"#72/73 LA Passenger [LA to SF]"
When was that?
On the Southern Pacific trains running towards SF were odd numbered, those travelling away from SF were even # - but what was sequence even or odd # first? The following trains were running with these numbers at various times - why did the sequence change?
some with odd # first: #9/10 Shasta Daylight SF to Portland ; #11/12 Cascade [SF to Portland] ; #71/72 Daylight [LA to SF] renamed from Daylight Limited 1927 [1922-1937]
some with even # first: #72/73 LA Passenger [LA to SF]; #75/76 Lark [LA to SF] [1941-1957]; #96/97 Noon Daylight [LA to SF] [1940-1949] ; #98/99 Morning Daylight [LA to SF]
Did two trains both show #72 but at different dates?
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