Time Table Acronyms

From Grand Trunk Railway System Operating Rules and General Regulations, effective June 18, 1911.

  1. The following symbols in the time table indicate:
    *
    See footnote.
    s
    Regular stop.
    f
    Flag stop to receive or discharge passengers or freight.
    Stop for meals.
    L
    Leave.
    A
    Arrive.
    D
    Day telegraph station.
    N
    Night telegraph station.
    T
    Telephone station.
    W
    Water station.
    C
    Coaling station.

From Canadian National Railways Operating Rules, effective July 1st, 1929.

  1. The following symbols in the time table indicate:
    *
    See footnote.
    A
    Arrive.
    B
    Bulletins and Train Register.
    C
    Coal.
    F
    Flag Stop.
    K
    Standard Clock, Bulletins and Train Register.
    L
    Leave.
    P
    Phone.
    R
    Train Register.
    S
    Regular stop.
    T
    Train Order Office.
    W
    Water.
    Y
    Wye.

From Canadian National Railways Uniform Code of Operating Rules, effective August 26th, 1951.

  1. The following symbols when used in the time table indicate:
    *
    See footnote.
    A
    Arrive.
    B
    Bulletins and train register.
    C
    Fuel.
    D
    Day train order office.
    F
    Flag stop to receive or discharge traffic.
    K
    Standard clock, bulletins and train register.
    N
    Night train order office.
    P
    Telephone.
    R
    Train register.
    S
    Regular stop.
    V
    Station protection signal. On both sides of station name indicates signals on both sides of station; when preceding station name, signal is east or south of that station; when following station name, signal is west or north of that station.
    W
    Water.
    X
    Crossover.
    Y
    Wye.
    Z
    Yard limit sign.

From Uniform Code of Operating Rules, effective October 28, 1962.

  1. The following symbols when used in the time table indicate:
    *
    See footnote.
    B
    Bulletins and train register.
    C
    Fuel.
    F
    Flag stop to receive or discharge traffic.
    K
    Standard clock, bulletins and train register.
    P
    Telephone.
    R
    Train register.
    S
    Regular stop.
    V
    Station protection signal. On both sides of station name indicates signals on both sides of station; when preceding station name, signal is east or south of that station; when following station name, signal is west or north of that station.
    W
    Water.
    X
    Crossover between main tracks.
    Y
    Wye.
    Z
    Yard limits.

    Train order offices will be indicated by office signals.

    The location of Interlocking Limits of Two or More Tracks, Automatic Block Signal Systems, Electric Staff Block Systems, Manual Block Systems, Centralized Traffic Control or Movement by Signal Indication will be indicated in the time table and when practicable, shown within brackets on either side of the station columns.