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hank

April 15, 2021 07:41PM

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Jimr260 Wrote:
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> Two questions - 1) any idea why there was such a
> large passenger count on 315?

Can't be free beer, this is during prohibition.

> 2) Why was 325 a
> numbered train, not an extra?

Basically, because that was the the D&RG(W) had been doing it for over 40 years. Time Table & Train Order, this was a regularly scheduled 3rd class train and was superior to any extras it met. Just the way things used to be.

Hank

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