Idaho Division Local Train Brief

 

Train:                          Nos. 1244 - 1245 Toppenish Turnaround Local

 

Frequency:                   Daily except Sunday.

 

Purpose:                       Performs all switching Pasco to Toppenish, with side trip daily, Kennewick to Richland via UPRR and Government Line.

 

Traffic Handled:            Frozen foods, perishables, hops, potatoes, lumber, sugar beets (seasonal), sugar, canned goods, fertilizer; handles empties westbound from Pasco for above loading.

 

Schedule:                      On duty Pasco 7:30 AM.

 

Connection:                  1242 – 1243 at Toppenish.

Sets out and receives traffic from 1236-1237 at Gibbon.

 

Terminal Handling:        Cars and [sic] station order.

 

On-Line

Performance:                Usual local services; occasionally held at local stations while late loading completed especially frozen foods, potatoes and hops.

 

 

Office of GST.

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