On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, TheVLBG wrote:
> Tom:
>
> That is only partially true in the present. Lines that
> are obviously North/South do use those directions.
>
> One example is Denver to Pueblo.
>
> TheVLBG
The ex-Santa Fe from Newton south to Oklahoma, Fort
Worth, Houston and Galveston clearly north-south, but
the timetable direction is still east-west.
Interesting enough, when the GC&SF still issued
timetables in its own name, Purcell to Galveston was
north-south. But as soon as the separate GC&SF
corporation went out of existence, it became east-
west like the rest of the Santa Fe.
Toward Chicago was east; away from Chicago was
westward.
I believe the Southern Pacific followed a
similar rule--toward San Francisco was westward,
away from San Francisco was eastward.
Wes Leatherock
wleath@s...
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