(erielack) consists v. consist books - reference DL&W Passenger Train Consists

["Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>]

A clarification posted this morning which explains the "20 car consist" posted yesterday . . . 

SGL

> Those are nice consists for the Lackawanna passenger trains. 
> Please provide the engine numbers if you have them as they 
> are just as much a part of the  passenger train consist as 
> are the  cars themselves. 
> _______________________________________________
> >>> In this case it's impossible to do this because what was posted
> were THEORETICAL consists or train makeups as would appear in 
> a RR's consist book or similar document generated by the 
> transportation department of a RR for the guidance of those 
> actually making up trains. As such they were not ACTUAL 
> consists as observed or otherwise recorded for specific 
> trains on a specific date.
> 
> Don't be confused by the date given in the post. This was 
> likely the effective date of the document from which these 
> makeups were taken. 
> RRs typically issued new editions of these documents every 
> time a new employee timetable was issued which was at least 
> at every time change so twice a year at least (note that the 
> change from daylight to standard time was late September 
> years ago, not late October as it is now).
> 
> BTW, in my experience the consist books issued by RRs 
> typically did not list the type of motive power to be 
> assigned to a given train. 
> There was usually a separate document for this. I know the NH 
> for example had one booklet for car assignments and a 
> separate booklet for locomotive assignments.
> 
> On a forum such as this it would be helpful in the future if 
> posters clearly stated whether they were posting actual 
> consists for a specific train and date, or a theoretical 
> train makeup and/or motive power assignment based on RR 
> documents. While both actual and theoretical assignments are 
> of interest it's important to know what one is looking at.

Forwarded by SGL


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