Draft Operational Summary - Pennrail Bedford Division

Pennrail Bedford Division
Daily schedule


Summary:
	Daily coal loads north - 1 train through
	Daily coal empties south - 1 train through
	Weekday commuter north - 2 trains AM, Bedford to Altoona
	Weekday Commuter south - 2 trains PM, Altoona to Bedford
	Daily merchandise freight - 1 train NB, late PM
	Daily merchandise freight - 1 train SB, early AM
	Daily Local - shift 1, AM - Bedford north to Claysburg & Back
	Daily Local - Shift 2, PM - Bedford east to Mt Dallas and Back
		(EVRR interchange at Mt Dallas)
	Bedford Yard job - night shift - assists pulling cuts of cars off of the merchandise freights,
		already pre=blocked in Lock Haven or Cumberland, also makes the local's consist in time
		for the morning departure.
	Bedford Yard job - 2nd trick - makes up cars brought in by local, sorts for outgoing merchandise trains

	Interchange for South Penn?



Midnight - southbound merchandise freight - drops off cut of cars for/picks up cars from local at Beford

3am - Northbound loaded coal - through train bound for Williamsport

6am - NB Commuter train leaves Bedford for Altoona

6:55a - NB commuter leaves Bedford for Altoona

7am - NB Turn leaves Beford for Claysburg and points north

10am - SB empty coal - through train to Cumberland - Local is on siding at Claysburg for meet

12pm - Local returns south toward bedford - switches bedford industries

3pm - 2nd shift (south half) local leaves Bedford for Mt Dallas

4:30p - 2nd shift local returns from Mt Dallas, heads south to Manns Choice

5pm - SB commuter train enters Division from Altoona, enroute to Bedford

6pm - SB Commuter train enters Division from Altoona, enroute to Bedford

6:30pm - 2nd shift local returns to Bedford from Manns Choice

10pm - NB Merchandise freight - drops cut of cars in Beford for local



Sample timetable in Beford Proper:

NB Departures:


6:00 AM  Train 101

6:55 AM  Train 103


SB Arrivals:

6:00 PM	 Train 102

7:00 PM  Train 104

Train 101 - Northbound Commuter
Departs Bedford 6:00 AM
Arrives Claysburg 6:15AM
Departs Claysburg 6:20AM
Arrives Brooke's Mills 6:30AM
Departs Brooke's Mills 6:33AM
Arrives Hollidaysburg 6:48AM
Departs Hollidaysburg 6:54AM
Arrives Altoona 7:05AM

Train 103 - Northbound Commuter
Departs Bedford 6:55 AM
Arrives Claysburg 7:10AM
Departs Claysburg 7:15AM
Arrives Brooke's Mills 7:25AM
Departs Brooke's Mills 7:28AM
Arrives Hollidaysburg 7:43AM
Departs Hollidaysburg 7:49AM
Arrives Altoona 8:00AM

Train 102 - Southbound Commuter
Departs Altoona 4:50PM
Arrives Hollidaysburg 5:00PM
Departs Hollidaysburg 5:05PM
Arrives Brooke's Mills 5:20PM
Departs Brooke's Mills 5:23PM
Arrives Claysburg 5:33PM
Departs Claysburg 5:38PM
Arrives Bedford 5:53PM

Train 104 - Southbound Commuter
Departs Altoona 5:50PM
Arrives Hollidaysburg 6:00PM
Departs Hollidaysburg 6:05PM
Arrives Brooke's Mills 6:20PM
Departs Brooke's Mills 6:23PM
Arrives Claysburg 6:33PM
Departs Claysburg 6:38PM
Arrives Bedford 6:53PM



Local - Perhaps PR owns the Dunning's Creek Jct to Mt Dallas segment, but EVRR operates, eliminating
the local job serving Mt Dallas but adding the EVRR interchange train?



NB Merchandise Freight - Train 207 - Cumberland-Lock Haven-Buffalo
Departs Cumberland 8pm
passes Hyndman
passes Buffalo Mills
passes Mann's Choice
Arrives Bedford Yard 9:50pm
Departs Bedford Yard 11pm
Passes Cessna 11:20
Passes Claysburg 11:30
Passes Brooke's Mills 11:45
Arrives Hollidaysburg 12:00

-- Ends session in Hollidaysburg

Departs Hollidaysburg 12:15 after crew change
Arrives Altoona
Departs Altoona
Arrives Tyrone 1:00 am
Departs Tyrone 1:15 am
Arrives Lock Haven 2:00 am
- crew change, car swap
Departs Lock Haven 3:00 AM
passes Renovo
Passes Keating
Passes Emporium
Passes Keating Summit
Arrives Buffalo

SB Merchandise Freight - Train 208 - Buffalo-Lock Haven-Cumberland

Departs Buffalo
Passes Olean
Passes Driftwood
Passes Keating summit
Passes Emporium
Passes Keating
Passes Renovo
Arrives Lock Haven
Departs Lock Haven
Passes Milesburg
Passes Port Matilda
Arrives Tyrone

Departs Tyrone
Arrives Altoona
Departs Altoona
Arrives Hollidaysburg
-- Begins session in Hollidaysburg
Departs Hollidaysburg 10:50pm
Passes Brooke's Mills 11:05pm
Arrives Claysburg 11:20 - holds on siding for Train 207
Departs Claysburg 11:40
Passes Cessna 11:50
Arrives Bedford 12:10am

-- Ends session in Bedford
-- Starts session in bedford for all practical purposes

Passes Mann's Choice 12:25am
Passes Buffalo Mills 12:35am
Passes Hyndman 12:55am
Arrives Cumberland 1:10am



NB Coal loads - Train 707 - Cumberland-Lock Haven-Williamsport
Departs Cumberland 1:00 AM
passes Hyndman
passes Buffalo Mills
passes Mann's Choice
Arrives Bedford 3:00 AM
Passes Cessna 3:30 AM
Passes Claysburg 3:45 AN
Passes Brooke's Mills 4:00 AM
Arrives Hollidaysburg 4:15 AM

-- Ends session in Hollidaysburg

Departs Hollidaysburg 4:30 AM after crew change
Arrives Altoona
Departs Altoona
Arrives Tyrone 6:00 am
Departs Tyrone 6:15 am
Arrives Lock Haven 8:00 am
- crew change
Departs Lock Haven 3:00 AM
Passes Avis
Passes McElhatten
Passes Jersey Shore
Passes Corning Jct.
Arrives Williamsport

SB Coal Empties - Train 708 - Williamsport-Lock Haven-Cumberland

Departs Williamsport
Passes corning Jct
Passes Jersey Shore
Passes McElhatten
Passes Avis
Arrives Lock Haven
Departs Lock Haven
Passes Milesburg
Passes Port Matilda
Arrives Tyrone

Departs Tyrone
Arrives Altoona
Departs Altoona
Arrives Hollidaysburg
-- Begins session in Hollidaysburg
Departs Hollidaysburg 8:25Am
Passes Brooke's Mills 8:45Am
Arrives Claysburg 9:00 - holds on siding for Train 207
Departs Claysburg 9:20
Passes Cessna 9:40 am
Arrives Bedford 10:00am
passes Mann's Choice 10:25am
Passes Buffalo Mills 10:35am
Passes Hyndman 10:55am
Arrives Cumberland 11:35am

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