You're right, Bill, it does sound like I was misunderstanding the description.
So for clarification; the MTZ was turned as an entire unit (without uncoupling)
while most other trains had the baggage/mail uncoupled and moved to where they
would be unloaded/loaded. Correct?
Cheers!
Jan Kohl
www.castlegraphics.com
On 3/5/2016 8:57 PM, Bill Hirt whirt@fastmail.com [CBQ] wrote:
> Jan,
>
> I think you are misinterpreting it. It was very easy to turn the train
> set at St. Louis Union Station due to the wye track configuration at the
> station. The train set did the same at Burlington on it's own special
> wye built south of the depot on the K line. Plus with the train set
> being short, it was a lot easier for the TRRA to handle than some of the
> large trains that the MP and other roads ran into St. Louis.
>
> TRRA Employee Timetable 10 (February 4, 1945) shows Train 43 Mark Twain
> Zephyr leaving St. Louis Union Station Track 29 at 8:32 am. The train
> departed North Ranken at 5:30 am to have the mail car set at the station
> for loading (most likely on Track 29).
>
> The return trip Train 44 Mark Twain Zephyr arrived 9:58 pm St Louis
> Union Station Track 14. Note says Motor and Train to North Rankin for
> layover.
>
> TRRA Employee Timetable 31 (October 30, 1955) shows Train 43 Mark Twain
> Zephyr leaving St. Louis Union Station Track 28 at 8:45 am. The train
> departed North Ranken at 5:30 am. Mail car was to be set at 6 am.
>
> The return trip Train 44 Mark Twain Zephyr arrived 10:08 pm St Louis
> Union Station Track 14. Note says Motor and Train to North Rankin for
> layover.
>
> In comparison in 1955, Train 15 the Zephyr Rocket did not depart North
> Rankin until 3:40 pm for a 5:05 pm departure from St Louis Union Station
> Track 34. The mail car was set at the station at 2:00 pm for loading.
>
> Bill Hirt
>
> On 3/5/2016 6:31 PM, JK public@redtower.net [CBQ] wrote:
>> I've been reading the TRRA Historical Society's publication on the Zephyr
>> Rocket, and came across some interesting information.
>>
>> It appeared, from a description early in the book, that the Mark Twain Zephyr
>> was separated for loading/unloading (baggage, RPO, etc), but I thought this
>> was
>> something not easily accomplished with the unit train as built?
>> Maybe I'm misunderstanding what is being described...but was the MTZ pulled
>> apart in St. Louis for loading/unloading? Certainly a unit train would make
>> it
>> a bit more difficult to accomplish loading/unloading regardless of
>> if it was disassembled or not, so I'm interested in hearing what people know
>> about the MTZ (and other unit trains) with regard to how they were turned for
>> the next trip.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Jan Kohl
>> www.castlegraphics.com
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