I was wondering how I might obtain a current ETT for Conrail operations in Northern NJ, especially along the ex-LV line between Bound Brook, NJ, and Newark, NJ?
Good luck, there are a very few floating around at train shows or on eBay. Most railroads up there treat their published material as though it were a matter of national security, which it isn’t. But, try telling some[D)][censored] that thinks those publications are sensitive that you have one, then get a lawyer[banghead]!
Good luck. As PBenham said, Timetables, Operating Rule Books, and other company publications are for the government of employees only. And now, more then ever, such property is suppose to remain within the company - because according to certain government agencies, the information contained is a matter of national security.
Nick
If anyone would use an ETT to plan some nefarious act, they need to get in line behind the railroads, who seem quite able to produce three train wrecks a day on average without the aid of any outside facilitators.
And if terrorists truly wanted to cause pain and suffering, all they need to do is consult a PTT, which for some unknown reason somehow escaped being classified as private as a matter of national security.
Just my two cents.
There is information in the ETT the public has no need to know. I do a rail security certification every year. ETTs and Rule Books are considered privileged information, and are not to be disseminated to non-railroad employees.
Nick
ETT? PTT?
ETT = Employee Timetable, made available to employees only.
PTT = Passenger Timetable, available to the general public and contains schedules for all passenger trains on the line or road.
An ETT contains schedules for all regular movements, both freight and passenger (if applicable), and contains rules of the road and standing orders, such as speed limits. You can find many non-current ETTs posted on-line by doing a Google search.
To get you started, here’s an old one (1947) I recently came across for the former Lehigh Valley Railroad:
http://www.lvrr.com/index.php?album=%2FM-LVRR%201947%20Time%20Table
It is of interest because it covers rules for both steam and diesel locomotives. Note that this one is 100 pages long and covers operations from Buffalo, NY, to Jersey City, NJ.
Larger railroads would issue ETTs by divisions rather than for the entire road. For example, the Santa Fe, which stretched from Chicago to the Texas Gulf Coast and to Los Angeles and San Francisco, would issue its ETTs in about a dozen different divisions.