Train/crew identification numbers

[NW Mailing List]

Sorry, what I really wanted was the system N&W had in service in the 80s before the SOUTHERN merger.
Glenn

> On May 13, 2020 at 11:43 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
>     Does anyone have the key to unlocking the train ID numbers for the Pocahontas Division after the merger with the Southern in the early 80s.
>     Some examples:
>          31PBJ    "3"indicates day of week train started where Sunday =1; "1" is first or only section?; but what does "PBJ" stand for (not peanut butter and jelly)---this is a westbound train out of Bluefield which reaches Williamson
>          2ND77     This train began yesterday (Monday=2); it is probably No. 77, but what do "ND" represent?  This is a WB train from N__ to D__ (Norfolk to Detroit?)
>          22HSP     Another WB out of Bluefield, it is the 2nd section of a train which began yesterday; but what is HSP?  Where to where?
> 
>     Any explanation of this train ID system would be extremely helpful and deeply appreciated.
> 
>     Glenn Fisher
>     Cornwall PA
>     ________________________________________
>     NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org
>     To change your subscription go to
>     http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list
>     Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at
>     http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/
> 


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/attachments/20200513/66e80e43/attachment.html>