Northern Pacific Railway Idaho Division Train Briefs

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Item includes one (1) copy of an old NP Northern Pacific Railway Train Brief List for the Idaho Divison (one of six Divisions on the NP at that time) from 1969, black text on white paper, 8.5"x11" bound in a clear-front report cover for handy reference. NP Trains covered and included: 1067-1068 Paradise-Weeksville Switcher. 1069-1070 Paradise-Trout Creek Local. 1130-1129 Yardley-Kootenai Turnaround Local. 1132-1131 Yardley-Coeur d'Alene Turnaround Local. 1135-1136 Yardley-Kendrick Local. 1139-1140 Pullman-Moscow Switcher. 1143-1144 Yardley-Coulee City Local. 1147-1148 Yardley to Creston Turnaround Local (Chain Gang Crews). 1159-1160 Yardley-Velox Switcher. 1161-1162 Pasco-Yardley Local. 1234-1235 Wheeler Turnaround Local. 1242-1243 Yakima-White Swan Turnaround Local. 1236-1237 4th Sub Turnaround Local. 1244-1245 Toppenish Turnaround Local. 1246-1247 Pendelton Turnaround Local. 1248-1249 Walla Walla Turnaround Local. 1250-1251 Walla Walla-Dayton Turnaround Local. 1252-1253 Pasco-Riparia Turnaround Local. This information describes in detail what each train was, the work it did, w it went, time on duty, cars handled, other trains it connected with, stuff like this. 's an example verbatim from this booklet: Idaho Division Local Train Brief Train 1130-1129 Yardley-Kootenai Turnaround Local. Frequency: Daily except Sunday. Purpose: Performs switching at Velox, Monday, Wednesday and Friday and all switching at Rathdrum, Ramsey, Athol, Cocolalla, Sandpoint, Kootenai, Monday through Saturday. Preponderance of work is at Velox, Sandpoint and Kootenai. NP No. 602 Train picks up cars delivered from Spokane International in interchange at Sandpoint and other cars placed in blocks by this local. Considerable chips and lumber products are handled at Sandpoint and Kootenai. Traffic Handled: Lumber products, chips, pulp logs, poles, fertilizer, and various loads and empties for Velox. Schedule: On duty 7:00AM, Yardley, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Duty 8:30AM Sandpoint, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Terminal Handling: Connection made at Sandpoint with Spokane International Railroad and NP 602 and at Yardley with 607 and 606. On-Line Performance: Local switching Yardley-Kootenai. The above information is but one (1) of the eighteen (18) train briefs included for the NP's Idaho Division. If you're studying or modeling any part of the Idaho Division then this information will tell you about all the NP's trains originating Some of the briefs are extremely detailed especially for the trains handling more traffic, serving more complicated industries, and so forth. Essentially this was the yardmasters and trainmasters quide to know what jobs they had and what traffic had to be handled on each of those jobs each day. NP Northern Pacific came part of the larger BN Burlington Northern (which is now is now BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe) formed in 1970 by the merging of NP Northern Pacific, GN Great Northern, CB&Q Chicago Burlington & Quincy (Burlington Route), and the SP&S Spokane Portland & Seattle. If you still have a question please email me before you buy. I'll do my best to answer your questions ASAP. Payment by check or money order is fine, checks clear 10 days before shipping otherwise shipment is FAST via Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation and pro-packing. T hank you and happy bidding on this very useful and interesting item. read more

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