Troop Trains - Extras, Sections Of Scheduled Trains, Added Cars To Regular Trains - Inquiry

Folks,

A discussion regarding the 1940 photo on the Frisco Archive; I believe Karl has correctly identified as a troop train.

http://frisco.org/mainline/wp-conte...stbound-at-Shrewsbury-Missouri-circa-1940.jpg

In any event, the lack of any white or green flags on it has started me wondering. I've usually assumed that troop movements ran as extra trains.

However, would they have ever run under timetable authority as a regular first class train or as a following/last section of one?

Best Regards,

 

Thanks very much, Karl.

This provides me with a bit of flexibility when it comes to adding some passenger operations on our layout.

I remember the vague details of the Menfro derailment, but if I knew it was a troop train, I'd completely forgotten.

Sometimes I believe I've forgotten more than I actually ever learned.

Best Regards,