Stations

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The rule book stated that a station was "a place designated in the
(operating) timetable by name".  It might have a building, or a siding, or a
large yard, but it might have been just a sign on a post.

EdKing
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> According to the timetable, when a location was listed as a
> station, what exactly does that mean? There are places listed
> as stations that I don't know if there was a phsyical
> building or not? What was the minimum criteria to be listed
> as a station? Places like Ritter-WVa, or Carlos-WVa, or Bartley-WVa.
> There were tipples in all of these places, but what qualifies
> as a station? A lean-to where passengers waited? A full fledged
> station with an agent?
>
> Thanks
> Leslie Eversole
>
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