Following the initial Septa's Reading Division transition to Conrail-contracted commuter operations in April, 1976, a number of versions of the "Pottsville-Reading to Philadelphia" timetable were printed.
Version 1 for 5-1-1976 showed the Reading Lines diamond replaced with the new "ConRail" logo, with lines above and below, and "Reading Division" added below the logo. Version 6 for 10-31-1976 showed the "ConRail" logo replaced with the familiar wheels on track logo with "CONRAIL" alongside.
A heavily revised October 29, 1978 version of the table shows the CONRAIL logo removed, and "Operated by Conrail under contract with Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority" added at the bottom. The blue Pottsville colors were changed to purple, and Septa's stylized version of commuter power was added.
The cartoon appears to represent a combination of an MU and a cab unit which seemed to fit the Reading Division that operated Silverliners and FP7's. However, Septa also included this cartoon on ex-PC Philadelphia commuter line timetables that only operated MU's.
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