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|    JG to hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com    |
|    Re: Should train schedules have bold fac    |
|    16 Jun 14 16:01:02    |
      From: jgrove24@hotmail.com              On Monday, June 16, 2014 12:06:05 PM UTC-5, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:       > I was looking at a timetable and couldn't tell if the 1 o'clock departure       was afternoon or late at night. Finally, off to the side, I found a notation       that it was afternoon and evening service, so it was a 1 am departure.       >        >        >        > In the old days, a standard convention in timetables was that a.m. times       were in light face, while p.m. train times were in bold face.       >        >        >        > Metra still does this, but other carriers don't.       >        > http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metr       _system_map/up-nw/map/_jcr_content/download/file.res/UPNW_Timetable04282014.pdf              Metra BNSF staying within 15 minutes of their published schedule would be a       miracle:              https://twitter.com/metraBNSF              BNSF Advisory - Inbound Train #1270 Scheduled To Arrive Chicago At 4:44 P.M. -       Delayed 15 Minutes. http://metrarail.com               BNSF Advisory - Train #1264 Scheduled to Arrive Chicago at 11:47 A.M. 18-20       Minute Delay http://metrarail.com               BNSF Advisory - Train #1264 Scheduled to Depart Aurora at 10:20 A.M. Delayed       Departure http://metrarail.com               BNSF Advisory - Train #1260 Scheduled to Arrive Chicago at 9:47 A.M. 30 Minute       Delay http://metrarail.com              BNSF Advisory - Train #1256 Scheduled to Depart Fairview Avenue at 8:07 A.M.       Will Not Operate http://metrarail.com               BNSF Advisory - Train #1256 Scheduled to Depart Fairview Avenue at 8:07 A.M.       Remains Stopped Near Downers Grove http://metrarail.com              Metra BNSF @metraBNSF · Jun 14              BNSF Advisory - Inbound Train #1316 Scheduled To Arrive Chicago At 3:47 P.M. -       Delayed 30 Minutes http://metrarail.com               --- SoupGate/W32 v1.03        * Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- UseNet FTN Gateway (1:2320/1)    |
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