Updated Timetable and Schedule for Aquia Line

Based on the feed back from the operation sessions I have updated the timetable and schedule for the Aquia Line.

This revision creates two main periods of action - a morning session and an afternoon session. Both periods would run two scheduled trains in each direction in roughly 3 hours.  There is also a train in the evening if we want to do an ops session on a week night.  Chances are we will never run No.1 and 2. as I don't know too many model RRer's that want to operate that early.

Note that in the revised schedule meets take place in Brooke or Stoneman's. So the conductors have to be a bit more on their toes.  I also noted that on other timetables, scheduled meets are in bold and underlined. So I adopted that practice too.

The ACWRRHS session showed that running an extra train is a great addition, so I will plan to do that when I have enough operators.  However, I think we demonstrated that having 3-man crews is too crowded for the aisles. So I will stick to 2-man crews in the future.   That means a typical op session without an extra will need 4 crewmen. If 6 show up, then we run an extra.

Also, Thom Radice asked a question about what happens when a train is late for a meet. I found the answer on another USMRR time table for the Orange and Alexandria where trains had several scheduled meets.  Here is the what it said,

No Train having the right to the Road must leave any station or passing place, where by the schedule it should pass a train, until Ten Minutes after its own time per schedule; and this ten minutes (allowed for variation of watches) must be observed at every succeeding station until it shall have passed the expected train; and no portion of the ten minutes allowed for variation of watches must be used by Trains running in either direction. 

It's a bit hard to comprehend, but I think it means that a southbound train can leave a scheduled meet if the opposing train is at least ten minutes late. That process will repeat at each station until they meet the late train.

Also,  today I matted and framed a print of the locomotive Deveraux that was drawn by John Ott. He gave me a copy as a gift. As anyone who has visited my basement knows, the walls are pretty well full, so adding a print is a zero-sum game. I managed to find a place to for it in the stairwell. Thanks John. It's a beautiful drawing. If you want to get your own prints you can order them from John's site.