Earl Wrote:
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> Sharrod Wrote:
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> > Earl Wrote:
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> > > Regular stops for the San Juan -
> > Alamosa-Durango.
> > >
> > > La Jara
> > > Romeo
> > > Antonito
> > > Sublette (water)
> > > Cumbres (air test)
> > > Chama (water)
> > > Lumberton
> > > Dulce
> > > Gato (water)
> > > Caracas (meet with the opposing train)
> > > Ignacio.
> > >
> > > If you cut the stops at La Jara, Romeo,
> > Lumberton,
> > > and Ignacio, you might speed things up by
> maybe
> > an
> > > hour. Remember, the train also hauled mail
> to
> > all
> > > those outlying areas. So those stops were
> > > important revenue producers.
> >
> > 15 minutes per stop? Even for steam, that seems
> > excessive. Think about how long the stops are
> on
> > the Disneyland Railroad.
>
> Probably less than that. Chama's stop included
> engine crew change, fire cleaning, engine
> servicing, plus whatever passenger/head end work.
> All in FIVE minutes. Places like La Jara, Romeo,
> Antonito, Lumberton, Dulce & Ignacio did
> considerable head end express business taking a
> few minutes. I imagine a basic passenger pick
> up/set off could be measured in seconds instead of
> minutes. The times shown in the employee
> timetables was the departure time. So if they go
> someplace a bit early, by law they could not leave
> early and would sit and allow the timetable to
> catch up with them.
Just for reference, I teach timetable planning at the university here in Denmark. We allow 30 seconds for the timetable model for the suburban railway stops. We allow 15 seconds for the quietest local stations.
