How and where did the crews turn from Buffalo? Century crews turned at Collinwood? What role did Linndale play in the turns for west end trains if any?? Cleveland was an interesting place for how seniority and on and off duty points were assigned curious how it all worked.
I had asked an old timer about this and here's what he told me:
You are correct that the New York Central conductors and brakemen, based out of Buffalo, NY and worked Buffalo to New York City and return on the old 20th Century Limited. 20th Century Limited engine crews based out of Buffalo and worked between Buffalo and Syracuse; Based out of Albany and worked between Albany and Syracuse and Albany and Harmon: Harmon engine crews worked between Harmon and NYC. Train crews on that famed train were also based out of Toledo, OH and worked between Toledo and Buffalo and Toledo and Chicago. Buffalo engine crews worked between Buffalo and Collingwood (Cleveland), OH. Toledo enginemen worked between Collingwood and Toledo. and Toledo and Elkhart, IN. And Elkhart engine crews worked between Elkhart and Chicago.
Andy