Directions on the Tug Fork Branch

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On the Infamous PRR, NY was always east. So the commuter trains from 
here, running northwest are
timetable east bound. Although they may be east bound going through the 
tunnel to Manhatten.
Tom Cosgrove
Red Bank NJ

On 9/23/2014 1:52 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> David –
> With few exceptions (notably the Buchanan Branch) the coal field 
> branch lines were set up that trains moving away from the main line 
> were westbound, and those moving toward the main line were eastward, 
> regardless of compass direction.
> The mighty Southern Pacific decreed that all trains moving toward San 
> Francisco were westbound, and away from Frisco eastbound. even if the 
> trains were moving between Portland, Oregon or Los Angeles toward Frisco.
> Ed King
> *From:* NW Mailing List <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 12:47 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* Directions on the Tug Fork Branch
> Why do Employee Timetables list the direction from Welch/Tug Tower to 
> Gary and beyond as Westward and the direction from Filbert through 
> Gary to Welch as Eastward? The compass direction on a map clearly is 
> in a Southeast direction.
> David W. Luttrell
>
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-- 
Tom Cosgrove
Past Captain RBVFA Squad, EMT-B
N2VFK
SKYWARN Spotter LME002
Red Cross Disaster Volunteer since 1995

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