In a message dated 11/16/00 9:53:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, sjl@p...
writes:
<< When the transcontinental sleeper ran (up until 1957) one of the Chicago
Sleepers would head east on either the Pennsylvania or New York Central
Railroads and other would come off of those runs (they alternated Pennsy one
day, NYC the next) for that Afternoon's CZ. Only one additional car, PRR's
Silver Rapids, was
needed to protect this service. >>
Steve,
Great answer. Thanks. On the transcon car, we had talked about this in one
of the Q&A's in the Zephyr. The $64,000 question is, how did the NYC
discharge it's obligation to the pool if it didn't own a CZ car like the PRR.
It must have paid mileage to the pool and used the available 10-6 sleepers.
The NYC car would also have to be transferred between La Salle Street station
and Union station. Anyone have some more information on this, especially how
the transfer would take place?
Rich
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