-8 and CN-8 of previous day.

Closing Hours:
TrucTrain traffic - 10.00 PM
Tied down - 10.30 PM
South Buffalo RR - 9.30 PM
NKP - TrucTrain traffic loaded automobiles on automobile carriers for Harrisburg (See Note on Page 4.) - 11.00 AM

Consist - All freight as per makeup.

Makeup - Block Classification
  1. TrucTrain traffic for South Kearny, Philadelphia and Harrisburg in that order.
  2. Livestock for Harrisburg proper.
  3. All freight for Philadelphia area (except perishables subject to movement in trains BF-4 and BF-14) to include traffic for General Electric Co. and Fels Co. at Paschall Station; Curtis Publishing Co. and Fels Co., Darby, Pa.; stations on West Chester Branch, to Oakbourne, Pa., inclusive and stations on Newtown Square Branch.
  4. All freight for Metuchen and New Brunswick, N. J., but excluding shipments of auto frames for Metuchen which will not clear via Philadelphia, subject to movement in BF-4 and perishables which require reicing at Renovo.
  5. Linden, N. J. Classification, but excluding shipments of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia, subject to movement in BF-4, and perishables which require reicing at Renovo.
  6. Waverly Classification - To include perishables for points on NY&LB RR; Meadows and Harsimus Cove Classifications, but exclusive of perishables requiring reicing at Renovo.
  7. Greenville Classification, including points on NH RR and LI RR, but excluding shipments of perishables requiring reicing at Renovo.
  8. Renovo Classification.
  9. Perishable freight only for points beyond Renovo, requiring reicing at Renovo, including cars for Waverly and east, but excluding perishables for Philadelphia area subject to movement in trais BF-4 and BF-14.

RENOVO -
Set off Blocks 8 and 9.
Protect traffic, arriving in Block 9 for points Waverly and beyond to be reiced and forwarded in train BF-14 same day to Enola for proper connections at that point.
Perishable traffic of Enola Classification to be reiced and forwarded in train BF-14, same day.
Protect connection to Trains: WR-2 and W-9 of following day.
Pick up livestock for Harrisburg proper and cars for Philadelphia area including export grain, Metuchen, Linden, Waverly and east (exclusive of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia) as per makeup. (See Note).
Protect connection from Trains: W-10 of previous day; W-2 of same day with Philadelphia traffic including export grain; automotive traffic for Metuchen, and Linden, N.J., and traffic for Waverly and east; also R-64 of same day.

Makeup - Block Classification
  1. TrucTrain traffic for South Kearny (from Buffalo).
  2. TrucTrain traffic for Philadelphia (from Buffalo).
  3. TrucTrain traffic for Harrisburg (from Buffalo).
  4. Livestock for Harrisburg proper (from Buffalo and Renovo).
  5. Philadelphia area including export grain off W-2 (from Buffalo and Renovo).
  6. Waverly and east, including perishables for Asbury Park, N.J., Long Branch, N.J. and other points on NY&LB RR (from Renovo).
  7. Linden Classification, exclusive of shipments of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia. (from Renovo).
  8. Metuchen and New Brunswick, N.J., exclusive of shipments of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia. (from Renovo and Buffalo)
  9. Linden Classification, exclusive of shipments of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia. (from Buffalo).
  10. Waverly Classification[,] to include perishables for Asbury Park, N.J., Long Branch, N.J. and other points on NY&LB RR; Meadows and Harsimus Cove Classifications. (from Buffalo).
  11. Greenville Classification, including points on or via New Haven RR and LI RR (from Buffalo).

LOCK HAVEN -
Hold onto Block 1.
Pick up paper shipments for Waverly and East and Philadelphia area in that order.

Makeup leaving Lock Haven
Block Classification
  1. TrucTrain cars for South Kearny (from Buffalo).
  2. Paper shipments for Waverly and East (from Lock Haben).
  3. Paper shipments for Philadelphia Area (from Lock Haben).
  4. TrucTrain cars for Philadelphia (from Buffalo).
  5. TrucTrain cars for Harrisburg (from Buffalo).
  6. Livestock for Harrisburg proper (from Renovo and Buffalo).
  7. Philadelphia Area traffic including export grain off W-2 (from Renovo and Buffalo).
  8. Waverly and east, including perishables for Asbury Park, N.J., Long Branch, N.J. and other points on NY&LB RR (from Renovo)
  9. Linden Classification, exclusive of shipments of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia (from Renovo).
  10. Metuchen and New Brunswick, N.J., exclusive of shipments of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia (from Renovo and Buffalo).
  11. Linden Classification, exclusive of shipments of auto frames which will not clear via Philadelphia (from Buffalo).
  12. Waverly Classification[,] to include perishables for Asbury Park, N.J., Long Branch, N.J. and other points on NY&LB RR; Meadows and Harsimus Cove Classifications (from Buffalo).
  13. Greenville Classification, including points on or via New Haven RR and LIRR (from Buffalo).

HARRISBURG -
Hold onto Blocks 1, 2 and 3.
Set off Blocks 4, 5 and 6 (Philadelphia TrucTrain, Harrisburg TrucTrain and Harrisburg livestock).
TrucTrain cars for Harrisburg to be placed by 8.30 PM.
TrucTrain cars for Philadelphia to connect with train TT-6 leaving 12.05 AM, next day.
Pick up available freight for Philadelphia Area in Block 7.

PHILADELPHIA (44th Street) -
Hold onto Blocks 1 and 2 (So. Kearny TrucTrain cars and shipments of paper for Waverly and East).
Set off Blocks 3 and 7 (paper shipments for Phila. Area and other Philadelphia Area freight).

METUCHEN -
Set off Block 10.

LINDEN -
Set off Blocks 9 and 11.

WAVERLY -
Set off Blocks 2, 8 and 12.
Protect connection to NJC-1 (Thurs. & Sunday).
Traffic for Meadows and Harsimus Cove districts; TrucTrain cars for South Kearny and flour shipments for New York export, to move on Train WA-6 leaving Waverly 1.00 PM day of arrival.
TrucTrain cars to be placed at South Kearny by 2.30 PM same day.
Traffic from Renovo and Lock Haven for Greenville and so routing to connect with WF-16 leaving Waverly 6.15 PM, arrive Greenville 6.45 PM day of arrival.
Traffic for NYNH&H RR to floats by 11.50 PM day of arrival for train NH-FGB-2 departing Bay Ridge 8.00 AM following day.
Traffic for LI RR to LI RR floats by not later than 5.00 AM following day.

GREENVILLE -
Cars for New Haven RR to be loaded on NH RR floats by 5.35 PM, day of arrival, for NH-NE-2, departing Bay Ridge 8.00 PM.
Cars for Long Island RR to be loaded on LI RR floats by not later than 5.00 PM day of arrival.

NOTE: -
Account this train operating via Harrisburg, it must not be filled out with any freight of Enola Classification from either Buffalo or Renovo.

REVISION AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 1960
M.F.T.

Editor Note:
  1. "THE ONTARION" is as in the original; this should almost a misspelling of "ONTARIAN".

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