to me a very similar typeface to the prototype timetable, which
was Adobe Caslon Semibold, 10/11, that is, in 10-point size and
11-point leading.
I must concede that much of this really does qualify as what Al
Kalmbach called “typographic scenery,” but all the rules are real
ones, and it certainly conveys the spirit of the prototype timetable.
This can be seen by comparing [13] to parts of [6].
The outside cover
I especially wanted the outside of my model timetable to look
like an SP employee timetable. I decided to use the front cover,
when the timetable is folded, almost exactly like the prototype,
adding only the word “Supplement” under the “164,” so the
entire Coast Division need not be included. The basis, in other
words, is the right half of [2].
For the back cover of the folded document, I wanted to use some
of the division map shown in [3], but only to show the Guadalupe
Subdivison and neighboring trackage, and also some of the officials
listed on the prototype document (the left half of [2]). Putting all
this together yielded a cover which, when printed on manila stock,
does indeed have the look, the flavor, and many of the specifics of
the prototype timetable. It is shown in [14].
