The Friday-only buffet-lounge car that was mentioned in yesterday’s November 1963 timetable as part of Chicago-Galesburg train 15 was no longer offered as of this May timetable. That’s because train 15 was no longer offered as of this May timetable. It’s eastbound counterpart, train 2, had also disappeared.

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Otherwise, the only changes between the two timetables are that some of the branchline trains once listed as mixed but were now ambiguous — “consult agent for details” — have been demoted to “freight service only.” These include such routes as Unionville-Carrollton, Quincy-Hulls, and Vermont-Roseville. Did anyone ever ride these trains?